Gamestop drops while Clover Health rises as rollercoaster ‘meme stocks’ continue June 10, 2021 GameStop shares fell 7.6 per cent this morning while Clover Health Investments (CLOV.O) jumped 5.9 per cent earlier today after soaring about 86 per cent earlier this week as retail traders on reddit turn their attention to new stocks to push up. GameStop announced the head of Amazon’s Australian business, Matt Furlong, as its new [...]
Go-Ahead reports highest passenger numbers since pandemic began June 10, 2021 Transport group Go-Ahead today said its annual outlook had improved as rising vaccination rates drove passenger volumes to the highest level since the pandemic began. The company said profit expectations for its London and international bus units have increased, as well as its rail services. Following the update, shares in Go-Ahead rose 0.1 per cent [...]
A third of gig economy couriers and delivery drivers have no savings June 9, 2021 Around 30 per cent of gig economy drivers, riders and couriers across Europe had no savings in the first half of 2021. Almost half of the 10,000 workers surveyed had experienced a claimable event such as an accident. Of these, only 12 per cent had actually made a claim and 69 per cent had a [...]
Young people set a record-breaking day of coronavirus vaccine bookings June 9, 2021 More than a million people booked a coronavirus jab on the NHS website on Tuesday, as bookings went live for 25-29 year olds. A total of 1,082,596 first and second dose slots were snapped up across the day, passing the million mark for the first time. To put this in perspective, 279,678 doses were booked [...]
Government broke the law with Covid contract for Cummings-linked polling firm, court rules June 9, 2021 Government broke the law with Covid contract for Cummings-linked polling firm
Central African Republic charges Frenchman with espionage June 9, 2021 The Central African Republic’s attorney general today said a French national has been charged with espionage. The man was arrested with a cache of weapons and ammunition at his home last month. Police found weapons, military fatigues and foreign bank notes at the home of Juan Remy Quignolot, 55, in the capital Bangui. Authorities accused [...]
So much for the pandemic exodus: Home sellers’ confidence grows while WFH drives suburb popularity June 9, 2021 London has brushed off fears its population plan to leave en-masse, however home working has influenced where workers would like to live in the capital. Much has been made of the ‘London exodus’; the idea being that professionals who are no longer obligated to sit at a desk for five days per week would rather [...]
Time off work for mental health surges during UK coronavirus lockdowns June 9, 2021 The number of fit to work notes issued by doctors for mental health reasons spiked during both UK lockdowns in 2020, according to a new analysis of NHS data. In the midst of the first lockdown in May 2020, 42 per cent of fit notes issued by doctors were for mental health reasons, up from [...]
London house prices: Home buyers increasingly face a sellers’ market June 9, 2021 London’s property market witnessed a 19.4 per cent decrease in the number of sellers willing to drop their asking prices, according to new data shared with City A.M. this morning. The uplift in sellers’ confidence, researched by Chestertons, echoes Halifax’s latest House Price Index for May, which revealed that the average property price in London [...]
Chris Tremlett: England should ditch negativity and return to more positive approach in second Test with New Zealand June 9, 2021 England were accused of passing up the chance to win the first Test of an important summer against New Zealand last weekend. And I can understand why. New Zealand made a brave declaration, and England’s target of 273 from 75 overs on a good wicket looked achievable. I was surprised that England didn’t chase hard [...]