Apple shares up Apple Inc. produced stellar results yesterday (01/08/17) and its share price has zoomed today – up in early trade by 6% to $159.00 Its not just down to hardware either – all areas of the business have done well including: Apple Pay, App Store, its cloud service …

Rise of the DOW The DOW Industrial Average continues on its meteoric path of record breaking milestones… In November 2016 the DOW breaks through 19000 for the first time – record no. 1 In January 2017 the DOW breaks through 20000 for the first time – record no. 2 In …

Electric Trucks, Vans & Cars. Maybe it has been a reluctant move for car manufacturers to adopt electric vehicles into their mainstream production plans. After all, electric vehicles have been around for sometime and not really that much has happened through the years. But it is now gathering general interest …

Apple has announced plans to retire the iPod and nano shuffle. The world was introduced to the iPod by Steve Jobs in 2001. RIP iPod.

Mainstream electric car announcement from BMW. Electric mini coming to a town near you… soon There will be a fully electric version of the Mini to be built in the UK. It would appear the electric car is finally gaining momentum. The BMW mini is expected to go into production …

Weak UK economic data reported The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been busy with their data releases this morning. Three sets of data reported… (1) The UK’s trade deficit widens in May. The deficit for goods and services increased by £1 billion to £3.1 billion according to the ONS. …

EU and Japan Trade Agreement The European Union and Japan agree a free trade deal. Presumably this agreement will strengthen the EU leadership and leave the UK on the outside of the benefits. European council president Donald Tusk and European commission president Jean-Claude Junker must be delighted. All leaders hail …

End of Petrol and diesel in France? I noticed a very interesting report recently that really grabbed my attention. The end of petrol & diesel engines The ecology minister for France, Nicolas Hulot, has a vision that by 2040 you will not be able to buy a diesel or petrol …

Cash is king! Cash is king and is still a popular payment system world-wide and resilient against the ever increasing rise of cashless payment systems. De La Rue, the biggest and oldest commercial producer of banknotes in the world, suggest that some 37% of the world’s population don’t have a …

Electric car deal Continuing with the same theme as my other electric car reports. I notice today that Germany’s Daimler and China’s BAIC Motors have done a ‘research and production’ deal to develop electric cars and batteries. It is estimated that in China by 2020 there will be some 5 …