Great Portland’s first half results boosted by mammoth Facebook letting November 11, 2015 Great Portland Estates posted record beating results in the first half of the year after Facebook agreed to take all of its office space at Rathbone Square near Tottenham Court Road, in one of its biggest lettings deals to date. The West End developer made 29 new lettings in the six months to 30 September [...]
Helmut Schmidt: As Germany loses a historic figure, the UK has lost the most Anglo-Saxon of all Chancellors at a crucial time for Brexit November 11, 2015 The death of Helmut Schmidt is a profound moment for all post-war Germans. More than any other German Chancellor, Schmidt was the incarnation of a deep commitment to his nation as a part of the European Community, but also as a strong member of the Atlantic alliance. As an inveterate workaholic, Schmidt was used to burning [...]
Wall Street slips on China crisis worries – New York Report November 9, 2015 WITH Wall Street bracing for an interest-rate hike and fretting about weak Chinese trade data the S&P 500 index yesterday suffered its worst loss in six weeks. The Dow Jones industrial average ended down one per cent at 17,730.48 points and the S&P 500 lost 0.98 per cent, to 2,078.58. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.01 [...]
Charlie Hebdo: Anonymous online operation suspends 200 terrorist Twitter accounts in “cyberwar” against jihadists November 6, 2015 A campaign called OpCharlieHebdo has managed to suspend a number of terrorism-related Twitter accounts in retaliation against the massacre that occurred at the offices of Charlie Hebdo last week. The operation was set up via activist website Anonymous and says its actions are part of a “cyberwar” against extremists following the deaths of 12 [...]
Charlie Hebdo massacre: Anonymous threatens cyberwar on jihadists in the name of free speech November 6, 2015 Anonymous – an international network of activists and hacktivists – has posted a video on YouTube saying it is waging cyberwar on jihadists. A masked individual vows to avenge the victims of the attack, not through violence but by using a distributed denial of service attack to block access to jihadist websites. The [...]
Charlie Hebdo: Anonymous campaign blocks ten extremist websites in cyberwar against jihadists November 6, 2015 Online activist group Anonymous has blocked access to 10 jihadist websites since it launched its #OpCharlieHebdo campaign on Friday. It says its actions are part of a “cyberwar” against extremists, after killed 12 people were killed at the offices of Charlie Hebdo last week. "Attacking freedom of speech is attacking Anonymous,” the group [...]
EU referendum: Morgan Stanley and Citi UK bosses issue stark warnings over Brexit November 4, 2015 The City could face severe backlash in the event of a so-called Brexit, senior investment bankers at Morgan Stanley and Citi have warned. “If Britain were to leave Europe you would see a significant backlash against London as a financial centre,” Morgan Stanley International chief executive Colm Kelleher said yesterday. Citi’s UK country officer James [...]
Groupon’s share price is in freefall after posting disappointing results November 4, 2015 Groupon's share price has tumbled over 30 per cent as markets in America opened today, after having posted disappointing results yesterday. The online retailers share price was 30.65 per cent down as markets opened, at $2.80. Yesterday the company revelled its results for the third quarter of 2015, showing that revenues had dropped slightly to $713.6m (£462.9m), [...]
Farmville creator Zynga zooms into profit with net income of $3.1m for third quarter of 2015 November 3, 2015 Zynga has entered the black, posting net income of $3.1m for its third quarter of 2015 with several new games pushing the firm's performance ahead. Shares in the company, which created Farmville and Words With Friends among several other games, went up by 1.22 per cent in after hours trading. By comparison, the social gaming developer made a [...]
The very highest-paying job specialisms in the finance sector include structurer, trader, M&A and leveraged finance November 2, 2015 The UK's finance sector is regarded by many as one of the best in the world when it comes to salaries – and for good reason: one study has found more UK bankers received €1m (£711,000)-plus bonuses than the rest of the EU combined. But how to get to the top of the top? Salary [...]