Airbnb, the rental platform, valued at $31bn, with over $1bn revenue in its second quarter of 2019, and made more than $80bn from renting their homes since it was created, would float on the stock exchange by announcing its plans to go public next year. Brian Chesky, CEO, said the company would be ready for…
Tabata Amaral, a 25-year-old Harvard educated lawmaker, has emerged as the rising star of Brazilian politics a liberal opponent to the often controversial and nationalistic president Jair Bolsonaro. Tabata Claudia Amaral de Pontes, born 14 November 1993, is a Brazilian political scientist education activist and politician and currently a federal deputy for Sao…
Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom has intervened in the £4bn takeover by US private equity firm Advent International in a rare move to assess any potential national security risks. Andrea Leadsom after advice from the defence secretary and others had decided to issue an “intervention notice on the grounds of national security”. The competition and…
British Airways pilots have called off the next strike in their dispute, scheduled for 27 September 2019 saying “ It was now time for a period of reflection before the dispute escalates further and irreparable damages is done to the brand. We hoped BA would now change its approach and negotiate seriously with a view…
Five Cambridge medical engineers who set up in 2014, a surgical robotic company has hit a valuation of £1bn. CMR is launching its first surgical product and its Versius, a versatile and portable robot that provides the surgeon with multiple arms to carry out a range of keyhole with minimum access procedures after a £195m,…
Chinese corporations who became big player in international acquisitions a decade ago have now become net sellers of global assets for the first time this year. The recent trend is triggered by a 30-year low slow economic growth in China amid trade tensions with the US. Chinese companies have agreed to sell $40bn in overseas…
INTERNATIONAL TEST MATCH SERIES DAY 4 OF 5 The Oval, London ENGLAND 294 ao, Burns 47 off 87, 7 fours, Root 57 off 141, 3 fours, Buyylrt 70 off 98, 7 fours, 3 sixes, Cummins 3-84, M Marsh 5-46, Hazlewood 2-76. Second Innings: 329 Ao Denly 94 off 206, 14 fours, 1 six, Stokes, 67…
The Open University received its Royal Charter 50 years ago offering people from all walks of life the chance to study for a degree through distant learning empowered over 2 million people including 7,000 overseas students who have taken up courses in the hope of changing their lives. The Open University came about under Prime…