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Market insights: Five forces impacting FTSE 100 today Markets Asian markets stumbled while China celebrated its exit from deflation with rising consumer prices. Bitcoin briefly soared to $70,000, attracting global attention. Investors are now closely monitoring the UK GDP and U.S. inflation reports, pivotal factors influencing global economic trends.
Mission: Nutrition brand backed by Jake Humphrey and Michael Vaughan seeking extra investment Investment A nutrition brand backed by the likes of Jake Humphrey and Michael Vaughan is seeking to raise an extra £1.5m as it eyes turning a profit for the first time in 2026.
Hello Fresh whacked with £140k fine over millions of spam emails January 12, 2024 Hello Fresh has been whacked with a £140k fine for a campaign of 79 million spam emails and one million spam texts over a seven-month period.
London fintech Kennek raises £10m in seed funding for lending software October 10, 2023 London-based fintech Kennek has raised $12.5m (£10.3m) in a seed funding round led by HV Capital, the backer of Hello Fresh, Depop and Flixbus. The funds will allow Kennek, a software developer that provides a single platform for alternative lenders, to build on its home market and plans for expansion into the EU. Co-founder Xavier [...]
Shack up or ship out – why London’s rental market is no place for singles May 23, 2023 London’s notoriously cut-throat rental market has long lured couples into cohabitation in desperate efforts to save costs as opposed to it being the next natural step in the relationship. However, over the past 12 months a cocktail of shrinking supply and rising rents has made trying to find a home or even a room in [...]
HelloFresh remains cautiously optimistic for year as it passes price hikes onto customers August 15, 2022 HelloFresh this morning said it was “cautiously optimistic” about the second half of the year as the company grapples with soaring prices. For the second quarter, the meal kit maker confirmed its previously-released figures, which showed that revenue for the three-month period rose to €1.96bn from €1.56bn. Hellofresh topped expectations, delivering 557.1m meals in the [...]
Tech Weekly: Tech Nation CEO on UK fintech success, and Klarna focus on profits May 27, 2022 Today City A.M. reporter Charlie Conchie talks to Tech Nation CEO Gerard Grech for a chat about the company’s Impact Report, which assesses how it has helped shape leading tech firms. They also discuss the UK’s place as a fintech hub, and the potential slowdown of VC investment in fintech later this year. He also [...]
Tech Weekly: Matt Hancock on crypto ambitions and lockdown decisions May 6, 2022 This week City A.M. reporters Lily Russell-Jones and Charlie Conchie sit down with Conservative MP and former Health Secretary Matt Hancock. They chat about his outspoken views on crypto, regulation, and the need for accessibiity when it comes to crypto investing; go through his post-Cabinet ambitions; and unpick his decision-making at the height of the [...]
Hello Meta: Zuckerberg announces Facebook’s new name October 28, 2021 Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced in his keynote address that the company starting today will be called Meta. “Facebook is one of the most used products in the history of the world and it’s an iconic social media brand but increasingly it just doesn’t encompass everything that we do,” Zuckerberg said. “I want to [...]