Editorial: Oil ban dilemma points to sad truth that there are no good choices left March 7, 2022 If, as the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hinted at yesterday, the European continent is set for a Russian-oil-free future, the implications will be enormous. Energy prices, already high, will spike further. Vast swathes of the continent – and the UK’s – manufacturing sectors will be forced to hike prices too, creating the sort [...]
A third of mid-market firms were whacked by hacker outages in 2021 March 7, 2022 New research has revealed that one in three mid-market firms suffered from a hacker induced outage in 2021. According to a report by cyber firm Censornet, one in five companies were forced to pay hackers to deactivate ransomware, with the average pay-out hitting £144,000, and seven per cent handing out more than £500,000. “For the [...]
Caretech founders gear up for privatisation takeover March 6, 2022 Founders of Caretech Farouq and Haroon Sheikh are gearing up to make an offer, which could see the residential care company delisted from the London market. According to reports from Mark Kleinman for Sky News, the brothers are in financing talks to launch a takeover bid for the firm. The Sheikhs, who are executive chairman [...]
Hallelujah: Hipgnosis buys all Leonard Cohen’s hits March 6, 2022 Hipgnosis continues its domination of the music publishing space, snapping up the entire music catalogue of the late music icon Leonard Cohen.
Women in business given chance to win mentoring from Karren Brady March 4, 2022 Female entrepreneurs have a chance to bag a one-on-one mentoring session with Apprentice star Baroness Karren Brady.
Three really great jobs to apply for in March March 4, 2022 If you’re looking for a new job, you have come to the right place. Check out some of the great openings from our lovely job board now… Manager, Brand and Advertising, Indeed As the world’s number 1 job site, Indeed’s mission is to help people get jobs. They strive to cultivate an inclusive and accessible [...]
What impact will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have on oil and gas? March 4, 2022 | City Talk Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is first and foremost a human tragedy. As investors though, our role is to interpret the market implications on behalf of our clients. Here, we consider the impact of the invasion on oil and gas markets. Firstly, it’s important to understand how markets stood before the invasion. Global energy markets were [...]
EP: 114 Kelso, Newbury, Doncaster & Hong Kong March 4, 2022 Kelso hosts the Morebattle Hurdle on Saturday, Newbury is the venue for the Greatwood Gold Cup & Doncaster stages the Grimthorpe Chase on the same afternoon. Metier returned to form with a recent win for his trainer Harry Fry and looks to be one of the favourites for the Scottish feature. His trainer looks ahead [...]
As the world sees enormous price increases, Bitcoin’s use case deserves more attention March 4, 2022 As war rages in the Ukraine, Bitcoin’s use case as an answer to economic woes has once again been brought to the forefront.
Swiss city of Lugano to make Tether and Bitcoin legal tender March 3, 2022 The Swiss city of Lugano is partnering with Tether to allow citizens to make payments using Bitcoin and a handful of stablecoins.