Staggering 9 in 10 Brits now struggle to make ends meet with retirement poverty fears growing for millions September 4, 2022 Nine in ten people across the UK are now struggling to make ends meet, with only one in ten saying they don’t have any financial concerns, according to fresh data shared with City A.M. this morning. The shock figures raise fears around people’s financial future as well as their present as the rising cost of [...]
Weekend Read: As the Pound crashes to record low, what can be done to halt Sterling’s freefall? September 4, 2022 City A.M. reported yesterday that the pound is on course to plunge to a record low against the US dollar, largely driven by the UK tumbling into a tough recession. Sterling is expected to drop to $1.05 by the middle of next year, but could fall close to parity with the greenback, according to consultancy [...]
Cannabis products including oil, chocolate balls and gummies soon to be sold at Tesco September 3, 2022 Medicinal cannabis products including oil drops, chocolate balls and gummies will soon be stocked at Tesco after Love Hemp agreed a deal with the supermarket giant. Six of the brand’s products will be rolled out across more than 200 Tesco stores in the UK and online, it said today. London-listed Love Hemp uses CBD, derived [...]
Panic in pharma as bosses of four firms face being struck off: Shock CMA decision includes Alliance’s CEO September 2, 2022 Pharmaceutical firms have appealed against a competition case underlying the disqualifications of multiple industry bosses, which could potentially lead to the seven individuals being struck off. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday that it had issued proceedings in the High Court to disqualify directors at four groups, including the chief executive of [...]
London hedge fund founder arrested on market manipulation allegations September 2, 2022 A London hedge fund co-founder has been arrested in Spain for an alleged foreign-exchange market manipulation scheme to trigger a $20m payment. Neil Phillips, 52, has been accused of conspiring to artificially manipulate the US dollar-South African rand exchange rate in charges brought forward by the US. Damian Williams, US attorney for the Southern District [...]
Ofgem chooses bidder to operate connections for world’s largest wind farm September 2, 2022 Ofgem has selected the preferred bidder to operate the connection link serving the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm.
Cash no longer king: Lloyds says 90 per cent of payments now by contactless card September 2, 2022 Face-to-face transactions in cash are near to becoming extinct, as the pandemic-driven shift to convenient contactless takes hold. New figures from Lloyds Bank claims there has been a huge spike in the use of contactless payments on debit cards rising from 65 per cent in June 2019 to 87 per cent in 2022. The move away [...]
G7 confirms plans to cap Russian oil prices September 2, 2022 Plans to impose an energy price cap on Russian oil are expected to be firmed up by G7 finance ministers when they meet later today.
Siemens Gamesa finalises sale of renewable assets to SSE for €613m September 2, 2022 Siemens Gamesa has completed the sale of its South European renewables development assets to SSE in a €613m deal.
Brexit: £120m festival has just 238,000 visitors after being ‘hijacked by wokeness’ September 2, 2022 A £120m festival launched to celebrate Brexit has been branded a flop after just 238,000 visitors turned up. The taxpayer-funded so-called ‘festival of Brexit’, later renamed ‘Unboxed’ was branded “beyond parody in terms of wokeness” by the former minister for leaving the EU. In a report published by House, the publication for Parliament, organisers reportedly [...]