Italy and Spain ban short selling after record stock sell-off March 13, 2020 Italian and Spanish securities regulators have today implemented a ban on the short selling of more than 100 stocks following record losses yesterday. As a result, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has had to temporarily place a ban on short selling of those stocks on the FTSE. In Spain, the ban affects 69 stocks, including [...]
St Patrick’s Day: London celebrations canned due to coronavirus March 13, 2020 London’s St Patrick’s Day parade has been cancelled after performers dropped out due to mounting fears over the outbreak of coronavirus. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said this morning that key performers were no longer able to take part in the annual Irish celebration. Khan said he was “incredibly disappointed” that the parade – which [...]
Coronavirus: Just Eat and Deliveroo offer contactless delivery March 13, 2020 Food delivery services have launched contactless delivery options to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Takeaway.com, the Dutch company that recently bought Just Eat, and Deliveroo have both committed to providing deliveries without physical contact. Takeaway said the measure is applicable to all restaurants on its platform throughout Europe. Drivers are being instructed to ring the [...]
Saga suspends cruises in £15m coronavirus blow March 13, 2020 British travel group Saga today suspended cruises until the start of May over the escalating coronavirus outbreak, at a cost of between £10m and £15m to the company. Saga’s move follows rival Carnival’s decision to suspend all Princess cruise ship voyages for two months. One of its ocean liners, the Diamond Princess, was an early [...]
New builds: Homes on the market in London this week, from flats for West Ham fans to a Bromley mansion March 13, 2020 Hanworth Apartments, Hounslow From £339,000 for a one-bed Jet setters will want to take a look at Hanworth Apartments, the new phase of homes at Barratt London’s High Street Quarter in Hounslow. Its 38 one, two and three-bed apartments are just ten minutes from Heathrow Airport, with prices starting at £339,000 for a one-bed. A [...]
Coronavirus: Asian stocks volatile as outbreak fears spread March 13, 2020 Asian stocks plunged overnight following the biggest US and London stock market drops in decades as global panic over the spread of coronavirus increased. Japan’s Nikkei is down 6.08 per cent this morning, after dropping as much as 10 per cent overnight. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is down 2.82 per cent, after earlier suffering its [...]
We’re going to have to help each other out March 13, 2020 Major events of the kind that come to be seen as era-defining tend, over time, to attract a simple question: “Where were you when you heard it?” The assassination of JFK, the death of Princess Diana and 9/11 are just a few examples, and it’s reasonable to assume that to this list Brits may add [...]
City Moves for 13 March — Who’s witching jobs at Colliers International, First Derivatives and Europa Oil & Gas? March 13, 2020 Today’s City Moves includes Colliers International, First Derivatives and Europa Oil & Gas Colliers International Colliers International has announced the appointment of Andy Tucker as an associate director of its south-east offices. Andy has a wealth of experience in the market, having previously advised clients including Hermes, Aberdeen Standard, Aviva, Columbia Threadneedle, L&G, Arlington and [...]
How to lead your business through a crisis like coronavirus March 13, 2020 Leadership, at every level, is about to be tested in a way in which it has never been tested before. We’re now in uncharted territory in the spread of Covid-19. The first thing to accept is that leading in a crisis is very different from leading in normal times. I learned that the hard way [...]
Trump’s America is heading into twin coronavirus crises March 13, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic has come to America. As of Thursday, there were 1,376 confirmed cases, up from just 221 a week before. As has been the case in every country that has seen an outbreak, calls for the government to act have been growing. And on Wednesday night, it did. In a televised address to [...]
