Property Entrepreneurs: London-based tech start-up Virtual Walkthrough has gone global after buyout by US firm Matterport October 28, 2016 You know you’re onto something when the big guys start taking an interest. And for James Morris-Manuel of Virtual Walkthrough, the last few months have seen proof that his concept of walking people through building interiors has reached the big time. Morris-Manuel has just sold his business to larger US company Matterport. The move means [...]
The question about ‘grand strategy’ that made Tim Cook unhappy was based on theory that makes uncomfortable reading for Apple October 27, 2016 Last night, Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a terse, unhappy answer to this question from UBS analyst Steven Milunovich: "Does Apple today have a grand strategy for what you want to do?" Milunovich asked the question two different ways, and Cook gave two non-answers, one of which was "as usual, we're not going to talk [...]
Samsung posted quarterly earnings that were at an eight-year low but in line with expectations October 27, 2016 Samsung posted its worst quarterly results for almost eight years in the wake of the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, but promised that it would rebound in the fourth quarter. Earnings plummeted 98 per cent in comparison to the previous year and languished at their worst level since the final quarter of 2008. Although this was [...]
Leading the charge: How to invest in the nascent, but lucrative, electric power storage sector October 27, 2016 One word captures the holy grail for the energy industry: storage. A Carbon Trust report from March found that better energy storage could save £2.4bn a year by 2030 in the UK. If certain regulatory hurdles are overcome, this could rise to £7bn a year. New developments and innovations are coming to market all the [...]
What to expect from Apple’s fourth quarter earnings October 24, 2016 Apple will announce its earnings for the fourth quarter tomorrow, ahead of a new MacBook launch later in the week. Connor Campbell, financial analyst at SpreadEx, said the earnings report "is likely to reflect the first annual iPhone sales decline in the company's history". Read more: Shares in this Apple supplier just fell off a [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open October 19, 2016 The global economic picture is looking rosier as the UK labour market holds up in the face of the shock vote to quit the European Union and the Chinese economy is showing signs of stabilising. Here's what you need to know before the US market open at 2:30pm London time. US futures are mixed ahead of the [...]
The most powerful man in tech believes the world will become cashless October 18, 2016 The man in charge of the biggest company in the world and arguably the most powerful man in technology – Apple's Tim Cook – has weighed in with his two cents on the future of money. Apple may be rolling around in cash reserves of more than $100bn, but Cook won't be doing a Scrooge McDuck style [...]
Samsung will bounce back from its Galaxy Note 7 PR disaster October 17, 2016 Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 fiasco has been top of the headlines for the past six weeks, with the world’s largest smartphone maker finally deciding to stop making the highly combustible phablet. The result was an expected $5bn-plus hit to the company’s profit from the third quarter of this year to the first quarter of 2017. [...]
Samsung operating profit to go up in flames to the tune of £2.5bn in the next two quarters after Galaxy Note 7 discontinuation October 14, 2016 South Korean electronics giant Samsung said today it expects to take a $3bn (£2.46bn) hit to its operating profit over the next two quarters because of the discontinuation of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. The announcement brings the total losses from the debacle to around $5.3bn. In a market update earlier this week, the company [...]
Apple is ramping up iPhone production after Samsung recall October 12, 2016 Apple and Samsung’s simmering rivalry was taken up a notch amid the South Korean firm’s Galaxy Note 7 meltdown, which is expected to cost billions and threatens to leave its reputation in tatters. Around $18bn ((£14.8bn) was wiped from Samsung’s value as shares plummeted more than eight per cent, its biggest intraday loss since the [...]