Pfizer’s revenue drops over 50 per cent as Covid-19 vaccine sales wither August 1, 2023 US drugmaker Pfizer today reported that revenue more than halved during the second quarter of the year as global demand for its Covid-19 vaccines plummeted. It reported disappointing revenues of $12.7bn (£9.9bn) in the three months April to June – down 54 per cent, or $15bn, from the second quarter last year. Pfizer blamed the [...]
Tingo Group reveals impressive 2022 financial results April 6, 2023 Tingo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TIO) has announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending December 31 2022.
Is the future of banking online only? NatWest and Lloyds to axe 81 branches, taking this year’s total to 213. Here’s a list of closures: March 31, 2023 Two of the UK’s biggest banking groups have announced plans to make big cuts to their branch networks this year, cutting more than 80 sites from around the country. Lloyds Group and NatWest Group have said that the sites in England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man will close between July and November this [...]
Levelling Up: Rishi Sunak defends £2bn fund after Labour slams it as ‘Hunger Games-style contest’ January 19, 2023 Rishi Sunak has defended his latest levelling up plans after they came under fire from the Labour Party, who accused the government of unfairly favouring the south east of England over the north east. The government yesterday announced they will funnel £2bn of investment into the country’s ‘Levelling Up’ agenda to fund over 100 separate [...]
Dentons poaches top SFO lawyer in push to bolster investigations team January 5, 2023 Dentons has poached one of the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO’s) top lawyers, as it pushes forwards with efforts to bolster its ranks with public sector hires. SFO deputy general counsel Rebecca Dix will take on a new position at Dentons’ London office, switching from the public sector crime agency to the fourth largest law firm [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? December 15, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. PKF Littlejohn Canary Wharf-based accountancy firm PKF Littlejohn has appointed an insolvency, credit and debt veteran its lead its new creditor services team. James Linton, who brings over 15 years of experience to the role, will help [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? December 13, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Silbury Finance Oaktree Capital-backed lender Silbury Finance has appointed a founding director of property site Rightmove to lead its board. Board veteran Grenville Turner brings over 40 years of experience in the residential real estate and finance [...]
Finalist November 9, 2022 Start-up of the Year supported by World Mobile Swash Swash is reinventing data ownership through new incentivisation streams and a collaborativedevelopment framework, governed by the ethos of Web 3. It enables individuals, developers, and businesses to cultivate new realities of data ownership and value creation. It is the largest data unionin the market with over [...]
UK blocks Russia from buying professional services following annexation of Ukrainian regions October 3, 2022 The UK has placed new sanctions on Russia, blocking its citizens and businesses from purchasing an array of services from British firms, over the Kremlin’s decision to annex four regions of Ukraine. The new sanctions seek to further damage Russia’s economy by hindering the country’s access to IT consultancy, architectural, engineering, accounting, and commercial legal [...]
28-year-old man charged with four murders in Bermondsey stabbing, will appear in court today April 28, 2022 A man will appear in court charged with the murder of four people at an address in Bermondsey, South London. Joshua Jacques, 28, stands accused of killing Dolet Hill, 64, Denton Burke, 58, Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, and Samantha Drummonds, 27. He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on today charged with the murders. [...]