US Presidential Election 2016: Donald Trump calls Hillary Clinton “crooked” and insists he can act like a president April 23, 2016 Donald Trump has been at it again in his latest bombastic media appearance, as he blasted Hillary Clinton for being “crooked” and said she sets a bad example for other women. But don’t worry everybody, the Donald is just playing the fool to get attention – he can become a regular politician anytime he wants, according to [...]
Is it better or worse to be a corporate psychopath? April 22, 2016 Psychopaths are the 1 per cent of people who possess absolutely no empathy. They may be rare among society as a whole, but Paul Babiak and Robert Hare, authors of Snakes in Suits, estimate that more than a third of them occupy senior leadership positions. Books on psychopaths can be found everywhere, and many promise to [...]
European Central Bank (ECB) keeps interest rates on hold as Super Mario prepares to update the markets April 21, 2016 The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept interest rates unchanged as its president, Mario Draghi, prepares to confront criticisms of the Bank's monetary policy this afternoon. A statement from the ECB, published ahead of a key press conference with Draghi, said: The ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the [...]
Virgin London Marathon 2016: How fast will you finish? This data company thinks it can predict your finish time April 20, 2016 Planning to run the London Marathon this weekend and fretting over what your finish time might be? This data company thinks it has cracked a way to predict how the 35,000 runners taking part will fare. Strava, running tracker and social media network, has crunched the numbers and thinks it's the frequency – as well [...]
Last year’s cohort shows UK unicorns are real deal April 20, 2016 THE first cohort of the Leap 100 is coming to an end. Although there wasn’t a graduating ceremony, leading business experts voted Crowdcube the winner of the prestigious City A.M. Explosive Growth Company of the Year Awards, chosen from the companies in the Leap 100. This wasn’t the only award won by the 100 companies though. Original BTC, [...]
Netflix share price tumbles on subscription slowdown, sparking takeover speculation April 19, 2016 Shares in Netflix have tumbled like a house of cards, down more than 10 per cent after subscriber numbers failed to hit estimates – indicating a slowdown in growth. The streaming service forecast half a million new additions to its service in the US by June, and two million around the rest of the world, below [...]
UK house prices: The government could tackle the country’s housing deficit – but it has a vested interest in choking supply April 19, 2016 We need more housing to be built in the UK. That’s a quite indisputable statement that everyone I speak to in the property industry, in the public sector, amongst charities and at the dinner table, agrees with. The population of Britain increases by around 500,000 people each year largely due to positive net immigration but because people are [...]
President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment is no coup – but Brazil’s best chance of saving itself April 19, 2016 Late on Sunday evening, the lower house of the Brazilian Congress voted by a two to one margin in support of the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, the former Marxist guerrilla who has served as the country’s President since 2011. The proceedings, conducted against the backdrop of a spiralling public debt crisis and rising unemployment, are [...]
IMF boss Christine Lagarde takes to Twitter for a live Q&A April 18, 2016 IMF boss Christine Lagarde followed in the footsteps of other social-media savvy central bankers to answer questions on Twitter today. She touched on everything from how the refugee crisis will affect the global economy, to tackling the problem of tax havens thrown up by the Panama Papers, as well as how women can contribute to global economic [...]
Porsche 718 Boxster review: Is this four cylinder Porsche even better than its predecessor? April 18, 2016 Design: ★★★★☆ Performance: ★★★★★ Practicality: ★★★★☆ Value: ★★★☆☆ Price: £52,972 0-62MPH: 4.2 secs Top speed: 177mph CO2 G/KM: 167g/km MPG combined: 38.7mpg Midway through its life, the Porsche Boxster has a new name – 718 Boxster – and a new pair of turbocharged four cylinder engines. For a marque synonymous with the sonorous flat-six, this could be [...]