It’s Inauguration Day: Full timeline and where to watch Joe Biden’s entry to the White House January 20, 2021 Joe Biden’s inauguration will take place today, making him the 46th President of the United States. The Democrat will take the reins in a moment of profound unease in US politics, with outgoing Donald Trump becoming the first President in 152 years not to attend the welcome ceremony for his successor. With officials looking to [...]
UK supermarkets win ATM business rates legal battle May 20, 2020 UK supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Co-op will not have to pay business rates on ATMs at their stores after winning a long-running legal battle. The Supreme Court judged today that retailers were not liable to pay business rates on ATMs inside or outside stores. The ruling against the Valuation Office Agency will result in [...]
Forget the conventional wisdom, all investors want from the US election is a return to stability October 7, 2020 Even in the post-superpower era, US elections are the most-followed global political event for market participants. In this extraordinary year, fears of delays and legal challenges have driven volatility, while the ghosts of 2016’s polling failure undermine confidence in forecasting methods. Conspiracy theories abound: Trump’s diagnosis is a hoax, designed to boost sympathy. Or conversely, [...]
Democratic presidential candidate Biden selects Kamala Harris as running mate August 11, 2020 Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for the upcoming US presidential election, has chosen US senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the ballot. Harris will be Biden’s pick for vice president at the 3 November election. Earlier today Biden informed his close advisers of his decision, and began telling other contenders they had not [...]
Exclusive: Ride-hailing app Ola launches new corporate service July 21, 2020 Ride-hailing app Ola will today launch a new service for its corporate clients, City A.M. can reveal. According to the Indian firm, Ola Corporate, which will be available to businesses across the UK, could save firms up to 25 per cent on their travel expenses. The firm said that it was cheaper than alternative services [...]
Supreme Court asked to hear government’s appeal against a legal challenge to Brexit process November 16, 2018 The Supreme Court has been asked to consider whether anti-Brexit campaigners can take their case to the European Court of Justice. A group of Scottish politicians, led by Green Party MSP Andy Wightman, want the European court to decide whether Britain can reverse its exit from the European Union without EU approval. In March last year [...]
Screenshot: Will workers’ rights put a puncture in Deliveroo’s IPO? March 26, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Farewell to the real McCoy **Will workers’ rights put a puncture in Deliveroo’s IPO? **A watchdog bares its teeth Media Moment of the Week: Farewell to the real McCoy In a shock bit of transfer news this week, BBC presenter Simon McCoy announced he was leaving the Beeb [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on BitcoinPoint.com January 28, 2021 With the largest ATM network in the UK, innovative ‘on-ramp’ solutions to instantly buy and ‘off-ramp’ to sell Bitcoin, BitcoinPoint.com brings cryptos closer to Mass Adoption, with the vision of bringing financial inclusion to the unbanked and the non-tech-savvy. 16,000 ATMs Bitcoin sales from cash withdrawals have reached an unprecedented scale in the UK, as [...]
Evening update: What we know about the US election race November 4, 2020 After an action packed day of ballot counting in the Midwest, we now have a much clearer picture of the final results of the 2020 US presidential election. As this reporter went to bed early this morning in D.C., Trump held solid leads in the three election-deciding states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. However, things [...]
The curse of the Mail-In Vote: How this contested US election became a horror show November 4, 2020 For a number of months now, good political risk man that I am, I have worried aloud in these pages with increasing dread about the 2020 US presidential election. There are times when you hate being right about making correct political risk calls. The Iraq War debacle was surely such an occasion for me. Sadly, [...]