Three really interesting jobs you can apply for this week January 20, 2022 We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again… our job board really is booming with brilliant job opportunities right now. If you are on the lookout for a new job (it’s that time of year really, isn’t it?), then you’re certainly in the right place. We wish we could show you every job that’s [...]
Bitcoin volumes low as markets stay flat January 20, 2022 It’s been another flat 24 hours for the prices of major cryptocurrencies, with Bitcoin up less than one per cent since this time yesterday.
Battle of the City skyscrapers heats up as shiny new 22 Bishopsgate lures law firm McDermott away from Heron Tower January 20, 2022 City law firm McDemott Will & Emery is moving out of the Salesforce Tower, commonly known by its former name as the Heron Tower, to move to the 46th floor of the brand new 22 Bishopsgate skyscraper. The Salesforce Tower, minutes from Liverpool Street, housed the Chicago-based law firm for more than a decade. However, [...]
It’s been tough, but there really is light at the end of this tunnel January 20, 2022 Could it really be coming to an end? The implication from the health secretary Sajid Javid’s speech yesterday was that Britain might genuinely be coming out the other side of a nearly two-year pandemic which has disrupted so much. Perhaps it is time to take stock – and though it’s not overly British to do [...]
And they’re off! The Tory party looks for alternatives amid Johnson struggles January 20, 2022 ON Tuesday morning of this week, the furore surrounding Boris Johnson’s attendance at a lockdown garden party in May 2020 appeared to be dying down in Westminster. The Prime Minister’s apology in the house had, it seemed, put judgment day on hold until the publication of the now infamous Cabinet Office report from Sue Gray. [...]
How Instagram conquered the antiques world January 20, 2022 It was a classic case of love at first sight. Over breakfast I’d spotted my ‘forever-table’ on Instagram, and by that afternoon my partner and I were en route to a residential street in Brixton to pick it up. The caption gave some dimensions and the price; the seller’s bio read ‘shop via the grid’. [...]
The City View: January 19: Inflation and B-Corps January 19, 2022 Today Andy Silvester is joined by Kin + Carta CEO J Schwan, and by Jack Barnett to discuss today’s news on inflation and future rate rises by the Bank of England. Andy also goes through the headlines, which include GSK’s rebuttal of a £50bn Unilever merger, corporate results, and today’s political news as Boris Johnson [...]
Exclusive: In war for talent, the rapid surge in pay is tipping the balance of power, says Edmond de Rothschild manager January 19, 2022 11 million. Eleven million is the number of job openings that are currently unfilled in the world’s largest market alone, the United States. In other words, Corporate America is looking for 11m workers to operate at a level that meets end demand. To put this figure into perspective, this is an all-time high and double [...]
Crypto markets maintain a steady course alongside the S&P 500 January 19, 2022 A flat week in the crypto markets goes on, as Bitcoin continues to consolidate within a narrow range of $41-43k.
Most UK workers embrace four-day working week with many saying less time in office would boost productivity January 19, 2022 Over half of British workers feel a four-day work week would increase their productivity, according to new data shared with City A.M. today. In fact, 57 per cent of UK employees would like to have more space in their working week by reducing their hours to four days, the research commissioned by Airtasker found. However, one in three UK workers would consider supplementing their salary [...]