Lots of luck on moon trip: Biden jibes Musk on ‘super bad feeling’ about economy June 4, 2022 President Joe Biden has scorned Tesla founder Elon Musk after the tech boss cited a “super bad feeling” about the economy amid plans to slash jobs. Speaking on Friday, the US President pointed out that while the electric carmaker said it needed to axe one in 10 jobs, rival Ford was “overwhelmingly” increasing investment. “While [...]
Royal timings: Where and when can I watch the Platinum Jubilee celebrations? June 2, 2022 Here is a rundown of what will happen as the nation pays tribute to the Queen’s 70 years as sovereign during the Platinum Jubilee weekend, and where to watch them on television. Thursday June 2 10am – The Queen’s Birthday Parade – Trooping the Colour – begins. Coverage is on BBC One, presented by Huw [...]
The influencer economy is one step ahead of us and changing again as TikTok stars demand freedom June 2, 2022 Influencers – also known as content creators – have been anticipating what the public likes since the beginning. From blogging in the late ‘90s – showing a new appetite for sharing intimate thoughts in public arenas – to TikTok now – with our thirst for informal, snappy content – influencers started doing it before the [...]
UK competition watchdog launches antitrust probe into BT’s Warner Bros Discovery tie-up June 1, 2022 UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into BT's 50:50 joint venture with US media giant Warner Bros Discovery.
Unacceptable: Airlines slammed for pandemic job cuts as travel crisis rages May 31, 2022 Airports and airlines have been blamed for severely slashing staff roles amid the pandemic, as holidaymakers face lengthy queues and disruption. A government source has told The Times that delays and flight cancellations are “completely unacceptable” as Brits have been warned to expect more chaos ahead of the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday. “The simple fact is [...]
Exclusive: ‘Covid killed more people than all other catastrophes in the past half century,’ says climate sceptic Bjorn Lomborg May 31, 2022 Bjorn Lomborg is President of the Copenhagen Consensus and Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. Below he shares his views on the latest UN climate report in a UK exclusive for City A.M. A new United Nations report has revealed the disturbing news that the number of global disasters has quintupled since 1970 and will increase by [...]
S4 Capital revenue surges as Martin Sorrell confident about digital ad sector despite economic slowdown May 30, 2022 Ad giant S4 Capital posted buoyant gross profit of £171.1m this morning, despite Martin Sorrell’s brainchild battling macroeconomic challenges and accounting delay woes. In results published on Monday for the first quarter, reported revenue was up 70 per cent to £206.8m and gross profit/net revenue up 64.6 per cent to £171.1m. S4 Capital said it [...]
Half term travel bloodbath with endless queues at UK airport, delayed flights and last-minute cancellations May 30, 2022 Tens of thousands more Brits face queues, delays and even cancellations today after what some social media users described as a ‘Sunday from hell’. Half-term holidaymakers who tried to get away over the weekend face delays of up to nearly eight bours with some passengers being told at the very last minute that their flight [...]
Cineworld and Imax shares fly as Tom Cruise’s Top Gun smashes blockbuster opening weekend May 30, 2022 Top Gun had a top weekend, with the blockbuster hit raking in $248m (£196m) worldwide, making it the highest-opening non-superhero movie released since the start of the pandemic.
CVC Capital Partners’ cricket franchise Gujarat Titans win Indian Premier League May 30, 2022 Gujarat Titans, the cricket franchise owned by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, won the Indian Premier League at their first attempt on Sunday. Gujarat beat Rajasthan Royals, who feature big-hitting England batter Jos Buttler, by seven wickets in a final played in front of more than 100,000 fans in Ahmedabad. CVC won a bidding [...]