Intel claims a victory against EU over €1bn antitrust fine after ECJ ruling September 6, 2017 Intel has claimed a victory in its decade-long dispute with competition authorities in Brussels. Europe’s top court has today referred an antitrust case which was seeking to impose a €1bn fine on the tech company back to a lower court to be reviewed. The penalty – the biggest ever imposed by the EU competition commission [...]
The company profits at risk from rising carbon prices September 5, 2017 The extent to which company profits and investor returns could be at risk from tougher climate policies and higher carbon prices has been set out by a new model developed by Schroders. The “Carbon Value at Risk” (Carbon VaR) framework, developed by the Sustainable investment team, highlights the inadequacies of traditional measures of climate risk [...]
The future of shopping malls and what it means for property investors August 30, 2017 The growth of e-commerce is reshaping the retail world. Online sales have been growing globally at an annual rate of close to 25% in recent years. This holds ramifications for the world’s shopping centres and malls as retailers re-evaluate their ‘bricks and mortar’ store strategies. Investors in commercial real estate funds, which often own retail [...]
London shopping: H&M Group unveils new vision for retail with opening of Arket brand on Regent Street August 24, 2017 H&M Group is set to unveil its new approach to retail tomorrow with the launch of its Arket brand in London. The store on Regent Street will sell clothes for men and women as well as homeware items in a format that is intended to appeal to shoppers looking for more than just products, but [...]
Apple’s driverless car project Titan has morphed into a staff shuttle bus as reports suggest a scaling back of ambitions August 23, 2017 Apple’s driverless car project, long-rumoured and only recently confirmed by boss Tim Cook, looks like it might be taking a back seat at the company. Its ambitions have been scaled back from a fully autonomous Apple car, to a shuttle bus for staff. Read more: “Hey Siri”: Now you can transfer money with just your [...]
Back to School – the Apps Every Student Needs August 17, 2017 The British summer seemed to barely get started and already it’s time to think about the return to school, college and university. What better preparation than to take a look at the apps that students need to make life that little bit easier? To get an authentic low down on the apps most useful to [...]
Netflix and Britain: We’re now a nation of 40m binge watchers, but BBC, ITV and Channel 4 beats US streaming rivals Ofcom Communications Market Report 2017 finds August 3, 2017 Britain is now a nation of binge watchers, as 40m of us watch more than one episode at a time, new research reveals. But traditional broadcasters remain more popular for satisfying that appetite than Netflix from which the watching habit sprung. More than three quarters of UK adults watch a back-to-back episode on catch-up or [...]
Revealed: The most-traded investments in July reflect a commodities recovery August 2, 2017 Investment and trading platform Interactive Investor has revealed its top most-traded for the month of July. The rankings reflected a recovery in commodities price, the ever-present poplarity of tech stocks, and strong demand for Lloyds. Top by a mile Most traded large cap shares Lloyds AstraZeneca Glaxosmithkline BP BT Despite missing analyst expectations in its [...]
How to avoid paying the loyalty penalty on your mortgage August 2, 2017 Whether we think of family, friends or our pets, most of us see loyalty as a positive attribute to have. But for homeowners, it can be quite the opposite, as new evidence suggests many of us are forking out thousands of pounds every year in excessive mortgage fees by sticking with one lender. A [...]
Amazon’s share price has fallen – meaning Jeff Bezos isn’t the richest man in the world any more July 28, 2017 It’s all over for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who briefly became the richest man in the world yesterday, before seeing his fortune take a dive after the company’s second quarter earnings missed expectations. Today shares fell further, dropping four per cent to $1,005 on the opening bell in New York, pushing the company’s market capitalisation [...]