Global Finance

Middle East: Qatar – Speak Softly and Carry a Large Bag...

Looking to buy up a fair chunk of the world around it, Qatar has set its sights on Asia and the US as it...
Apple share price, iPhone, MacBook

Apple shares fall as China bans iPhone use

By HAL WILLIAMS ISAAC Newton would doubtless see the gravity of the situation: Apple's stock market valuation has fallen by more than six percent. That’s quite...
Ethereum

The crypto balloon is rising again, with new player Ethereum hanging...

By HAL WILLIAMS BITCOIN’S value will more than double by the end of 2018. Buy, buy, buy! But, um, not Bitcoin. And hey, relax your shoulders:...
e-cigarette, vaping

Imperial Brands running out of puff? A tough year for the...

BRITISH multinational firm Imperial Brands has had a challenging year, with pre-tax profits for 2019 falling from £1.83bn to £1.69bn and shares down 9.4...
Global Services Location Index: talent regeneration matrix

UK lands top five ranking in global services list

BRITAIN has entered the top five rank of the Global Services Location Index (GSLI), rising from eighth place last year. Management consultancy Kearney has published...
Printing money, 100 dollar notes. Nanny finance illustration

Does Nanny know what’s best for us…?

By CHARLES WHITE-THOMSON “NANNY finance” — excessive quantitative easing and rate-cutting by central banks — has dominated the world for many years. This overly soft...

Eduardo Galeano: Remembering a Forgotten Continent

In the last days of his presidency, José Mujica visited the Casmu Hospital in Montevideo to pay his respects to Uruguay’s foremost historian and...

Joe Penna: Master of the Digital Video

The recent rise of video-sharing sites such as YouTube and Vimeo have allowed low budget independent filmmakers to reach millions of viewers. The MysteryGuitarMan...
AMRC Training Centre

Merchant bankers pitch in to help funding for apprentices

THE NEXT generation of engineers – hopefully brimming with energy and fresh ideas – is taking steps down the education path at Britain’s AMRC...
Landfill, bulldozer, waste management

Effective waste-management: a duty, not an option

A WELL-STRUCTURED waste management plan can affect the internal and external perspectives of a company. It can also make a company more desirable to work...