British businesses brace for profit squeeze as inflation bites April 19, 2022 UK businesses are braced for a profit squeeze amid spiralling operating costs, fresh analysis has revealed.
BNY Mellon disappoints as first quarter revenue slides by a fifth April 18, 2022 US investment bank BNY Mellon reported net profits of $765m in the first quarter, down by 18 per cent compared to the same period last year.
Ukraine war leading to long-term consequences for aviation, says Emirates’ Sir Tim Clark April 18, 2022 The Ukraine war and the consequent exclusion of Russia from the global economy will have long-term consequences for global aviation, said Emirates’ boss Sir Tim Clark. “This [war] will have major manifestations of perhaps disadvantage for both sides. And this will have an impact on the industry,” he told the BBC today. Clark said Emirates was [...]
Easter Reads part two: the best in our opinion pages on politics, the economy and Ukraine April 18, 2022 The much debated Online Safety Bill was introduced on March 17. It means US tech giants finally have a set of standards to adhere to, to safeguard online communities. The piece of legislation, however, is a behemoth bill of confusion, writes Leah Montebello. It’s not clear yet what content counts as “harmful”, and who should [...]
Ukrainians increasingly confident Zelensky is beating Putin as thousands of refugees make plans to return home April 18, 2022 Many Ukrainians who fled their country in recent weeks are increasingly confident the Russian Army is losing the war. A new poll in the Netherlands among refugees in the Benelux countries showed this Easter weekend that over half believe it is safe to return home to Kyiv as well as north, west and central Ukraine. [...]
Zelensky urges US counterpart Biden to visit Ukrainian capital April 18, 2022 President Zelensky has urged his US counterpart Joe Biden to visit Ukraine to see how war has hit Kyiv on the ground. The White House is reportedly mulling the decision to send over a senior official to the Ukrainian capital, with defence secretary Lloyd Austin and secretary of state Anthony Blinked thought to be frontrunners. [...]
Moscow recruiters race to find more soldiers for Russian Army as tense Kremlin scrambles to replace mounting losses in Ukraine April 18, 2022 Tens of thousands of vacancies are currently inviting Russians to sign up to join their country’s army, with double pay offered to those willing to serve in Ukraine. The Russian employment agency HeadHunter offered 3,000 military vacancies in the last few weeks, three times as many as in the whole of 2019, while its rival [...]
Next snaps up JoJo Maman Bebe April 17, 2022 Next and a group of finance firms have snapped up JoJo Maman Bebe in a push for the baby goods retailer.
Yes, Putin genuinely believes Russia is winning war in Ukraine, says Austria’s leader after tea at the Kremlin April 17, 2022 Vladimir Putin is genuinely convinced he is winning the war in Ukraine as the Russian president is “in his own war logic” over Ukraine, Austria’s chancellor said after a visit to the Kremlin. Karl Nehammer told NBC in an interview that he thinks Mr Putin believes he is winning the war. The politician was the [...]
Currency.com faces Russian cyberattack hours after exit April 17, 2022 Crypto firm Currency.com faced a Russian cyber attack just hours after leaving the market following the Ukraine invasion.