Nathan Bissitt, Author at Business Ideas UK

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Uber loses licence to operate in Sheffield

ByNathan BissittDecember 7, 2017

Uber’s licence to operate in Sheffield has been suspended after the company failed to answer questions about its management, the city council has said. The ride-hailing app will be able to continue operating in the city until 18 December, however if it chooses

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Avocado injuries a thing of the past?

ByNathan BissittDecember 7, 2017

It seems the onward march of the humble avocado is unstoppable. Earlier this month we had news of the Hawaiian avocado “as big as my head” vying for a place in the record books.Now Marks and Spencer is the first supermarket to sell a seedless cocktail

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Zimbabwe budget woos foreign investors

ByNathan BissittDecember 7, 2017

Zimbabwe has taken steps towards ending its economic isolation in its first budget since the end of Robert Mugabe’s 37-year authoritarian rule.Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa announced a package of measures aimed at wooing international investors, including

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DanTDM named richest YouTuber of 2017 after making £12.3m

ByNathan BissittDecember 7, 2017

DanTDM has been named the highest-earning YouTuber of 2017 – making £12.3m this year, according to Forbes magazine.The 26-year-old, from Aldershot, started off making videos of himself playing Minecraft and Pokemon.He’s got more than 16 million subscribers

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Bitcoin tops $16k as miner probes '$64m theft'

ByNathan BissittDecember 7, 2017

An endless supply of speculative buyers is being cited as the reason for Bitcoin’s value surging above $16,000 for the first time, despite renewed security fears. Market analysts have watched, in amazement, the cryptocurrency’s leap from record to record

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General Electric to shed 12,000 jobs

ByNathan BissittDecember 7, 2017

General Electric is to cut 12,000 jobs in its power business, 18% of the division’s global workforce.The US industrial group expects the “painful but necessary” job losses to help save $1bn next year as demand for fossil fuel power plants wanes.GE

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Anger at Chancellor's disability employment comments

ByNathan BissittDecember 7, 2017

The Chancellor has been criticised by a disabled charity for saying high levels of disabled people in the workforce may have had an impact on productivity. Speaking to the Treasury Committee, Philip Hammond said the UK should be “extremely proud of high levels

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Second agency warns against ousting LSE chair

ByNathan BissittDecember 7, 2017

Removing the chairman of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) would “destabilise” the search for a new chief executive, a shareholder adviser has warned, dealing a blow to the activist fund behind the year’s most extraordinary City row. Sky News

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San Francisco to restrict goods delivery robots

ByNathan BissittDecember 7, 2017

San Francisco officials have voted to restrict where delivery robots can go in the city, in a blow for the burgeoning industry.Start-ups will have to get permits to use such bots, which will be restricted to less crowded urban areas.Opponents are concerned about the

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China's financial system harbours large risks, says IMF

ByNathan BissittDecember 7, 2017

Rising levels of debt pose “large risks” to China’s economy, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).In its first report since 2011 on China’s resilience to shocks and contagion, the IMF said it still had concerns over imbalances in