Crypto AM Summit and Awards: Nomination entries close at 11pm tonight! September 22, 2023 There are only 18 days to go until the start of the Crypto AM Summit and Awards, and just one day left to submit entries.
4,000 more UK jobs predicted with expansion of firm behind Harry Potter, Warner Bros Studios Leavesden September 22, 2023 Warner Bros Studios Leavesden (WBSL), the firm behind the Harry Potter film franchise, is to undergo a significant expansion in a boost for the UK film and TV industry. Entertainment company Warner Bros Discovery said WBSL will be expanded with 10 new sound stages and an additional 400,000 sq ft (37,000 sq metres) of production [...]
Lettuce remember: One year on from Liz Truss’ disastrous mini-budget September 22, 2023 One year on from the mini-budget, City A.M. takes a look at the fallout and asks whether Truss still has the ability to influence the Conservative Party going forward.
Crypto AM Summit and Awards – 19 days to go September 21, 2023 There are only 19 days to go until the start of the Crypto AM Summit and Awards, and just one day left to submit entries.
Inside story: How Cavendish became the City’s newest bank September 21, 2023 In late January, two bankers sat across from each other at the 57-year-old Chelsea haunt La Famiglia for a tete-a-tete over wine and dinner. The traditional Tuscan eatery is something of a hotspot for celebs and off-duty City types – a pre-sanctions Roman Abrahamovic even used to entertain Jose Mourinho there over a bowl of [...]
Mark Kleinman: The must-read column September 21, 2023 Mark Kleinman gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City A.M. column: this week on the CBI's latest travails, a two-horse race at Co-operative Bank and a search for a charity chair
Crypto AM Summit and Awards – 20 days to go September 20, 2023 There are only 20 days to go until the start of the Crypto AM Summit and Awards, and just two days left to submit entries.
Dunelm: ‘Value’ offer leads to record revenue amid cost of living crunch September 20, 2023 Dunelm posted record sales of £1.64bn, in its preliminary results, rising up 5.5 per cent from last year's figures, as the homeware retailer was bolstered by cost reductions.
The Notebook: Neil Bennett on why the ONS needs a shake-up, why the CBI’s future is shaky once more, and a new history of the Barclay Brothers September 20, 2023 The ONS is in need of a shake-up When I became a CEO some 13 years ago, I was taught one rule very quickly; hit your forecasts. Boards and bosses can be quite forgiving on many fronts, but if you don’t deliver the numbers without a really good reason, it quickly becomes a career terminating [...]
Post Office scandal: £600,000 compensation offer ‘gun to head’ for victims, MP claims September 19, 2023 An MP has criticised the offer of £600,000 compensation for every Post Office worker who has had their wrongful Horizon conviction overturned, claiming it is “a gun to their head”. The government announced on Monday that every post office operator who was caught up in the Horizon IT scandal and wrongfully convicted will receive £600,000 [...]