Strong euro helps Wizz Air clock up £31m profit as passenger levels soar to 12.4 million January 26, 2023 Wizz Air posted a positive net profit for the second consecutive month as passenger levels continued to rise. The London-listed airline reported today a €33.5m (£31.1m) net profit for the three months ended 31 December, up from last year’s loss of €267.5m. This was due to passenger levels soaring 59.1 per cent to 12.4 million [...]
Crypto news live: Why Aptos is at an all-time high as Bitcoin’s price is up 2.3 per cent January 26, 2023 Aptos is going from strength to strength this week, having more than doubled in value over the last seven days, reaching an all-time high of £15.17. The cryptocurrency, created by the team behind Meta’s abandoned Diem blockchain, has soared 145.8 per cent this week, 44.3 per cent of which it gained in the last 24 [...]
Elon Musk: Twitter a ‘powerful tool’ to drive Tesla’s demand as car maker’s revenue soars to $24.3bn January 26, 2023 Twitter is “an incredibly powerful tool” to drive Tesla’s demand, according to chief executive Elon Musk. “I really encourage all kinds of automotive companies to use their Twitter accounts in ways that are interesting, informative and entertaining and it will help drive sales just as it has with Tesla,” Musk told investors on Wednesday night. [...]
Critical Metals enters copper market with production at Congolese mine January 26, 2023 Critical Metals has announced its entry into the copper market, as it looks to cash in on the orange metal's latest rally.
UK car production at its lowest for 67 years, but EVs soar ahead with £10bn of exports alone January 26, 2023 UK car production fell to its lowest level since 1956 last year as output was hit by global shortages of semiconductor chips, figures show. A total of 775,014 cars were built in 2022, down 9.8 per cent from the 859,575 made during the previous year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. December [...]
Recession risks ramp up as UK economy goes ‘from bad to worse’ January 26, 2023 The risk of a recession striking the UK is gathering pace experts warned today as still extremely high inflation and collapsing confidence has resulted in the economy going from “bad to worse”. Swelling costs squeezing margins are forcing businesses to cut back production, while higher prices are eroding consumers’ incomes, knocking spending. Those two factors [...]
The Square Mile and Me: The Lord Mayor on Christopher Wren, the Old Dr. Butler’s Head and why he admires Willie Purves January 26, 2023 Every week we dip into the memory back of the City's great and good. This week it's the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Nicholas Lyons.
Yes it’s cold and dark, but London will find a way to beat the January blues January 26, 2023 London has so much to offer this winter. Brave the cold, and go check out the new Battersea Power Station, the restaurants of Coal Drops Yard or the iconic Ikoy on the Strand, writes Alex Cheatle
Let’s be honest, we might actually save the climate with lab-made meat alternatives January 26, 2023 Wanna save the planet? Lab-made meat could be a good place where to start, writes Matthew Lesh
We might not beat China, but it shouldn’t take 13 years to develop offshore wind farms January 26, 2023 We are world class when it comes to offshore wind, just look at the North Sea. We might not be able to beat China on how quick we build wind farms, but still we have to speed things up, writes Sam Richards
