Google has until 19 December to respond to antitrust lawsuit October 23, 2020 Google has until 19 December to respond to a major antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice earlier this week. A court filing today revealed the date by which the tech giant would have to answer the case that officials have brought. The lawsuit accuses the $1 trillion company of breaking the law [...]
New: Mayor calls on Westminster to reconsider pavement charging plan October 23, 2020 The Mayor of London has called on Westminster City Council to reconsider “short-sighted” plans to charge hospitality businesses thousands of pounds in fees to continue trading outside. The Council is set to charge businesses £7 per square metre of outside space, per day, once the existing ‘al fresco’ scheme comes to an end on October [...]
Betfair: Closing stages of White House race offer plenty of uncertainty October 23, 2020 We are into the closing stretch. Record numbers of Americans have already voted. The final TV debate is done. It’s an opportune moment to recall 2016 – at this point, 11 days out, the Clinton email scandal resurfaced. The story usurped many scandals surrounding Trump and probably cost her the presidency. Come the crunch, the [...]
Canary Islands and Maldives added to quarantine free travel list October 23, 2020 The Canary Islands, the Maldives, Denmark and Mykonos have all been added back on to the UK's travel corridors list, transport secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed.
City of London to provide schoolchildren with free food vouchers over half term October 23, 2020 The City of London Corporation will provide food vouchers for schoolchildren eligible for free school meals over half term. It is the latest local authority to announce the step after the government elected not to make free meals available over the next six months. Other London councils such as Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, and Southwark [...]
Travel corridors: ’50 per cent’ chance of London-New York travel by end of November October 23, 2020 There is a 50:50 chance that a travel corridor between London and New York could be set up before Thanksgiving, Heathrow Airport’s chief executive said today. John Holland-Kaye said that preparations for a trial testing scheme to enable business travel were advancing rapidly. Speaking to the Evening Standard, he said that the national holiday, which [...]
Premiership final: Why I’d love to see resurgent Wasps spoil Exeter’s double dream October 23, 2020 If you had to put your mortgage on a team to win the Premiership final then, based on their entire 2019-20 campaign, it would have to be Exeter. The Chiefs proved that they are the best team in Europe by lifting the Champions Cup last weekend. Completing the double with victory over Wasps in Saturday’s [...]
City sponsors initiative for more diversity in asset management October 23, 2020 A pilot program aiming to boost the number of ethnic minority Londoners in asset management has launched today. Students will be given education and training to prepare them for a career in asset management, earning a Level 2 CISI Fundamentals of Financial Services qualification. The pilot has been led by #Talkaboutblack, a movement to increase [...]
Investors back London’s recovery with £1bn Kensington hotel redevelopment October 23, 2020 The £1bn redevelopment of the Kensington Forum hotel has been given the green light by planning authorities, with the investment signalling a vote of confidence in London’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Queensgate Investments and Rockwell were given the go-ahead for the project, which will boost the number of hotel rooms available and create 62 [...]
FTSE 100 jumps amid strong earnings but US stocks mixed October 23, 2020 The FTSE 100 jumped on the final day of a tough week for markets, as investors found some optimism in company earnings, but US stocks were more mixed. The UK’s main stock index was boosted by upbeat results from lender Barclays (BARC). New stimulus measures from chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday also helped stocks. Read more: [...]
