2 hours ago Lucy Hooker,Business reporter, BBC News Getty images Financial markets will scrutinise ECB president Christine Lagarde’s remarks for further hints about rates The EU has become the second major global economy to cut its lending rate this week. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a cut in its main interest rate from an […]
Government officials considered sacking Paula Vennells as the Post Office’s chief executive in 2014 some five years before she resigned, an inquiry has heard. According to government documents revealed at the long-running inquiry into the Horizon scandal, they had concerns about whether she was the right person to lead the group. One issue was the […]
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — When Gil Curren’s family moved into a run-down farmhouse in Walmart’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas, in 1971, the now-retail giant wasn’t yet a decade old. Sometimes, the nearby creek would flood, and cows would break loose onto the dirt road in front of his home. Now, when the 88-year-old retiree looks outside […]
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Brendan Smialowski | AFP |Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin lambasted the U.S. judicial system, saying it was being used by former U.S. leader Donald Trump’s political enemies to pursue the Republican presidential nominee. “They [the […]
Lewis Hamilton of the UK is driving the (44) Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team F1 W15 E Performance Mercedes during the Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco in Montecarlo, Monaco, on May 26, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images If you want to see into the future of car making, the Formula One rulebook has […]
5 hours ago Nadine Yousif,BBC News, Toronto President’s Choice/YouTube Loblaw’s former president Galen Weston appearing in an advertisement for the grocer Canada is searching for an international grocer to enter its domestic market, after years of anger from shoppers over high food prices, much of it directed at one of the big players. But would […]
Scientist Lee Seok Woo said a scene from a “Mission Impossible” movie inspired his latest invention: batteries for smart contact lenses. In the fourth film of the series, an agent wears contact lenses capable of facial recognition and eye tracking. Lee wanted to make that lens a reality. “I was thinking, ‘How can I work […]
India’s stock market has been topsy-turvy in the past week. Markets hit all-time highs on Monday following news of a potential hat-trick for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but eventually tumbled after it began losing its parliamentary majority. The shock outcome of the mammoth election count means Modi will now have to […]
1 hour ago Christine Ro,Technology reporter Getty Images AI may one day mean that animals are not required for medical testing From animal lovers to laboratory technicians, no-one enjoys subjecting animals to scientific testing. It is instead done to help ensure that drugs and other substances are safe for eventual human use. Researchers have long […]
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Determining a business’ value is not all about adding up revenue and subtracting expenses. While an important piece, these hard numbers are only half the equation for computing what a company is worth. To come up with the true value, we also look at factors like the […]