Watch: Boris Johnson invokes Sir Winston Churchill during historic address to Ukraine’s Parliament: ‘This is your finest hour’ May 3, 2022 Boris Johnson invoked Sir Winston Churchill in an historic address to Ukraine’s Parliament, saying it was the country’s “finest hour” as it battled Russia”. Addressing members of the Verkhovna Rada, as well as president Vlodymyr Zelensky, the Prime Minister saluted Ukraine’s “courage with which you are meeting” the war being waged by Moscow. Praising the [...]
Johnson throws weight behind Arm IPO charm offensive May 3, 2022 Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind attempts to woo British chipmaker Arm into floating in London, as parent company SoftBank looks set for a New York listing.
Thomson Reuters ups forecasts despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainties May 3, 2022 Thomson Reuters raised its 2022 forecast after beating first-quarter expectations and warning of the ongoing economic woes.
eToro adds UMA and API3 to take platform’s total digital assets to 64 May 3, 2022 Social investing network eToro today added two new cryptocurrency tokens to its investment platform - UMA and API3.
US financial regulator expands crypto team amid crackdown May 3, 2022 The US financial regulator is increasing oversight of digital assets by adding 20 officials to a team dedicated to policing crypto markets.
Grant Thornton strikes deal to offer crypto-recovery services May 3, 2022 Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has joined forces with a trio of other firms with a view to offering crypto recovery services. The accountancy firm struck a deal with two London law firms and a New York investment manager, to help clients recover stolen crypto assets. The deal comes on the back of a sharp rise [...]
Dogecoin Google searches peaked on Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase May 3, 2022 Online searches for 'Buy Dogecoin' shot up by almost 400 per cent worldwide on the same day Elon Musk - one of the altcoin's biggest evangelists - bought social media platform Twitter.
Cazoo remains ‘laser focused’ on long-term objectives despite macroeconomic headwinds, says boss May 3, 2022 Cazoo remains “laser focused” on long-term strategy despite ongoing macroeconomic headwinds, its chief executive Alex Chesterman said today. The online car retailer announced that quarterly revenues soared 159 per cent, less than a month after the online car retailer posted profits worth £25m for the year ended 31 December. In the first three months of [...]
UK construction headed for a drastic slowdown, warns trade association May 3, 2022 Construction activity is headed for a drastic slowdown, according to a top UK trade association, as geopolitical pressures weigh on British builders. Inflationary headwinds, labour shortages and supply chain disruptions have scuppered growth in the sector, with construction forecast to eek out 2.8 per cent growth in output – a stretch away from the 4.3 [...]
Airlines UK boss Tim Alderslade warns aviation’s recruitment problems are here to stay May 3, 2022 The aviation sector’s ongoing difficulties to recruit more staff are here to stay, according to Airlines UK’s chief executive Tim Alderslade. “There’s a huge number of challenges [to overcome in the industry] and labour will be a real issue moving forward, and not just in the short term,” he said today while speaking at Advantage Travel [...]
