Russia ‘will survive’ if kicked out of SWIFT system, says VTB chief executive December 19, 2021 Russia's financial system would to cope even if it was disconnected from the SWIFT payments system, says VTB Bank's chief executive.
Mike Ashley reportedly weighs up move to take Frasers Group private December 19, 2021 Mike Ashley is apparently weighing up a move to take Frasers Group private after strong profits this year, according to The Telegraph.
Gas exports to Europe fall again as supply shortages and cold winter causes prices to surge December 19, 2021 Russian natural gas deliveries through the Yamal-Europe pipeline dropped sharply on Sunday amid surging energy prices across Europe.
Concerns over looming circuit breaker lockdown to weigh on London markets this week December 19, 2021 Concerns over whether the UK is heading for a pre-Christmas circuit breaker lockdown are likely to loom over investors this week. Ministers are reportedly drawing up plans to saddle Britain with tighter restrictions on socialising and household mixing to curb the rapid spread of Omicron. Health secretary Sajid Javid yesterday refused to rule out imposing [...]
Short sellers line up more bets against Cineworld after £700m damages bill December 19, 2021 Nearly 16 per cent of Cineworld’s shares are on loan to short sellers as its financial woes deepen, according to the latest data from IHS Markit.
Piers Corbyn arrested after encouraging people to burn down MPs’ offices December 19, 2021 The Metropolitan Police have arrested Piers Corbyn after he called for MPs' offices during a speech at an anti-lockdown rally yesterday.
New record of 830,000 Covid booster jabs administered in a day December 19, 2021 The number of jabs being delivered to patients in England has hit a new record with 906,656 people receiving vaccines yesterday.
Competition watchdog investigates complaint over treatment of whistleblower December 19, 2021 The UK's competition authority has reportedly launched an internal investigation into claims a director pressured a whistleblower to retract claims.
Oil prices slide amid surplus fears as Omicron hits demand December 19, 2021 Oil prices have dropped again as fears over the Omicron variant and its effect on demand spread across the market.
Drax exploring £3bn expansion drive with North American biomass plants December 19, 2021 Drax is scouting locations for biomass-powered generation plants with carbon capture technology, according to The Sunday Times.