New homes: Property going on sale this weekend in Hackney, Croydon, Hampstead, Stratford and Elmswater January 18, 2018 New developments on the market this week Hampstead Reach, Hampstead From £999,000 Admirers of Hampstead’s Arts and Crafts-style mansion blocks may be interested in these 39 new one and two bedroom apartments in a private courtyard. Set across three and four storey buildings, there are two show homes appealing to young families and downsizers that [...]
Nintendo share price gets billion dollar boost from Labo toy launch January 18, 2018 Quirky low-key toys made out of hardboard and elastic bands have given Nintendo a boost worth more than $1bn. The Japanese gaming company has unveiled Labo, a series of cardboard templates that can be turned into a typewriter, a sword, or maybe a piano, with origami-like construction, that fits with its Switch gaming console. Read [...]
Davos 2018: The number of private jets descending on these four Swiss airports is about to spike by 335 per cent January 18, 2018 As the Swiss ski resort of Davos gears up to receive the leaders of the free world (and Donald Trump) for the World Economic Forum (WEF), one group is gearing up for its most stressful week of the year: air traffic controllers. More than 1,000 private jets are due to descend on airports around the [...]
Opec is predicting the US shale boom will ramp up in 2018 January 18, 2018 The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) has increased its forecast for oil supply from countries outside the cartel in 2018, stoking fears the US will take advantage of higher prices to ramp up shale production and send prices back down from 2014 highs. Opec said non-member countries would increase supply by 1.15m barrels [...]
Software firm Emis Group sees shares take a tumble as it admits its NHS Digital service was poor January 18, 2018 Software business Emis Group has seen its shares plummet today, as it announced it had failed “to meet certain service levels and reporting obligations with NHS Digital”, the online GP product. Emis’s shares, which are listed on London’s junior market, had dropped by more than 17 per cent by lunchtime trading after the business reported [...]
Revealed: The 20 cities Amazon has shortlisted for its new HQ2 January 18, 2018 In Amazon’s X-Factor-style competition for choosing a city for its new headquarters, HQ2, the tech giant has narrowed it down to a 20-strong shortlist from more than 200 entries. Here they are: – Atlanta, GA – Austin, TX – Boston, MA – Chicago, IL – Columbus, OH – Dallas, TX – Denver, CO – Indianapolis, [...]
Australian Open 2018: Johanna Konta insists shock second-round defeat is “no catastrophe” January 18, 2018 British No1 Johanna Konta played down concerns over her form after she suffered a shock second-round elimination to a player ranked 114 places below her at the Australian Open on Thursday. Konta was well beaten 6-4, 7-5 by Croatia-born American Bernarda Pera, who only entered the main draw as a lucky loser from the qualifying [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s concerns over fresh Crossrail 2 delays revealed in letter to chancellor Philip Hammond January 18, 2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan’s concerns over fresh delays to the £31bn Crossrail 2 project have been revealed in a letter sent to chancellor Philip Hammond. The letter, published in a Freedom of Information response by City Hall, came ahead of November’s Autumn Budget, with Khan saying the rail route needed “an urgent ministerial decision” to [...]
French finance chief says Brexit won’t be a catastrophe for the City of London January 18, 2018 Warnings about Brexit’s impact on the City have been overblown, according to French finance chief Christian Noyer. Noyer was formerly the governor of the Bank of France, and is now leading French efforts to persuade banks to pick Paris as a location after Brexit. He has also been tasked with protecting France’s financial services sector [...]
The best running tech and gadgets of 2017 review: From wearables to fitness trackers and sports earphones January 18, 2018 Are you marathon ready? How are your glutes? Firm and rippling? Should they be rippling? Oh my god somebody Google “rippling glutes” right now and tell me what it says. In the meantime, it’s time to peruse City AM’s exhaustive list of the absolute best running tech of 2017, from things that go around your [...]