Does a torrent of trouble for commercial property firms make their beaten down shares worth a punt, or is there more difficulty ahead? By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 07:33 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 08:22 BST, 17 July 2020 The aim of a value investor is to buy shares at their … Read more
Ja Rule’s track record for spotting a good business opportunity is spotty at best – the Fyre Festival debacle is not soon to be forgotten – but his new partnership with a Greek deli is a sensation. The 44-year-old rapper, born Jeffrey Bruce Atkins, filmed a hysterical low-budget commercial for Papa Cristo’s Greek Grill, a local … Read more
Virgin Galactic has signed a new deal with NASA that will see the Richard Branson owned firm prepare future commercial astronauts for flights to the ISS. Under the agreement, Virgin Galactic will develop a new private orbital astronaut training program and look out for potential space tourist candidates. This is a new initiative for the … Read more
North Atlantic right whales ‘could be extinct within 20 years’ as krill they eat migrate away due to climate change and commercial fishing impacts their habitat A new study used drones to photograph right whales in the south and north Researchers found North Atlantic right whales were much smaller than whales in the southern hemisphere … Read more
Sports halls and hotel meeting rooms ‘could become makeshift courtrooms’ for family and commercial hearings in bid to get through backlog of 37,000 jury trials at traditional courts Lord Burnett told MPs that venues which are shut could be used for civil cases He hopes crown courts in England and Wales will reopen by end … Read more
Lab-grown fish is real: San Diego start-up gets $20million in funding to develop yellowtail derived from muscle tissue cells taken from real fish BlueNalu is a San Diego startup that makes lab grown seafood The company says its products are ethical and sustainable alternatives to commercial fishing, and are made from real fish muscle tissue … Read more
Twitter users rage against ‘cruel’ Apple commercial that begins with the sound of an iPhone alarm – saying it triggers ‘PTSD’ and there’s a ‘special spot in hell’ for whoever made it An TV ad for the iPhone 11 begins with the sound of an iPhone alarm The commercial debuted in September but has been … Read more
‘Suited svengalis’ who help the Chinese government decide which British businesses to buy will be investigated by MPs amid fears Beijing is using coronavirus pandemic to advance its commercial interests Fears of Beijing using Covid-19 for commercial benefit have now arisen Advisers who help Chinese regime to target British businesses now investigated Peter Mandelson and Sir … Read more
Exhaust from container ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean triggers cloud formation and blocks solar energy from reaching the ocean, masking the effects of global warming Researchers analyzed satellite data from a popular shipping route in the Atlantic They found greater cloud cover and more reflected energy from the sun This was caused by clouds that … Read more
Emirates Airline announces it will cancel all commercial flights from Wednesday amid worsening global coronavirus crisis Emirates Airlines announced it will suspend all passenger flights from March 25 Dubai carrier said it made the decision amid an ‘unprecedented crisis situation’ CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, acknolwegded: ‘The world has literally gone into quarantine’ … Read more