Shadow business secretary slams ‘ivory tower’ financial regulators as takeover bids cripple UK stock market
Crypto AM Daily in association with Luno October 29, 2021 This week in Bitcoin – A Crypto AM report from Russia With Jason Deane This week I was lucky enough to visit several Bitcoin mining facilities, including my own, in and around the area of the Russian town of Irkutsk, a few hundred miles north of the border with Mongolia. Although I’ve been mining consistently [...]
S&P 500 and the Nasdaq set to fall after Apple and Amazon disappoint October 29, 2021 The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes are expected to feel the repercussions of Apple and Amazon's supply chain woes.
Post-Brexit: Trading with countries further afield could ramp up UK emissions 88 per cent October 29, 2021 Replacing the trade lost between the UK and the EU since 2018 with deal with countries further afield could increase emissions by 88 per cent, new analysis has suggested. The added distance of travel amounts to around 6.5m tonnes of CO2, according to cross-party advocacy group Best for Britain and UK Trade Business – the [...]
Diana’s story is pure cinema – but will it continue to enthrall? October 29, 2021 As the old adage goes, you wait an eternity for a bus to arrive, and four come along at once. The same could be said of cinematic incarnations of Princess Diana: the past decade has seen at least four actresses don flaxen wigs and unwieldy shoulder pads, with Kristen Stewart the latest to cast bashful [...]
Eurozone growth smashes expectations but fuels record inflation October 29, 2021 The Eurozone economy smashed forecasts for growth last quarter, but rapid expansion is pushing inflation to record levels. The economy of the 19 countries sharing the euro expanded by a better than expected 2.2 per cent in the third quarter, its fastest pace in a year and putting it on course to reach its pre-crisis [...]
Khan urges government to make mask wearing mandatory on public transport October 29, 2021 London mayor Sadiq Khan has urged the government to make mask wearing mandatory on public transport, as daily Covid-19 cases average at around 40,000. “The situation with Covid-19 in the capital is so finely balanced that it needs all of us to act together to protect ourselves, our loved ones, the things we enjoy and [...]
Meta Materials’ stock rockets as Facebook reveals new name October 29, 2021 Facebook may have unveiled its new identity at a glitzy event yesterday, but shares of a lesser-known Canadian industrial materials company surged in an apparent case of mistaken identity.
Carlyle charts record earnings on pandemic recovery October 29, 2021 Global investment firm The Carlyle Group yesterday reported its third quarter earnings increased nearly fivefold, fuelled by record assets sales, predominantly from its private equity portfolio. Distributable earnings rose to a record $731m, up from $152m a year earlier. This brought distributable earnings for the year to date to $1.3bn – an increase of 155 [...]
EP: 94 Wetherby, Ascot & Hong Kong October 29, 2021 Wetherby hosts the annual ‘Charlie Hall Chase’ on Saturday, alongside further Grade 2 action with the ‘West Yorkshire Hurdle’ featuring a host of top performers such as Paisley Park and Thomas Darby Ascot also race over the jumps this weekend with both Grade 3 and Listed action for us to look forward to City A.M. [...]
The gold rush for David Bowie’s music copyright October 29, 2021 David Bowie’s estate is in talks to sell his songwriting catalogue for bids of around $200m.
