Crude Awakening: The necessity of oil and gas in the green transition February 15, 2022 Oil and gas have a role to play in the energy mix of developed economies, even as the world transitions to renewable energy sources.
Oil and gas rally as fears of Russia invading Ukraine rise February 14, 2022 Energy commodities have responded resoundingly to reports from Washington that Russia could invade at "any moment".
Letters: Zuckerberg is sinking his ship February 14, 2022 [Re: Meta share price plunge sees investors buy up almost 20 times more shares, Feb 7] Mark Zuckerberg’s Christmas wish for the end of 2021 may have come true, but it has come at the cost of $220bn drop in valuation. The Metaverse might show promise in years to come, but it does not appear [...]
John Lewis turns around losses after Christmas boost February 14, 2022 John Lewis is trading in the green following strong Christmas sales which helped the group recover from heavy losses.
Business of Space on Saturday: Shoebox satellites and a Goldilocks planet February 12, 2022 This weekend: · Shoebox satellites prepare for launch · London scientists spy Goldilocks planet · The first pictures from $10bn James Webb Telescope Defence Science and Technology Laboratory prepares for twin launches Last week’s column explored how miliary interests are boosting an already blossoming industry. As part of the UK’s £1.4bn investment in space defence, [...]
Edwardstone to take home Kingmaker crown in Warwick feature February 10, 2022 THERE is some good racing up at Warwick as well on Saturday with the feature being the Virgin Bet Kingmaker Novices’ Chase (2.05pm). The Grade Two contest sees a rematch between EDWARDSTONE and Third Time Lucki after the pair met earlier in the season in the Henry VIII at Sandown where the former was a dominant 16-length [...]
John Major: Johnson broke lockdown laws and is eroding British democracy February 10, 2022 Boris Johnson broke his own lockdown laws and is eroding trust in British democracy, according to former Prime Minister John Major. Major launched a withering attack on the PM today, saying his response to the partygate scandal made the government “look distinctly shifty” while too often “the truth has been optional” for ministers. Major has long [...]
Time to celebrate: Watches of Switzerland enjoys revenue boost as pandemic conditions ease February 10, 2022 Watches of Switzerland has reported a hefty boost in revenues amid increased demand across UK and US markets.
SMEs need support February 10, 2022 Since April 2020, as the pandemic started to truly bite, we’ve been getting regular feedback from our UK members about the financial outlook of their SME clients through our monthly ACCA UK and Corporate Finance Network SME Recovery Tracker. The data provides an insightful picture of the ups and downs for SMEs. We’ve seen how [...]
Met to contact more than 50 people this week in partygate probe February 9, 2022 The Met police has announced it will begin contacting people believed to have taken part in Downing Street parties as well as reviewing its decision not to investigate a further party in December 2020.