Imperial Brands running out of puff? A tough year for the vaping industry
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...
Twitter shares tumble in wake of revenue reports
TWITTER shares nosedived after reports of lower-than-expected revenues and rising costs.
Company earnings per-share are at their lowest point in seven months — 17 cents,...
Faltering Libra project is losing more traction
FACEBOOK’S Libra currency project appears to be close to dead in the water, with five major payments providers pulling out.
The founding companies in the...
Abu Dhabi’s global hunt for fresh fintech talent
Exciting start-ups found during tour stops in Africa, Asia and Europe
THE MENA region’s FinTech Abu Dhabi Festival (FinTechAD) has a global tour reaching cities...
Chicken-and-egg dilemma for the EV market: do we need more charging stations, vehicles …...
By HAL WILLIAMS
ELECTRIC vehicles may well be the future, but their uptake and the infrastructural challenges of providing charging points for them is part...
Born under a bad sign? Libra seems set to face opposition
THE TRUMP administration’s all-encompassing “national security concerns” have been invoked once more, this time in relation to Facebook’s plans to launch its own cryptocurrency,...
Bloodhound LSR saved by enterprising engineer
Brits are back in the bid for a land-speed record, and RICHARD THOMAS has a good sniff around. And despite the recent trend in...
Be wise and digitalise, report urges UK SMEs
A recent report has laid out a digital roadmap that could catalyse up to a £57bn productivity pay-out for UK SMEs over five years
The...
Beemer and Daimler join forces to explore driverless options, ride-hailing and pay-per-use
LUXURY German vehicle manufacturers BMW and Daimler have announced they will join forces to invest in next-generation services, including driverless vehicles.
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Hand over money, get a free T-shirt, and play your part in the space...
By HAL WILLIAMS
WANT an investment that will send your cash into orbit? Get your wallet out and start the count-down — there’s no time...
