WandaVision Episode 8 review: S1E8 revels in last week’s reveal February 26, 2021 If you’ve been watching WandaVision every week (and if you haven’t, why are you reading this?), you’ll have been humming a certain theme tune for the past week. Yep, it was Agatha All Along! Or was it? Following the jaw-dropping twist last week that kindly neighbour Agnes (Kathryn Hahn) was in fact a powerful witch [...]
Construction firm Kier set for £150m equity raise and division sale – report February 26, 2021 Construction firm Kier is reportedly finalising plans for an £150m equity raise and the sale of one of its divisions in a bid to fix its balance sheet. Sky News reported that the FTSE 250 firm was planning to announce the raise alongside its half year results in April. It is also putting the finishing [...]
Back of the net: Beckham-backed cannabis company scores soaring market debut February 26, 2021 UK-based Cellular Goods, a cannabis company backed by David Beckham, has seen its stock price soar on its first day trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The company’s share price rocketed 310 per cent in early trading, continuing the trend of cannabis-related companies listing on the stock market in the UK and then soaring [...]
Rise in SUVs and car usage hinders net zero targets, spending watchdog says February 26, 2021 An aversion to public transport, made worse due to the pandemic means the UK will have even further to go to reach its net zero emission targets, data from the National Audit Office (NAO) today has shown. The NAO report revealed transport is the UK’s largest contributor to carbon emissions, with cars being the primary [...]
City A.M. TV: Daily Market Snapshot (video) February 26, 2021 There was a sharp shift in tone in markets yesterday, with the back-up in bond yields causing significant disruption in the equity market. Of note, that disruption spread beyond the tech and growth sectors – with weakness in all 11 S&P500 sectors, all 24 S&P500 industry groups, and all the key US headline equity indices [...]
Coronavirus: 40-49 year olds next to be offered Covid vaccine February 26, 2021 People aged 40-49 will be the next group to be prioritised for coronavirus vaccine, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has today announced. For phase two of the programme, some had argued that vaccines should be offered on the basis of how much risk different occupations faced. But the body, which advises the [...]
Most affordable London boroughs for house hunters revealed February 26, 2021 The most affordable areas to buy a property in London have been revealed, with outer south and east boroughs dominating the list. Bromley is the most affordable London borough for potential buyers, although its house prices earnings ratio of 6.7 is still higher than most local authorities across Britain. Neighbouring south-east London boroughs Bexley and [...]
The state of the state of Ethereum February 26, 2021 Last week saw record transaction costs on Ethereum, peaking at around $7,000,000 per hour in fees.
France announces new regional lockdowns February 26, 2021 The French government has placed Dunkirk and Nice under weekend lockdowns, and Paris may soon follow suit. French health minister Olivier Véran announced on Wednesday a new lockdown in the city of Dunkirk and the Hauts de Flandres region for the next to weekends. The decision was made alongside local officials due to the “worrying [...]
Will pressure on Chinese tech firms spark renewed interest in value stocks? February 26, 2021 The flotation of Ant Group in December last year was supposed to be a landmark event. The initial public offering (IPO) was set to raise $37 billion, valuing Ant at over $313 billion and making it the biggest IPO ever. It was due to list in Hong Kong and Shanghai, rather than having a US [...]
