Remembering GameStop and the troublesome currency of information December 7, 2021 At the beginning of this year, a seismic event shook markets and uprooted the status quo. It birthed a thousand explainers and even more commentary about the relative perils and benefits of retail investing. Yes, I’m talking about GameStop, if our minds, muddied by a year of heavy news, can reach back that far. In [...]
SSE teases mega investment plans to fight off prospect of a windfall tax May 25, 2022 Energy giant SSE has reported a 15 per cent boost in profits and a 23 per cent rise in earnings per share, driven by record investment this year.
Covid-19 conspiracy theories were a dress rehearsal for toxic climate change rhetoric March 3, 2022 Misinformation and conspiratorial politics have enjoyed a boom throughout the pandemic. As the fight against climate change ramps up, it is crucial we learn the lessons from the last two years and do not let these divisive political forces flourish. Major global events tend to ignite a rise in conspiracy theories and misinformation. Over the [...]
Gut instinct and social media drives young people to risky investment decisions, warns FCA March 23, 2021 The financial watchdog has warned that young people are increasingly engaging with risky investments like foreign exchange and cryptocurrency, despite not having the capacity for loss if the investment goes wrong. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) research found nearly two-thirds (59%) of young investors claimed that a significant investment loss would have a fundamental impact [...]
Shunting civil servants around the UK will never deliver what enterprise can February 8, 2022 You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose. Advice from the past that seems pertinent to a government committing levelling up into law. What was a slogan is now “12 national missions” published in a white paper last week, to provide a central mission for government to deliver economic parity to all regions of the [...]
Best of 2022: Australia ready for green and gold decade of sport December 26, 2022 Australia is on course to be a major sporting player over the next decade. City A.M. took a look at why that is and what’s at stake politically for the country. Article originally published 15 August 2022. The sun-kissed nation of Australia is about to embark on a decade-long installation as the centre for world [...]
Six Nations: England cannot dip favourites tag two weeks running February 7, 2022 England’s first round Six Nations defeat at the hands of Scotland on Saturday was one which initially played into Eddie Jones’s well-worn line of the Calcutta Cup rivals being “red hot favourites”. But in a 20-17 loss which sent England back south of the border with their tails between their legs, Jones’s side looked a [...]
Banksy’s shredded artwork is back under the hammer – for up to six times the price September 3, 2021 Banksy’s “Love is in the Bin”, formerly Girl With Balloon before it partially self-destructed at the moment of sale in 2018, is back up for auction at Sotheby’s in October – and it could be worth up to six times more in its semi-shredded state. The painting of a young girl holding a red heart-shaped [...]
Belarus joins invasion of Ukraine as troops cross border while 40 mile long Russian convoy nears Kyiv March 1, 2022 Mad March begins in Moscow: ICC to open war crime probe while Shell pulls $3bn out of Russia and Ukraine applies for EU membership.
New habits can drive down energy bills suggest industry experts May 22, 2022 Behavioural changes could help drive down spiralling energy bills for struggling households this winter.