London Cocktail Week: The can’t miss events this October September 29, 2020 London Cocktail Week, which in this mad year is extended to the whole month of October, will see more than 200 of the capital’s best bars open up their doors to discerning drinkers. But it’s not just the £6 cocktails worth heading out for – a host of other experiences are on offer. City A.M. [...]
Ineos launches clean hydrogen business in green drive November 9, 2020 Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s firm Ineos has joined the long list of corporates piling into green energy with the launch of a new UK business to cut carbon emissions. The chemicals company has today launched a new clean hydrogen business, headquartered in the UK, in its drive to net-zero carbon emissions. Through its subsidiary Inovyn, Ineos [...]
The ship’s taking on water, but Bitcoin could be the lifeboat we all need February 4, 2022 Jason Deane rounds up the crypto week, but has stark warnings over what lies ahead for UK wages.
Satellite firm Oneweb relaunched after UK government bailout November 20, 2020 Troubled satellite firm Oneweb has formally emerged from bankruptcy after it was rescued from collapse by the UK government and Indian billionaire Sunil Bharti Mittal. The low earth orbit satellite firm today said it has left Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is now targeting a return to flight on 17 December. It comes after the [...]
Four keys to better decision making – Daniel Kahneman April 20, 2021 CFA Institute has transformed its annual conference for 2021, with a binge-worthy digital format and an exciting slate of speakers. Join us for the Alpha Summit on 18 May 2021. Daniel Kahneman delivered a captivating mini seminar on some of the key ideas that have driven his scholarship, exploring intuition, expertise, bias, noise, how optimism and overconfidence influence [...]
Profile: A global payments chief on a mission to disrupt April 12, 2021 Tom Cregan, the managing director and CEO of digital payments giant EML, is a heavy metal drummer and martial arts enthusiast on a mission to infuse rhythmic harmony into the world of payments. His favourite part of any day as chief executive is, what he calls, finding a ”1+1=5 moment” by thinking and approaching an [...]
Indiana Jones boxset review – Indy celebrates 40 with a new look June 9, 2021 Next month will be the 40th anniversary of Indiana Jones and The Raiders of The Lost Ark. In that time, Harrison Ford’s gruff archaeologist has been the focus of a number of spin offs, tie-ins, and home video releases. It’s a testament to the enduring appeal of the character that there is still appetite for [...]
Lockheed Martin to launch satellites from Shetland Islands October 22, 2020 The government has approved Lockheed Martin’s plans to move its satellite launch operations to the Shetland Islands. The decision is a major step forward in plans to build a spaceport on the archipelago to support the country’s commercial space ambitions. It is hoped that the Shetland Space Centre will support 605 jobs in Scotland by [...]
Cupra Formentor review: sporty SUV goes its own way January 21, 2021 The Cupra Formentor is the new premium Spanish brand's first standalone car. We put this SUV through its paces in top-spec VZ2 guise.
The damning case against China over Covid-19 deserves proper attention June 1, 2021 As John Stuart Mill so eloquently wrote: “the only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is for enough good men to do nothing.” Fortified by this moral admonition, I went on to write an April 2020 piece in CapX, charging the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with direct culpability in the spread of [...]