Household energy bills to stay high into next winter despite price cap dip August 20, 2023 Households energy bills will remain above pre-crisis levels, despite Ofgem being set to announce a fall in the price cap this winter.
City PR firms that got rich from ‘very dirty business’ with Russian oligarchs must be scrutinised, says Browder September 13, 2023 PR firms that got rich from “very dirty business” with Russian oligarchs must be scrutinised, the former fund manager once dubbed the Kremlin’s most wanted man has said.
Rocco Forte Hotels counts cost of £1.4bn deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund August 27, 2024 Profit at the British hotel group co-founded by Sir Rocco Forte was cut by more than half during its latest financial year as it sold a significant stake to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The deal, which was first announced in December 2023, saw the PIF take a 49 per cent holding in London-headquartered Rocco Forte Hotels [...]
Brandon Lewis: Former Tory chairman to join firm co-founded by sanctioned Russian billionaires October 25, 2023 Lewis will join the London-based firm, co-founded by billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, as an advisor.
Balfour Beatty bullish on UK infrastructure outlook as profit hits £98m August 14, 2024 Investors were concerened after Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled plans to axe a string of UK infrastructure projects last month.
Ukraine war ‘second front’ as Putin moves to store nukes in Belarus March 27, 2023 The world should prepare for a “second front” to open up in the Ukraine war as Vladimir Putin moves to store nuclear weapons in Belarus. Russia’s president claimed he agreed with Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko to station tactical nuclear warheads on its territory. Ukraine has accused the Kremlin of “nuclear blackmail” and demanded an emergency [...]
Geopolitics has put Bitcoin to the test – what happens next? February 15, 2022 Geopolitical issues, including the heightening Ukraine-Russia tensions, will drive Bitcoin’s increasing mass adoption, says Nigel Green.
Golden opportunity: Safe haven asset soars following deepening market turmoil February 14, 2022 Gold has maintained last week's rally, following the escalation of geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West over the future of Ukraine.
Crypto an ‘enemy of its own success,’ warns former MI6 chief February 24, 2022 Former MI6 chief Sir Alexander Younger has warned that crypto could face a crackdown as states impose sanctions on Russia.
Under-pressure Putin to Ukraine: Give up territory before I’ll join negotiations January 5, 2023 President Vladimir Putin told Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Russia was open to dialogue over Ukraine but that Kyiv would have to accept the loss of territories claimed by Russia, the Kremlin said. “Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia’s openness to a serious dialogue, provided that the Kiev authorities fulfill the well–known and repeatedly voiced requirements [...]