Rio pins recovery hopes on mega Simandou iron ore project amid share price blows October 5, 2023 Could revive Rio Tinto's long-held ambitions of mining the world's largest untapped supply of high-grade iron ore revive its share price?
Trompe L’Oeil review: Trump is the butt of the joke again October 5, 2023 How many fringe theatre and cabaret shows have made Donald Trump the butt of their jokes? Surely it’s in the thousands. It must hard to offer fresh material, so kudos to Trompe L’Oeil for finding new life in him yet. In this musical cabaret the former president is played by Emer Dineen, who portrays a [...]
New Google Pixel 8 phones suggest step forward, say analysts October 4, 2023 A trickle of leaks and teasers had already primed expectations for Google’s launch of its new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro phones, as well as Pixel Watch 2 and Pixel Buds Pro. At an event live-streamed from New York on Wednesday, the tech giant said its new Pixel phones have brighter screens, upgraded cameras [...]
UK cinemas hope to cash in as Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour hits the screens October 4, 2023 Boosting economies of entire countries with their world tours was not enough for Taylor Swift and Beyonce. Now they are giving cinemas a slice of their success.
Why Dame Sharon White failed at John Lewis and what her successor needs to do October 4, 2023 The current chair of John Lewis was always a risky appointment, Simon Neville writes, but she made mistakes that her successor would do well to learn from as they seek to restore the retailer to relevance
Watch the moment a fireball caused by a lightning strike engulfs an Oxfordshire plant October 3, 2023 A large fire caused by a lightning strike has broken out at a processing facility in Oxfordshire.
Microsoft chief says unfair practices by Google led to search engine dominance October 3, 2023 Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has said unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine and in turn thwarted his own company’s rival programme, Bing. He gave evidence in a packed Washington DC courtroom as part of the government’s landmark antitrust trial against Google’s parent company Alphabet. The Justice Department [...]
M&A is finally finding a way out of last year’s doldrums as pace of deals picks up October 3, 2023 There are signs of M&A green shoots with pace of dealmaking picking up after rising interest rates, market volatility and geopolitical tensions
Stop criticising Gen Z and learn how to capture attention of distracted generation October 3, 2023 Young people today discern at high speed what they like and what they don't so it's up to brands to win over this consumer powerhouse of a generation
Sharon White: What went wrong at John Lewis — and who might pick up the pieces? October 2, 2023 Appointed with no retail experience, Sharon White's time at the top of John Lewis will come to an end after just five years