HSBC unveils another £2.3bn buyback in CEO Quinn’s last results July 31, 2024 HSBC announced yet another share buyback scheme and upped its guidance for the remainder of the year after beating expectations in the second quarter.
Crypto-Friendly Sygnum Bank Posts Record Profit and $4.5 Billion in Client Assets July 31, 2024 Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. Sygnum Bank has announced its first-half profit for 2024, driven by a substantial increase in crypto trading volumes. The bank, which holds $4.5 billion in client assets, attributed this [...]
Business confidence rebounds to eight year high following dip in June July 31, 2024 Business confidence rebounded sharply in July, a survey revealed, as firms felt a renewed sense of optimism about the UK’s economic prospects. Overall business confidence jumped by nine points to 50 per cent this month, according to Lloyds’ Business Barometer. The rebound in confidence during July brought business confidence back up to May’s level, which [...]
Sadiq Khan’s office apologises after failing to probe concerns tied to ex-deputy mayor July 31, 2024 The Mayor of London’s office has apologised to a whistleblower after failing to investigate concerns around the business dealings of one of Sadiq Khan’s former deputies, Rajesh Agrawal, City A.M. can reveal.
Wizz Air: We are not the worst airline in the UK (after being voted the worst, again) July 31, 2024 The Hungarian budget carrier has repeatedly come out bottom of the pile of a number of Which? surveys assessing the UK airline industry.
Tillit: How one investment platform is trying to change the industry July 31, 2024 The CEO of one of the newest DIY investment platforms has called on her competitors to up the quality of their investment information.
Burning question: How is summer affecting your skin health? July 31, 2024 Worryingly 85 per cent of us are going sunscreen-free, as higher temperatures start to affect our skin health this week in London.
EP: 288 Glorious Goodwood – Thursday July 30, 2024 The fillies take centre stage on Thursday at Glorious Goodwood in the Group One mile and a quarter Nassau Stakes at 3.35, accompanied by both the Richmond and Gordon Stakes on the third day of this year’s festival. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews today’s racing, once again looking at betting options in the World [...]
Airbus earnings plunge as space unit hit by £833m charge July 30, 2024 The French manufacturer said its embattled space unit had received "significant" charges of €989m, higher than previously forecast last month.
Move to cut London’s housebuilding target raises eyebrows July 30, 2024 Angela Rayner’s decision to cut London’s housing target has raised some eyebrows given the severe housing crisis facing Londoners. In a speech in the House of Commons this afternoon, the deputy Prime Minister confirmed that mandatory housing targets would be reinstated for local authorities among a swathe of other planning changes. But the new target [...]
