Maldives for a Triple win under Purton January 25, 2022 FORTUNE looks to have favoured the David Hall-trained MALDIVES, who has landed the plum inside draw in the competitive Conduit Handicap (2.15pm) over the extended mile at Happy Valley today. Racing is once again on the dreaded ‘C +3’ track, measuring only just over 19 metres wide and leaving little room for jockeys to manoeuvre when they [...]
Johnson & Johnson expects vaccine sales to jump to $3.5bn, as analysts caution competition January 25, 2022 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) expects sales of its Covid-19 vaccine to jump more than 45 per cent, pulling $3.5bn into the consumer goods giant. The vaccine maker secured $2.39bn worth of sales for its Covid-19 jab in 2021, falling short of its own target of $2.5bn following faltering demand and manufacturing hang-ups. J&J’s revenue forecast [...]
Oil prices rebound as fears of Russia invading Ukraine rise January 25, 2022 Oil prices have recovered amid growing fears of Russian invading Ukraine and a consequent tightening in supplies.
JP Morgan snaps up stake in Greek fintech Viva Wallet January 25, 2022 JP Morgan has snapped a 49 per cent stake in Athens-based payments fintech Viva Wallet, the firm announced today.
Biden his time: What can the US President do to contain rising oil prices ahead of the mid-terms? January 25, 2022 As inflation, interest rates and Covid-19 mortalities rise in the US the only thing that appears to be sliding is President Joe Biden’s poll numbers.
Former IAG boss Wille Walsh condemns Airbus-Qatar Airways row January 25, 2022 Willie Walsh, former boss of British Airways’ owner IAG and now at the helm of the International Air Transport Association, has condemned the ongoing row between Airbus and Qatar Airways. Weighing in on Airbus’s decision to revoke Qatar Airways’ order of 50 A321 planes, Walsh said it was a “new and worrying development,” telling Reuters [...]
High Court blocks barrister’s appeal against six-month suspension for making lewd comments to woman on mini-pupillage January 25, 2022 The High Court has rejected an appeal put forward by a criminal barrister from Manchester against a decision to suspend him from practice for six months for making inappropriate comments to a woman he had brought into his office on work experience. Criminal barrister Michael Kearney was suspended from practice for six months, in March [...]
Flexibility is king: Over half of Brits considering ditching their job in the next year January 25, 2022 More than half of Brits are considering changing their jobs within the next 12 months, according to new research shared exclusively with City A.M. The pandemic has shifted many workers’ priorities over the past two years, with talk of the so-called ‘great resignation’ and a four-day work week climbing corporate agendas. A heightened interest in [...]
DS 9 E-Tense review: French fancy January 25, 2022 Germany dominates the premium car sector, but France wants a piece of the action. Richard Aucock drives the luxurious new DS 9.
Transition to net-zero to cost $9 trillion each year January 25, 2022 The world would have to spend over $9 trillion a year to reach net-zero targets, reveals a fresh study released today. Total spending on weaning the global economy off carbon-intensive production processes by 2050 would reach $275 trillion, according to consultancy McKinsey and Company. The new findings underline the scale of the cost burden the [...]
