Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO October 4, 2024 Shein is set to hold informal investor meetings in the coming weeks for its planned London initial public offering (IPO), three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, pushing ahead with preparations as it awaits UK regulatory approval. The China-founded online retailer plans to hold informal roadshows mainly across Europe, one of the sources [...]
The ECHR is a vital guarantor of our freedom October 3, 2024 Far from endangering our freedoms, the ECHR makes the individual, not the state, the centre of the international order, says Sam Fowles An immutable law of modern politics is that the louder a politician bloviates about “freedom” the more authoritarian they will be in power. The last government waxed lyrical about “freedom of speech” then [...]
Haldane is right – the Chancellor’s doom-mongering is dangerous September 18, 2024 The stories we tell ourselves matter in economics, writes Paul Ormerod
Is there such a thing as a ‘fair’ price? Definitely, maybe… September 11, 2024 Oasis tickets have stirred controversy, but the question of how prices are set in a market goes all the way back to Alfred Marshall and Francis Edgeworth, says Paul Ormerod The pricing of tickets for the forthcoming Oasis tour has stirred up a major controversy. This is not just on social media. Lisa Nandy, the [...]
Worcester Warriors creditor raises questions over Sport England loan September 20, 2022 Sport England have been dragged into the row over financially troubled Premiership rugby outfit Worcester Warriors with one creditor raising questions around a £15m Covid-19 loan. In allegations set out in summarised correspondence to Sport England seen by City A.M., the creditor, who wishes to remain anonymous, alleges that the organisation – which acted as [...]
An outdated Culture Department prioritised Centre Parcs over innovative start ups February 8, 2023 Britain’s startups deserve a department dedicated to fostering their success, rather than vying for attention against Centre Parcs, writes Dom Hallas.
Yevgeny Prigozhin: Who is the Putin-critic Wagner boss reportedly killed in a Russian plane crash? August 23, 2023 Prigozhin, the boss of Russian mercenary group Wagner who recently led a mini-mutiny against Vladimir Putin, has died in a plane crash
£24,000 per ticket to attend original ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ crypto event June 7, 2022 The original Wolf of Wall Street, whose blockbuster memoir about his explosive career in high finance was the inspiration for the 2013 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is co-hosting an exclusive two-day cryptocurrency event in London this month costing one Bitcoin - around a whopping £24,000 - to attend.
Putin warns ‘retaliatory strikes will be lightning-fast’ if West intervenes in Ukraine April 28, 2022 Russian president Vladimir Putin has warned the Kremlin’s “retaliatory strikes will be lightning-fast” if the United States or a Nato country intervenes in the Ukraine war. In a television address, he responded to President Joe Biden committing to more military aid to Kyiv continuing to ramp up sanctions on Moscow with European allies. This comes [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Ntamack shows us a new side June 15, 2023 In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to assess whose form is hot – and whose is not – in the race to be part of the tournament in France later this year. Rugby player of the week It may [...]