FTSE 100: London gains as Iran’s attack on Israel sends oil prices higher October 2, 2024 London markets made gains on Wednesday after an unprecedented missile attack on Israel by Iran that sent oil prices higher and shook global stocks.
Airpods 4 review: ANC takes Apple’s buds to the next level October 1, 2024 Of all the iconic products Apple has launched – at least visually speaking – the first generation of white, wired earbuds must be up there. I can still picture that ad campaign with silhouetted figures dancing against splashes of colour; wearing a pair marked you out as an iPhone enjoyer at a time when Apple [...]
Ed Warner: A player power reckoning is coming for football and cricket September 26, 2024 Whether or not Rodri truly believes over-worked footballers are close to taking strike action, his comments have certainly had cut-through. Athlete strikes are not without precedent, in football and elsewhere. Think of the four strikes in the NFL’s history plus its owner lockouts, and Argentina’s football strike of 2017. Back in 2001, English footballers voted [...]
Databricks opens first European HQ in London in bet on UK September 20, 2024 Data and AI giant Databricks is set to open its first official European headquarters in London, as it looks to cement the UK as a key market for growth. The company’s UK staff are set to move into the new Fitzrovia-based office on Monday, ahead of an official launch event on 3 October. While Databricks [...]
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio review: A blast from the fast September 20, 2024 After nine years, the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio should probably be shuffling off arthritically into the sunset. Instead, this old stager has come out fighting, with a second facelift designed to keep it competitive with the BMW M3 and Mercedes-AMG C63. A case of too little, too late? The Guilia has always been beautiful, so [...]
OVO Energy to pay out millions in compensation after Ofgem probe September 17, 2024 The UK’s fourth-largest energy supplier, OVO, has agreed to a £2.37m settlement following a regulatory investigation by Ofgem. The energy watchdog uncovered significant delays in addressing customer complaints, with some unresolved for up to 18 months. In addition, OVO failed to action the Energy Ombudsman’s rulings in certain cases. As part of the settlement, the [...]
Burberry: How low will ‘lost’ luxury fashion label’s shares go after FTSE 100 relegation? September 11, 2024 Burberry’s share price just keeps dropping and the decline is has shown almost no signs of slowing down for more than a year. It hit a 15-year low of 565p this week, after reaching a 14-year low in July, after hitting an all-time high of £2,690p last April. It is set to drop out of [...]
Porsche 911 S/T 2024 review: Combining the 911’s best bits September 9, 2024 Mehr-minder, literally translated as ‘more-less’, was Porsche’s official name for the M471 option package. Ticking that box back in 1970 would transform your 911 S into a lightweight, stripped-out ST, with Plexiglass windows and body panels made from aluminium, glassfibre or thinner-gauge steel. In essence, it was a road-legal racing car. Only 33 examples of [...]
Almost 90 per cent of investment trusts are on a discount. When will it change? September 5, 2024 A significant 88 per cent of all investment trusts are now trading on a discount to their underlying assets, City A.M. can reveal. The gap between the share price of investment trusts and the price of their underlying assets has got so bad that 30 per cent of all trusts now trade on a discount [...]
Private equity groups circle UK pharmacy wholesaler September 2, 2024 HIG and Capvest have joined a line of private equity groups looking to buy the largest supplier of goods to British pharmacies, AAH Pharmaceuticals, from German private equity firm Aurelius. AAH has been put up for sale again only a few years after being bought by Aurelius in 2022, according to the Financial Times. The [...]