Posts From Charlie Harrison
Charlie Harrison
Sundar Pichai Named New CEO of Google
Google is arguably the biggest brand in the world and is used by billions of people from all over the world. The company’s co-founders recently made a couple of strategic decisions which included promoting Indian born Sundar Pichai to the
Read MoreBarclays Employees Face The Heat As Chairman Tightens Policies
Barclays Bank Plc has fallen well before expectations and during the last couple of months, the chairman John McFarlane has taken a number of steps during the last few weeks to make changes to the Bank’s overall structure. McFarlane was
Read MoreApple Pay Fails to Get Popular among iPhone 6 Owners
According to the results of a survey jointly conducted by InfoScout, an analytics firm, and Pymnts.com, a payments news portal, over one-third of iPhone 6 users do not know how to use Apple Pay, a new payment system developed by
Read MoreMajor US Companies Pledge to Reduce Carbon Footprint
A group of well-known giant firms across the US have agreed to invest billions of dollars in green projects and to support the US government in its efforts to launch a global campaign against climate change. The recently launched campaign,
Read MoreUK House Prices to Start Growing in July
Nationwide Building Society, a mortgage lender in UK, said that house prices will start growing in July. Last month, the annual growth rate of house prices was 3.5%, but according to Nationwide, the property market has begun stabilizing. The average
Read MoreBanco Bradesco Purchases HSBC’s Business in Brazil
Several years of poor financial results has forced HSBC, the largest bank in Europe, to sell the Brazil part of its business to Banco Bradesco SA. The bank, which entered Brazil in the nineties, found it impossible to compete with
Read MoreUK Government to Launch Review on Access to Financial Advice
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury have jointly launched a review on customer access to essential financial advice. Called the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR), it has been launched with the aim of giving all customers equal access
Read MoreProfits soar but jobs to go at British Gas
British Gas have just revealed profits of a huge £656million which is an overall increase of some 44%, and whilst you would think that would be cause for celebration, staff are now beginning to get worried for Centrica the owner
Read MoreFacebook to Continue Investing in New Products
Pleased with its rising advertising sales, Facebook hinted that it will attract more advertisers and users by continuing to invest. The social networking firm has spent 82% more in Q2 of this year by hiring and investing in marketing strategies
Read MoreBudget Supermarkets Increasing Market Share
You cannot fail to have noticed if you are the one tasked with doing the weekly shop, that no matter which town or city you live in you will have many different supermarkets at which to shop. In the last
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