How a museum is using NFTs to bring religious art to life November 24, 2021 Crypto AM interviews Dr Edmundo Martinho, president of Lisbon's Santa Casa museum.
Millions dished out to inactive or new companies under covid loan scheme November 24, 2021 Lenders reportedly dished out a whopping £130m to questionable companies under a government Covid support scheme that issued loans up to £5m.
UK will not join New Zealand trade pact to end fossil fuel subsidies, says Trevelyan November 24, 2021 The UK will not join a New Zealand-brokered trade pact to end fossil fuel subsidies, international trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has said. She told MPs on the International Trade Select Committee that the UK doesn’t “have any intention” to sign up to the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS). It comes as Trevelyan [...]
Airline shares splutter as new EU lockdowns spook investors November 24, 2021 The share price of major airlines is on an ongoing downward trajectory as a result of the new wave of Covid-19 infections around Europe which is causing countries such as Austria and the Netherlands to impose lockdown measures. Compared with the last few days, the share price of major carriers such as IAG and Ryanair [...]
Britvic shareholders enjoy dividend boost, despite revenue dip November 24, 2021 Robinsons and Tango owner Britvic reported a slight dip in revenue this morning, though the consumer goods group noted positive growth in the UK. Revenue slipped 0.5 per cent to £1.4bn in its preliminary full year results today. While profit after tax jumped more than nine per cent to £103.2m in the 12 months to [...]
Dan Loeb’s Third Point rakes in $300m profit from Rivian IPO November 24, 2021 Dan Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point was one of several winners from electric vehicle startup Rivian’s blockbuster US IPO earlier this month, scoring a $300m profit as it hit the market. Third Point’s stake in Rivian, whose $100bn IPO was the biggest market debut in the world this year, was accumulated over the last twelve [...]
JPMorgan will outlive China Communist Party, jokes boss November 24, 2021 The boss of Wall Street giant JPMorgan has taken a swipe at the Chinese Communist Party, breaking an unspoken rule among business leaders ensuring they keep schtum on Beijing. Jamie Dimon, 65, joked that the investment bank will outlive the Communist Party, which was founded in 1921. JPMorgan first entered China in the same year. [...]
Just one per cent of Brits hail COP26 a success, as climate becomes UK’s top concern November 24, 2021 Just one per cent of Brits have hailed COP26 as a ‘big success’, as climate change becomes the UK’s top concern, according to new research. Nearly 30 per cent of those surveyed said that the UN’s landmark climate conference was a failure, after hopes of ending fossil fuel use were scuppered at the final inning. [...]
Apple supplier IQE predicts profit plunge as wafer shortage starts to bite November 24, 2021 Semiconductor wafer specialists IQE suffered a 27 per cent drop in shares after it released severe profit warnings amid softening supply.
William Wolfe’s Guide to Living Excellently in London – an extract from this amazing new book November 24, 2021 This new book by the fictional William Wolfe is a who’s who of the London luxury scene – here are some of his top tips: In the 1960s a gentleman couldn’t possibly exist without Sir Francis Chichester’s Guide to Good Living in London. It was a pocket-sized map of the West End and the City, [...]
