The head of Google has made no bones about how important he thinks artificial intelligence (AI) will be to his firm and the world. Sundar […]
Investments
US threatens tariffs against Europe over tech taxes
The US has warned the UK it may be slapped with new tariffs if it presses ahead with a tech tax. The move comes after […]
Davos 2020: Private equity giant says investors ‘lost their way’ over Uber and Lyft IPO flops
The head of one of America’s most prestigious private equity firms admitted investors had “lost our way” by overvaluing tech firms such as Uber and […]
Davos 2020: PayPal boss Dan Schulman says ‘all firms will become platform companies’
PayPal chief executive Dan Schulman said the pace of computing power, big data and artificial intelligence mean that all firms “will become platform companies.” The […]
ECB to kick off review that may lower interest rate target this week
Markets will closely study the European Central Bank (ECB) for details of its wide-ranging strategic review under new president Christine Lagarde (pictured) on Thursday. Investors […]
Funding Circle ‘cautiously optimistic’ after Brexit election victory
Peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle said Boris Johnson’s election victory pledge to leave the EU leaves it “cautiously optimistic for the UK economy over the next […]
Average UK household debt hits £14,540, family debt ratio set to top 143 per cent of income in four years
The average British family owes £14,540, with economists forecasting that household debt as a share of income will continue to rise over the next four years. […]
Bitcoin casino MintDice helping to boost cryptocurrency circulation around the world
Sponsored MintDice is one of a raft of new Bitcoin casinos that have contributed to a surge of digital coins in circulation around the world. […]
Are you on track to match the pensions in the average British home?
The average annual income in a retired British home edged up to £28,600 this year, enough to provide for a comfortable pension, say experts. The […]
Interview: Ali Niknam – The software mogul who spent €50m to build his own bank
Not many people feel they were called to be a banker, but that’s the way Ali Niknam tells it. The 38-year-old founder of a Dutch-based […]