Media giants wading into startup investing is a sign of things to come April 10, 2024 As traditional advertising revenues decline or come under threat, Jess Jones explains why more major media groups are pivoting towards the world of start up investing
The Notebook: Sport can be a key growth market for London in 2024 but only if we back evolution and ambition December 19, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, Matt Hardy, City A.M.’s deputy sports editor, takes the pen. Sport can be key to 2024 London growth Sport is worth tens of billions to our capital. Whether that be through the Premier League’s London derbies, world class stadia at our [...]
The host with the most: Airbnb’s Catherine Powell on surviving the pandemic, disciplined decision making and playing by the rules April 5, 2023 When Catherine Powell made the jump from the magic of Disney to Airbnb in January 2020, she couldn’t have predicted the nightmare of a global pandemic for the travel and tourism industry. But just three months after she joined as head of experiences she was thrown in at the deep end. “The pandemic hit and [...]
Deliveroo and Amazon hit back at CMA probe January 29, 2020 Amazon and Deliveroo have hit back at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), calling its investigation flawed. They have complained that the CMA has failed to “produce any credible evidence of existing competition between Amazon and Deliveroo”. The watchdog referred the deal to a full investigation in late December, casting doubt on whether the investment [...]
Snap trials NFT filters as tech firm fights for Gen Z attention July 13, 2022 Snap may be on the verge of non-fungible token filters as the tech company continues to battle its rivals.
High street stalwarts shun Black Friday November 13, 2021 High street stalwarts are shunning Black Friday this year due to the discount shopping event losing its pull among consumers. The likes of Marks and Spencer and Next will stop offering discounts on products due to the event squeezing margins and offering little value to businesses. Other online retailers, including Amazon and AO.com, are intending [...]
Capita wins £565m in government contracts – despite major data breach May 25, 2023 Capita was today confirmed as the government’s chosen partner in two contracts worth a combined total of £565m – despite two recent major data breaches, the impact of which is still being investigated. The firm said the investigation and clear up will cost between £15m and £20m – this includes “further steps [taken] to ensure [...]
FTSE 100: What’s moving markets today? March 14, 2024 Asia markets were mixed as the previous Wall Street rally begins to fade, while oil prices climb following Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries. Focus now shifts to key US economic data releases, including producer prices and retail sales figures.
Stop trying to ban zero hour contracts, it helps both young people and businesses September 18, 2023 Labour's promise to ban zero hour contracts will harm a good chunk of people they're hoping to get them to vote for them, even if it does appease the unions, writes Ben Cope.
Rivian recalls almost all its EV trucks due to technical issue October 9, 2022 US electric truck maker Rivian has recalled most of its production due to a possible technical issue. Rivian over the weekend decided to recollect around 13,000 of its 14,317 vehicles manufactured after discovering that a fastener connecting the front upper control arm and the steering knuckle in some of its vehicles may have remained loose. [...]