An anonymous reader shares a report: Outsiders have long profited from Africa’s riches of gold, diamonds, and even people. Digital resources have proven no different. Millions of internet addresses assigned to Africa have been waylaid, some fraudulentl…
Amnesty urges Premier League to block Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle
Saudis ‘sportswashing their appalling human rights record’Charity wants change to league’s owners’ and directors’ testThe Premier League has been urged to consider Saudi Arabia’s “appalling” human rights record before it gives the green light to the Sa…
UK house prices show strongest monthly rise since 2007
Halifax says average property price rose by 1.7%, or £4,425, to £267,587 in SeptemberHouse prices registered the strongest monthly rise for 14 years in September, pushing the average cost of a home to a record high and reversing a three-month decline i…
Regulator drops BA and Ryanair lockdown flights refund case
Competition and Markets Authority ends four-month investigation saying it cannot justify expenseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe competition regulator has dropped its investigation into whether British Airways and Ryanair…
Russia pushes for Nord Stream 2 certification amid energy crisis; UK house prices soar – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsIntroduction: Russia says Nord Stream 2 clearance may cool gas prices in EuropePutin offered to stabilise energy crisis on WednesdayHalifax: House prices jumped 1.7% in SeptemberBiggest monthly …
「See Space. Save Billions」アウトドア大手のイエティ、宇宙開発を競い合うビリオネアに広告で皮肉
「スペースXやテスラなど誰もがテキサスから火星へ行こうとしているようですが、わたしたちはアウトドアが大好きで、そこには広大な”スペース”があります」
中国で仮想通貨が「全面禁止」になった理由と、矛盾もはらむ政府の思惑
中国人民銀行（中央銀行）が仮想通貨（暗号資産）の決済や取引情報の提供といった関連サーヴィスを全面的に禁止すると発表した。仮想通貨を「投機」とみなして実体経済を重視する方針を打ち出した格好だが、ブロックチェーンの活用という政府の戦略との矛盾もはらんでいる。
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なぜアマゾンはコストをかけてまで百貨店を作るのか？ DXと変化する実店舗の役割【音声付・入山章栄】
アマゾンが百貨店を出店するのではと取り沙汰されています。EC界の覇者であるアマゾンが、なぜわざわざコストをかけて実店舗を構えようとしているのでしょうか？ その狙いを、早稲田大学ビジネススクールの入山章栄先生が考察します。
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Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle imminent after 18-month wrangle
Mike Ashley’s 14-year-old ownership of the club set to endPremier League assured Saudi state will not be involvedA Saudi Arabian-led consortium is close to finally taking over Newcastle United and ending Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of the club, wit…
UK energy prices are giving the surest signal of an expensive winter
If there is a political plan to manage a possible crisis – beyond blaming international markets – it is hard to spotHere’s a forecast to alarm the Bank of England, which has only just started preparing us for inflation at 4% by Christmas. Try 6% as soo…