UK chip sector must seize investment opportunities, says tech minister February 5, 2024 Britain’s chip industry must get proactive about seeking investment opportunities and fostering skills, according to the UK’s tech minister.
Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today February 5, 2024 Asian markets dip while oil prices hold steady amid Gaza ceasefire talks. Attention is on the RBA policy decision, China inflation, PMIs, and U.S. CPI
Week ahead: BP’s strategy under new chief, UBS’ Credit Suisse integration update February 4, 2024 Markets are bracing for full-year results from BP and UBS this week, while several regions will release data on the performance of the services sector.
BAT braces for shift to vaping amid tough US market February 4, 2024 Lucky Strike owner British American Tobacco is due to report its full year results on Thursday amid a switch to non-combustible products.
Novo Nordisk boss ‘surprised’ by European demand for weight-loss drugs February 4, 2024 Novo Nordisk has found a "very high willingness" among Europeans to pay for weight-loss drugs, its boss has said.
City Trump fan lawyer selected for Tory safe seat in Surrey February 2, 2024 An associate at the London office of US law firm White and Case has been selected as the Conservative candidate for Epsom and Ewell. Mhairi Fraser will represent the Tory party as a prospective parliamentary candidate in the next general election. She will stand in one of the strongest Conservative areas in the country as [...]
Jaguar Land Rover: What’s driving record sales at JLR as profits pass milestone? February 2, 2024 Jaguar Land Rover posted its highest quarterly profits since 2017 as its sales hit a new record, it has been revealed.
China and climate funds were the biggest losers of January as tech stays strong February 2, 2024 China funds were the worst performing category of any fund in January, while the strength of the tech sector continued to shine. Throughout last month, the average China fund lost 9.2 per cent of its value, followed by UK index linked gilt funds, which lost 5.9 per cent, and Latin American funds, which lost 4.4 [...]
Ex-head of Dentons’ Saudi operations files London lawsuit against the firm February 2, 2024 The former managing partner of the Saudi office of the largest law firm in the world, by size, has filed a lawsuit in London, seven years after he left the firm. Amgad Husein led Dentons’ Saudi Arabia operations while he was at the firm between 2007 to 2017. While there, his work primarily focused on [...]
EP: 250 Sandown, Musselburgh & Hong Kong February 2, 2024 The Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase is the feature race at Sandown on Saturday afternoon with the marathon Edinburgh National highlighting the card at Musselburgh. We also look at some of this weekend’s main races at Leopardstown’s Dublin Racing Festival. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of this weekend’s racing action, [...]