James Bond film Goldfinger at 60: we take an Aston Martin to the Swiss filming locations December 28, 2024 Goldfinger is the very best Bond film, and there’s no arguing with Adam Bloodworth about it. The lifelong Fleming fan celebrates the film’s 60th by taking an Aston Martin for a spin through Switzerland for City AM The Magazine. Photos by Tobi Stidolph There’s a secret to cracking the reservedness of the Swiss – take [...]
Why the gold price will continue to rally in 2025 December 28, 2024 The untrammelled ascent of bitcoin has occupied the attention of many market watchers of late, with Donald Trump’s election to the White House sending the cryptocurrency – and others like it – on an eye-watering tear. Bitcoin has risen nearly 50 per cent since November 3 – the eve of the US election – while [...]
Starmer condemns Russia’s Christmas Day strikes on Ukraine power grid December 25, 2024 Russia’s “bloody and brutal war machine” has shown no respite “even at Christmas”, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said, as he condemned strikes against Ukraine’s energy grid. Moscow has launched a massive missile barrage on Christmas Day, with the aim of crippling energy infrastructure sites across Ukraine. More than 70 missiles, including ballistic missiles and [...]
Harry Potter’s wizarding world is an authoritarian dystopia December 23, 2024 Secret police, slavery and mass indoctrination of children – Harry Potter’s wizarding world is a greatest hits of repressive regimes, says Sam Fowles Here’s a fun Christmas party game: name your favourite fictional authoritarian state. Is it George Orwell’s “Airstrip 1”? Margaret Atwood’s New England? Or perhaps (whisper it) JK Rowling’s “wizarding world”? It’s better [...]
Behind the Scenes with Lisa O’Rahilly: Ten Trinity Square’s General Manager December 19, 2024 Q: To start, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you ended up at Ten Trinity Square Members Club?Lisa: “The short version! I’m Irish, and I’ve spent over 25 years globe-trotting with Four Seasons, calling three continents home—Australia, the US, Europe—and even spending a few adventurous months in Russia. I [...]
City Minister Tulip Siddiq named in Bangladeshi corruption probe December 19, 2024 The City minister has been named in an investigation into whether her Bangladeshi family embezzled nearly £4bn from energy and major infrastructure deals. Tulip Siddiq, whose ministerial remit includes tackling corruption in financial markets, is accused of having helped broker a deal with Russia for a nuclear power power plant in Bangladesh 11 years ago [...]
Talktalk to axe hundreds of jobs in latest cost-cutting drive December 15, 2024 Talktalk is set to cut hundreds of jobs as it looks to boost its balance sheet after narrowly avoiding collapse earlier this year. The telecoms giant, which had 1,857 employees at the end of February, outlined plans to cut the roles in the “radical” restructuring in an update last week, according to The Telegraph. The [...]
Vince Cable warns against bid by the ‘Czech Sphinx’ for Royal Mail December 15, 2024 Former business secretary Vince Cable has warned the Government not to wave through the sale of the Royal Mail to Czech tycoon Daniel Kretinsky, citing his links to Russia and the high amount of debt involved. Cable was the architect of the privatisation of the postal service in 2013, overseeing a £3.3bn deal which led [...]
FTSE 100 rises as Assad’s overthrow in Syria drives oil prices higher December 9, 2024 The FTSE 100 ticked up on Monday morning as oil prices jumped after rebels overthrew the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the week. Britain’s blue-chip index gained 0.28 per cent to 8,331.88, while the mid-cap FTSE 250, which is more closely aligned with the health of the UK economy, traded mostly flat at 21,047.56. Brent [...]
New technology will help the West rebuild a military industrial base December 5, 2024 Every time you read about wasted government cash, remember they could be spending on keeping us – and the free world – safe, says James Price “Defence is of much more importance than opulence”. This might seem, to the discerning City AM reader, an obvious point. But both in the days when Adam Smith wrote [...]