Gas prices rise in UK and Europe on surging summer demand for air conditioning June 21, 2023 Soaring demand for air conditioning across Europe has contributed to the latest spike in gas price, experts suggest.
Oil prices rise on US crude draws, tight global supply and Rosebank announcement September 28, 2023 Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday after surging to the highest settlement in 2023 in the previous session as a steep drop in U.S. crude stocks added to worries of tight global supplies. Brent crude LCOc1 futures climbed 16 cents to $96.71 a barrel by 0001 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI) rose [...]
How the UK’s deep sea mining U-turn highlights the delicate road to net zero October 30, 2023 The UK's newly announced support for a moratorium on granting exploration licences for deep sea mining projects highlights the precarious path to net zero.
Energy crisis: Can someone shine a light on the Bulb takeover deal? February 6, 2023 Octopus' takeover deal for Bulb is set to cost the taxpayer much less than originally feared, but the deal remains shrouded in secrecy.
Stablecoin Issuers Are Becoming Major Holders of US Debt June 18, 2024 If stablecoin issuers were a country, they would be just outside the top 10 nation-state holders of US government debt.
What a new world order might mean for the global economy July 18, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened fault lines between nations which will affect trade relations and investment for years to come. The war in Ukraine is already having a significant effect on inflation and activity in the world economy as commodity prices have soared and supply chains have been disrupted. Inflation in the G7 was [...]
London start-ups and tech firms battered by dramatic fall in venture capital January 5, 2024 UK venture capital funding cratered by almost half last year as rising interest rates and an economic downturn hammered start-ups and tech firms, new data has revealed.
Gas prices surge as West races to top-up supplies ahead of looming winter months July 7, 2022 Gas prices have spiked amid continued concerns over supply shortages, as the West scrambles to secure energy supplies ahead of winter.
Magic Circle law firm Allen & Overy set to wind down Moscow offices March 10, 2022 Magic Circle law firm Allen & Overy has joined its Magic Circle rivals in vowing to wind down its Moscow office, as law firms from across Europe and the US pile out of Russia. Allen & Overy’s decision to wind down its Russian operations comes after the firm first opened its Moscow office in 1993. [...]
Vitali Klitschko accuses Russians of genocide as mass graves found near Kyiv April 3, 2022 Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko has accused Russia of committing genocide in Ukraine, after a mass grave with 280 bodies was found in a city just outside Kyiv. Ukrainian soldiers won back Bucha, 17 miles to the West of Kyiv, over the weekend as the country’s troops continue its counter-offensive against Russian positions. The Ukraine Defence [...]