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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »