Best of 2024: Our top 5 debates of the year December 26, 2024 City AM's weekly debate takes the fiercest water-cooler debates and pits two candidates head to head. Here are 5 of our favourites from 2024.
Farage willing to work with Lord Mandelson to secure Trump trade deal December 25, 2024 Nigel Farage has said he would be willing to help incoming ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson negotiate with the Trump administration. Labour peer Lord Mandelson has indicated he believes the Reform UK leader, a friend of Mr Trump, could serve as a link between the British Government and the Republican president-elect. But Downing Street [...]
Easter is better than Christmas. Here’s why December 25, 2024 Chop off the top half of an Easter Egg, put it flat on the table, then take a step back and look at it. That chocolatey mound is the hill I’m willing to die on while I repeatedly insist that Easter is better than Christmas. Think that no one actually celebrates Easter unless you’re religious? [...]
The best and worst sports marketing campaigns of 2024 December 25, 2024 In the true Christmas spirit of judging others, I’ve looked at my favourite – and not so favourite – sports marketing campaigns of 2024. I had planned to hand out awards with categories based on the startling number of current football pundits who were in Graham Taylor’s Euro 92 England squad. The Gary Lineker Award [...]
Judge Dredd and the peculiarly British tradition of the Christmas special December 25, 2024 The sci-fi Christmas special is a unique window into British culture – where the joy of the season always meet despair and decline, says Will Cooling In his unofficial role as Donald Trump’s lead cheerleader-cum-adviser, Elon Musk welcomed the now withdrawn nomination of Matt Gaetz to be America’s next Attorney General by calling him the [...]
Ref Coote won’t appeal contract termination December 24, 2024 David Coote will not appeal against the termination of his contract by referees’ body PGMOL, PA reports. Coote was sacked earlier this month after the emergence of a video in which he made derogatory remarks about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp. Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) said that a thorough investigation had [...]
Ahead of the Game: Illegal Usyk vs Fury streams dealt heavy blow December 23, 2024 Illegal streaming services appear to be in retreat judging by the collapse of viewing figures for last weekend’s Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury rematch compared to the original world heavyweight title fight between the pair in May. Analysis conducted for City AM by online intelligence platform Yield Sec identified a peak audience of 3.2m illegal [...]
Chris Hohn: Hedge fund boss’s pay slumps to just £42m December 23, 2024 Hedge fund boss Chris Hohn took a £233m pay cut this year, as his fund paid out around £340m in charitable donations. The head of TCI Fund Management, Hohn took home $53m (£42m), down from the $346m (£276m) he collected in 2023, Companies House filings have revealed. TCI, which previously employed former prime minister Rishi [...]
Wingstop UK bought in £400m sale by private equity giant December 23, 2024 The UK franchise of Wingstop has sold a majority stake in its business to US private equity giant Sixth Street. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed, it is understood that the value of the sale is at least £400m. While Sixth Street will take a majority stake in the company, the restaurant’s [...]
Dolphins and Bills private equity deals underline value to NFL December 23, 2024 In a historic first for the National Football League (NFL), the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins have become the first teams to shake hands with private equity. These investments follow the update in August to the NFL’s investment and ownership rules allowing private equity minority ownership. Ares Management Corp. is reported to be acquiring [...]