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Image: Prince’s famous guitar named “Yellow Cloud”. Indianapolis Colts owner, Jim Irsay is now a proud owner of Prince‘s Yellow Cloud electric guitar that he played in numerous gigs during his life time. The memento was sold at an auction, raking in more than £100,000, reports confirm Jim Irsay is the owner of the American…
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BUCHAREST – Britain’s exit from the European Union will mean a worrying 15 percent drop in the bloc’s annual budget from 2020, EU Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Cretu said on Monday. EU leaders are due to discuss the outcome of Britain’s June 23 vote to leave the EU at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday.…
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Leading graduate recruitment experts Milkround asked their online audience whether they will vote to stay or leave the EU in this week’s referendum. Out of the 672 respondents, 63% claim that they will be voting to remain while 37% are voting leave, showing that the majority of young people want the UK to remain a…
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Doug Monro, co-founder of Adzuna is quoted by OnRec on impact of Brexit on the UK job market. He says: “A strong economy is something we take for granted. Jobs are the oxygen for Britain’s economy – and our lifeline as workers. “This week’s vote is introducing new risks into the UK jobs market, and…
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Mark Mitchell, CEO of Meridian Business Support, said in OnRec comments: “The result is shocking and it’s a sad day for the UK. We now face a level of political instability and an uncertainty over who is going to be the next Prime Minister. “As a country we will become less relevant. In the years to…
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Reports confirm that thousands of graduates from the U.S.’ top colleges flock to Wall Street, looking for jobs each year. One person who thinks the trend should change for good, is Mr. President. Obama says it quite unlikely that his pretty girls–Sasha and Malia Obama–will be among the crowd. Image: Barack Obama presenting his speech…
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Nigeria’s naira is plummeting, losing one third of its value as the government floats the currency for the first time in the history of the oil-producing nation. The move was forced by a spiraling economic crisis created by slumped oil prices and aggravated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s 16-month-long insistence that the Central Bank defend the…
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Want to beat the pathetic interest paid out on many high street accounts – and turbo-charge your money for the future? Then it’s time to dip your toe into the stock market, using some of the world’s biggest and best-known companies to help you get the most from your savings. And with the new Super…
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A CEO would need to be ‘out of his mind’ before fixing job interviews at 6:30am which is an ungodly hour for many job seekers, but that’s a huge test on one’s personality. An employer who uses this method of job interview has revealed the secret behind his choice. Image: Interview at a coffee shop.…
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Microsoft’s announcement, on Monday, that it would purchase LinkedIn—its biggest acquisition ever, at more than $26b—brought to mind an earlier takeover attempt, almost a decade ago. Back in the mid-aughts, Microsoft’s C.E.O. at the time, Steve Ballmer, flew to Palo Alto to try to convince Mark Zuckerberg, the young C.E.O. of Facebook, to let Microsoft…
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A new Range Rover — bigger than the Evoque and with coupe styling — is taking shape at Land Rover. Recent spy photographs taken in Scotland show a longer version of the Range Rover Evoque code-named L560. Body cladding on the Range Rover mule appears to be concealing a coupelike rear end. It would fall…
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Uber Technologies Inc.’s insatiable appetite for capital is driving it toward the market for high-yield debt. Image File: Uber. The ride-hailing company is seeking to raise $1 billion to $2 billion in a leveraged loan, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg, reports confirm. Uber is working with Morgan Stanley and Barclays Plc on…
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Employers have revealed a few secrets that could help any job-seeker avoid trivial mistakes with generic statements during interviews. These errors are indeed, very costly and could be the only distance keeping any candidate away from landing that dream job. Image: Interview in progress. A panel of career coaches assembled by Forbes have revealed their picks…
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Porsche’s 911 TV spot featuring the computerized likeness of Muhammad Ali has been pulled from airwaves following the boxing great’s death, a Porsche Cars North America spokesman confirmed. Muhammad Ali in ‘Complete’. The campaign’s digital elements have been discontinued as well. Ali died on June 3 and was laid to rest Friday after a procession…
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It’s a common occurrence that most workers fall asleep at work and this could be embarrassing if you get caught. Same can’t be said of employers, though. Most employees have been sacked for sleeping on duty but when an employer decides to make fun out of the embarrassing situation by posing for pictures with a…
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Gawker Media, the online publisher ordered by a US court to pay $140m to former wrestler Hulk Hogan over the publication of a sex tape, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday and plans to put itself up for sale, Independent reports. Image: Hulk Hogan. The move will intensify public debate in the United States…
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Microsoft is set to buy LinkedIn in a deal worth $26bn and the new entity will employ over 2,000 people in Ireland, Independent reports. The offer of $196 per share represents a premium of 49.5 percent to LinkedIn’s Friday closing price. Image: LinkedIn “Today is a re-founding moment for LinkedIn,” Reid Hoffman, chairman of LinkedIn’s board,…
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Paul Pogba has reportedly agreed a five-year, €40m contract with Real Madrid, leaving only a fee to be negotiated with Juventus. According to Sky Sport Italia, as per Sport, Florentino Perez and Mino Raiola met several days ago to discuss a contract for Pogba, in the event that a deal could be agreed with Juve,…
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Reports have confirmed that Tinder will soon become an adults-only messaging app as plans are underway to disallow teens from using the chat services. The company will no longer grant access to teens, once its proposed regulations take effect next week. Tinder is swiping left on teenagers, according to reports. Starting next week, Tinder will discontinue…
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Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly made a whopping £60 million last year from his salary and endorsements, bringing him to the top of Forbes highest-paid athletes. With this ranking, CR7 becomes the first footballer to achieve this record. The Portuguese star has topped the Forbes list of the world’s highest paid athletes for the first…
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