EP: 169 Cheltenham, Lingfield & Hong Kong November 10, 2022 Cheltenham host a three-day meeting this weekend. On Saturday the Paddy Power Gold Cup is the feature race run over two and a half miles, whilst Lingfield is the venue for two listed All Weather Championship qualifying races on their polytrack surface. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the weekend’s racing [...]
November 12th – Punter Podcast Summary November 10, 2022 You can now hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with [...]
UK and EU ‘not far apart’ on NI Protocol, says Brussels’ ambassador to London November 10, 2022 London and Brussels are “not that far apart” on negotiations over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, according to the outgoing EU ambassador to the UK. João Vale de Almeida today said he was “encouraged” by Rishi Sunak’s meetings with EU leaders since becoming PM last month and by the recent mood music between the two [...]
FTSE 100 kicked higher after encouraging US inflation figures November 10, 2022 London’s FTSE 100 today was goosed by US inflation finally showing signs it is markedly slowing down and may have even peaked. The capital’s premier index climbed 1.08 per cent to 7,375.34 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, surged 3.9 per cent [...]
Rail strikes ‘cost £500m to the economy’ as Nightcap boss says action ‘decimating’ bars November 10, 2022 Ongoing railway strikes have cost the UK economy £500m this year, with businesses pleading with unions and bosses to find a solution to the disruption. “If we don’t get the services restored I’m worried people will give up on rail,” newly-appointed rail minister Huw Merriman told the Railway Industry Association’s conference on Thursday. “That would [...]
Ever Given’s blocking of Suez Canal shows threat posed by global warming, Marsh says November 10, 2022 The blocking of the Suez Canal by the cargo ship Ever Given shows the threat climate change poses to the global economy, according to a new report from the world’s largest insurance broker Marsh. Rising sea levels and an uptick in extreme weather events could wreak havoc on global supply chains by disrupting key shipping [...]
UK economy misses out on 24 per cent growth after financial and Covid-19 crises November 10, 2022 The UK economy would be 24 per cent bigger had the global financial and Covid-19 crises not happened, a Wall Street bank has said. “A series of unfortunate events and policy choices have cut UK potential growth” over the last decade or so, Bank of America said in a note to clients. Since the financial [...]
WeWork cuts office space in a bid to save cash November 10, 2022 WeWork has announced it would be closing some of its US offices in a bid to save costs and boost profitability. Announcing its third quarter results, the flexible office space said it would be shutting about 40 “underperforming” offices in the US, comprising of approximately 41,000 workstations. WeWork said that although these closures are expected [...]
Haleon inches revenue forecasts higher yet again post-GSK split November 10, 2022 Haleon has inched its revenue forecasts higher, as the consumer health giant books a revenue of £2.89bn for the past three months. It is the second time bosses at London-listed Haleon have raised guidance since the split from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) earlier this year. Haleon, which owns Sensodyne and Panadol, now expects revenue for the full year to grow [...]
Markets cheer US inflation slowdown as Nasdaq flies over five per cent November 10, 2022 Global markets have cheered signs that US inflation is falling much faster than experts expected, dialling down pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep hiking interest rates aggressively. Wall Street’s tech-heavy Nasdaq index flew more than five per cent, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones shot up more than four per cent and nearly [...]