Facebook revenue surges up 41pc to $4.5bn for third quarter, sending share prices soaring in after hours trading November 5, 2015 Facebook has reported revenue of $4.5bn (£2.9bn) for the third quarter of 2015, up 41 per cent from $3.2bn for the same period the year before. Share prices soared 5.2 per cent to an after hours trading high of $109.34, compared to a market close price of $103.94. “We had a good quarter and got [...]
Investors hold back after Fed hint on rates – New York Report November 4, 2015 Investor caution after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen yesterday pointed to a possible rate hike in December weighed on Wall Street, retracing recent gains along with energy shares. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 50.57 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 17,867.58, the S&P 500 lost 7.48 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 2,102.31 and [...]
Investigatory Powers Bill: Reading someone else’s post is illegal, why should it be any different online? November 4, 2015 Today’s Investigatory Powers Bill would provide security services with the licence to “snoop” on private communications and browsing history for the first time. It gives provision for access to personal web and phone data using bulk collection powers. The home secretary has been at pains to highlight how the contentious elements of the “snoopers charter” [...]
Black Cabs, Underground posters and the Tube map top the list of London’s most iconic transport designs November 4, 2015 Life-long Londoner, city adoptee or just passing through: whatever your relationship with the British capital, it conjures up a strong set of images. Not least when it comes to our transport. Love it or loathe it (I think we know which one) our daily commute gets imprinted on our brain, and with it the iconic designs [...]
Word from the wise: Why it pays to listen to your parents November 4, 2015 As businesses across the capital prepare to celebrate Bring In Your Parents Day tomorrow, new research from LinkedIn reveals that parents stop giving career advice too early. Indeed, over a third (37 per cent) of Londoners feel that they’ve been given too little guidance from their parents about how to get on the career ladder [...]
Why it’s time to think about remortgaging your house November 4, 2015 Homeowners are currently benefitting from record low interest rates. This is a result of a number of factors, including greater competition in the market, strengthening confidence in the economy, and the Bank of England’s base rate being held at an all-time low. Many seasoned players in the mortgage market may remember watching for the [...]
John Terry backs Jose Mourinho and calls on Chelsea team-mates to stay united behind under-fire manager November 3, 2015 Chelsea captain John Terry has issued a rallying cry to his underperforming colleagues, insisting they will only reverse their current slump if they remain united behind manager Jose Mourinho. Terry – who also took aim at outspoken pundit Robbie Savage – today rubbished suggestions that a dressing room mutiny had contributed to the club’s disastrous [...]
Don’t let work stress dominate your life – you need to keep sight of what’s important November 3, 2015 A little bit of stress can be a good thing, motivating us to think creatively and to act with determination. However, when people talk about stress they are usually referring to effects of unrelenting, excessive pressure. These kinds of pressures occur in many areas of our lives, at school and college, in our relationships, and particularly at [...]
Bosses admit to checking up on employees’ sick days via social media, asking other workers to call them – and even driving past their homes to check they’re not faking it November 3, 2015 As the nights draw in and the weather becomes colder, the number of people taking days off is also about to jump. And it turns out managers are a suspicious bunch – after new research found 40 per cent of bosses check up on their staff to make sure they're actually sick. According to a study [...]
Thomas Cook report: Sorry shouldn’t be the hardest word to say November 3, 2015 When a company finds itself in crisis mode the chief executive will have a range of advice put to them. Communications and PR experts may take a view contrary to that of the company’s lawyers. Management, shareholders and media commentators may also be voicing their opinions or concerns. Ultimately, the boss has to decide how to [...]