Home transactions up with market for pricey properties booming compared to pre-Covid levels March 22, 2022 Property transactions hit 96,250 last month, with big spenders buying more than before the pandemic. Transactions were up 15 per cent in February, compared to 83,450 in January, according to HMRC’s latest data on home transactions. Total sales for the first two months of the year stand at 179,900, some 18 per cent lower than [...]
Web3 is a triumph of evolution over Web2, and we need to embrace this gift March 22, 2022 Crypto AM's Dr Chris Kacher explains why a spritely Web3 wins on every level in a head-to-head with the lumbering Web2.
Cotton and wheat prices rebound as fears of supply shortages mount March 22, 2022 Cotton price soared to 131.7 cents per pound yesterday - its highest level since June 2011, with robust demand from China.
Bad luck again: Camelot UK hit with £3.15m fine for mobile app failings March 22, 2022 To add to its bout of recent bad luck, National Lottery operator Camelot UK has been whacked with a £3.15m fine by the gambling watchdog for failures linked to its mobile app.
Trevelyan claims Joe Biden now open to post-Brexit UK-US trade deal March 22, 2022 Joe Biden has changed his position and is now open to restart UK-US negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal, according to UK international trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan. The international trade secretary also said the US is preparing to drop its Trump-era tariffs on British steel exports, with an announcement to come as soon as this [...]
Auto Trader snaps up leasing marketplace Autorama for £200m March 22, 2022 Auto Trader announced today it has snapped up Autorama, one of the UK’s largest digital leasing platforms, for £200m. Auto Trader will pay an initial £150m in cash, while an additional £50m will be paid in shares a year after, but vesting over the following two. Subjected to regulatory clearance, the deal will be completed [...]
Johnson aims to ramp up nuclear power in energy independence push March 22, 2022 The Prime Minister met with top nuclear bosses today as government looks to accelerate the rollout of the country’s nuclear projects amid soaring energy costs and the fallout of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Civil Court delays will harm UK businesses, legal experts say March 22, 2022 Legal experts have warned that record long civil court delays will create complications for UK businesses, after new data showed claimants must now face 74 weeks waiting times before their cases are heard. Claimants are being forced to wait for more than a year for their cases to be heard in civil courts, new data [...]
An adventure through glorious, neglected Cuba March 22, 2022 Despite only a brief appearance, the hookah-smoking caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland was a significant character. Between puffs he took the time to answer questions and offer advice to someone quite confused by her environs. In Havana, Cuba, I’ve met a man of a similar disposition. Amid chat, plumes of cigar smoke that were custard [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 22nd March 2022 March 22, 2022 Russia – UkraineYields in focusPowell doubles down on hawkish stanceCrypto finds support You would have been forgiven for thinking central banks had reached peak hawkishness with a war ongoing in Europe. Jerome Powell has decided to make a laughing stock of us all. In a speech yesterday, Powell doubled down and completed a quite incredible [...]
