FTSE 100 today: London markets braced for quiet start; Q1 earnings and UK monthly GDP in spotlight April 12, 2024 Asian stocks remain quiet, gold hits new highs, and oil prices climb. Amazon reaches a record peak, while Fed officials remain wary of rate cuts. Focus now turns to Q1 earnings, the UK monthly GDP for February, and the preliminary US Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for April.
Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song wins 2023 Booker Prize – but what about the rest? November 27, 2023 Lynch's winning novel was described as "soul-shattering" by the Booker's head judge, but the choice wasn't unanimous. So what came in close?
Snap snaps and Big Tech feels the heat: What’s next for advertising? September 6, 2022 City A.M. chats with sustainable advertising platform WeAre8 to chat about the future of advertising in an age of distraction and economic turmoil.
Web3 metaverse growth is exponential November 17, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher explains how the community around a platform can co-create enabling the platform ecosystem to grow even stronger.
Meta share price plunge sees investors buy up almost 20 times more shares February 7, 2022 New data has revealed that investors purchased 1,828 per cent more shares day after Meta's fourth quarter announcement last week after the tech giant's stock dived 26 per cent.
Look inside: Coca Cola opens first European flagship store in Covent Garden April 28, 2022 Coca Cola has opened the doors to its first flagship store in Europe today, in a vote of confidence for the West End. After a number of stores in the US, including the beverage titan’s home territory in Atlanta, Coca Cola is testing the waters with a UK experiential destination. The store is set to [...]
Google hit with £920m UK lawsuit over ‘unlawful’ app store charges July 29, 2021 Google has been slapped with a £920m class action lawsuit in the UK over claims charges on its Google Play Store are “excessive and unlawful”. The claim, filed in the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London, alleges that the tech giant shuts down competition in its Play store and hits out at its 30 per cent [...]
Krakow’s on the rise, and that’s well-deserved June 22, 2022 THE WEEKEND: Krakow has been one of Europe’s best-kept secrets for decades, its mixture of old world charm and art-flecked cool drawing those in the know for getaways to see ancient architecture, drink copious cocktails, or indeed both. The secret, it seems, is out – the city’s biggest airline, Ryanair has announced that it’s opening [...]
Chinese cities on lockdown as Covid-19 cases spiral and local stocks tumble March 14, 2022 As China battles its largest surge in Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, Beijing has shuttered several cities including technology hub Shenzhen. It comes as Covid-19 cases in the country, which has adopted a controversial ‘Zero-Covid’ stance, tripled in just one day. With fresh restrictions also being blanketed across Shanghai, China’s CSI 300 [...]
New McLaren 750S is lighter, faster and ‘even more exciting’ to drive May 1, 2023 The 750S is the lightest and most powerful series-production McLaren ever. We get the full lowdown on this new British supercar.