Metro Bank launches cash delivery services for SMEs
Metro Bank has begun accepting registrations for its on-demand cash collection and delivery service for SMEs across the UK.‘MCash’ will operate through the bank’s mobile app, where business customers can log on and select...
Audi and Jaguar improve range of electric e-tron and I-Pace
Audi has announced minor hardware and software upgrades for its all-electric e-tron SUV.The German car maker says the new measures will be applied to future models and will increase the range to 271 miles...
GSK leanest with R&D spend in big pharma – but gets bang for its...
GlaxoSmithKline’s CEO Emma Walmsley has made great play of her company’s new approach to R&D under the leadership of its guru Hal Barron.After taking over in 2017 Walmsley is looking for a new direction...
Saudi stock offering creates world’s most valuable company
Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable public company Wednesday when its shares made their debut on the Saudi stock exchange, part of an ambitious shift away from the...
Marks & Spencer profits plunge 17% on poor clothes and home sales
Profits and revenue have slumped at Marks & Spencer after poor sales in its clothing and home departments.The retail giant (MKS.L) said pre-tax profits were down 17.1% in the first half of the financial...
Nokia and Microsoft get together for new alliance, 5 years after failed $7B smartphone...
It’s been more than five years since Microsoft’s $7 billion ill-fated acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business, and now the companies are teaming up once again.The new partnership combines Microsoft’s expertise in cloud computing and...
Adam Neumann’s WeWork fall from grace may not be over yet
WeWork’s co-founder Adam Neumann’s public fall from grace is set to reach a new low. After being forced to step down as the chief executive in September by the company’s board, a new proposal...
T-Mobile and Sprint Merger gets regulatory approval
The proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint finally got approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The $26.5 billion deal should have been at the final stage, but the companies are facing a lawsuit...
Hong Kong Bourse rescinds $39billion offer for London Stock Exchange
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) made a $39 billion offer to purchase the London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) in early September, only to withdraw it less than a month later. The deal...
Porsche welcomes a Tesla Nurburgring lap attempt
The EV wars are heating up and Germany's vaunted Nurburgring Nordschleife is the new battleground. The new Taycan set a better-than-commendable 7:42, and Porsche welcomes the competition.The epic Nurburgring Nordschleife has been a performance...