Square Mile and Me: Robin AI CEO Richard Robinson on making it in the startup world February 22, 2024 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Richard Robinson, CEO and founder of legal AI startup Robin AI, tells us how he got there What was your first job? Working as a fishmonger with my father during the school summer holidays. What was your first role in [...]
Bank of England aggressive rate hikes send chill through UK construction economy February 6, 2023 The Bank of England’s ten successive interest rate rises have sent a chill through the UK’s construction economy, a closely watched survey out today shows. Potential home buyers are shunning purchases due to mortgage rates flying higher, prompting house builders to rein in spending. S&P Global and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply’s (CIPS) [...]
Equity exodus: Investors rush to gold ETPs amid market turbulence April 7, 2022 Investors fled European equities last month as the shocks of war in Ukraine continued to drive an exodus towards safe haven assets, fresh data has revealed.
A lesson in patience: venture capital backing start-ups have much to learn March 1, 2023 Venture capital funds have been overly eager to invest in tech start-ups, and now they're facing the consequences. But market correction can only be a good thing, writes Mikael Johnsson
The long shadow of Dominic Cummings might just start an invention boom January 30, 2023 ARIA, the government sponsored independent body is designed to fund new scientific and innovation projects. It might the last hangover of Dominic Cummings in Downing Street, writes Eliot Wilson
Letters to the editor: Tourist tax proves puzzling, cross words for our crossword February 16, 2024 Each week we at City A.M. Towers receive some enlightening and occasionally constructively critical letters. Here are our favourites from this week.
Revenue climbs for Just Eat despite dwindling order numbers August 3, 2022 Orders dipped seven per cent in the first half of 2022 for Just Eat Takeaway.com as the delivery giant struggles to keep up with pandemic hype.
Could Apple’s new guidelines be the springboard for the UK’s crypto hub ambitions? October 27, 2022 Apple helping yet taking away at the same time is not surprising, but it’s likely for the greater good, says Rita Liu of Mode.
Public willingness must match private money to break the housing deadlock March 10, 2022 ANY Londoner is painfully familiar with the number of rough sleepers. Some spots are focal points for make-shift “camps” of people; for example outside Warren Street station, there are often at least 25 homeless people. During the first year of the pandemic alone, 130,000 households were made homeless. With a cost of living crisis already [...]
Hydrogen group raises £30m in stellar debut on London Stock Exchange February 16, 2022 UK-based green hydrogen group CPH2 has raised £30m on the London Stock Exchange during its first day of trading on the AIM market.