Petition to unseat Dominic Grieve reaches 10,000 signatures ahead of Plan B amendment January 21, 2019 A petition calling for the deselection of MP Dominic Grieve has reached 10,000 signatures amid claims he is trying to “overturn” Brexit through an amendment to May's Brexit deal. The online petition calling on the Tory party to unseat Grieve, launched seven months ago, has seen a surge in support amid a parliamentary deadlock over Brexit. [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 10th June 2022 June 10, 2022 Trade the ExtremesCrypto Needs to Bounce SoonWhen to Buy the Dip? Yesterday saw a lesson on how not to act like a Central Bank from the ECB. In over 25 years of trading I have rarely seen a less impressive performance at a press conference than we got from Lagarde. The plan was clear. Tell [...]
888 targets US expansion as it buys All American Poker Network from joint venture partner Avenue OLG Entertainment for $28m December 11, 2018 Online gambling company 888 has bought out the remaining half of All American Poker Network (AAPN) for $28m (£22.26m), it announced today. 888 acquired 53 per cent of the US gaming site from its joint venture partner Avenue OLG Entertainment and other minority shareholders. The deal will allow London-listed 888 to strengthen its position in the US [...]
On the right track: We take the world’s slowest express train linking the plush ski resorts of Zermatt and St Moritz October 23, 2019 You could almost feel our compartment teeter over the edge of the crossing as the whole carriage readied cameras and phones to capture the iconic photograph. The Landwasser Viaduct on the Swiss rail network’s Glacier Express is the pièce de résistance of the journey between swish alpine resort towns of Zermatt and St Moritz. And [...]
3 brilliant companies that are hiring in London at the moment February 1, 2022 As we emerge from the last few years of lockdowns and restrictions, things are really starting to look positive. The world is somewhat returning to normal (FINALLY), and we couldn’t be happier. One sure fire way to spot that things are getting better is the fact that so many amazing companies are hiring all over [...]
HS2 ‘ignored concerns’ about winning bidder for £1.3bn Old Oak Common contract April 21, 2019 HS2 ignored warnings about a contractor’s ability to build a key station before awarding it the £1.3bn tender, according to a High Court claim. HS2 acknowledged a joint venture between Balfour Beatty and Vinci was “severely under-resourced [and] a real risk to the safe and timely completion and handover” of the crucial Old Oak Common station [...]
Jackson Hogg helping organisations scale May 27, 2021 Richard Hogg, CEO of Jackson Hogg, a leading specialist recruitment and outsourced people services partner focusing on science, technology, engineering and manufacturing industries, internationally, outlines how Jackson Hogg can help organisations of all sizes scaleup.
Thomas Cook share price drops after agencies cut credit rating May 23, 2019 Thomas Cook's share price has nosedived by nearly six per cent after two agencies downgraded the troubled travel agency into the lowest credit category. Fitch and S&P Global both slashed the firm's rating to a CCC+, meaning they both doubted the group's ability to pay its debt if the sale of its airline did not go [...]
Playtech stabilises Asia gaming sales after dramatic summer slowdown November 12, 2018 Online gambling software supplier Playtech stuck to its most recent full-year forecast today, as sales in Asia stabilised. The FTSE 250 group said earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) should hit between €320m (£279.2m) and €360m for 2018. The firm progressed in line with expectations in its B2B gaming division, the update for the second half of 2018 said, [...]
CV Labs partnership launches British crypto firm Evai onto Bittrex Global exchange – CityAM : CityAM August 19, 2021 The global partnership between CV Labs and British AI crypto company Evai has led to a debut centralised exchange listing for the EVAI token on Bittrex Global from today. This latest development follows the CV Labs partnership announcement in May this year, which welcomed Evai into the worldwide CV Labs ecosystem as the cutting-edge FinTech [...]