Bank spying powers to tackle benefit fraud inch closer to becoming law November 30, 2023 While wanting to stamp out benefit fraud is the right thing to do, granting the state extensive access to claimant's bank accounts, regardless of a fraud suspicion, is the wrong way to go about it.
Mark Kleinman: Telling Sid is a risk for Hunt’s Natwest sale November 30, 2023 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
London’s firms are still being held back by the EU – and ourselves November 30, 2023 The EU is seeking to meddle in the affairs of businesses - from dictating what charging point phones must have, to rushing to impose stifling regulations on AI.
Hunt hits back at claims his tax cuts rest on a ‘fiscal fiction’ November 30, 2023 "The way that we fund our public services over the medium is by having a healthy growing economy," Hunt said.
Let’s be honest, smoking bans are pointless and will revive a war on drugs November 30, 2023 Rishi Sunak's government wants to ban anyone born after 2008 from purchasing tobacco products, but the arguments for prohibition are incredibly flimsy.
What is COP28 and why does it matter? November 29, 2023 The COP28 climate convention is unlikely to be far from the headlines over the next fortnight. City A.M. has broken down everything you need to know ahead of time.
Farfetch: The story so far as shares slide hard in New York November 29, 2023 Farfetch shares have slumped in New York as traders bet against reports the firm could be set to go private
BBC News launches digital revamp in bid to save licence fee-payer £500m November 29, 2023 BBC News has announced sweeping measures in the hopes of kick-starting its digital journalism amid a decline in traditional television.
‘Realist’ Bailey says Bank of England is ‘getting sleeves rolled up’ to tackle inflation November 29, 2023 In an interview with the Daily Staffordshire, the Bank's governor said "we are not in a place now where we can discuss cutting interest rates."
US economy: Third-quarter growth revised up to 5.2 per cent – but momentum waned November 29, 2023 The economy grew at a 2.1 per cent pace in the April-June quarter and is expanding at a pace well above what Federal Reserve officials regard as the non-inflationary growth rate of around 1.8 per cent.
