Astrazeneca is withdrawing an EU marketing application for a cancer drug September 21, 2016 Big pharma firm AstraZeneca has been forced to withdraw a marketing application for a new cancer drug, due to disagreements with the European regulator. The drug Cediranib had been planned to be used in combination with chemotherapy to treat ovarian cancer but concerns over potential side effects raised by the by European Medicines Agency (EMA) have scuppered plans. The drug was shown to [...]
Rival European exchange warns London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Boerse merger would create a “virtual monopoly” September 21, 2016 The merger of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse would create a “virtual monopoly”, the boss of a rival European exchange company has claimed. Euronext chief executive Stephane Boujnah said the fusion would create a company 10 times larger than his in second place. Read more: Rival exchange eyes from LSE merger "opportunities" as [...]
What you need to know about St Matthew the Apostole on Patron Saint of Bankers Day September 21, 2016 Today, 21 September, is St Matthew the Apostle's day. This may have passed most of you by, but if you work in the City it's more relevant than you realise – St Matthew is the patron saint of bankers. Here are three things you need to know about St Matthew, in case talk of him [...]
How regional law firms are giving City peers a run for their money September 21, 2016 Growth at regional law firms is safely outpacing that of their City peers, a study released today has found. A third (33 per cent) of regional firms grew their revenue by over 10 per cent over the last year, compared with around a quarter (27 per cent) of City firms, according to Crowe Clark Whitehill's most recent law firm [...]
Goldfish, beanbags, fidget cubes and plants: Forget mindfulness, here are three other ways you can de-stress at work September 21, 2016 Almost four in five of us claim to be under pressure every day, according to new research from Tetra. But if you thought the only way to feel more relaxed at work was to get your head around mindfulness, we have some good news for you. Forget meditation and other in-head mind techniques: fish keeping [...]
Londoners will pay a £30,000 premium to live in the congestion charge zone September 21, 2016 Londoners are happy to pay extra for a home just inside the congestion charge zone, new research has revealed. According to research from the London School of Economics (LSE), homes inside the zone are £30,000 more expensive than the houses on the other side of the congestion charge boundary. Read more: House prices rebounded this month, hitting first-time buyers [...]
Easyjet pilots have voted to strike over fatigue dispute September 21, 2016 Pilots at Easyjet have voted to strike because of a dispute over fatigue, a union said today. The pilots voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of industrial action, but talks are planned to try to resolve the row, said Balpa. In a ballot which closed today 96 per cent voted for some form of industrial action on a turnout [...]
Picks of the day: The three stories to read today September 21, 2016 We’re officially halfway through the working week – to celebrate, we’ve put together the top three stories of the day in bite-sized form, just to make your life that bit easier. Time for a coffee break? Check out our three at three. Google has just launched a new IM app Google has just launched a [...]
British Museum to be swamped by ocean-themed “flashmob” in protest over BP sponsorship September 21, 2016 Singing mermaids, people donning costumes that represent the sea and a whole host of other "big surprises" will participate in an ocean-themed "splashmob" taking place in the British Museum's great court on Sunday. Theatrical protest group BP or not BP? has arranged the unsanctioned medley in response to what it describes as the oil firm's "painfully ironic [...]
US teleco AT&T wants to send internet via power lines September 21, 2016 US teleco AT&T has unveiled ambitious plans for wireless internet using power lines. Amid rising concerns that fiber broadband is going to be too costly and difficult to roll out nationwide, tech and telecoms firms are searching for alternatives to traditional internet connections. AT&T reckon the technology will be easier to deploy than fiber, can run over license-free spectrum [...]