Energy security hopes belong in wonderland unless Britain builds again July 17, 2023 The government needs to speed up the approval and construction of energy projects if it has any hopes of supply security and net zero.
UK inflation to fall to lowest level since March 2022 but Bank of England still tipped to hike interest rates July 17, 2023 UK inflation is on course to drop to its lowest level in over a year, but lingering underlying price pressures will heap expectation on the Bank of England to keep on hiking interest rates, new figures out this week are tipped to show. The rate of price growth in Britain is expected to have dropped [...]
Investment banking slowdown set to hit Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley results this week July 17, 2023 Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will likely report another slowdown in profit on Wednesday and Tuesday respectively amid a continued slump in global dealmaking. Analysts at JP Morgan reduced their earnings per share estimates for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley on “lower IB revenues…with limited cost offset”. The analysts cut Goldman Sachs’s EPS for the [...]
The Notebook: Guy Hands on shattering the class ceiling, how to hire the right person and the importance of empathy July 17, 2023 The Notebook is where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today it’s Guy Hands, founder of Terra Firma Capital Partners Our education system separates pupils. That’s wrong Sir Keir Starmer recently made headlines with his ambition to “shatter Britain’s class ceiling” by reforming the education system. While less radical [...]
The Liberal Democrats and the long, hard climb back to political relevancy July 17, 2023 As Keir Starmer looks increasingly likely to be the next PM, Ed Davey's Liberal Democrats have a shot at power - if they can remind voters they exist, writes Eliot Wilson
The hot pink Barbiemania sweeping London is a genius way to tap into our nostalgia July 17, 2023 The new Barbie Movie will spur new franchise opportunities for Mattel. The genius pre-movie campaign is turning London into a pink paradise and could bring back customers, writes Kurt Stuhllemmer
Plans to shelve buy-now pay-later rules ‘incredibly concerning’, says Which? July 17, 2023 A top campaign group has sounded the alarm today after it emerged that the government is preparing to shelve plans to clampdown on the buy-now pay-later (BNPL) sector.
Our legal system is a bastion of Britain but it needs reform and yes, even AI July 17, 2023 The rule of law is crucial for the City’s global business reputation but the industry must also work with technological advances like AI.
Easyjet: Can the budget airline quell investors’ fear of strikes and cancellations? July 16, 2023 EasyJet shareholders will be looking ahead with bated breath this week, with the budget airline set to unveil its third quarter trading performance on Thursday. EasyJet shares have plateaued following a flying start to the year, with concerns peaking amid an announcement earlier this week that nearly 2,000 of its flights would be cancelled over [...]
Netflix lookahead: Password sharing crackdown could boost revenues July 16, 2023 Netflix’s password sharing crackdown could bolster revenues for the streamer as it gears up to post second quarter results on Wednesday, analysts have suggested. With Netflix subscription sign ups having been on the rise for the past three quarters, AJ Bell analyst Danni Hewson said they are expected to come in higher in the latest [...]
