BrewDog founder James Watt is launching a new influencer market venture, a month after stepping down as chief executive of the craft beer giant. On Monday, Mr Watt announced plans for Social Tip, a new app platform which he said is designed to allow normal consumers to become influencers. TheContinue Reading
The UK has overtaken France as the home of Europe’s biggest stock market, as political divisions have resulted in billions of euros being wiped off Paris’s top index in a matter of days. The French stock market was knocked off the top spot by a narrow margin, after taking theContinue Reading
Swiss banking giant UBS has offered to pay former Credit Suisse customers 90% of the funds they invested with failed specialist finance firm Greensill Capital. UBS said the offer, which was launched on Monday, will remain open until July 31 and that it would put by 900 million US dollarsContinue Reading
Competitive analysis plays a critical role in today’s sharply competitive business landscape. But it is not an easy task; it can be highly labor-intensive and time-consuming, to say the least. If not done carefully it can lead to inaccurate outcomes that can easily spell disaster for your business strategies. WhileContinue Reading
The co-founder of Go Ape and former Army captain Tristram Mayhew said he is motivated to help people “live life more adventurously”, as he has been made an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours. The businessman has been recognised for his services to young people and youth empowerment. He saidContinue Reading
The chief executives of energy giants Octopus and SSE are among the hundreds of people named in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours. Greg Jackson of Octopus Energy and Alistair Phillips-Davies of SSE have been made Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the energy industry.Continue Reading
The boss of the London Stock Exchange, Julia Hoggett, is among a raft of business leaders named in the King’s Birthday Honours. Ms Hoggett, who has led London Stock Exchange Group for the past three years, receives a damehood for services to business and finance across the UK. Ms Hoggett,Continue Reading
A downbeat day for European markets has seen France and Germany’s top indices suffer big losses, while the UK’s edged lower after a choppy week. London’s FTSE 100 fell 16.81 points, or 0.21%%, to 8,146.86. The blue-chip index closed the week in the red, after having one of its worstContinue Reading
Barclays has stepped back as a sponsor of all Live Nation festivals as bands boycott the events in protest of the bank’s ties to defence companies supplying Israel, and fossil fuel firms. Barclaycard was removed from the websites of festivals like Download, Latitude and Isle of Wight in recent daysContinue Reading
Regulators have cleared Pennon’s £350 million buyout of Sutton and East Surrey (SES) Water, meaning water services for 845,000 customers will come under the FTSE 250 firm’s control. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in May that the deal could undermine Ofwat’s authority as water regulator by wiping SESContinue Reading
