Bitcoin and co take a breather as markets wait for US to wake up October 22, 2021 Bitcoin and its crypto cohorts took a well-earned breather yesterday, after a monumental push which saw huge lifts right across the board.
The French Dispatch, review: A playful homage to journalism October 22, 2021 Twenty five years and ten films since his feature debut, Wes Anderson can be considered one of the few remaining superstar directors. Like Nolan, Tarantino, The Coens, and (Paul Thomas) Anderson, he exists outside of the studio franchise churn, making films in which he is the primary selling point. It’s likely many fans will forgo [...]
Government boosts Highlands and opens Europe’s biggest IT centres October 22, 2021 The UK Government has opened two new IT service centres in the Scottish Highlands, creating 250 jobs and boosting the area’s local economy. Situated in Nairn and Inverness, the two sites will look after all of the Ministry of Defence’s 200,000 IT customers, providing 24/7 assistance throughout the whole year. Part of a five-year contract [...]
UK on the EV podium as country leads the way compared with EU October 22, 2021 The UK is leading the way in terms of its preparedness to adopt electric vehicles (EV) and go fully green. According to a new report by driving education provider Zutobi, Britain comes after Norway in terms of number of registered EVs while it stands out when considering the number of EV searches per 100,000 people. [...]
Tesco and ASOS call for legal crackdown on human rights abuse October 22, 2021 Tesco and ASOS are among more than 30 retail businesses and investors have called for a new UK law to prevent human rights abuse. Some 36 household names – including Primark and John Lewis – have issued a joint statement calling for fresh human rights and environmental due diligence law. A legal review by Blackstone [...]
Analysis: Sunak’s wiggle room for spending in the Budget is closing in on him October 22, 2021 Next week’s budget and spending review’s tax and spend decisions will determine the government’s economic policies for the rest of this parliament, and the amount that departments have to spend. The spending pressures on the chancellor are intense. However, Rishi Sunak’s room for manoeuvre may well be narrowing. Sunak has already faced down the biggest [...]
EP: 93 Doncaster, Newbury, Cheltenham & Hong Kong October 22, 2021 American owner George Strawbridge joins us from the USA to discuss his exciting fillies, Free Wind and Suesa, his love for breeding horses and the thrill of owning a British classic winner Saturday sees racing at both Doncaster & Newbury on the flat, whilst it’s Day 2 of the new jumps season at Cheltenham Trainer [...]
FT sells fewer than 6,000 copies a day October 22, 2021 The Financial Times suffers a sales slump, as pandemic accelerates an already declining readership. The broadsheet reports a pre-tax loss of £34.5m for 2020, compared with a loss of £4.6m in 2019. Turnover was also down by more than £25m to £320m, which reflects the £15m increase in staff costs over 2020. Even their digital growth [...]
London Stock Exchange revenue climbs 2 per cent as Refinitiv deal nears cost savings October 22, 2021 Shares in London Stock Exchange dropped as much as 3 per cent this morning after it said revenue edged up by 2.1 per cent in the third quarter. The exchange said it was on track to make cost savings from its integration of the data platform Refinitiv, which it acquired in January in a $27bn [...]
Opinion-in-brief: Zuckerberg’s rebrand could give Facebook a new lease of life October 22, 2021 It’s easy to see why Zuckerberg would be keen to introduce a new name to the Facebook group given that the social platform is only the tip of the iceberg. It’s the storefront money maker that finances an entire ecosystem of projects. At present, Facebook sees itself as a tech company, yet consumers don’t really [...]
