London Stock Exchange Group shares tumble as broker raises questions over revenue growth April 12, 2022 Shares in the London Stock Exchange Group have plunged this morning as a top broker raised questions over the firm’s long term revenue growth.
Crypto markets still slipping under pressure from worsening inflation April 12, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has since returned above $40k, but it’s still down around five per cent over the past 24 hours and 15 per cent over the week.
Brits face 12-month travel disruption following staff shortages April 12, 2022 Brits need to brace up to 12 month of travel disruption as a result of ongoing staff shortages, industry experts said. According to Kully Sandhu, Aviation Recruitment Network’s managing director, recovering from the current climate of airlines’ cancellations and airports’ disruption will take “at least the next 12 months.” Covid and the impact of Brexit [...]
EU watchdog approves foreign takeover of British firm Meggitt April 12, 2022 Brussels has given its blessing to a £6.3bn takeover of British defence company Meggitt by a US buyer.
1 Minute Market Rundown – 12th April 2022 April 12, 2022 Russia – UkraineNew Week, Same StoryCrypto SofterUS CPI in Focus It may be a new week but it certainly feels like the same story. Following FED member Brainard’s hawkish comments last week, markets continue to reprice in an incredibly hawkish FED. The current landscape seems quite straightforward: yields higher, risk markets lower and the USD [...]
Bristol e-scooter scheme may be shelved over firm’s Russian investors April 12, 2022 An e-scooter scheme in Bristol may be pulled because the company that operates it has investors with “dubious” ties to Russia. The West of England mayor Dan Norris met the chief executive of £1bn-valued Swedish firm Voi Technology this week, as he vowed to ensure the region is “not linked” with Moscow. Norris said “Voi [...]
Sky launches discount broadband following Ofcom pressure April 12, 2022 Sky is the one of the latest broadband providers to launch a discounted rates for low-income customers, following ongoing pressure from Ofcom.
Nokia exits Russian market following Ericsson’s lead April 12, 2022 Nokia has announced it will be going one step further than its rival Ericsson and will fully pull out of the Russian market.
Letters: Oh Lords, grant us privacy April 12, 2022 [Re: House of Lords report into facial recognition, March 31] The House of Lords’ new report on “New Technologies and the application of the law” addresses the privacy concerns on the use of live facial recognition (LFR). This comes as no surprise given the continual backlash against the software, which has the potential to infringe [...]
Chief of PageGroup recruitment firm reveals plans to step down after 16 years at the helm April 12, 2022 The chief executive of PageGroup recruitment firm has revealed plans to to step down after 16 years at the helm. The announcement was made after the company had record results in the first quarter of the year, with almost £260m in gross profit, up more than 40 per cent on 2021. Making the announcement about [...]
