ITV: Mayfair hedge fund snaps up stake as broadcaster grapples with ‘ad recession’ February 13, 2024 A secretive Mayfair-based hedge fund has snapped up a stake in ITV today as the broadcaster struggles with an "advertising recession" and a sharp slump in its share price.
Year of the Dragon: Top fine-dining Chinese restaurants in London February 12, 2024 From Peking duck carved tableside to steaming hot pot, these Chinese restaurants are the perfect places to cheer in the year of the dragon
Retail: Insolvencies expected to ‘uptick’ as market consolidates amid Superdry and Ted Baker trouble February 12, 2024 Less than two months into 2024 and six UK retailers have already gone bust, with a further two warning they may fall into trouble, as experts warn the market will “continue to see an uptick in insolvencies”. According to figures from Centre of Retail Research, over 400 job roles have been impacted by retailers shutting [...]
School of Hard Knocks lunch raises £100k on proud day for Square Mile February 12, 2024 A major success was hailed last Thursday as the great and good of the City of London and beyond descended on Threadneedle Street’s M Restaurant for the annual School of Hard Knocks Long Lunch. Rugby World Cup winners, international sports players, broadcasters and brokers all played their part in raising over £100,000 for the School [...]
Meet the man who ditched the Tories to drive Labour’s business offensive February 9, 2024 The Conservative party has “trashed” its reputation for “fiscal coherence” and sacrificed its standing as the party of business, a former business adviser to Boris Johnson has claimed.
The Hills of California reminds us to visit gritty, wonderful Blackpool February 8, 2024 The Hills of California is a buzzy new West End play that pays homage to Blackpool, a city more of us should visit
Mark Kleinman: His weekly column on Arrival, the CBI and Rishi’s latest wheeze February 8, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking, He writes a weekly column for City A.M. To travel well, it’s said, is better than to arrive. Try telling that to shareholders in Arrival, the New York-listed (would-be) electric van manufacturer, whose journey hitching a ride since it [...]
12 incredible things to do in London this February February 7, 2024 Things to do in London this February, from the Six Nations to Chinese New Year and Pancake Day
A ski holiday in Verbier, where Prince Harry practises his backflips February 7, 2024 A-Listers like Madonna and Diana Ross party in Verbier - Justine Gosling touched down to ski in the paths of legends
House prices rise for fourth month in a row as 2024 starts with a bang February 7, 2024 House prices rose by 1.3 per cent in January, marking the fourth monthly rise in a row, according to the latest reading from Halifax.