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Meta Share Surge Makes Zuckerberg Richer by $10 Billion As Facebook Makes More Money After massive Layoffs
April 29, 2023
A surge in Meta's share prices after its strong quarterly results resulted in Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's wealth rising by more than $10 billion, even as reports of layoffs...
Amazon Rakes in Massive Profits in First Quarter, Months After Cutting 27,000 Jobs
April 28, 2023
Amazon returned to profit and recorded better than expected profit of $3.2 billion for the first quarter. This return to profits came after reporting a loss of $3.8 billion...
Microsoft and Google’s Quarterly Revenue Surges After Cutting Thousands of Jobs Citing Poor Outlook
April 26, 2023
Tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft reported higher than expected quarterly revenues and the companies' shares rose more than 5 and 9 percent respectively on Tuesday.Alphabet, Google and YouTube parent...
Disney Lays Off 7,000 Staff Despite First Quarter Revenue Beating Estimates; Shares Rise
February 9, 2023
Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday it would lay off 7,000 employees as it tries to trim costs amid souring economic conditions. The job cuts, announced by CEO Bob...
And then there were two
June 20, 2019
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt progress to the final stage of the Tory leadership contest
The centre cannot hold – the failure of Change UK and the atrophying of political thought
June 19, 2019
The latest disasters to befall Change UK—Chuka Umunna’s decision to join the Liberal Democrats and the party’s decision to change its name for a third time—are a good excuse...
On Britain beyond Brexit and the future of Conservatism
June 18, 2019
THE END-OF-AUSTERITY message has certainly got through to the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS). On June 10th the CPS launched “Britain Beyond Brexit”, a new collection of essays edited...
On Change UK’s inadequacies, political agreements and missing Scots
May 20, 2019
I WAS much impressed by Heidi Allen’s first speech when she left the Conservative Party to join the Independent Group, now known as the Change UK Party. How could...
On “Fleabag”, a Corbyn government and Kenneth Clarke’s tandoori moments
April 26, 2019
Our Britain columnist laments the decline of working-class culture
On “Game of Thrones”, Conservatism, Israel and Lidl
April 19, 2019
Our political columnist pitches a dynastic new television show
On parliamentarians talented, vainglorious, entertaining and anarchic
April 5, 2019
Our Britain columnist considers the best and the worst of MPs in a lively week in the House of Commons and beyond
On political caricatures, “real” policies and the idea of public service
March 22, 2019
By BAGEHOTTHE PARADOXES of Brexit multiply by the day. Brexit was supposed to allow Britain to take back control of its destiny. This week a British prime minister sat...