Kyle Edmund: Can the British No1 make it to the ATP Finals in London next month? October 10, 2018 Kyle Edmund may have lost last weekend in the semi-finals of the China Open, with eventual winner Nikoloz Basilashvili denying him the opportunity to win a maiden ATP title, but an even greater prize still remains well within his reach this year. The British No1, who has risen from 50 to a career-high 14 in [...]
Tory MPs hit back over rail fare hike August 14, 2018 The government has come under fire from Tory MPs for hiking train fares amid a growing dispute over the measure used to determine price rises. Transport secretary Chris Grayling said tonight the government will “freeze regulated fares in line with inflation” for the sixth year running, a move that will potentially add hundreds of pounds to [...]
Confronting the Robots December 13, 2018 Professor Peter Fleming, formerly of Cass Business School, wrote an article for Demos Quarterly which argued that the age of automation is unlikely to lead to a utopian world of play, but doesn't necessarily mean a proliferation of rubbish jobs. You can read the article in full here. Dr Simone Stumpf, Senior Lecturer in the Department of [...]
Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz suffers blow in the Supreme Court over discretionary trust April 23, 2018 Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz has lost a landmark Supreme Court judgment against a conglomerate of advisers he claimed acted negligently when his discretionary trust fell into financial difficulty. The London businessman, thought to be worth around £800m, accused various trustees of the Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust (TDT) of failing to alter the trust’s structure around the [...]
McDonald’s goes rogue with insulting tweet to US President Donald Trump March 16, 2017 The McDonald's corporate comms team apparently went rogue this afternoon, with an insulting tweet directed at US President Donald Trump. A tweet from the @McDonaldsCorp account was sent addressing the President, stating: "@realDonaldTrump You are actually a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackObama back, also you have tiny hands". Terri Hickey, [...]
Government to introduce deposit return scheme for drinks bottles in England to tackle waste and improve recycling March 28, 2018 The government today confirmed plans to roll out a deposit return scheme for plastic and glass bottles so shoppers in England will have to pay extra on drinks – but will get it back if they return the container. The rate could see consumers pay as much as 22p extra in an upfront deposit when [...]
How much of Route 66 can you see in one weekend? We head to Chicago to find out… October 29, 2018 Route 66, America’s most legendary highway, is a month-long mission for many who attempt to drive the whole thing. It starts in downtown Chicago and ends 2,448 miles later in front of the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles. But what if you only have a weekend to Get Your Kicks on Route 66? With [...]
Star former Barclays trader convicted of Euribor rate rigging | City A.M. July 12, 2018 A former Barclays star trader has been found guilty of rigging the Euribor rate while the jury failed to reach a verdict on three other traders today. Former Barclays trader Philippe Moryoussef was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud on June 29. Deutsche Bank trader Achim Kraemer was earlier found not guilty of the same [...]
10 years on from Lehman’s collapse: seven charts to consider September 14, 2018 Ten years ago, US investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, marking the most symbolic moment of the global financial crisis. It remains the largest bankruptcy filing in US history. The demise of Lehman on 15 September 2008 was just the tip of the iceberg. Little did we know but at the time the whole [...]
Heathrow expension gets government green light – but London MPs and local campaigners could make for bumpy take-off June 5, 2018 This afternoon the government finally gave its backing to the expansion of Heathrow – but that is not likely to be the end of the debate that has raged for nearly 20 years. Transport secretary Chris Grayling urged MPs to back the government on the project, citing the local and national economic benefits, as well [...]