These are the companies with the best corporate reputations in the US for 2018 March 13, 2018 Amazon has held on to the top spot among businesses with the best corporate reputation, according to an annual poll from the US. Elon Musk’s Tesla meanwhile climbed the rankings and came in third for 2018, just below supermarket chain Wegmans which held onto second place. Aldi and the Walt Disney Company also made the [...]
The world’s first listed energy storage investment fund, which works with firms such as Tesla, is floating in London to raise £100m March 13, 2018 Gore Street, the world’s first listed investment fund to focus solely on energy storage, has announced today it will float in London raising £100m. The fund will invest in facilities of lithium ion batteries, created by firms such as Tesla and NEC, which will help to capture the energy generated by renewable sources and even [...]
An investment to hold when volatility strikes? March 7, 2018 Funds in the Targeted Absolute Return sector aim to produce positive returns in a variety of market conditions through using sophisticated investment techniques such as short selling (profiting when prices fall). They generally aim to make modest yet consistent gains with smoother performance than traditional funds; admirable objectives that resonate with many investors, but there [...]
Aston Martin in pole position as world’s fastest growing car brand as Brexit currency devaluation helps drive 268 per cent growth in brand value March 5, 2018 James Bond’s carmaker of choice Aston Martin saw its brand value grow by 268 per cent in 2018. The spectacular growth saw it top the table as the fastest growing car brand in the world in 2018 with a brand value of $3.6bn (£2.6bn), according to a report by research organisation Brand Finance. The British [...]
Commodity outlook in the Year of the Dog February 23, 2018 We are now in the Chinese Year of the Dog. With China being the main driver of commodity markets – and Britain’s blue chip miners enjoying a long bull run – what is the outlook for commodities for the rest of the year? China’s seemingly insatiable desire for commodities will slow. The country is seeking [...]
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 [...]
Without profit at Tesla, Elon Musk will be coming back to earth February 7, 2018 Last night, eccentric billionaire Elon Musk sent one of his own Tesla sports cars into outer space with the launch of the most powerful operational rocket the world has ever seen. The swagger and showmanship of the event should not distract from the significance of the launch, or the fact that Musk is an immensely [...]
Europe lacks giant tech stocks – but it may lead with the ‘industrial internet’ February 1, 2018 In the US, tech firms have been responsible for 42% of the rise in the value of the US stock market since 2014, according to a report in The Economist. Emerging markets too have their own tech giants in Alibaba and Tencent. But where are the tech companies here in Europe? And could emerging technologies [...]
Elon Musk’s Boring Company flamethrower has sold out after $10m of sales in less than a week February 1, 2018 Not content with running several successful companies, entrepreneur Elon Musk has made a niche sideline in novelty products, the latest of which is an Instragram-worthy flamethrower costing $500 (£351). But anyone hoping to get their hands on one has missed their window of opportunity – the entire 20,000 have already sold out. And it’s netted [...]
Daimler invests in What3Words, a British tech startup mapping the entire world with words January 10, 2018 Daimler has taken a stake in an innovative British mapping startup that created an entirely new postcode system for Mongolia last year. The German carmaker behind Mercedes has taken a 10 per cent stake in What3Words, a startup creating a three word address for each nine square area on the planet. The deal, the value [...]