Bordeaux month: Here are the best clarets to celebrate September 10, 2024 September has been named Bordeaux month – it seems every grape has its own international wine day so why not dedicate an entire month to one of the most renowned and beloved wine regions in the world. Here’s what you need to know when selecting a bottle of Bordeaux red. Firstly, French wine is often [...]
Kiss from a rosé: how the pink drink won our hearts July 9, 2024 There may once have been a certain snobbery surrounding rosé wine but now it's serious business – and seriously good
FTSE100 dips amid inflation surge December 15, 2021 The London FTSE100 index plunged this morning after data showed that inflation rates surged to 5.1 per cent in November – its highest level in a decade. Despite the surge, investors are no longer expecting the Bank of England to raise rates. The index saw retailers such as Next and Ocado fall 2.74 and 1.79 [...]
The supermarket wars are in full swing and Tesco is beefing up to fight its turf December 1, 2021 I last saw Sir Terry Leahy in 2013, two years after his messy divorce from Tesco. He agreed to a chat about retail on the condition he wouldn’t have to talk about the supermarket juggernaut he helped to create or his successor, Philip Clarke, who’d begun to question the state of the business he’d been [...]
London markets whipsaw on Omicron curbs uncertainty December 21, 2021 A whipsawing in the likelihood of fresh restrictions to curb the spread of Omicron being imposed in England is generating wild swings on London markets. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index closed 1.38 per cent higher today to reach 7,297.41 points, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned to the health of [...]
Retailers lead the way in London after industrials give up gains March 29, 2022 High street retailers lifted London’s top indexes today despite a sharp drop in oil prices prompting investors to ditch industrial giants. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index climbed 0.86 per cent to reach 7,537.25 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index surged two per cent to 21,491.97 points. Traders are seemingly upbeat about the [...]
Bumper BP profits fail to get City purring as FTSE 100 closes lower February 8, 2022 A resurgence in profits at BP was not enough to prompt investors to flood into the oil giant as London markets posted a muted day yesterday. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index dipped 0.08 per cent to 7,567.07 points, while the domestically-focused FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK [...]
FTSE 100 live: London index joins European markets to close in the red as jitters over Credit Suisse contagion continue March 17, 2023 A dramatic week for European markets has ended on a low, with a number of interventions from global banks failing to calm the nerves of jittery investors. London’s FTSE 100 closed firmly in the red despite seeing gains in early trading on Friday. It followed a group of US banking giants injecting 30 billion US [...]
Mark Kleinman: Natwest chair’s in-tray, Skarbek’s return and the Tata Steel saga September 7, 2023 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
Best wines of 2023 – from rad reds to fantastic fizz December 29, 2023 Many of these wines are on my 2023 Top Ten list because of the influences that surrounded them, but they are all utterly delicious and wines I would not hesitate to recommend.