Bitcoin crashes to 15-month low after SEC postpones ETF decision again December 7, 2018 Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest value in more than a year as it slipped closer to $3,000. The cryptocurrency hit $3,348 this morning, according to Luxembourg crypto exchange Bitstamp, after a sell-off starting late last night that saw it lose as much as 7.8 per cent in value to drop to its lowest point [...]
PA Awards 2021 November 8, 2021 Behind every great business person is an exceptional PA, EA or VA. City A.M. is once again celebrating those Personal, Executive and Virtual Assistants in a unique ceremony at Bob Bob Ricard in the heart of the Square Mile on Tuesday 7th December. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more [...]
Qualcomm triumphs against Apple in German iPhone hardware case December 20, 2018 A court in Germany has ruled that Apple infringed a hardware patent owned by chipmaker Qualcomm in some of its iPhone models. The judge said the US firm will not be able to sell some iPhone models in Germany containing an Intel chip from Apple supplier Qorvo, which violated one of Qualcomm's patents around so-called envelope [...]
Commonwealth: Blockchain regulation multiplier? April 9, 2019 I first met Loretta Joseph at the CogX conference at Tobacco Dock in London’s Wapping last June. I recently caught up with her via a WhatsApp call when she was in Istanbul en route from Mauritius to Serbia. As a former banker, with 25 years of experience, she has advised international banks, hedge- and pension-funds [...]
Fevertree’s remarkable turnaround April 5, 2019 By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. A 15 per cent trading range following annual results shows how divided opinion is on this AIM favourite now. Having accelerated from £158 million at IPO to a £3 billion-rated company in just over four years, posh mixers firm Fevertree Drinks (LSE:FEVR) underlined again today why it is regarded in [...]
Chris Tremlett: Mark Wood’s fiery return against West Indies showed England’s need for speed February 13, 2019 Mark Wood’s return to the England Test side was brilliant to see. It’s been a long time since we saw such a spell of fiery fast bowling and it was both hugely enjoyable and hugely effective. Wood took career-best figures of 5-41 in the first innings of the final match in the West Indies this [...]
The final frontier: Opportunities for global Britain lie in the stars February 11, 2019 This summer marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first humans landing on the moon on 20 July 1969. It was a defining moment of human achievement that still intrigues and fascinates to this day. First Man, Hollywood’s look at the life of the astronaut Neil Armstrong, played by Ryan Gosling, has just been nominated for [...]
London Pride 2019: Where is the parade and when does it start? July 3, 2019 There is less than a week to go until London Pride 2019, when the capital is set to host a parade that is bigger and brighter than any that have gone before it. Last year around 1m people attended the event as people from London and beyond participated in the capital’s biggest LGBT+ celebration. But [...]
Essex fizz could give French winemakers a run for their money November 10, 2018 Wine from Essex could rival the Champagne region of France, scientists have found. A study from the University of East Anglia showed that some of the UK’s best land for wine production was in areas like Essex and Suffolk. The researchers found nearly 35,000 hectares of prime land for cultivating grapes across England and Wales, [...]
Lendy Cowes Week: Wind provides lively conditions for Youth Day | City A.M. August 8, 2018 After two days of hard work with little wind, today was a welcome relief for many sailors at Lendy Cowes Week. Youth Day saw gusts reaching up to 25 knots, meaning plenty of action out on the Solent. Team Lendy built on some promising results in previous days to finish third in the Sunsail F40 [...]