Watch live: HS2 rebellion activists scale the Marsh insurer building September 2, 2021 Activists from an Extinction Rebellion offshoot group have today scaled a building in London to protest against HS2. Police could be seen circling the Marsh insurer’s building in London as HS2 Rebellion protestors scaled and occupied the exterior. A Marsh and McLennan owned company, JLT Speciality Group, is the main insurer for the HS2 project, [...]
Cardano hits new all-time high as Bitcoin flirts with $50,000 again September 2, 2021 All eyes on Cardano's all-time high as Bitcoin's approach on $50,000 turns the markets green.
Dominic Raab stresses need for UK ‘direct engagement’ with Taliban September 2, 2021 Dominic Raab has said the UK needs to engage with the Taliban and that the militant group’s “first test” will be if it opens Kabul airport and allows safe passage of people trying to leave the country. The foreign secretary said “we don’t recognise governments, we will not be recognising the Taliban, but we do [...]
Binance CEO announces timeline for public listing – CityAM : CityAM September 2, 2021 The CEO of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced a possible roadmap for an Initial Public Offering. CEO Changpeng Zhao said “Binance.US is just going to do what Coinbase did” announcing plans to list the company on an exchange in the next three to five years depending on market conditions. [...]
CMC Markets remain buoyant despite dip in trading activity – CityAM : CityAM September 2, 2021 CMC Markets expects to capitalise on long-term growth opportunities, despite experiencing a dip in trading activity on its trading platforms. In a trading update released today, the trading platform said: “The Group continues to have confidence in the long term growth opportunities of the business and in conjunction with further progress on its strategic initiatives.” [...]
Ryanair beats August passenger number forecasts as recovery throttles up : CityAM September 2, 2021 Budget carrier Ryanair beat its passenger number targets for August as the long-awaited return of international air travel finally got under way. The Irish airline flew 11.1m passengers last month, more than the 10.5m it had previously predicted, and double the number it carried in June. Also Read: Summer holidays: Wizz Air passenger numbers jump [...]
Babcock sells off helicopter business for £10m September 1, 2021 Babcock, the British defence and engineering business, has sold off its helicopter operations branch for £10m after purchasing it for £1.6bn in 2014. The Group’s Aviation sector, which is being purchased by CHC group, provides offshore oil and gas crew transportation services in the UK, Denmark and Australia. Babcock said that its divestment from oil [...]
The Metaverse is here, and even Facebook is getting on board September 1, 2021 A world of limitless imagination is with us now in the Metaverse, says Dr Chris Kacher.
Labour shortages make light work of fears of a post-Brexit unemployment surge – CityAM : CityAM September 1, 2021 In the two decades before the Brexit referendum, there was a large increase in the number of people moving from the EU to the UK. In the mid-1990s there were less than one million EU citizens living in the UK. By the mid-2010s, this had risen to 3.6 million. The bulk of the increase came [...]
Bitcoin and Ethereum still singing as NFTs are grabbing the microphone September 1, 2021 Bitcoin appears comfortable, lingering in the $47,000 to $47,500 range with a one per cent lift from yesterday, while Ethereum is floating over the $3,500 mark.