Tech chief: It’s been ‘Black Friday all year’ on FTSE and the London Stock Exchange November 29, 2023 On the London Stock Exchange it’s been “Black Friday all year”, according to one of London’s top venture chiefs.
London can’t continue to measure its success by fintech unicorns May 12, 2023 Only weeks ago, Jeremy Hunt called the UK the ‘Unicorn Kingdom’, but the firms valued at over £1bn in fintech are no longer the measure of our success, writes Jack Davies.
FTSE 100 today: London markets brace for lower start amid Middle East geopolitical turmoil April 15, 2024 Asian stocks fell amidst Middle East tensions post Iran's attack on Israel, while gold rose as a safe haven. Oil and Bitcoin saw declines. Investors are watching UK CPI, US retail sales, and earnings from Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Blackstone, American Express, and Netflix.
Nearly every London train service now less punctual than last year September 14, 2023 Nearly every train service in London is now less punctual than last year, according to industry watchdog the ORR.
US and Japanese diplomats in the spotlight as envoys in London owe £150m in congestion charges September 14, 2023 Foreign diplomats in London owe nearly £150m in congestion charge debt, ministers have said. It comes as new figures given to MPs showed that 15 serious and significant offences, including sexual assault and drunk-driving, were allegedly committed by diplomats or those entitled to diplomatic immunity between 2019 to 2022. The new details came in two written ministerial statements published [...]
Sadiq Khan: Mayor of London ‘alarmed’ at being ‘kept in dark’ over Covid, inquiry told November 27, 2023 Sadiq Khan was left “alarmed” after being “kept in the dark” over the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, the official UK inquiry has heard.
PPHE to develop new 179-room London Victoria hotel as ‘midscale lifestyle’ market grows November 27, 2023 PPHE Hotel Group has been granted planning permission to build a new 179-room hotel below the Park Plaza Victoria London property.
‘The era of grassroots music is over’: Five more London venues could close before Christmas November 30, 2023 Music Venues Trust (MVT) has warned that five more small music venues across London could shutter in the run up to Christmas.
FTSE 100 close: London index muted as interest rate fears linger July 10, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 kicked off a new week just about in the green today as a reduction in UK debt costs gave the index a reprieve from a torrid time of late. The capital’s premier index edged 0.23 per cent higher to close at 7,273.80 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250, which tends to [...]
Wise founder and Legal & General back £63m ‘inclusive’ London start-up venture fund March 12, 2024 Legal & General and the founder of fintech firm Wise are among a host of big name investors to back a new London venture fund looking to pump cash into “inclusive” start-ups.