Partygate fines: Bookies slash odds for Boris Johnson to go as PM, Rishi Sunak to succeed him April 12, 2022 Bookies have cut odds for Boris Johnson to leave Number 10 and Rishi Sunak’s bid to succeed him, after they were both fined over partygate. The Prime Minister and Chancellor have come under renewed pressure today after the Metropolitan Police announced duo were issued with fixed penalty notices for lockdown breaches. Betting giant Ladbrokes slashed [...]
US lessor Air Lease says 21 jets stranded in Russia April 12, 2022 US leasing company Air Lease Corp said today 21 of its jets were still stranded in Russia after the company terminated all contracts with the sanction-hit country. Air Lease did not reply when asked about how it could get its aircraft back, but it is believed it could claim insurance following the Kremlin’s decision to [...]
All Sold Up: Universal Music snaps up Elvis Presley hits April 12, 2022 The "King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” Elvis Presley is the latest music icon to have his song catalogue snapped up this afternoon by Universal Music.
OPEC and EU tensions drive oil prices as China eases pandemic restrictions April 12, 2022 Oil prices rebounded nearly five per cent across both major benchmarks amid growing tensions OPEC and EU tensions.
Stateside inflation roars to highest rate since Christmas 1981 April 12, 2022 Stateside inflation has roared to its steepest level since Christmas 1981 in a sign of darker times to come for UK households, reveals official figures released today. Prices are 8.5 per cent higher than they were a year ago in the US, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The damning figures strengthen the [...]
Apple eyeing $90bn buyback and dividend hike as coffers overflow April 12, 2022 Apple could unleash $90bn worth of share buybacks and unveil bumper dividend payouts as bosses look to burn off excess cash, a top analyst has predicted.
Liontrust weathers £400m outflows following loss of investment mandate April 12, 2022 Asset manager Liontrust has weathered heavy outflows in the first quarter of this year after the loss of an investment mandate saw investors pull £400m from its funds.
Uniper and Shell join forces to develop blue hydrogen in the UK April 12, 2022 Energy titans Uniper and Shell have teamed up to produce blue hydrogen at Uniper's Killingholme power station in Lincolnshire, England.
Will Bitcoin rally to hit a new ATH of $75k in 2022? April 12, 2022 Crypto AM columnist Nigel Green predicts Bitcoin will hit an all-time high of $75,000 this year.
‘Sell Ethereum’ Google searches skyrocket as crypto markets get the jitters April 12, 2022 Analysis of Google data reveals that online searches for 'sell Ethereum' jumped by 1,636 per cent in the UK today after the value of the world's second-largest cryptocurrency dropped 14 per cent across the week.
