Ex-No. 10 comms chief Jack Doyle heads for Square Mile PR firm July 18, 2022 A FORMER Daily Mail political journalist who became Boris Johnson’s Director of Communications will take a senior role at City PR firm Headland, City A.M. can reveal. Jack Doyle, who resigned from an embattled Downing Street in February, will become a partner at the Cannon Street outfit. Doyle is the latest in a line of [...]
UK and South Korea to cooperate in space amid growing militarisation July 17, 2022 The UK and South Korea have agreed to cooperate in space, signalling continued steps towards forging a global framework for peaceful and sustainable activity in Earth’s orbit. The deal will see both countries share space-related discoveries, operational knowledge, training and personnel exchanges, as space becomes increasingly commercialised and militarised. “Space is critical to our security, [...]
Overvalue your house at your peril July 17, 2022 Getting the price right is key to a successful sale, says Marlon Lloyd Malcolm head of sales at Lurot Brand One of the main reasons ven- dors are left with a bad taste when selling their home stems from incorrect valuations. This often results in the home sitting on the market and ultimately selling for less than [...]
‘Delete Twitter’ searches soar by 204 per cent as app crashing and Musk deal falters July 15, 2022 Searches for “Delete Twitter” surged by 204 per cent after the app crashed and Elon Musk pulled out of his $44bn (£37.2bn) bid to buy the social media platform. Searches to delete Twitter rose to more than double the average amount after users were unable to load any content on the app yesterday, research by [...]
Insurers could speed up rewriting policies to reduce exposure to claims following crypto crash July 15, 2022 The drastic crash in the crypto market could lead to insurers speed up rewriting policies to reduce exposure to claims. Following the crypto rout, which has seen prices of major cryptocurrencies plummeting and wiped out billions of dollars from the market, insurers will likely review or amend policy wordings to avoid indirectly insuring losses from [...]
UK in good stead to regulate crypto as specific laws needed, S&P Global says July 15, 2022 The UK is in strong position to regulate crypto and remain a financial hub as tailored laws are needed to prevent investors from facing “substantial risk”, S&P Global said. “Crypto asset investors face substantial risk without built-for- purpose laws and regulation,” the financial information giant said in a report yesterday. “Policymakers will have to move [...]
Shakeout continues as the price of Bitcoin shuffles sideways July 15, 2022 Bitcoin price is holding a steady line at $20,800 - up five per cent over 24 hours, but down three per cent across the week.
EP: 146 Newbury, Market Rasen & Hong Kong July 15, 2022 Newbury hosts the feature flat meeting in England where the Group 3 Hackwood Stakes and the always competitive Super Sprint for 2-year-olds take centre stage. It’s a big day’s racing at Market Rasen on Saturday when the annual Summer Plate, run over an extended 2 miles 5 furlongs, will attract a huge racing crowd. City [...]
NFT marketplace OpenSea lays off 20 per cent of staff as crypto crash persists July 15, 2022 OpenSea, the world’s biggest NFT marketplace, has cut 20 per cent of its staff as the severe crypto rout hits firms across the industry. CEO Devin FInzer announced the cuts yesterday, saying, “We have entered an unprecedented combination of crypto winter and broad economic instability, and we need to prepare the company for the possibility [...]
Europe biggest market for US crude oil for first time in six years as Russia-Ukraine war rages on July 15, 2022 For the first time in six years, Europe was the top market for US crude oil as the Russia-Ukraine war continues to impact global markets. Europe overtook Asia, the previous top market, and received 213.1m barrels of crude while Asia received 191.1m barrels of American crude in the first five months of 2022, US Census [...]