Surging tech megacaps power Nasdaq to another peak September 1, 2021 A surge among tech megacaps powered the Nasdaq to another record high during early trading on Wall Street today. The US’s tech-heavy benchmark has since fallen back from its fresh peak, but is still up 0.65 per cent to 15.358.32 points during mid-morning exchanges. The blue-chip S&P 500 jumped 0.18 per cent to 4,531.01 points [...]
Even entertaining a nappy tax exposes No10’s muddled plans for plastic waste and climate change September 1, 2021 When I saw the front page of the Daily Mail over breakfast this morning, I nearly choked on my Shreddies. It’s possible George Eustice did, too, given his department rapidly denied today’s headlines that government is contemplating a levy on disposable nappies. Perhaps someone in Whitehall got the wrong end of the stick. Considering Ministers’ contempt for [...]
Even entertaining a nappy tax exposes No10’s muddled plans for plastic waste and climate change – CityAM : CityAM September 1, 2021 When I saw the front page of the Daily Mail over breakfast this morning, I nearly choked on my Shreddies. It’s possible George Eustice did, too, given his department rapidly denied today’s headlines that government is contemplating a levy on disposable nappies. Perhaps someone in Whitehall got the wrong end of the stick. Considering Ministers’ contempt for [...]
Sliding tech stocks weigh on Wall Street August 31, 2021 US stocks slipped today as poor performances among technology heavyweights weighed heavily on Wall Street’s main benchmarks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 0.10 per cent to 15,250.36 points, led down by losses among Apple, Microsoft and Amazon. The blue-chip S&P 500 and the Dow Jones both inched up, rising 0.02 per cent and 0.08 per cent [...]
Working Lunch: Isabel is as bouji and buzzy as anywhere in Mayfair August 27, 2021 In the decade I have lived in London, I must have walked down Albemarle street a hundred times. And, gun to my head, I would have sworn that Isabel had always been there. Despite opening in 2017, it has the feel of a classic Mayfair restaurant-cum-nightclub, with a neat row of understated outdoor seats giving [...]
How to mix: The Tomatini, AKA the spirit of the South of France August 26, 2021 The story of the Tomatini starts at the Plage de Passable in St Jean Cap Ferrat, the swanky neighborhood next to Nice on the French Riviera. The Plage or beach is just below the home of Arjun Waney, our chairman and founder and it’s where he spent most of his days during July and August [...]
Just Eat to create 1,500 new jobs in Sunderland August 25, 2021 Just Eat has announced it will create more than 1,500 new customer service jobs in Sunderland as part of a £100m investment in the North East. The British food delivery giant said that recruitment for the roles is underway with 300 positions already filled. The multi-million pound investment will fund a 20,000 square meter workspace [...]
Just Eat and ITV set to be booted from FTSE 100, while Morrisons and Meggitt could be added August 25, 2021 Takeaway delivery service company Just Eat Takeaway.com is set to be booted from the FTSE 100 after the index’s watchdog ruled it was a Dutch rather than a British company. FTSE Russell, the global index provider that recommends which listed companies should join or be removed from London’s premier index, ruled that Just Eat should [...]
The award for London’s least hygienic borough to eat goes to… August 21, 2021 Waltham Forest is the most unhygienic London borough in which to eat, according to new research shared with City A.M. this afternoon. The area tops the list as London’s least hygienic borough for food as 13.2 per cent of its businesses received a rating of 2, meaning improvements are necessary, while 1 which means major [...]
US stocks resist following FTSE lower as markets digest Fed minutes and oil rout August 19, 2021 Wall Street resisted the European market rout that sent the FTSE falling today and opened broadly flat today as investors digested news that the US Federal Reserve may tighten monetary policy this year. The S&P 500 edged down to 4,399.90 points, while the Dow Jones slipped to 34,944.70 points. Concerns about a possible earlier than [...]