Category Archives: Business

• Fraudsters find new malware trick to steal cryptocurrency

  admin December 5, 2019

  HACKERS hell-bent on stealing cryptocurrency have turned to a new form of malware that can seek out ‘copy and paste’ information in order to duplicate the log-in and password details of unsuspecting victims. Read more »

• Sole Bliss: UK shoe brand’s sparkling comfort-plus-fashion mix transforms life for women

  admin December 4, 2019

  Sparkling, comfortable party heels, once mere fantasy footwear but now a feasible choice for women with bunions, are set to be a big winner this Christmas for Sole Bliss, the British shoe and comfort specialist. The lifestyle-changing brand, created with unique footbed technology by accessories expert Lisa Kay, is forecasting a £2m turnover in 2020 as it starts to make strides internationally in the new year with a dedicated US website. Read more »

• Australia’s largest criminal crypto haul is seized together with drugs package from UK

  admin December 4, 2019

  AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE officers have seized £800,000 in cryptocurrency together with a massive drugs package sent from the UK. Firearms specialists from the Western Australia Meth Transport Team raided a property in Perth where they arrested two people before recovering the huge drugs haul and an electronic device holding the cryptocurrency. Read more »

• Pound US dollar exchange rate soars as the Tories maintain their lead in major polls

  admin December 4, 2019

  The pound US dollar exchange rate soared by 0.8 percent today, with the pairing currently trading around $1.310 after markets reacted positively to the Tories’ continued lead over Labour in the polls ahead of next week’s general election. Read more »

• Pound Euro exchange rate: Election optimism sends GBP/EUR to best levels since 2017

  admin December 4, 2019

  The pound spent Wednesday storming higher against the euro thanks to weak German data and election optimism, leaving the pairing trading around a nine-month high of €1.179. The pound rose against the euro despite data showing UK election and Brexit uncertainty caused the UK’s service sector to shrink in November. Read more »

• US crypto expert arrested over North Korea visit

  admin December 3, 2019

  AN American blockchain expert has been accused of helping North Korea develop cryptocurrency. Police swooped on Virgil Griffith, who also goes by the name RomanPoet, when he returned after delivering a conference speech entitled Blockchain and Peace at a cryptocurrency conference held in the brutal dictatorship. Read more »

• Pound US Dollar exchange rate: GBP/USD rises to six-month high, hitting $1.30

  admin December 3, 2019

  The pound rose against the US dollar as UK election optimism increased after the latest opinion poll, leaving the pairing trading around $1.299. Sterling received a boost on Tuesday despite data showing the UK’s construction sector still remained firmly in contraction territory. Read more »

• St Pancras enjoys sweet smell of success with Lancôme

  admin December 2, 2019

  Retail is looking rosy at St Pancras International which has high hopes of outperforming the high street this Christmas after sparkling sales last year and a new festive collaboration with French beauty giant Lancôme. Although 2018’s sector growth generally was mainly flat during the period, the tills continued to twinkle at the iconic Grade 1-listed railway station which bucked the trend with a 6.3 percent year-on-year increase. Read more »

• Pound euro exchange rate: GBP/EUR flat as ‘worst is over’ for Eurozone factories

  admin December 2, 2019

  The pound remains muted against the euro following a slew of weak manufacturing data from both the UK and Eurozone, leaving the pairing trading around €1.173. Read more »

• Pound US dollar exchange rate steady, UK manufacturing PMI contracts in November

  admin December 2, 2019

  The pound US dollar exchange rate is holding steady today, with the pairing currently trading around $1.293 after November’s UK Markit manufacturing PMI contracted for its seventh month in a row. Rob Dobson, a director at IHS Markit, commented: “November saw UK manufacturers squeezed between a rock and hard place, as the uncertainty created by a further delay to Brexit was accompanied by growing paralysis ahead of the forthcoming general election.” Read more »