Since Oscar season in February 2014, movie and entertainment stocks have been outperforming and continuing to advance. In the first days of May 2015, however, the tide has turned with every stock in the sector except for Disney posting a loss.
SimplyCook – a recipe-kit provider for home cooks – has secured its first $1.1m round of investment, led by Episode 1 Ventures. The London-based startup had previously been funded by friends and family since launching last year.
When you have plans to quadruple turnover in the next few years, it helps to have a supportive government in place. Richard Anderson explains what he’s looking for as part of our “I’m voting as…” feature series.
The findings of the eighth annual CFO Research Global Business and Spending Monitor, based on a sampling of 565 senior finance and corporate executives, highlighted the reasons why 64 per cent of UK companies have reported higher revenues than a year ago.
Mobile health startup Peak has received a $7m Series A funding round from multiple investors, which will allow the brain training app to expand its team with additional neuroscientists and engineers.
The UK’s general election campaign officially kicked off last week and it is no surprise that markets woke up to the ensuing political discourse: the UK equity market underperformed the major markets, losing 0.7 per cent. The decline came in spite of relatively sanguine economic reports, including a modest upward revision to fourth quarter GDP, consumer confidence reaching its highest level for almost 13 years and solid manufacturing data.
Google is not afraid to lure in top executive talent, as was shown by the hefty $70m the company paid Morgan Stanley’s CFO Ruth Porat – enticing her to defect from her job in New York. Keen to secure “Wall Street’s most powerful woman” the company offered Porat stock valued at $25m. But what is the company’s true intentions
By Simon Brooke
The growth of the coffee shop is one of the biggest changes to our high streets in recent years. Over the last decade or a host of new places to drink coffee ranging from big chains to independent boutique shops have dotted every street, as well as shopping centres, stations and airports.
By David Craik
There has arguably never been as much choice when it comes to selecting your local MP, and ultimately having a say on what the next government will look like. But what kind of head should you vote with, and what policies matter the most
During the Budget 2015, George Osborne announced a commitment to invest up to £740m in support for technologies to generate the UK’s “cities of the future” with the Internet of Things and broadband enhancements.
