United Airlines opens door to London-New York travel with free Covid testing October 29, 2020 US carrier United Airlines has today announced the world’s first free transatlantic coronavirus testing trial in a glimmer of hope for the travel industry. Under the scheme, the airline will offer every passenger over the age of two on flights between Newark and London Heathrow a test for the disease. The trial will run between [...]
AB InBev scraps dividend as home drinking pushes up costs October 29, 2020 AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has scrapped its interim dividend as it announced this morning that quarterly profit dipped as the shift to drinking at home increased its costs. The firm, which owns Budweiser and Stella Artois, reported a surprise jump in sales as people drank more at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Overall [...]
London Tories slam Mayor Sadiq Khan over housing pledge and say he’ll miss home completion targets October 29, 2020 New figures reveal less than a third of the homes London's mayor started building in his first term have been completed.
What grassroots use of Bitcoin could mean for liquidity October 29, 2020 The road to the recent announcement from PayPal goes back 10 years. 2010 famously saw the first recorded commercial transaction of Bitcoin when a user spent 10,000 BTC on pizza. Pizza is delicious, but we would all be kicking ourselves for exchanging what is currently worth $130 million on 2 pizzas. This is now celebrated [...]
Exclusive: Transport for London aware of Croydon tram fatigue problem two years before deadly crash October 29, 2020 Transport for London (TfL) officials were told of concerns about driver fatigue on the Croydon tram network two years before a fatal crash which killed seven people – believed to have been caused by a driver falling asleep. An independent audit of the Croydon Tramlink carried out in March 2014 and seen by City A.M. [...]
Credit Suisse profit drops as wealth management fees tumble October 29, 2020 Credit Suisse Group said it would renew dividends and begin a share buyback programme despite posting a 38 per cent drop in net profit for the third quarter as a surge in investment banking failed to offset a slowdown in wealth management. The Swiss banking giant reported a profit of 546 million Swiss francs (£461m) [...]
Spotify dancing on air as premium subscribers revenue beats expectations October 29, 2020 Spotify said the number of paid subscribers signing on for its ad-free music streaming service beat expectations in the third quarter.
Betfair: What the markets look like days out from the US election October 29, 2020 Normally, around one week out from polling day, we would expect to see relatively close convergence between Betfair estimates and polling models. However there is nothing normal about either the Trump era or 2020. The two estimates have never converged during this cycle and the differential is more stark than ever. At odds of 1/2 [...]
Human rights must be included in sustainable investment strategies, says financial agency October 29, 2020 Human rights must form a core part of financial institutions’ sustainable investment strategies, a leading financial body has said. With climate change protests across the globe, there has been a concerted push by various parties for firms to incorporate sustainability considerations into their business models. Sustainable finance is moving into the mainstream with the government [...]
Lloyds profit beats forecasts on pandemic mortgage boom October 29, 2020 Lloyds posted a forecast-beating profit for the third quarter as Britain’s biggest domestic lender cashed in booming demand for mortgages and set aside a smaller amount to cover bad loans. The bank returned to profitability in the three months to September after posting an unexpected loss in the first half. Lloyds reported a pre-tax profit [...]
