IPL Auction: England’s Sam Curran becomes most expensive player in history at £1.95m December 23, 2022 England all-rounder Sam Curran has become the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction after Punjab Kings paid almost £2million for his services. Curran’s stock has never been higher after he starred in England’s T20 World Cup triumph in Australia last month, picking up the player of the tournament [...]
The Christmas Quiz: Twelve questions to test your grey matter December 14, 2022 Roll up, roll up, for the City A.M. quiz in association with Deloitte's economics team. Twelve questions, all (just about) related to business and economics
Bailey warns against ripping up City rulebook in Edinburgh reforms December 13, 2022 BANK OF ENGLAND Governor Andrew Bailey poured cold water on ambitious Government plans to rewrite the financial services rulebook today, warning that the regulatory issues which led in part to the global financial crisis have not gone away. The government is set to tweak some 30 pieces of regulation which it believes will free the [...]
City A.M.’s London Snowman Award December 13, 2022 And the winner for the City A.M. Snowman award goes too….
Letters: Startup survival of the fittest December 12, 2022 Agile startups can relieve pain points faster than big businesses – so long as they can survive the
Nightclubs face higher business rates next year in latest ‘hammer blow’ for the sector December 12, 2022 Press Association Nightclubs across the UK face higher property taxes next year in the latest “hammer blow” for the sector, according to new data. The new business rates rules unveiled in last month’s budget handed many high street firms lower tax bills from April next year. Pubs and high street shops are among those due to [...]
Harry Kane: I’ll come back stronger after penalty miss December 11, 2022 England captain Harry Kane insists he will use their disappointing World Cup exit to be mentally stronger in the future. The Tottenham striker, who had earlier converted from the spot to go level with Wayne Rooney as the country’s leading scorer on 53 goals, missed a late penalty which would have made it 2-2 against [...]
Letters: A plan for levelling up December 7, 2022 Thriving, sustainable businesses build the strong, vibrant, and flourishing communities we want to live in.
Rail strikes: RMT rejects eight per cent pay rise offer December 4, 2022 Rail union the RMT has rejected an 8 per cent pay rise offered by rail operators, aimed at heading off strikes planned for next week. “We have rejected this offer as it does not meet any of our criteria for securing a settlement on long term job security, a decent pay rise and protecting working [...]
