Hong Kong Betting Tips: Former champ Moreira can be King once again September 17, 2019 JOAO the ‘Magic Man’ Moreira looks the jockey to follow when racing resumes at Happy Valley in Hong Kong this afternoon. The Brazilian ace sent his thousands of supporters home happy from the inner-city track last week when landing a treble and it could be a similar scenario, or maybe even better, with a full [...]
City Moves for 17 July – Who’s switching jobs at BGF, FXD Capital and Calastone? July 17, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes BGF, FXD Capital and Calastone. BGF BGF, a UK and Ireland investor in growing companies, has expanded its London team with the appointment of Rowan Bird as an investor. Rowan joins from the M&A team at Lazard where he spent three years working as an investment banking analyst, specialising in basic [...]
Google’s record $5bn fine: Here’s how the industry reacted July 18, 2018 Tech goliath Google was hit with a record-breaking €4.3bn (£3.8bn) fine by European antitrust regulators today over “serious illegal behaviour” with its Android operating system. Brussels concluded that Google forced smartphone makers to favour its own products such as Search and Chrome if they wanted to run on Android, which is used on 80 per [...]
The hubristic Lib Dems flew too close to the electoral sun November 22, 2019 Of all the Greek myths, the most famous is probably the story of Icarus, the boy who flew too close to the sun. Gifted with ingeniously crafted wings, he was warned that flying too high would risk melting the wax that held them together. Reckless and overconfident, Icarus found his wings disintegrating mid-air, and met [...]
James Purdey & Sons partners with the new City A.M. Club June 25, 2019 You are invited to visit James Purdey & Sons Ltd at Audley House, a shop, historical collection and shrine to the traditional British sporting and country life. If there is one name that epitomises the British country sporting weekend, it’s Purdey. The choice of every British monarch since Queen Victoria, Purdey has become the essential [...]
Speaker John Bercow outlines plan to stay in post beyond the summer, dashing Brexiteer hopes May 28, 2019 John Bercow has said he expects to continue in the role of Commons speaker beyond the summer, despite expectations he would step down in the near future. Speaking after an event in Washington, he said it was not “sensible to vacate the chair” during a time of parliamentary upheaval. His comments to the Guardian are likely to [...]
Heathrow hawk stolen in smash-and-grab raid near airport February 2, 2019 A hawk which kept birds away from Heathrow Airport has been stolen. Milo, a six-year old Harris Hawk, was stolen after a gang smashed their way into a van near Heathrow. Owner Layla Bennett, 34, was checking into the Mercure hotel near the airport on Tuesday when the robbery took place. Bennett, who is offering [...]
Toyota sells electric car technology to Chinese startup in return for green car credits April 15, 2019 Toyota has agreed to sell its electric car technology to Chinese startup Singulato, in a move which will give it preferential rights to buy green credits under China’s new quota system for electric vehicles (EVs). Read more: Toyota to manufacture new Suzuki model at Derby plant The green car credit system, introduced in January, requires [...]
Look to Finland for the secret to happiness April 11, 2019 My morning on Wednesday 20 March was idyllic. As I woke from a deep restorative sleep, birds chirped playfully in the warming sun. Scents of fresh bread wafted through my windows, and neighbours greeted me with hugs on the way into work. It was, after all, the United Nations’ International Day of Happiness. And my [...]
Global markets recoil and China warns of retaliation after Trump trade war threat August 2, 2019 Stock markets around the world have fallen after a sharp escalation in the United States’ trade war with China. Indices in the US fell after the open, amid fears of an economic slowdown if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose a further 10 per cent tariff on $300bn worth of Chinese [...]