Tesla: When visionaries have to deal with reality May 22, 2018 Elon Musk’s Tesla was supposed to be mainstream electric-vehicle maker, but he appeared to have rowed back on this aim over the weekend. Investors are likely to be concerned. Elon Musk’s last tweet before he went to bed on Monday was: “Just wanted to say thanks to all Tesla supporters. I damn well love you.” [...]
A rising dollar is positive for US small capitalisation shares May 21, 2018 The dollar has started to rise following a period of weakness. This is positive for dollar dividend payers and US smaller companies. Movements in the dollar can have a significant impact on your investments. This is especially true for investors based in the UK, as many of Britain’s largest companies are significant foreign currency earners [...]
Visa UK’s former chief executive Marc O’Brien joins world’s first crypto bank Crypterium May 20, 2018 Marc O’Brien, the former chief executive of Visa UK and Ireland, will be taking on the role of chief executive for the world’s first mobile cryptocurrency bank. O’Brien, who left Visa in 2014, will be leading crypto start-up Crypterium which is a mobile service that aims to simplify cryptocurrency transactions as many still struggle to [...]
New music streaming service Youtube Music to be launched next week May 17, 2018 Youtube owner Google is announcing a new music streaming service which will launch on 22 May and is expected to rival Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. Youtube Music, which will replace the existing service Google Play Music, will adopt the premium account business model which some of its competitors use as well. It will have [...]
Big Tech must be tamed, for the sake of a fair society May 17, 2018 Just as the competitive oil rush gave way to Rockefeller’s new monopoly in the form of Standard Oil, so the internet’s infrastructure is being built around a handful of companies of immense and growing power: Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, along with their Chinese equivalents, Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu. There are real concerns that while [...]
OnePlus 6 hands-on review, details, price, specs and release date: Bigger, faster, and notchier – the latest OnePlus is a true iPhone X challenger May 16, 2018 OnePlus has just revealed its latest phone, the much anticipated OnePlus 6. The unveiling at London’s Copper Box arena this evening follows months of rumours, as well as a healthy sprinkling of leaks, and confirms much of what had been suspected about the Chinese manufacturer’s new Android flagship. So here it is. The OnePlus 6 [...]
Apple chief executive Tim Cook warned Donald Trump against China tariffs May 15, 2018 Apple boss Tim Cook has revealed he criticised Donald Trump’s approach to trade with China in a private meeting with the President last month. Speaking to Bloomberg TV, Cook shed light on the meeting which took place just weeks after Trump imposed tariffs on more than 1,300 categories of products from China. China retaliated by [...]
Ford Fiesta ST 2018 review: The hot hatch that thinks it’s a Porsche 911 May 14, 2018 The Ford Fiesta XR2 was the car for city slickers in the 1980s. Bought on a ruinously expensive HP deal, preferably in red, they were bona fide everyday supercars, and almost as standout as the brutalist 80s Lamborghinis they aspired to be (and their drivers aspired to own). We’re a bit more sophisticated these days. [...]
We meet Annabel Karmel, the celebrity cook who leaves children hungry for more May 14, 2018 Annabel Karmel comes bounding into the room like a bundle of sunshine. With her yellow dress and immaculate makeup, she seems a world apart from the drab Bloomsbury bar where we meet. For millions of parents, Karmel is a household name, with major supermarkets stocking her baby and toddler food. It was her first book, [...]
Protectionism and trade barriers aren’t just bad economics – they’re also immoral May 10, 2018 On Wednesday, Paul Ormerod argued in City A.M. that the economic effects of Donald Trump’s proposed protectionism were likely to be minimal. In doing so, he missed a crucial chance to champion the economic, social, and even moral benefits of free trade. There is near consensus among economists that free trade generates more wealth than [...]