US oil giant Chevron backs London cleantech firm in $150m funding round May 11, 2022 US oil giant Chevron has thrown its weight behind London cleantech firm Carbon Clean today in a $150m funding injection - the largest ever equity round for a ‘point of emission’ carbon capture company.
Tiger Global nursing $17bn losses after global tech rout May 10, 2022 Prolific tech investor Tiger Global is nursing losses of $17bn this year after a rout in global tech stocks, fresh data has revealed.
Queen’s Speech: Opposition leaders attack government for cost of living inaction and lack of employment bill May 10, 2022 Opposition leaders have rounded on the government for inaction on the cost of living crisis and energy security today, after ministers set out their fresh legislative agenda for the next session of parliament in the Queen's Speech.
Queen’s Speech: Fresh measures on levelling up, cost of living and financial sector as PM looks to regain initiative May 10, 2022 The government will set out its fresh legislative agenda in the Queen's Speech this morning as it looks to get back on the front foot after a disastrous set of local elections and a spate of bad press over the ‘partygate’ scandal.
Yapily snaps up German open banking firm as it ‘builds the muscles’ for global push May 10, 2022 London fintech Yapily has snapped up German open banking firm finAPI today as it “builds the muscles” for a push into a swathe of new global markets.
Payments firm Paddle bags ‘unicorn’ status with $200m funding boost May 10, 2022 London fintech firm Paddle has bagged a $200m funding injection today at a valuation of $1.4bn, making it the latest UK firm to achieve so-called ‘unicorn’ status with a value of more than $1bn.
FCA warns of buy now pay later usage amid cost of living crunch May 10, 2022 Consumer groups have sounded the alarm over buy-now pay-later and credit usage as fresh data reveals Brits are turning to the products to buy essentials and ease the pain of a cost of living crunch.
Investors fled equities in April in worst month of flows since March 2020 May 9, 2022 Global exchange traded products notched their worst month of flows since March 2020 in April as investor jitters spread amid soaring inflation and the continued turbulence of war in Ukraine.
Queen’s Speech: Johnson readies new legislative agenda after bruising local elections May 9, 2022 Boris Johnson will look to breathe new life into his flagging government tomorrow as he sets out a fresh legislative agenda for the next session of parliament in the Queen’s speech. Johnson, who was dealt a bruising blow as the Tories lost nearly 500 seats in local elections last week, is expected to deliver a [...]
Putin is ‘mirroring’ the fascism of Hitler, says Ben Wallace May 9, 2022 Vladimir Putin is “mirroring” the fascism of Hitler and must face the same fate as the Nazi top command, the UK defence secretary Ben Wallace said today.
