City of London Corporation to open first US offices December 11, 2023 The City of London Corporation has today announced it is laying permanent foundations across the pond with the opening of its first offices in the US.
Hotline to China: Biden and Xi agree to ‘pick up the phone’ for urgent concerns November 16, 2023 Biden and Xi spent four hours together at a northern California estate – in meetings, a working lunch and a garden stroll.
Lord’s Long Room members banished from home of cricket over Ashes behaviour October 5, 2023 Three MCC members have been booted out of Lord’s following their behaviour in the Long Room during the Ashes. The fifth day of the second Test between England and Australia at the Home of Cricket was marred unsavoury scenes after members appeared to abuse players verbally as they walked through the north London pavilion. One [...]
EU threatens Belarus with sanctions over alleged election fraud August 19, 2020 The EU has threatened to impose sanctions on Belarus, after its President Alexander Lukashenko was accused of election rigging. The European Council President Charles Michel said today that the bloc did not accept the election result, which saw Lukashenko get 80 per cent of the vote. His opponent Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was said to have won [...]
British American Tobacco completes long-awaited exit from Russia, just 18 months late September 7, 2023 Around 2,500 people are employed in Russia, where the firm has 75 regional offices and a manufacturing facility.
Mazars discriminated against XTX Markets’ Russian owner, lawsuit says August 8, 2022 London trading company XTX Markets is suing accountancy firm Mazars over claims it discriminated against its founder, Alexander Gerko, by refusing to work with the firm due to Gerko’s Russian citizenship. The algorithmic trading firm filed its case against Mazars over the accounting firm’s refusal to provide payroll services to its subsidiary, XTX Markets Technologies, [...]
Global trade at risk: Lloyd’s forecasts over $14 trillion economic fallout from conflicts October 9, 2024 Lloyd's of London warns that a potential geopolitical conflict could devastate the global economy, triggering $14.5 tn in losses over the next five years and upending global trade
Huawei: US ramps up sanctions as China tensions grow August 18, 2020 The US last night announced a fresh wave of sanctions on Huawei as it ramped up its efforts to prevent the Chinese tech giant from accessing American technology. The White House has already banned Huawei from buying American products and blocked vendors from using US technology to manufacture components for the controversial telecoms firm. The [...]
Oil prices drop below $70 per barrel as investors fear further Fed rate hike June 12, 2023 Oil prices have fallen as investors fear further rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this week, when it meets to discuss interest rates.
Rosebank: UK’s biggest oil and gas field faces fresh delay amid regulator concerns over net zero goals July 11, 2023 Approval for Rosebank, the UK's largest undeveloped oil and gas field, has been delayed by regulators again.