Gold, oil and robots: Big trend investing with ETFs March 15, 2016 The best-performing exchange-traded fund (ETF) so far this year is a triple-leveraged gold miners product that goes by the ticker symbol “NUGT”. Aiming to deliver three times the returns of the Arca Gold Miners index in any given session, its 150 per cent increase this year is of little surprise: gold miners have rallied on the [...]
High duty rates help explain why the UK cider industry is under threat March 14, 2016 The cider industry is woven into the fabric of Britains’s heritage and plays a vital role in our rural economy. There are more than 500 cider makers in the UK, with some 7,000 people employed in the industry. More than that, it is an industry that generates £1bn in apple supply contracts and £100,000,000 in exports. However, [...]
New iPhone SE launch and rumours: Everything we know so far about Apple’s event on 21 March March 11, 2016 Apple is set to showcase its new iPhone SE – 'special edition' – at a launch event on March 21, finally putting the rest rumours about the design and specifications of the smartphone that have been circling the internet for months. The iPhone SE is rumoured to have a 4-inch display while keeping many of [...]
US justice department files iPhone encryption case response, accusing Apple of creating “barriers” against FBI March 10, 2016 The United States Department of Justice has filed its latest response to Apple in the legal fight over iPhone encryption. In the document, filed today, the DOJ wrote: "Here, Apple deliberately raised technological barriers that now stand between a lawful warrant and an iPhone containing evidence related to the terrorist mass murder of 14 Americans. [...]
Apple announces new iPhone and iPad event for 21 March March 10, 2016 Apple has sent out the invitations to an event on 21 March, where it is expected to unveil a new generation of the iPad and a smaller version of the iPhone. According to sources the new iPhone will look similar to the iPhone 5s, but will contain updated components. Apple's event will be held the [...]
The eight best bars for dating: We round up the best cocktail bars in London to take a first date March 8, 2016 "Married and bored or single and lonely”. That’s our choice according to Chris Rock, the reigning comedic heir to Eddie Murphy and Richard Prior. Whether Rock’s right is a matter for debate, but having gone through the rigour of dating in the 21st century, I would opt for boredom every day of the week. Back [...]
Damien Hirst restaurant Pharmacy 2 review: Why this Pharmacy is a cure for your foodie ills March 8, 2016 I feel like I should start this review with a personal anecdote about Damien Hirst. Everybody seems to have one, like the time he pulled his foreskin through a hole in his trousers, pretended it was a blob of chewing gum and got people to try to brush it off. My anecdote would recall a [...]
A Justice League of tech is plotting against Donald Trump: Tim Cook, Elon Musk and Larry Page met with Republican politicians and Karl Rove to “plot to stop Trump” report claims March 8, 2016 Apple boss Tim Cook, Google's Larry Page and entrepreneur Elon Musk are among the biggest names in the tech industry to secretly meet and discuss presidential hopeful Donald Trump – and how to stop him – according to reports. The guest list at the secretive confab which took place over the weekend reads like a Justice League-style line-up [...]
Neighbourhood drones, virtual reality tours and holograms: Here are five ways we will be buying property by 2025 March 8, 2016 Dashing across town to visit a property for sale after work? According to trend analysts, The Future Laboratory, the days of paying a physical visit will be long gone by 2025 and replaced by virtual reality devices such a holograms instead. The report, commissioned by online estate agent easyProperty, has predicted several ways that buying, selling and redecorating [...]
Apple will have to pay millions over ebook price-fixing after supreme court declines to hear case March 7, 2016 Apple will have to pay out $450m in a settlement over ebook price-fixing after losing a battle in the US courts. The supreme court declined to hear Apple's challenge to a previous ruling which found that the tech giant conspired with publishers to increase the price of ebooks. A New York court ruled in June last year that it [...]