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. [...]
Sadiq Khan to boost share of London council tax by nearly 10 per cent January 8, 2021 Sadiq Khan today announced that his share of council tax will increase by nearly 10 per cent from April in order to keep funding public transport services. Under the proposals, the average bill for Band D will increase by £2.63 a month – £31.59 over the whole year. Of the increase, £15 will go towards [...]
Music Feeds festival to fight food poverty following £1m Co-op donation January 8, 2021 Co-op has organised a digital music festival in a bid to “turn up the volume” on the fight against food poverty, also donating £1m to charities. The two-day festival Music Feeds, co-organised by CEverybody Belongs Here, will see a third of net profits being donated to FareShare, helping provide 2.5m meals to those in need. [...]
CMA to investigate Google over anti-competitive ‘Sandbox’ behaviour January 8, 2021 The competition watchdog has launched an investigation into alleged anti-competitive behaviour following proposed changes to its so-called ‘Privacy Sandbox’. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) probe was launched following a string of complaints, including from the Marketers for an Open Web group, which argue Google is abusing its market power. “Google’s Privacy Sandbox proposals will [...]
