Gove expects Brexit delays at the border with France and Ireland to worsen January 8, 2021 Gove expects Brexit delays at the border with France and Ireland to worsen
MGM’s biggest shareholder backs offer for Ladbrokes owner Entain January 8, 2021 Casino operator MGM’s biggest shareholder InterActiveCorp (IAC) has backed its £8bn bid for Ladbrokes owner Entain. In a statement MGM said IAC considers the offer to be “compelling” and believes the deal would “position the combined company as a pure play omni-channel global leader in gaming and entertainment”. Earlier this week Entain, which also owns [...]
Alok Sharma to depart as business secretary as part of mini-reshuffle January 8, 2021 Alok Sharma will leave his role as business secretary to lead the Government's handling of the COP26 climate summit later this year
Trump won’t attend Biden inauguration this month January 8, 2021 Donald Trump will not attend the inauguration of his successor Joe Biden later this month, he has confirmed. The US President confirmed the news via Twitter this afternoon. He said: “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the inauguration on January 20th.” Vice President Mike Pence is expected to [...]
Biden names national security official to oversee global health security January 8, 2021 President-elect Joe Biden plans to add a senior national security official to oversee global health security. This government position was cut by the Trump administration in 2018, two years prior to the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Biden’s transition team in a statement released today said it would hire former White House national security official [...]
US jobs figures ‘so bad they’re good’ as 140,000 lose roles amid Covid-19 surge January 8, 2021 Non-farm payrolls show US jobs declined in December as Covid-19 cases surged
Bitcoin bull run continues January 8, 2021 The price of Bitcoin has not stopped rising astronomically since I started writing these articles. But really, the price action over the past month has come as a surprise. In the last article I discussed the fact that Bitcoin is in the process of completing its stock to flow and well, we are nearly halfway [...]
FTSE 100 reverses gains but Wall Street shrugs off grim jobs data January 8, 2021 London markets have exited a global rally of share indices, with the FTSE 100 now flat
21 movies to see in 2021: Our bumper guide to the year ahead January 8, 2021 If 2020 had been the plot of a movie, no-one would have believed it. As the pandemic spread its tendrils across the globe, Hollywood’s studios were forced to shut their doors and an entire year’s worth of blockbusters either moved to streaming or were pushed back to 2021. This year the only thing we can [...]
Moonpig plans £1bn London float after lockdown boom January 8, 2021 Digital card company Moonpig is set to be the first British unicorn to go public this year as its private equity owners plan an IPO. Moonpig, which has been owned by Exponent Private Equity for four years, is set to outline plans for a £1bn flotation within the next fortnight, first reported by Sky News. [...]
