Donald Trump’s golf course in Scotland makes 11th consecutive loss October 15, 2024 Donald Trump’s golf course in Aberdeenshire has maintained its positive outlook despite making a loss for an 11th consecutive year. Trump International Scotland has reported a pre-tax loss of £1.4m for 2023, having also lost £738,344 in the prior 12 months. The widening loss comes despite its turnover rising from £3.59m to £37.4m over the [...]
‘Quaint’ Budget not the main focus for City traders this autumn October 15, 2024 Investors have pointed to rising gilt yields as a sign that markets are getting increasingly jittery as the Budget approaches.
What’s life really like as a politician’s wife on the campaign trail? October 7, 2024 When James Cracknell told his wife he was standing as a Tory MP, she thought it would be all fetes and flyers. How wrong she was…. Melania Trump’s highly anticipated memoir is set to be released today. In a video released on 5 Sept, she promised to “share her perspective” and to “clarify the facts”. [...]
UK retail investors shun risk in run up to US election October 2, 2024 Optimism and risk appetite have fallen over the last quarter among UK retail investors as August’s market wobble and fears over the US election build, City AM can reveal. Optimism fell 3.5 per cent and risk appetite dropped three per cent in the UK over the last three months, a survey of over 2,500 retail [...]
Liz Truss on Reform, Trump and why she would have outdone Rishi Sunak September 30, 2024 Former Prime Minister Liz Truss made just one appearance at the Conservative Party conference this year. But the queue to hear her chat to the Telegraph’s Tim Stanley stretched for some distance. Members told CityAM they were eager to hear her views. And if you missed it, we’ve rounded up the most eye-catching things she [...]
Donald Trump is wrong: AI is NOT a threat to speechwriting September 30, 2024 “He goes click, click, click, and like 15 seconds later he shows me my speech, written so beautifully.” This is Donald Trump on Logan Paul’s podcast, describing his first encounter with ChatGPT. “I’ve never seen anything like it. And so quickly… It’s a little bit scary… So one industry I think that will be gone [...]
Starmer meets Trump in New York: ‘I’m a great believer in personal relationships on the world stage’ September 27, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer has met with Donald Trump during his visit to New York. The Prime Minister visited the Republican presidential candidate’s Trump Tower for talks ahead of November’s US election. Sir Keir said he wanted to meet Mr Trump face to face because “I’m a great believer in personal relationships on the world stage”. [...]
Who’d be ambassador to President Trump? September 9, 2024 Peter Mandelson and David Miliband are rumoured to be in the frame for British ambassador to Washington, but only if Kamala Harris wins. That’s a mistake. A Trump victory would demand a diplomatic heavyweight, says Eliot Wilson By the beginning of next year, Dame Karen Pierce will have served as British ambassador to the United [...]
Nick Faldo on Trump friendship, British Masters and Ryder Cup predictions August 28, 2024 Britain’s most successful modern-day golfer Sir Nick Faldo on hosting the British Masters this week, the race for Ryder Cup places and his long-standing friendship with former US president Donald Trump. Sir Nick Faldo may be closer than most to the Oval Office but is looking forward to Europe beginning their Ryder Cup quest to [...]
US election 2024: All you need to know about the Democrat Party convention August 19, 2024 In just three months time, US voters will be heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential election. Former president Donald Trump is standing for the third time for the Republican party, while current Democrat vice-president Kamala Harris is making her first White House run after the incumbent Joe Biden opted [...]