France isn’t heading for a belle époque, but its future looks better than Britain’s

The French economy is growing at the same pace the UK managed in 2016 and looks set to maintain it for the rest of the year. Growth for the second quarter was 0.5% and 1.8% over the past year. Meanwhile the UK is shuffling along in the slow lane, up just 0.3% between...

This Plane Almost Ran Out Of Fuel For the Most Ridiculous Reason (Yes, The Pilots Were Suspended)

Sometimes, the wheels just come off. In your mind, that is. CREDIT: Getty Images Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Airlines have many moving parts. Some parts don’t move as readily as others....

‘Very disappointed’ Trump lashes out at China for failure to rein in North Korea, vows consequences

President Donald Trump on Saturday expressed frustration with China over its inability to curb North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, signaling the strategic cultivation of his Chinese counterpart was nearing its end a day after Pyongyang tested its latest missile. On...

Lenders must stop stoking demand for loans: or there’ll be another firestorm

Britain is on a consumer credit binge. Over the past year, growth per head of population has increased by 1% while the amount consumers have racked up – on their credit cards, on car finance and in unsecured personal loans – has increased by 10%. This is a...