500 cars and counting: Studio434, Europe’s biggest classic car collection March 9, 2021 Located close to north London, the huge and eclectic Studio 434 collection supplies cars to The Crown, Peaky Blinders, Downton Abbey and more.
Focus on Southgate: Second steppers find space in this family home hotspot December 6, 2019 Southgate in North London is a magnet for families, and it’s easy to see why. Not only does it have high-performing schools and an abundance of ample-sized properties, it also has plenty of green space (Grovelands, Broomfield and Oakwood parks are all nearby) and excellent links to central London thanks to its zone four Piccadilly [...]
Fuller’s profit slides following sale of beer business December 12, 2019 Fuller, Smith & Turner reported a fall in profit before tax for the first half, but revenue for the pub group rose slightly amid “good performance” from its managed pubs and hotels. Statutory pre-tax profit for the six months to 28 September decreased 27 per cent to £11.1m, down from £15.1m the previous year. Read [...]
Upgrade your movie night with these apartments that have home cinemas February 7, 2020 This Sunday (or more accurately for viewers in the UK, the early hours of Monday) is one of the biggest days in the calendar for cinephiles, as they get to find out the winners of the 92nd Academy Awards. Plenty will be staying up, if only to mock the dodgy acceptance speeches and secretly hope [...]
Pearson shares sink as print woes hurt 2020 profit target January 16, 2020 Investors sent Pearson’s share price down to its lowest level since 2008 in early trading today after the education publisher warned its painful shift to digital would drag into 2020. Pearson’s legacy print textbook business sank another 12 per cent over 2019, the firm said today as it predicted annual profit of £590m, at the [...]
Markets live: US stocks dip on stimulus fears after miners pull FTSE 100 lower August 6, 2020 The FTSE 100 sank sharply today as traders appeared to react negatively to the Bank of England’s relatively upbeat assessment of the UK economy, amid fears of a lack of fresh US stimulus. The UK index dropped 1.32 per cent to 6,024 points by 4pm, after the Bank said the economy would fall less sharply [...]
Big Tech cashes in on worst day for US economy since Great Depression July 31, 2020 The world’s four largest tech firms yesterday announced blockbuster earnings for three months to June, despite the US economy facing its darkest day since the Great Depression. Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple, worth more than $5 trillion ($3.81 trillion) in total, smashed expectations as they all posted record profits yesterday. The upbeat results were met [...]
Pho owners consider sale of restaurant chain December 8, 2019 The private equity owner of Vietnamese-style fast food chain Pho is considering offloading the business. Gresham House, which bought the fund and investment manager in charge of Pho from Livingbridge last year, is reportedly mulling a sale of the London-based casual dining chain. Read more: Food delivery apps serve up extra £400m in restaurant revenue [...]
Culture shock May 20, 2021 Covid-19 has left the UK’s world-leading arts sector fighting for survival. As museums and theatres prepare to reopen, four expert CAs tell us how their work has been upended and what their recovery roadmaps look like. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. All dramatists know the importance of a happy ending; the gratifying [...]
After four years, Trump has yet to master the art of the diplomatic deal November 3, 2020 “We can’t continue to allow China to rape our country,” Donald Trump urged crowds at a campaign rally in Indiana, months before his surprise 2016 election victory. As America once more heads to the polls today, the rest of the world can only stand by and watch. And while Joe Biden appears to be leading, [...]