The City View: Michael Hewson on Germany’s Russian energy oversights and Merkel’s legacy April 19, 2022 Today Andy Silvester talks to Michael Hewson, Chief Markets Analyst at CMC Markets. They go through the latest IMF forecasts, which included downgrades and the worst growth forecast in the G7 for the UK; Germany’s exposure to energy price fluctuations, the mounting pressure to reduce its dependency on Russian oil and gas, and Angela Merkel’s [...]
Apple faces union challenge amid Amazon’s warehouse success April 19, 2022 Following Amazon's lead, workers at Apple's Grand Central Station store in New York are gearing up to start a union.
Deezer on track for public listing after $1.1bn takeover offer April 18, 2022 Music streaming platform Deezer is on track to take a second stab at a public listing following a $1.1bn (£845m) takeover offer.
Apple whistleblower said her life is a “goddamn nightmare” April 17, 2022 Apple whistleblower Ashley Gjøvik has called her life a "goddamn nightmare" in a recent interview after calling out the firm for violating workers' privacy by gaining access to information via their mobile phones.
Drinks events back after the pandemic, Here are two for your diary April 12, 2022 The first big booze shows are on the horizon – we’ll drink to that! The Cognac Show All Cognac is brandy, but not all brandy is Cognac. Though it suffers from a perception that it is too fancy, expensive, and decadent, this varied category of French grape spirits was the workhorse of many traditional cocktails, [...]
Top traded stocks within stocks and shares ISAs April 12, 2022 As the new tax year commences, we look at why you should make the most of your ISA allowance within an IG stocks and shares ISA and dig into the most popular shares in IG clients’ stocks and shares ISAs. Utilising your ISA allowance The new tax year is almost upon us and with this [...]
Apple eyeing $90bn buyback and dividend hike as coffers overflow April 12, 2022 Apple could unleash $90bn worth of share buybacks and unveil bumper dividend payouts as bosses look to burn off excess cash, a top analyst has predicted.
Silicon Valley forced to become copycats as TikTok set to triple ad revenue to £8.4bn April 11, 2022 Chinese powerhouse TikTok is on track to dwarf its US rivals this year, with advertising revenue set to triple to more than $11bn (£8.4bn)
EU regulators set to whack Apple Music with another antitrust charge April 11, 2022 European regulators are set to whack Apple Music with an additional anti-trust charge following Spotify's complaints about the tech giant distorting competition in the market.
Audi RS3 Sportback review: the scorching 400hp hot hatch April 11, 2022 Tim Pitt drives the Audi RS3 Sportback hot hatch – and reflects on its Quattro rally-car roots. How does it compare to the Mercedes-AMG A45 S?