Domino’s franchisee boosted as Russia and Turkey show appetite for pizza September 11, 2018 Domino's franchisee DP Eurasia has been boosted by a growing appetite for pizza in Russia and Turkey despite “challenging” economic conditions. The exclusive Domino's Pizza franchisee in Russia, Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan said revenue for the first half of the year grew 32.2 per cent to 380m Turkish lira. Its online sales of pizza in Russia [...]
Javid insists Chequers plan is only one ‘on the table’ as backbench pressure mounts September 9, 2018 Home Secretary Sajid Javid insisted Downing Street’s Chequers plan was the only one on the table with the EU earlier today, amid growing party pressure for a fully-fledged alternative to the government’s current Brexit strategy. Speaking to the BBC this morning, Javid said: “The only deal that we’ve got on the table, that’s the Chequers [...]
Waterstones acquires Foyles bookshops as it squares up to Amazon September 7, 2018 Waterstones has announced the acquisition of the Foyles bookshops, saying the combined business will be stronger in the face of Amazon's "siren call". The 115-year old Foyles has seven shops including four in London, one of which is its large flagship on Charing Cross Road. Waterstones managing director James Daunt said he looked forward to "joining forces" [...]
Russian threat is ‘real and active’, head of GCHQ warns September 7, 2018 The threat from Russia is “real and active” but will be countered by Britain and its allies, the head of GCHQ has said. Jeremy Fleming, director of the government's cyber intelligence agency, said an international partnership of allies was ready to reject the Kremlin's “brazen” determination to undermine international law. His comments came after France, [...]
Editor’s notes: Jeff Bezos should look closer to home for ideas on where to spend his fortune, new peer Bethell is a Lord to applaud, and the Economist shows how to stand up to social media bullies September 7, 2018 Amazon has joined Apple in the ranks of $1 trillion companies based on market capitalisation. Shortly before his company hit this massive (but meaningless) valuation, founder Jeff Bezos was pondering how to spend his vast wealth. Bezos is estimated to be sitting on a $130bn (£100bn) fortune – and earlier this summer he was asked [...]
Salisbury poisoning: US, France, Germany and Canada back UK on Novichok assessment September 6, 2018 US, France, Germany and Canada have issued a joint statement, saying they agree with UK that Russian government "almost certainly" approved Salisbury poisoning. The statement, issued via the UK government, said leaders of some of the closest allies had "full confidence in the British assessment" that the two suspects were officers of the Russian military unit [...]
‘No place’ for illegal Russian activity in City vows minister after Skripal attackers are revealed September 6, 2018 THE CITY minister and MP for Salisbury, John Glen, vowed last night to ramp up efforts against Russian dirty money channeled through the UK’s financial system. Glen’s pledge came after Prime Minister Theresa May said that the attempted murder of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in March this year was carried out [...]
Facebook and Twitter grilled under the Senate spotlight over social media abuse September 5, 2018 Silicon Valley heavyweights Facebook and Twitter faced a grilling from US senators in an Intelligence Committee hearing earlier today, pushing tech stocks down on Wall Street. Twitter's share price tanked more than five per cent, while Facebook's dropped 2.3 per cent. Meanwhile, Netflix and Snapchat shares both fell by more than four per cent. In [...]
Foreign exchange trading volumes rise as global currencies remain volatile September 5, 2018 Foreign exchange trading volumes have risen more than 7 per cent, NEX Group said, as global currencies remain volatile. NEX, which runs one of the largest FX trading platforms, said average daily trading volumes rose to $84.7bn in August from $83bn in the same month last year. For the year ending 31 August average daily [...]
Prime Minister: Skripal attack carried out by Russian military officers and ‘approved at senior level of Russian state’ September 5, 2018 The attempted murder of Sergei and Yulia Skripal was carried out by Russian military officers and "almost certainly approved at a senior level of the Russian state", the Prime Minister has confirmed today. Speaking shortly after police said it had charged two suspects – Russian nationals Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov – with multiple counts, [...]