Here’s how I’m protecting myself from Brexit financial chaos now
So, Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been rejected by parliament with the heaviest defeat for a sitting government in history. The pound, for now at least, is remaining…
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Real IRA may be behind the Derry bombing
The Northern Irish police suspect that Republican extremists from the Real Irish Republican Army are behind the explosion of a car bomb in Londonderry. The city is called…
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Inflation falls to lowest level in nearly two years as oil prices ‘tumble’
The fall in inflation will come as a relief to some consumers who have reined in their spending ahead of Brexit. The rate of UK inflation fell to…
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UK shares fall as trade talk hopes fade; weak Christmas updates hurt retail
British shares were lower on Thursday, moving off their one-month highs as a lack of detail from trade talks between Washington and Beijing dented investor confidence, and weak…
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In IT, Innovation and Startups
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX cuts one tenth of workforce
Company cites ‘extraordinarily difficult times ahead’ behind decision to slash about 600 employees Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX will reduce its workforce by about 10% of the company’s…
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Ford: Almost 1,000 Bridgend job losses by 2021 outlined to unions
Ford wants to cut 370 workers at an engine plant in south Wales in the first phase of almost 1,000 job losses, BBC Wales understands. Unions have pledged…
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Shutdown is 24 days and counting
The end of the ‘shutdown’ in the US seems far from in sight. The 800,000 civil servants missed their first payslip on Friday. The effects are becoming more…
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