Currys, Asos and Sainsbury’s top retail stocks this Christmas December 23, 2022 For investors looking to give their portfolios a seasonal shake-up, CityA.M. takes a look at analysts’ selections of the retail stocks to keep a close eye on in the coming weeks. Analysts at Hargreaves Lansdown chose Currys, Asos and Sainsbury’s as the three retail stocks to watch this Christmas. It comes as retailers have been [...]
Five games from 2022 you need to play this Christmas December 23, 2022 Giving a definitive list of the best games of the year is a virtually impossible task when a single title might take over 100 hours to fully complete. So this isn’t a best-of list, rather a recommendation of some games that have moved, surprised or gripped me over the last 12 months, from a free-to-play [...]
Number 10: Rishi Sunak ‘deeply regrets’ Christmas strikes December 19, 2022 Rishi Sunak “deeply regrets” the strikes disrupting the Christmas period but will not bend on public sector pay demands, Number 10 has said. Sunak’s official spokesman today said it is “still in the gift of the unions to step back and reconsider the approach” as Britain suffers from a series of December strikes. Up to [...]
Time for celebrations? Mars trials Bounty ban for Christmas November 3, 2022 With Christmas rapidly approaching, Mars Wrigley has removed the controversial coconut Bounty from celebrations boxes. The popular assortment of chocolates will be without the blue-wrappered treat after research showed 40 per cent of Brits want it barred permanently. No Bounty Celebrations will be available at 40 Tesco Christmas Market locations s from 8 November until [...]
Brits’ weekends ruined with more rail strikes ahead of Christmas December 17, 2022 Brits face further disruption this weekend ahead of Christmas, with rail workers continuing the latest round of strike action today.
EP: 174 Christmas Ante Post Preview & Hong Kong December 16, 2022 The frozen tundra has scuppered jumps racing in the UK for the second weekend running with both Ascot and Haydock having to cancel their meetings due to the frozen ground. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile takes this opportunity to look ahead to the exciting King George meeting at Kempton on Boxing Day, plus we [...]
The Christmas Quiz: Twelve questions to test your grey matter December 14, 2022 Roll up, roll up, for the City A.M. quiz in association with Deloitte's economics team. Twelve questions, all (just about) related to business and economics
National Highways lifts 900 miles of roadworks planned for Christmas December 13, 2022 National Highways has lifted almost 900 miles of roadworks planned for the Christmas period to help Britons get around. The vast majority of roadworks will be removed from England’s major arteries from 6am on 20 December to 12am on 3 January, leaving 98 per cent of motorways and A-roads free. Transport secretary Mark Harper said [...]
Christmas strikes: Government to hold crisis meetings as army called in December 11, 2022 The government will hold a series of crisis meetings this week to try and minimise disruption during widespread Christmas strikes, with the government now calling in the military. Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden will convene two Cobra meetings with ministers from several departments as the UK faces crippling strikes in hospitals, airports and railways. The [...]
City braces for final economic figures before Christmas break December 11, 2022 The City is bracing for a string of big economic announcements in what will be the final busy week of news before the Christmas break. Tomorrow, fresh gross domestic product (GDP) figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are expected to show the UK economy recovered in October. But, the 0.4 per cent growth [...]