Airbus and Lufthansa share prices fall as reports suggest Germanwings flight 4U9525 has crashed in the southern Alps March 24, 2015 Shares in plane manufacturer Airbus and German airline Lufthansa fell in morning trading today, after Germanwings flight 4U9525 from Barcelona to Duesseldorf had crashed in the southern French Alps, killing up to 150 people on board. Airbus, which made the A320 plane that crashed, was down 1.75 per cent in Paris to €58.95, while shares [...]
Ivy auction catalogue: Seven iconic mementoes up for grabs March 24, 2015 There's no turning back now: fixtures and fittings from celebrity hotspot The Ivy go up for auction tomorrow night, with the money raised going to Child Bereavement UK – and City A.M. has had a sneak peek inside the catalogue. Sotheby's has set up the auction room to look like the restaurant. Prospective bidders for the auction, [...]
Will Apple become the first $1 trillion company this year? March 24, 2015 It's been mere months since Apple's market cap smashed through $700bn, but already one US brokerage has predicted it's going to become the first $1 trillion (£669bn) company within the next 12 months. Yesterday, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White issued a 12-month price target of $180 last night. He said a "combination of forces", including [...]
888 Holdings share price jumps as it announces one-off dividend after “record” year March 24, 2015 Investing may be a gamble, but this morning 888 Holdings shareholders won big after the online gaming group recommended a special dividend of 7 cents per share, on top of a final dividend of 4.5 cents per share. The news sent shares up 4.75 per cent at 160p as the market opened. The company said [...]
How you can break bad habits – in four seconds March 23, 2015 A new book aims to help stressed-out workers break bad habits and find a sense of peace – in just four seconds. Four Seconds, by leadership coach Peter Bregman, suggests a few moments is all you need to prevent yourself from behaviour you'll later regret. According to Bregman, you can dramatically reduce stress by pausing [...]
Greek crisis: European markets dip ahead of meeting between Alexis Tsipras and Angela Merkel March 23, 2015 Germany's Dax lead European markets down, falling 0.93 per cent as Chancellor Angela Merkel prepared to thrash out a deal with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras this afternoon. France's Cac 40 fell 0.56 per cent, while the FTSE 100 – which on Friday hit 7,000 points for the first time – fell back 0.27 per [...]
FTSE 100 closes above 7,000 as Europe agrees Greece deal March 20, 2015 The FTSE 100 closed about 7,000 points this evening, ending the day at 7,022 after breaching the "psychological" barrier for the first time this afternoon as Europe agreed a further bailout deal for Greece. It's the first time the index has ever risen as high as 7,000 – in 1999 it rose to 6,750, before [...]
Richard Branson might jump on the electric car bandwagon March 20, 2015 Richard Branson has hinted that his Virgin brand might jump on the electric car bandwagon (the wagon bandwagon?) at some point in the not-too-distant future. The entrepreneur already has his own Formula E team – an electric version of Formula One which features battery-powered cars racing at speeds of up to 140 mph. But when [...]
Here’s what time the solar eclipse will reach its peak in London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Belfast and Aberdeen March 20, 2015 As today's total solar eclipse begins, the Met Office has produced a handy guide to what time it will reach its peak across the UK, in cities from Penzance and Southampton to London, Birmingham, Norwich, Cardiff, Aberystwyth, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Inverness, Aberdeen and Belfast. What time could you see #eclipse2015 this morning? See our [...]
TSB share price opens higher as Lloyds accepts £1.7bn takeover offer from Banco de Sabadell March 20, 2015 Shares in TSB opened 1.6 per cent higher at 332.47p this morning after its majority owner, Lloyds, have accepted a £1.7bn takeover offer from Spanish rival Banco de Sabadell. Shares in the challenger bank leapt 27 per cent last week, after TSB issued an announcement suggesting it was "willing to recommend" Sabadell's 340p-per-share offer – [...]
