Boris Johnson sparks speculation of England boycott of World Cup in Russia March 6, 2018 Foreign secretary Boris Johnson raised alarm bells in the House of Commons yesterday when he appeared to suggest that the England team could boycott this summer’s World Cup in Russia. Speaking following the collapse of former spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, Johnson told MPs that it would be difficult for England’s participation at the World [...]
Trump trade row: Goldman Sachs hits out at “draconian” metals tariffs March 6, 2018 Goldman Sachs has blasted Donald Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium, saying the “draconian” move had created friction with key US allies. Last week, Trump announced plans to tack a 25 per cent unilateral tariff on steel imports as well as a 10 per cent tariff on aluminium . “By choosing across [...]
Boris Johnson: Sergei Skripal case has “echoes” of Alexander Litvinenko’s poisoning March 6, 2018 Boris Johnson has said the apparent attempted poisoning of Sergei Skripal has “echoes” of the Alexander Litvinenko case more than a decade ago. The foreign secretary insisted he did not want to prejudge the ongoing police investigation into the events of Salisbury, which have left Skripal and his daughter critically ill and in intensive care. [...]
What happened when we got a job picking weed in California’s booming cannabis industry March 5, 2018 The rugged wilderness of Humboldt, Mendocino and Trinity Counties, northern California’s “Emerald Triangle”, produces over half the cannabis consumed in the US. Every year, from September to December, the region swarms with seasonal agricultural workers known as “trimmers”, or “trimmigrants”, here to work the land to supply America’s legion of stoners. For years the going [...]
Last Week in the City: Trump threatens trade war March 2, 2018 This week US President Donald Trump threatened a trade war, a number of famous high street names, including Toys R Us and Maplin, got into serious trading trouble and upbeat assessments of the US economy from central bankers helped the US dollar to rally, reversing its recent trend. The FTSE 100 fell 0.2 per cent [...]
The outlook for the oil price is bearish February 22, 2018 Since hitting a three year high in the last week of January, the oil price has been volatile. Investors were getting very bullish on the oil price, with hedge funds and other money managers building up record net-long bets on oil futures, a run-up that only started to fall back recently. While the Saudis have [...]
Cybercrime costs the global economy $600bn February 21, 2018 The cost of cybercrime to the global economy has hit as much as $600bn (£431bn), new research reveals. That’s a rise of $150bn since 2014, McAfee and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies calculates. Read more: Most global firms have no clue what a cyber attack will cost them Banks remain the biggest target [...]
Winter Olympics 2018: Olympic Athlete from Russia who was designated clean tests positive in Pyeongchang February 18, 2018 Olympic chiefs are facing further embarrassment over their handling of Russian doping after one of the country’s athletes who was permitted to compete at the Winter Games after being designated clean tested positive. The Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) team confirmed that it had been notified of a possible infringement of anti-doping rules but declined [...]
Telegram initial coin offering (ICO): WhatsApp rival raises $850m in token pre-sale February 18, 2018 A controversial messaging app that rivals WhatsApp has raised millions of dollars by issuing its own version of bitcoin. Telegram is one of several tech companies that has been singled out by the UK government – along with Facebook’s WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage – after terrorist attacks in London and Manchester last year. Messages sent [...]
Revealed: Virgin billionaire Richard Branson on”Concorde 2″ supersonic travel, rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Hyperloop plans February 14, 2018 Could we see a new Concorde take to the skies? Billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson thinks so. The man behind the Virgin empire has said that a new era of supersonic travel is about to take off. “The next big thing, hopefully in my lifetime, will be supersonic travel coming back and people travelling around [...]