Tate adds London designer Anya Hindmarch and Lord Ed Vaizey to board February 4, 2022 Tate adds London designer Anya Hindmarch and Lord Ed Vaizey to its board, joining a raft of other trustees pulled from the worlds of dance, design, media and more. London’s famed art institution Tate has added five new trustee’s to its board, including British designer Anya Hindmarch and House of Lords member Ed Vaizey. Hindmarch, [...]
London markets deflate following interest rate hike February 4, 2022 London markets have contracted a day after the Bank of England pushed ahead with interest rate hikes at successive meetings for the first time since 2004.
EP: 110 Sandown, Wetherby, Dublin Racing Festival & Hong Kong February 4, 2022 The Grade 1 Scilly Isles Chase at Sandown gives the novices a chance to show their possible Cheltenham credentials on Saturday. Wetherby stages the Grade 2 Towton Novices’ Chase over 3 miles on the same afternoon with more Festival hopefuls in action. Richard Bandey sends Saint Palais to Wetherby for the feature race, and he [...]
The ship’s taking on water, but Bitcoin could be the lifeboat we all need February 4, 2022 Jason Deane rounds up the crypto week, but has stark warnings over what lies ahead for UK wages.
‘Unprecedented’ relations: China and Russia urge NATO to halt expansion February 4, 2022 China and Russia have urged against NATO expanding across Europe, as the bloc draws up a sanctions package should Russia invade Ukraine. Chinese president Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, who arrived in Beijing today for the Winter Olympics, met to discuss bilateral relations and a string of major issues concerning international strategic security and stability, [...]
Nike sues retailer selling unauthorised sneaker NFTs February 4, 2022 Sneaker giant Nike has sued online reseller StockX in a US court for selling images of its shoes as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Five charts showing the attractions of Asian equity income February 4, 2022 Asian shares offer a compelling proposition when it comes to investing for income. Interest rates may be on the rise but investors searching for higher income will still want to consider the merits of dividend-paying shares. Income investors often look to UK shares. However, Asian equities also hold significant attractions for income investors, and can [...]
Where’s Boris (bikes)? London loses record number of hire cycles February 4, 2022 London has lost a record number of Boris bikes, data from Transport for London (TfL) reported. Around 1,164 bikes were lost in the nine months ended September 2021, a 24.6 per cent hike on the 934 lost in 2020, the Evening Standard reported. TfL attributes the increasing number of bikes lost – which has grown [...]
Railsbank closes in on ‘unicorn’ status with $100m funding round February 4, 2022 British fintech firm Railsbank is eyeing up ‘unicorn’ status as it looks to raise $100m funding that at a valuation of over $1bn, according to news reports.
Letters: Time to take my Wordle for it February 4, 2022 [Re:New York Times acquires Wordle for seven figure sum, Feb 1] The acquisition of Wordle by The New York Times’ is the culmination of the game’s meteoric rise. But how did we reach the point where a game made by one man for his fiancée was sold for millions of dollars? Wordle’s success can be [...]
