Air France jobs cuts: Workers chase and rip shirts from executives after airline announces 2900 job losses October 6, 2015 Air France managers were forced to flee a meeting yesterday about mass job cuts after angry staff waving banners and flags stormed the room. The airline’s human resources and labour relations chief Xavier Broseta had his shirt ripped off and his tie hanging from his neck as he battled through crowds of workers, some of [...]
Querciabella: The Super Tuscan wine that caused a diplomatic stir October 1, 2015 Querciabella has a special place in the hearts of wine lovers, yet its wines are a matter of vexation for French ambassadors and with good reason. The award-winning winery makes a range of seven distinct wines that reflect the rich diversity of Tuscan terroir, including its flagship red wine Camartina, which, as a Super Tuscan [...]
How deep will you dig on City Giving Day? September 30, 2015 I doubt I’ll ever forget the sight of Lawson Muncaster, our MD and co-founder, abseiling down the Lloyd’s building earlier this month. Nor will I forget the support given to him by the waiting crowd of City A.M. staffers, cheering him on from street-level. It seems the Lord Mayor’s City Giving Day has [...]
London’s helping the jobs boom with eight per cent jump in professional vacancies September 28, 2015 The financial services sector is helping to drive a boom for professional recruitment firms, which now have eight per cent more vacancies on their books compared to last year. According to data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), permanent vacancies across finance and accounting, IT and media and marketing are all up year-on-year, [...]
The British love affair with Bordeaux is here to stay September 26, 2015 The UK has traditionally been a nation of claret-lovers, dating as far back as the 12th century when Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry Plantagenet. Eager to please his French subjects, King Henry II decreed that any ship sailing from Bordeaux would be exempt from export tax. By the 14th century, England, Scotland and Ireland were [...]
Fed rate hike: “I’ll eat The Economist if US interest rates rise,” wagers Radio DJ Ed Mitchell September 17, 2015 Share Radio broadcaster and former BBC business journo Ed Mitchell was big news last year when he successfully returned from the brink of an addiction to drink and gambling. Despite being a new man now, he has just made another wager – he’s promising to eat a copy of The Economist, page by page, live [...]
Jeremy Corbyn fun facts: Five things you didn’t know about the new labour leader September 17, 2015 We're learning a lot about Labour's new leader this week, from his views on homoeopathy to his PMQs debating style, but here are a few things you probably haven't heard… 1. HE LOVES CAMBRIDGE “I travel to Cambridge quite a lot, one of my secret joys is to get a train up and ride around for [...]
Celebrating 10 years of City A.M. with drinks at the Guildhall September 11, 2015 To the Guildhall in the heart of the City, and its magnificent Old Library, where some of the biggest names in finance, business, politics and media celebrated the 10th anniversary of City A.M. The Lord Mayor, Alan Yarrow, welcomed over 500 guests and praised the tenacity of the paper’s founders. City A.M. founders Jens Torpe [...]
Celebrating 10 years of City A.M. with drinks at the Guildhall September 11, 2015 To the Guildhall in the heart of the City, and its magnificent Old Library, where some of the biggest names in finance, business, politics and media celebrated the 10th anniversary of City A.M. The Lord Mayor, Alan Yarrow, welcomed over 500 guests and praised the tenacity of the paper’s founders. Cabinet Office Minister Matt [...]
