TEN campaigners arrested after daubing Treasury with red paint in fossil fuel protest June 14, 2022 The front of HM Treasury’s building was daubed with red paint as 10 Just Stop Oil campaigners were arrested accused of crimes including criminal damage and causing a public nuisance. Environmental protestors were pictured on the grass in front of the building on Monday with red paint on the pavement, before police arrived to detain [...]
EP: 139 Royal Ascot – Thursday June 14, 2022 The Gold Cup, run over two and a half miles, takes centre stage at Royal Ascot on Thursday when Frankie Dettori teams up with his old favourite stayer Stradivarius, who looks to win the Group 1 prize for a fourth time. The Norfolk Stakes and Ribblesdale Stakes, both Group 2 contests, also take place on [...]
Five doodles to explain climate investing in multi-asset June 14, 2022 | City Talk Our multi-asset investment team has drawn five doodles that help you understand how they think about climate investing. 1. Sustainability is a two-way thing All investors should consider the impact of the climate on their portfolio. But investors whose portfolios have a sustainability objective should go one step further. They should consider the impact their portfolio [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 14th June 2022 June 14, 2022 | City Talk Celsius Insolvent?Risk ClatteredAll Eyes on Powell It was crypto that led the charge down both yesterday and over the weekend, with ETH at the vanguard. BTC had its worst single day performance in a year, while ETH slumped 18% over further concerns around its proposed merge. News on the day of Celsius’s insolvency exacerbated the [...]
Tough start to the week gets even tougher for Bitcoin June 14, 2022 The overall market capitalisation of cryptocurrencies fell below $1 trillion for the first time since early 2021, while crypto-related stocks plunged.
16,000 British Airways staff consulted on strike action as firm hopes to avoid ‘disappointing’ move June 14, 2022 British Airways has said possible strike action by 16,000 of its workers is “disappointing” as it seeks to avert summer travel disruption. The UK’s flagship airline is facing further chaos and delays if industrial action goes ahead, following a consultative ballot held by Unite. 97 per cent of those asked backed possible strikes over pay [...]
Zelensky makes last ditch appeal to Germany for support as Russia encircles city of Sievierodonetsk June 14, 2022 Ukraine’s president Zelensky has appealed to Germany to give full support to Kyiv as Russia cuts off all routes to the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk. Kyiv’s leader appealed to Germany’s Chancellor Scholz to decide that “there can’t be a trade-off between Ukraine and relations with Russia.” This comes as the Kremlin’s troops destroyed the last [...]
Clinton-backed initiative promises to fix VC funding gaps for underrepresented tech founders June 14, 2022 A new global initiative to increase funding for underrepresented founders backed by Hillary Clinton and Cherie Blair has been announced this morning.
EP: 138 Royal Ascot – Wednesday June 13, 2022 Wednesday at Royal Ascot sees the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes as the Group 1 feature race alongside a trio of Group 2 events. There’s also the Royal Hunt Cup cavalry charge, run over the straight mile course for us to look forward to. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of Wednesday’s action, [...]
Crypto plummets as Binance pauses Bitcoin withdrawals and Celsius stops redemptions June 13, 2022 Major cryptocurrencies plunged on Monday after Binance halted Bitcoin withdrawals and Celsius suspended all redemptions. Bitcoin dropped over 18% while ether fell more than 20% on Monday afternoon after Binance , the world’s largest crypto exchange, suspended Bitcoin withdrawals. The suspension came after crypto lender Celsius announced it would halt withdrawals, swaps, and transfers between [...]