Star Wars Lego models are seen at the Bricks & Figs museum in Krakow, Poland, on April 15, 2023. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images If you are a Star Wars fan, Jens Kronvold Frederiksen may have crafted your childhood. A design director at the Denmark-based Lego company, he has spent the past 25 years creating … Read more
It would come as a shock to most economists if the Bank of England opted to cut interest rates at its policy meeting this week. Financial markets, which were baying for a cut last May, are these days betting that August or possibly September will be the point at which the Bank starts to lower … Read more
They are de rigueur in Scandinavian and Nordic countries, with as many as one for every household in Finland, where the old saying goes: “First build the sauna, then the house”, and it appears Britons are now following suit. Google UK searches for “home sauna” rose by 84% between January and March 2024 and the … Read more
May 04, 2024, 01:28:39 PM IST With the March quarter earnings season in full swing, brokerages are actively monitoring quarterly performance of companies. During the week, at least 5 stocks earned downgrades while Trent got an upgrade. Here’s the full list: ANI Coforge was downgraded by the global brokerage firm Jefferies as well as InCred. … Read more
OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, knows that high-quality data matters in the artificial intelligence business – and news publishers have vast amounts of it. “It would be impossible to train today’s leading AI models without using copyrighted materials,” the company said this year in a submission to the UK’s House of Lords, adding that limiting … Read more
Coal India. Share Price 474.60 03:59 PM | 03 May 2024 20.71(4.57%) Grasim Industries. Share Price 2481.35 03:59 PM | 03 May 2024 44.00(1.81%) Oil And Natural Gas Corporation. Share Price 286.10 03:59 PM | 03 May 2024 3.31(1.17%) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. Share Price 6349.55 03:59 PM | 03 May 2024 62.06(0.99%) Hindalco Industries. Share … Read more
Volkswagen owners targeted by thieves who have stolen cruise control sensors from cars across London are furious after discovering the car’s “poor design” that makes them so easy to steal is set to cost them £1,600 each. The sensors, which cost about £700 each, are fitted behind the VW badge, and appear to be a … Read more
The prospect of interest rates remaining elevated as the Federal Reserve battles inflation is further clouding the outlook for shares of smaller U.S. companies, which have lagged broader markets this year. Small cap stocks surged at the end of 2023, as expectations grew that the Fed was done raising interest rates and would soon begin … Read more
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has ordered Manchester United’s staff to raise standards after describing the level of untidiness in offices as a “disgrace” and some dressing rooms as “not much better”. Ratcliffe, the minority owner who now controls United’s football policy, made his comments after a two-day tour of Old Trafford and the Carrington training ground. … Read more
HSBC’s chief executive, Noel Quinn, is seen by many as ending his five-year tenure on a high note. The 62-year-old stunned the banking world this week by saying he planned to retire after an “intense” five years in the role to get a better work-life balance. Quinn has slimmed down a sprawling global bank, paid … Read more
