London IPO market slumps below Istanbul and Milan July 14, 2023 The London Stock Exchange has slumped below Istanbul and Milan in terms of IPO activity this year as the Square Mile is hit by a drought in its listings market, new research has revealed.
Here comes the sun: Households are key for a solar rooftop revolution June 5, 2023 A bumper year for renewables will be powered by solar power installations, and the government needs to use this momentum to reach net zero.
Explainer-in-brief: Blackouts? What blackouts? October 7, 2022 Liz Truss was in Prague yesterday telling European leaders they’ll need to help to keep lights on across the continent this winter. This came as the National Grid warned that we could be faced with rolling blackouts if we don’t import enough energy. How have we come to this? Go back to a year ago, [...]
Energy security is a must, but UK’s absurd oil and gas bill won’t help January 24, 2024 The oil and gas bill is a misguided solution to the UK's energy woes; we must focus on renewables instead, writes Nigel Pocklington.
The Bank of England should cut rates soon – but timing is everything March 19, 2024 There's no doubt that cuts should start soon, but it might be wise to wait a little bit longer before reaching for the interest rate axe, writes Chris Dorrell.
UK investors see India and tech funds smash June as climate strategies falter July 1, 2024 Ben Yearsley, director of Fairview Investing, described the Indian bounce as "slightly surprising" given the initial market panic initially after the election.
‘The economics did not stand up’: Renewable auction fails to deliver any new offshore wind projects September 8, 2023 No new offshore wind farms have been commissioned in a key auction, dealing a blow to the Government’s hopes of decarbonising the UK’s electricity production. In the annual auction which lets companies bid to supply the grid with electricity, many onshore wind projects and solar farms bid to get a contract. However, no offshore wind [...]
Ex President George Bush mocked for gaffe: ‘wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. I mean Ukraine’ May 19, 2022 Former American president George Bush Jr has come in for ridicule after accidentally referring to the “illegal invasion of Iraq” during a speech about the war in Ukraine. The ex Republican leader, 75, made the Freudian slip during an event in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, at an institute in his name. In a video posted [...]
Lack of government strategy putting UK decarbonisation goals at risk, NAO warns March 1, 2023 The government lacks a plan for all electricity to be generated through clean energy sources by 2035, warned the National Audit Office.
World heading towards a ‘perfect’ cybercrime storm, cybersecurity experts warn September 6, 2022 THE COMBINATION of mounting geopolitical tensions, the looming economic downturn and the push to digitalise business processes is creating a “perfect storm” for hackers, cybersecurity experts told City A.M. NCC chief executive Mike Maddison said the digitisation agenda on the back of the global pandemic has created new opportunities for hackers in opening up new [...]