EU braces for supply shortages amid growing doubts over Nord Stream gas flows July 19, 2022 The executive arm of the European Union has raised the prospect of supply shortages this winter, revealing it does not expect NS1 to come back online.
Clifford Chance partners see pay packets surge to record highs of more than £2m July 19, 2022 Partners at Clifford Chance are set to see their pay packets surge to £2m for the first time in the law firm’s history after the Magic Circle law firm revenues surged by 8 per cent to highs of £1.97bn. Clifford Chance’s equity partners will take home a record £2.04m this year after the law firm’s [...]
Kremlin’s grip on Kyiv: Chaos and mass exodus at Ukrainian security services as Zelensky fires dozens of officials for treason July 19, 2022 Only a day after two senior Ukrainian officials were dismissed over allegations that their agencies harboured “collaborators and traitors”, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has expanded the shakeup of his security services on Monday by suspending 28 more officials. In his nightly video address, Zelensky said a “personnel audit” of the Security Service of Ukraine [...]
Lawyers circle London Metal Exchange after nickel market meltdown July 19, 2022 London Metal Exchange is preparing to fend off a bevy of legal challenges from the US after it sensationally halted nickel trading earlier this year.
Ukraine’s President Zelensky slams Canada’s decision to send wind turbine for Russian pipeline July 18, 2022 Ukraine's President Voldomyr Zelensky has criticised Canada's decision to deliver a wind turbine to Gazprom for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
Mordaunt’s boss Trevelyan launches merciless attack on Tory leadership hopeful: ‘Others picked up the pieces’ July 18, 2022 Tory leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt, currently one of the favourites to win the contest, received some harsh criticism this morning from within her own party. In fact, from her boss. Mordaunt missed key meetings in her role as a Government minister in order to plot her leadership campaign, her departmental boss has claimed. The trade [...]
What a new world order might mean for the global economy July 18, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened fault lines between nations which will affect trade relations and investment for years to come. The war in Ukraine is already having a significant effect on inflation and activity in the world economy as commodity prices have soared and supply chains have been disrupted. Inflation in the G7 was [...]
H&M to wind down business in Russia after reopening stores to get rid of clothes July 18, 2022 The world’s second-largest fashion retailer H&M has said it will start winding down business in Russia, citing “the unpredictability of the future.” The Swedish clothing chain also blamed “current operational problems,” after it suspended sales in the country on 2 March. It is the latest firm to confirm a more permanent withdrawal of business in [...]
Boeing trims airline market forecasts July 17, 2022 US AIRPLANE maker Boeing has trimmed its projected industrywide demand for airplanes over the next 20 years, but said it expects deliveries to be stable excluding the Russian market. Boeing projects airlines worldwide will need 41,170 new airplanes over 20 years with half of the deliveries for replacement aircraft, and with single-aisle aircraft accounting for [...]
Jubilant Kremlin held ‘big party’ when Boris Johnson resigned as Putin expects to break West’s resolve this winter July 16, 2022 RUSSIAN government officials held a party in the Kremlin in Moscow to celebrate the resignation of Boris Johnson, it has been claimed. “What I can tell you is that there was a big party in the Kremlin, when Boris Johnson resigned,” Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko said. “It was in all Russian propaganda, it was said [...]