All eyes on Apple and Amazon as quarterly results loom April 27, 2022 With the dismal performance of many big US firms in the past few weeks, all eyes are on Amazon and Apple, who are due to post their quarterly results today.
Following worse-than-expected Q1 results, where next for the Alphabet share price? April 27, 2022 A key beneficiary of the covid-19 pandemic tech stock boom, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares were changing hands for as much as $2,859 just three weeks ago. But after yesterday’s trading update, they sunk to as low as $2,215 in after-hours trading. Despite recovering to $2,305, worse may yet be to come. The Alphabet share price At first glance, Q1 results were [...]
So what’s the plan, Elon? April 26, 2022 PLENTY of people have laughed at Elon Musk over the years, and often it’s the eccentric billionaire that’s had the last laugh. At various points, everything from Tesla to SpaceX has been written off – but even with a track record of proving critics (mostly) wrong, his anticipated acquisition of Twitter looks an almighty risk. [...]
Amazon faces tide of stateside union action alongside Starbucks and Apple  April 25, 2022 Amazon workers are gearing up to unionise in a second US warehouse, as big name brands continue to feel the sting of impending collective action stateside.
Live music fails to hit the high note with gig royalties down a third April 25, 2022 Live music royalties from gigs were down by more than a third in 2021, despite gig goers flocking back to the mosh pits.
Chart topper: Audioboom marks maiden profit after true crime podcast boom April 25, 2022 Podcast firm Audioboom has made a maiden profit after success with true crime podcasts and beating its own records for monthly downloads. In final audited results for the year ended 31 December 2021, the London listed firm posted revenue of $60.3m, an increase of 125 per cent on 2020. The firm reported maiden annual net [...]
Banning proof-of-work is the biggest threat facing Bitcoin April 21, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher suggests the game is rigged, and the world needs to push back against the proof-of-work naysayers.
Amazon European retail arm paid no taxes on €51bn of sales in 2021 April 20, 2022 Amazon's European retail business reported losses of €1.16bn (£963m) in 2021 allowing the company to pay no income tax.
Elon Musk blames ‘woke mind virus’ for making Netflix ‘unwatchable’ April 20, 2022 Elon Musk has slammed Netflix as "unwatchable" after shares tumbled by more than a third on news subscribers are jumping ship.
Interim Met boss: Police have more than ‘just a few bad apples’ April 20, 2022 The interim commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has admitted there are more than “just a few bad apples” in the police force, after a series of scandals. Sir Stephen House told MPs on the Home Affairs Committee today that “it’s not a few bad apples – you can’t simply say [convicted murderer] Wayne Couzens and [...]