December home transactions show ‘strong end to frenzied year’ as markets expected to slow January 21, 2022 According to HMRC data, the provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in December 2021 was 100,110. This marks a 20 per cent dip on December 2020 but a 7.6 per cent spike on the prior month. Last year also saw a record level of home transactions of almost 1.5m, the highest since 2007, [...]
‘It was always going to disappoint’: Analysts react to Netflix’s slowed growth as shares tumble 20 per cent January 21, 2022 Netflix shares take a beating as the streaming giant warned of "intensified" competition in the market as its pandemic glow begins to fade.
Are Bitcoin’s positives being drowned out by negative economic noise? January 21, 2022 Jason Deane points out the numerous positives about Bitcoin that are getting lost in the fog of negative news narratives.
Letters: Here’s a gaming shake up January 21, 2022 [Re: When tech giant becomes gaming giant: Microsoft buys Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard for a record £51bn, January 18] Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has the potential to make a significant change to the gaming industry. The almost $70bn investment is a significant amount, just coming short of Disney’s $71.3bn acquisition of Fox, [...]
Clyde&Co, Fieldfisher, and Squire Patton Boggs boost lawyers salaries in battle for fresh blood January 21, 2022 Law firms are continuing the competition for new talent by upping trainee salaries, with Clyde & Co, Fieldfisher, and Squire Patton Boggs the latest firms to join the fray. US law firm Squire Patton Boggs told City A.M. that it had raised its trainee lawyers’ salaries by 27 per cent. In an email to City [...]
El Salvador to offer crypto-based loans to SMEs January 21, 2022 The government of El Salvador reportedly has plans to offer small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) crypto loans.
Exempt housing can plug the hole, but we must bring it up to scratch January 21, 2022 If finding affordable housing is difficult for numerous young professionals and key workers in the country – and especially in the capital – imagine how hard it is for prison leavers struggling to find a job, or for refugees who have just landed on new shores. Then there are the victims of domestic abuse desperately [...]
Goldman, Citi, KPMG and PwC lead office return as workers flock back into the City January 21, 2022 The City of London’s major banks, accountants, law firms, and insurers have called on staff to return offices, after the government scrapped its work-from-home guidance. Major players including PwC, KPMG, Slaughter and May, and Aviva, told City A.M that they have called on staff to come back in. Major banks and financiers including Goldman, Citi, [...]
Belfast is Kenneth Branagh at his sentimental best January 21, 2022 While many might associate him with his acting roles, Sir Kenneth Branagh has been prolific behind the camera, too. Belfast is his nineteenth film as a director, with a CV that has included everything from his epic 90s adaptation of Hamlet to the first Thor movie. This new film, however, comes from a personal place. [...]
‘I’m so sorry’: Adele reschedules Las Vegas residency the day before January 21, 2022 Adele has rescheduled her Las Vegas residency a day before it was due to start due to COVID-19 complications and crew shortages.
