Universities braced for £250m funding hit due to Northern Ireland Brexit row April 25, 2022 Universities are set to weather a £250m hit to research funding if political leaders cannot settle the row over Northern Ireland, which is blocking the UK’s admission to a key European research body.
Activision sales plunge as Call of Duty demand drops off April 25, 2022 Sales at US game developer Activision Blizzard slumped below analysts’ estimates in the first quarter of the year as demand for its flagship Call of Duty series faltered.
Retail investors dismiss ESG in pursuit of returns April 25, 2022 UK retail investors are willing to shrug off the environmental damage of investments as long as they deliver bumper returns, new research has revealed.
CVC and KKR mull bids for Toshiba as bosses explore sale April 25, 2022 Buyout giants CVC and KKR are mulling bids for Japanese conglomerate Toshiba as bosses explore a sale following a protracted battle with shareholders over the future of the group.
City political chief hits back at London ‘laundromat’ label April 25, 2022 The City’s political chief has rebuffed claims that London has become a “laundromat” for dirty cash after scrutiny has ramped up in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Standard Chartered snaps up virtual land as lenders accelerate metaverse investment April 25, 2022 Emerging markets lender Standard Chartered has announced a push into the metaverse today as it snaps up a plot of land in decentralised gaming world The Sandbox.
Shoppers push for tech investment as demand for new payment methods swells April 25, 2022 UK shoppers are pushing retailers to ramp up investment in technology as demand for new payment methods from retailer swells, new data has revealed. Around 80 per cent of shoppers are calling on retailers to invest in tech like frictionless payments to help avoid queues and swerve lengthy checkout forms, according to a report into [...]
Macron wins second term as president, projections show April 24, 2022 Emmanuel Macron has secured a second term as president of France after securing 58 per cent of votes, projections have revealed.
Top banks left holding Russian stocks after indexing firms give them the boot April 24, 2022 Some of the world’s top lenders have been left holding potentially valuable Russian stocks after FTSE Russell and MSCI booted Russian firms off their indexes, forcing banks to shift clients' holdings onto their own books.
Revolut overhauls Ukraine refugee scheme after customers ‘exploit’ referral fees April 24, 2022 Fintech giant Revolut has been forced to overhaul a scheme offering free accounts to Ukrainian refugees after it was exploited by customers.
