Ghostbusters Frozen Empire is a step backwards for the franchise March 28, 2024 In 2021, Ghostbusters Afterlife became a Pandemic hit that revived the 40-year-old franchise with a sentimental adventure following the family of the late Ghostbuster Egon Spengler. The sequel takes the action back to New York, with the Spengler family now part of a wider Ghostbusters network run by Winston Zedemore (Ernie Hudson). A rocky family [...]
Mark Kleinman: This week’s must-read column March 28, 2024 Sky News’ City Editor Mark Kleinman writes a weekly column for City A.M., this week on the planned football regulator and NatWest’s new leadership team They think it’s all over – it isn’t yet, not by a long way. With apologies to the late Kenneth Wolstenholme, the legislation published by the government last week to [...]
‘Hideous, extreme greed’: Why disasters keep happening at Boeing March 28, 2024 Its share price is down, regulators are investigating, airlines are unhappy and its CEO is stepping down. Can Boeing survive the crisis?
Struggling NHS is pushing people to go private, but is the UK ready for private healthcare? March 28, 2024 The private healthcare industry is booming, and with the fallout of the NHS pushing people into the private sector, there is no sign of this trend slowing down anytime soon.
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Blue sky thinking March 28, 2024 City A.M.'s stand against corporate jargon this week takes aim at blue sky thinking, domain of self-help gurus who we'd rather see on Mars.
E.coli, sewage and leaks: Water firms must get their sh*t together March 28, 2024 Few people want to be thrown into the River Thames, bar perhaps two – the winning coxes of the Oxford-Cambridge boat race. It has been tradition for the very vocal brains of the operation for the winning boat to be hoyed unceremoniously into the water. Except this year, charities have urged whoever wins to remain [...]
Why the BBC must stay publicly funded March 28, 2024 The licence fee needs to change, but only taxpayer funding can ensure a distinctively British voice in domestic and global media, says Will Cooling Ronald Reagan once joked that the scariest words in the (American) English language were “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help”. It increasingly feels like the modern British version [...]
Natwest boss drops third of executive committee after government slashes stake March 27, 2024 New Natwest boss Paul Thwaite, who formally became chief of the bank in Febraury, has restructured the group's management team.
Social impact 101 With Clearwater International: Supporting Disadvantaged Young People With Financial Education March 27, 2024 Welcome to the Social Impact 101 series by EVERFI from Blackbaud, where businesses and their leaders across the UK – and overseas – talk about how their social impact programmes are supporting overall business objectives and making a positive difference to the lives of young people all over the UK, and beyond… Each edition of [...]
ENRC: Court refuses SFO bid to appeal rulings in legal battle with Kazakh mining firm March 27, 2024 The Commercial Court rejected the UK anti-fraud agency’s application to appeal two recent decisions in the long-running ENRC litigation. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been involved in the long-running dispute by the Kazakh mining firm Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) after it launched an investigation into it over alleged bribery and corruption back in [...]