Eurozone GDP fell as lockdown restrictions tightened ahead of Christmas February 16, 2021 Eurozone GDP fell as lockdown restrictions tightened ahead of CHristmas
Brothers in qualms: Goldman and Clifford Chance City bros charged with insider dealing and fraud February 16, 2021 Two brothers, one working for Goldman Sachs and the other for Clifford Chance, have been charged with insider dealing and fraud offences. Following an investigation, city watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has commenced criminal proceedings against Mohammed and Suhail Zina. The proceedings relate to six offences of insider dealing, and three offences of fraud [...]
The Government risks undermining the vaccine strategy with endless speculation and a charge towards Covid-Zero February 16, 2021 Boris Johnson is an optimist – a feature that has not always served him well throughout this pandemic. The litany of slipping timelines in 2020, from school openings to the First World War ‘over by Christmas’ tribute act, hasn’t given the public great confidence in Government announcements. But, with a vaccine being rolled out at [...]
Breaking: Bitcoin smashes through $50,000 February 16, 2021 BREAKING NEWS: Bitcoin value surges above $50,000.
Booze subscription service Virgin Wines to list on AIM in £100m move February 16, 2021 Booze subscription service Virgin Wines to list on AIM in £100m move
Copper touches highest levels since 2012 as metals rally continues February 16, 2021 Copper prices hit their highest levels in nearly a decade today as Chinese demand and the global economic recovery extended the red metal’s rally. For the third session in a row London Metal Exchange copper hit fresh multi-year peaks, having rallied by 93 per cent since last March. LME copper pushed up 0.3 per cent to $8,416.50 [...]
Coventry launches bid for battery ‘gigafactory’ at airport February 16, 2021 Coventry City Council has joined forces with the local airport to develop plans for a battery gigafactory which could create up to 4,000 new jobs. The joint venture partners will submit a planning application for the project, which they said could bring in £2bn in investment, later this year. West Midlands Mayor Andy Street said [...]
Sadiq Khan proposes to invest over £1b in city policing with new cash injection February 16, 2021 London Mayor Sadiq Khan plans to boost police investment with an additional £30m, taking the total to over £1b in the next four years, to ensure over a thousand Met officers keep their jobs. The mayor said he will divert funds from council tax and business rates receipts from local authorities to policing, ahead of [...]
EU Brexit chief Maros Sefcovic says Northern Ireland issues to be fixed by 24 February February 16, 2021 European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic has told Irish lawmakers today that he wants Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit issues solved next week. Sefcovic, who is in charge of UK-EU relations for Brussels, said he wanted the border problems solved by the end of his meeting with Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove on 24 February. He also [...]
Proposals to help self-employed and directors backed by cross-party MPs February 16, 2021 The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) chairman has said the government needs to act to help the businesses that fell through the gaps in business support requirements. In response to the Treasury Committee’s Economic Impact of Coronavirus inquiry update this morning, FSB chairman Mike Cherry said: “The government urgently needs to come forward with a [...]
