Editorial: These “tax-cutting Conservatives” seem very keen on hiking taxes January 30, 2022 If it quacks like a high-tax duck and talks like a high-tax duck, it is difficult to believe that it is fact anything but a high-tax duck. So it is with Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, who professed this weekend to be “tax-cutting Conservatives” in a column confirming they were dead set on hiking national [...]
Centrica under pressure from activist investors as energy crisis deepens January 30, 2022 The owner of British Gas is dealing with mounting pressure from activist investors looking to take advantage of energy sector volatility.
Coronavirus close-up: Long Covid changes some patients’ lungs forever January 29, 2022 Many long Covid patients who have breathlessness experience abnormalities in the lungs of long which cannot be detected with routine tests. In fact, there is significantly impaired gas transfer from the lungs to the bloodstream in the long Covid patients despite other tests – including CT scans – coming back as normal, according to a [...]
EP: 109 Cheltenham, Doncaster & Hong Kong January 28, 2022 Cheltenham Trials Day offers five graded races for us to enjoy on Saturday, whilst Doncaster showcase a handful of high quality jumps races on the same afternoon. Trainer Harriet Graham runs Aye Right in the Cotswold Chase on Saturday and she joins us to discuss his chances. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best [...]
No victory for bull nor bear as Bitcoin dishes up more sideways movement January 28, 2022 Bitcoin’s price – the indicator that everyone focuses on the most – is still entirely directionless and remains incapable of making a move either way
Exclusive: Nearly half of SMEs feel ‘big tech’ is standing in the way of customer connection January 28, 2022 Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are struggling to build and maintain relationships with their customers, new research has revealed.
It’s more important than ever for you to get vaccinated January 28, 2022 | Sponsored The Covid-19 vaccine has already saved thousands of lives – and if you haven’t had it yet, it’s not too late. The arrival of a new variant – Omicron – has made it more important than ever that we all pitch in. In particular, the booster jab is vital, offering more protection against Omicron than [...]
Padel: The racket sport proving a smash but heading for the courts January 28, 2022 It’s loved by footballers, boasts celebrity investors and is among the fastest growing sports in the world, yet you may not even have heard of padel. The fast and furious hybrid of tennis and squash has long been hugely popular in Latin countries but recently participation has rocketed elsewhere, including the UK. Now it is [...]
London is back – but our historic cousin Hong Kong will take a while longer January 28, 2022 What a delightful sight it is to see a busy London train station on our front page today. The world is, slowly, coming back to a new normal. As we wrote yesterday, there is no question the world has changed – and smart employers will have to respond to new expectations. But there is still [...]
Analysts predict record quarter for Apple as iPhone loyalty drives confidence January 27, 2022 Wall Street estimates that Apple will continue its stellar performance in this evening’s quarterly results, predicting revenue to hit $118bn in the build-up to Christmas. If analysts are correct, this would mean a higher revenue for Apple than in any previous quarter. A significant amount of revenue is expected to come from the iPhone, which is [...]