Ukraine: Zelensky pledges push for victory on war anniversary February 24, 2023 The president of Ukraine pledged to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians marked the sombre first anniversary of the Russian invasion that changed their lives. As dawn broke on a day of commemorations and defiance, president Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted that Ukrainians had proven themselves to be “invincible” in what he called [...]
TUI’s summer demand grows as bookings ‘unaffected’ by Ukraine war March 30, 2022 TUI’s demand has grown to 80 per cent of 2019 levels as bookings remain almost “unaffected” by the war in Ukraine, the company said today. Overall summer bookings went up by 2.1 million since February, while in the UK demand grew 14 per cent on pre-Covid levels. Nordic countries and Poland, though, registered “subdued” levels [...]
Government plans to take stake in Sizewell C plant in nuclear push March 27, 2022 The government plans to snap up a 20 per cent stake in a major new nuclear plant in Suffolk as it scrambles to boost the country’s energy security amid soaring energy prices and war in Ukraine.
UK and US block trade of new Russian metals at world’s largest exchanges April 13, 2024 The UK and the US have announced that new aluminium, copper and nickel produced by Russia will no longer be traded at the world’s two largest metal exchanges.
Easyjet cancels 1,700 summer flights amid French air traffic controller strikes July 10, 2023 180,000 holidaymakers have been hit by Easyjet summer flight cancellations this morning, as the airline battles with the ongoing impacts of French Air Traffic Controller (ATC) walk-outs and the war in Ukraine. Around 1,700 departures in July, August and September are set to be grounded, with the majority of flights affected at Gatwick Airport, where [...]
BAE Systems expect another bumper year as Ukraine and Gaza wars boost defence spending May 9, 2024 BAE Systems has maintained its guidance on sales and earnings for the year ahead as conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East rages on.
The Russia–Ukraine war and other geopolitical risks April 5, 2022 The war in Ukraine is dominating the headlines. For now. But the conflict’s indirect reverberations will ripple far beyond the borders of its combatants and their allies. Indeed, they could give rise to new and varied geopolitical risks throughout the world. The war’s potential effect on the global grain supply and food inflation is especially [...]
Exclusive: Ukraine war puts major dent in derivative margin costs May 15, 2022 The war in Ukraine has caused huge increases in margin across derivatives markets, with firms having to find new sources of financing or reducing their positions in order to meet the collateral requirements from brokers, The margin rate for Brent Crude futures on Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) now stands at over $10,00 per lot. With the [...]
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a war against old and new and tanks versus TikToks April 7, 2022 Three decades ago, the white, blue and red Russian flag was raised in Moscow, signaling the end of the Soviet Union. Right around that time, the English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web and introduced the first website. Today, we can see the impact of the end of the USSR on the [...]
North Korea plots follow-up after Putin meeting with Kim Jong Un September 22, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un discussed follow-up measures to his recent visit to Russia with his powerful politburo