Which south London pubs are serving pints this weekend? A non-exhaustive list May 22, 2020 The pint. The perfect measure; not too big, not too small. And now available in takeaway milk cartons in a host of pubs across south London. Here’s City A.M.’s very much non-exhaustive list of pubs south of the river that will allow you to have something cold, fizzy and poured by somebody else over this [...]
With the Lockdown continuing globally, online technology is saving the day April 28, 2020 Price Watch The crypto market has had a yet another positive week and at the time of writing, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at US$7,725.05 / GB£6,230.63; Ethereum (ETH) is at US$196.19 / GB£158.10; Ripple (XRP) is at US$0.1977 / GB£0.1589; Binance (BNB) is at US$16.37 / GB£13.16 and Cardano (ADA) is significantly up by circa [...]
Brent crude falls below $20 as extreme volatility rattles oil prices April 21, 2020 The price of worldwide oil benchmark Brent crude dropped below $20 for the first time in 18 years this morning after extreme volatility battered global oil markets. A mid-morning plunge sent Brent down to nearly $18, before the commodity recovered to stand 24 per cent down on the day at exactly $20. The fall weighed [...]
Apple unveils second generation version of budget iPhone SE April 15, 2020 Apple today unveiled the second generation model of its budget iPhone SE as the tech giant looks to tap into demand for more affordable smartphones. The new iPhone SE resembles the design of the iPhone 7 launched in 2016, with a smaller 4.7-inch retina display and the traditional Touch ID fingerprint sensor, rather than facial [...]
Coronavirus: Quiz reopens online store and distribution centre April 15, 2020 Fashion retailer Quiz is the latest brand to resume online trading after shutting its warehouse last month over coronavirus safety concerns. Shares in the company jumped more than 13 per cent as it announced this morning that it has reopened its online store and distribution centre, but can only offer standard delivery. Quiz said it [...]
Asos shares soar as retailer orders £200m equity raise April 7, 2020 Shares in Asos rose by a third today after the fashion retailer announced a bumper share sale in a bid to shore up its finances during the coronavirus crisis. Asos unveiled plans for a placing of up to 18.8 per cent of issued share capital to protect against a “prolonged downturn” caused by the pandemic. [...]
Britain’s biggest banks warn coronavirus pandemic will hit income March 17, 2020 Some of the largest banks in Britain have warned the coronavirus pandemic will hit their already under-pressure earnings, with a decline in economic activity eating into fee income. Lloyds will delay part of a £3bn technology investment programme in response to the coronavirus pandemic to maintain its capital levels, its chief executive said today, as [...]
FTSE 100 crashes 10.9 per cent in worst one-day fall since 1987 March 12, 2020 The FTSE 100 suffered its second biggest one day fall in the history of the index, and the worst day since 1987, as it closed down 10.87 per cent. London’s blue-chip index plunged 639 points to close at 5,237 points, as global stocks suffered yet another meltdown after Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on [...]
Coronavirus crisis wipes £59bn off FTSE 100 March 6, 2020 Coronavirus wiped £59bn off the FTSE 100 today to cap off another week of stock market turmoil. The blue-chip stock index sank by 3.6 per cent, or 242.88 points, to finish the week on 6,462.55 points – its lowest since July 2016. Meanwhile, the FTSE 250 was down 2.98 per cent, or 576.62 points to [...]
Union slams Amazon over ‘hellish’ warehouse conditions February 18, 2020 More than 600 serious injuries or near misses have been logged at Amazon warehouses in the past three years, according to the latest figures from GMB Union. Between 2016/17 and 2018/19 a total of 622 reports have been made from Amazon warehouses to the Health and Safety Executive, the union said as it called for [...]