Business and Economics

SpaceX, PayPal and Tesla Motors. Is there anybody’s name that comes to your mind? Well, the name of this intelligent and successful person should have popped up straight away! Yes, Elon Musk! With already great success with Tesla, here are many more ideas from this genius which could work out in the future.   Space tourism Ever wanted to see the moon close up? Space X will be undergoing an unmanned test this year and 2 lucky tourists could be...

While the popularity of social media and internet marketing is undeniable, you might think that more traditional marketing methods are no longer worthwhile. However, for many business owners, traditional print advertising is still an effective and worthwhile investment as part of an overall marketing strategy. Yes, everyone is talking about online digital marketing, and while advertising on social media and other online platforms can be beneficial, it’s not the only marketing method which can bring results for your business. Print...

This wonderful infographic from PeopleVox will take you through which Job role your favourite superheroes would do if they all worked as a team in a warehouse. For example, Spiderman would be a perfect box packer, he is super fast at picking and packing thanks to his fancy acrobatics. Ant Man is another superhero that has been included in this wonderful infographic, he would be the quality control within the business, with his ability to shrink down to a size...

By Benjamin Jenkins At the Labour Party Conference this week John McDonnell is keen to demonstrate Labour’s economic credibility and the alternatives the opposition would offer in power. The big headlines so far have been about his vow to renationalise rail, water, Royal Mail and energy industries with "market value determined by parliament". - In opinion polls these are popular policies with the nation and would bring the UK back into line with many European countries, some of whose nationalised...

British fishermen are enjoying a 'black gold rush' as demand for cuttlefish hits all time high thanks to soaring demand from abroad - while it is virtually ignored as 'too ugly' to eat here. Fishermen from across the UK are flocking to the South West to land the inky mollusc - which is related to the squid - in record numbers. They are taking advantage of the lack of quotas with 100 tonnes being landed by just five or six...

New analysis published today has revealed it will take 45 years to stamp out the epidemic of zero hours contracts if the current trend continues. The latest ONS figures, released this week, show a drop in the number of workers on zero hours contracts of 20,000 compared to last year – from 903,000 workers to 883,000. At that rate of change, the number of people on zero hours wouldn't disappear until 2061. Ireland looks to be the next country call...

Moodys have downgraded UK debt to AA2, the lowest ever credit rating for UK citing "Brexit challenges" as the main reason for the drop. The UK lost its remaining AAA rating (S&P) four days after Brexit vote - but this is the first ever time a major credit rating agency has cut the country to third rank. Further "loss of economic strength" was cited as the main reason for the cut with growth expected to halve this year. The business also...

The OECD has published its Interim Economic Outlook showing the world economy is picking up momentum - except for the UK. The pace of expansion is projected to be faster this year than in 2016, with a further uptick expected in 2018. The US is projected to grow by 2.4 per cent in 2018 and Germany, France, Italy and the general Euro area are also forecast to post strong results. Conversely, the previously identified growth slowdown in the United Kingdom is...

Climate change is a divisive issue. The US’ stance on the Paris Agreement of 2015 is just one example of that. And while disagreements over the extent of the threat posed by climate change are all too common, the world’s countries are even more divided on how best to address that threat. From reforestation to electric cars, the potential solutions are many and diverse in nature. One mooted remedy is altering the surface albedo of the earth. For the unfamiliar,...