LayBuy accelerates UK growth after revenues surge January 27, 2022 Buy now pay later (BNPL) firm LayBuy says it is accelerating its UK expansion plans after reporting a 70 per cent jump in revenues.
EasyJet remains optimistic about 2022, as UK spearheads booking growth January 27, 2022 EasyJet’s chief executive Johan Lundgren has said the airline remains optimistic about 2022, following a recovery in customer confidence. “Customers are more confident in their ability to travel due to our flexible policies,” Lundgren told investors this morning following the company’s first quarter results. In the UK, bookings initially jumped off on 5 January, when [...]
Spotify removes Neil Young tunes following Rogan vaccine row January 27, 2022 In a growing sign that the biggest digital tech platforms are becoming effective publishers, Spotify vows to remove Neil Young following a feud over podcaster Joe Rogan’s false Covid claims. In an open letter to his manager and record label this week, Young demanded that his songs be removed from the streaming platform, after he [...]
Why the travel industry needs to embrace cryptocurrency January 27, 2022 Can the travel industry offer digital nomads an alternative crypto payment option as they further integrate crypto into their lives?
Matt Hancock: Britain will be left in the dust with our tepid attitude to cryptocurrencies January 27, 2022 We were already living in an age of change like no other. Now the pandemic has accelerated that change and Britain must embrace the opportunities it brings, or we will lose out. Most obvious is the Zoom revolution. There have been more rapid changes to the way we work in the past two years than [...]
Young investors plan to go all in on crypto despite crash fears January 27, 2022 Young investors plan to pour more of their savings into digital assets this year despite worries about a crypto market crash. Approximately 56 per cent of investors between the ages of 18 and 34 have plans to increase their holdings in digital assets in 2022 despite many expressing concern about a crypto market crash, according [...]
Bitcoin recovery wobbles as US hints at aggressive interest rate hikes January 27, 2022 The Bitcoin price is down three per cent this morning, as the recovery we’ve seen this week across global financial markets wobbled.
Battle for legal talent continues as even more law firms join the fray January 27, 2022 Major law firms DLA Piper, Duval & Stachenfeld, and Winston & Strawn have all decided to match Milbank in offering salaries of $215,000 (£160,500) a year. Chicago headquartered litigator Winston & Strawn yesterday said it would boost salaries paid out to its newly qualified associates by $10,000 a year, to match Milbank’s offer to new [...]
Diageo sales leap as Guinness maker warns ‘near-term volatility to remain’ January 27, 2022 Guinness maker Diageo toasted to the reopening of hospitality as it reported a leap in half-year sales. In an update on Thursday, the drinks giant reported net sales of £8.0bn, up 15.8 per cent. Its operating profit hit £2.7bn, a jump of 22.5 per cent. Bosses thanked a resilient demand from drinkers at home as [...]
Woodside Petroleum announces withdrawal from Myanmar due to human rights concerns January 27, 2022 Woodside Petroleum will cease operating in Myanmar, citing deteriorating human rights in the country.
