Liverpool and Chelsea breathe new life into Premier League title race January 23, 2022 Call off the trophy engravers; hold that order of sky blue ticker tape; put Pep Guardiola’s dancing shoes away for now: we may have a Premier League title race after all. Leaders Manchester City’s slip-up at Southampton on Saturday dropped blood into the water and 24 hours later Liverpool and Chelsea showed they still have [...]
HSBC’s long-time Asia boss moves upstairs amid Hong Kong controversy June 12, 2021 Peter Wong, HSBC’s top man in Asia, is stepping away from day-to-day management to take up a position as the bank’s chair in Hong Kong. Wong has been credited with the bank’s rise to become the undisputed financial heavyweight in the region, with the firm booking most of its profits on the continent. Read more: [...]
Swift backlash: Will Russia snake past Western sanctions? March 3, 2022 Sanctions are intended to choke economies for decades. This week could a sign that Russia is heading for the mire. The intended effects of Western sanctions are already materialising. This week, the rouble, Russia’s currency, collapsed around 40 per cent. The Moscow Stock Exchange has been shuttered since Monday. Concern about Russia being effectively frozen [...]
Spider-Man: No Way Home review – Marvel delivers pure cinematic sugar December 17, 2021 Logistics aren’t sexy, but throughout Marvel’s latest Spider-Man adventure I was struck time and again not by the antics of the heroes on the screen but the ones in an office in Los Angeles. How many scheduling clashes must have been overcome, how many legal meetings someone must have sat through, in order for this most [...]
NatWest limits transfers to Binance and other crypto exchanges June 29, 2021 Concerns over investment scams and fraud has prompted NatWest to cap the daily amount customers can transfer to cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance. The measure is intended to target several exchanges and digital asset firms. The maximum threshold differs depending on the platform and is around the thousands of pounds, NatWest said. The news was first reported [...]
Gas prices rise amid escalating Russia tensions and Nord Stream 2 uncertainty December 13, 2021 Gas prices have surged amid growing tensions over Russian troops at the Ukrainian border and increased Nord Stream 2 pipeline uncertainty.
Ford Mustang Mach 1 review: Return of the Mach February 21, 2022 The Ford Mustang Mach 1 is a V8 muscle car with manners, but plenty of all-American attitude. Tim Pitt saddles up.
Why a bespoke wine cellar might not cost what you think September 1, 2021 So maybe you have a burgeoning wine collection: a couple of cases of Super Tuscan you picked up for a good price en primeur, a Château Lafite you’re saving for a special occasion, some Cabernet Franc that won’t be at its best for another six or seven years. What you need, my friend, is a [...]
Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo review: EV estate sideways on snow February 15, 2022 The Taycan Sport Turismo is an electric estate that drives like a sports car. We head for the Alps – and hitch a lift with a Le Mans winner.
The tumultuous tale of LV= has given us a masterclass in how not to negotiate February 15, 2022 For those of us who teach modern negotiation theory, the stalled sale of mutual insurer London Victoria (LV) to Bain Capital, then to Royal London, has been a wonderful case study on how not to conduct deal talks. The journey started well for LV’s board. Their competitive process flushed out bids not only from Bain [...]