Commodity specialist Fulcrum enters AIM market after £3m fundraiser February 14, 2023 Fulcrum Metals has gained admission to the AIM market on the London Stock Exchange, following a successful £3m fundraiser.
Jimmy McLoughlin’s Notebook: Has the office romance been killed off? February 14, 2023 We recently polled 1,000 people on romantic relationships in the office with the polling company FocalDate. It had been my hypothesis that the office romance had been squeezed over the last decade by the rise in dating apps, the #metoo movement and of course the pandemic. All these factors, leading to greater choice in partner [...]
The economics of envy: ditch the roses for Valentine’s and bake a cake instead February 14, 2023 This Valentine's Day, instead of going for a teddy bear or roses, gift your loved one a shared experience - as economics teach us that's what they'll really appreciate, writes Phoebe Arslanagic Wakefield
I won’t be crying any tears for the end of the office romance and neither should you February 14, 2023 The office romance is not the Gen Z preference. Should we mourn it? Not really. It only means we're getting better at separating work and personal life, writes Eliza Flby
BT and Openreach’s iron grip on the telecoms monopoly has left the UK disconnected February 14, 2023 A lack of competition in the telecoms industry has left us one of the worst connected countries in Europe. We need better connectivity, and we need it now, writes Tim Creswick
Buy-now pay-later firms braced for clampdown as Treasury looks to grant regulator new powers February 13, 2023 The government said it will give City watchdogs the power to “clamp down” on buy-now pay-later firms this year as it prepares to publish a much-delayed update on the scope of regulation around the sector tomorrow morning. The Treasury will lay out the details of regulation that will include plans to bring firms like Klarna, [...]
Sunak under pressure to increase defence spending amid NATO warnings February 13, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure to increase the UK’s defence spending after NATO called for allies to boost ammunition production to support Ukraine. Tory backbenchers have issued stark warnings that Britain’s armed forces are “woefully ill-prepared” for a major conflict and that low defence spending is a “false economy”. It came as NATO [...]
Liberty Global buys five per cent stake in Vodafone claiming shares are undervalued February 13, 2023 Telecoms giant Liberty Global has bought an almost five per cent stake in Vodafone after claiming shares in the troubled firm are undervalued. Liberty’s purchase of a 4.92 per cent stake in Vodafone comes as a vote of confidence in the British company, as it struggles to satisfy investors. The phone operator’s share price [...]
Ireland to keep European economy out of a recession as Britain gets left behind February 13, 2023 Europe is poised to swerve a recession this year in a massive U-turn from warnings of blackouts sweeping across the bloc, with GDP powered by Ireland, new forecasts out today claim. Growth in the European Union (EU) will hit 0.8 per cent this year, an upgrade from the just 0.3 per cent forecast last autumn, [...]
Britcoin needs to prove it can secure adoption and not spy on our consumers, experts warn February 13, 2023 The digital pound faces a range of challenges before it could be adopted in the UK, experts told City AM, as industry figures continue to grapple with the announcement that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is “likely to be needed” in the future. The risks a so-called Britcoin poses to financial stability and the [...]
