Exclusive: IPO frenzy gives investors confidence to back emerging markets, says venture capital boss May 25, 2021 2020 saw many businesses and the flow of consumer cash into the economy put on hold. In early 2021, after months of volatility, Covid-19 vaccines started to offer hope, with business sentiment slowly recovering, and growing ever more optimistic as forecasts remain strong, and new variants seem to be covered by the inoculations. IPOs and mergers and acquisitions continue [...]
Cigar butt discarded by Winston Churchill could fetch £1,200 at London auction May 7, 2021 A cigar butt discarded by Sir Winston Churchill and picked up by a policeman is expected to fetch up to £1,200 at auction. The item cast aside by the wartime leader in the 1940s will go on sale along with a pair of satin slippers that once belonged to Queen Victoria. Made in the mid-19th [...]
‘We aren’t what people expect’ – Linklaters on the firm’s virtual internship and social mobility November 23, 2020 Last year Linklaters launched a virtual internship - the first of its kind among the legal profession. The magic circle firm believes launching such a programme has facilitated greater social mobility, by opening up the business to those who may not see themselves as a natural fit.
US jobless claims rise again to 1.43m as total number of claimants tops 30m July 30, 2020 US jobless claims rose for the second consecutive week, as 1.43m more people filed for benefits last week, the Labor Department said. The figure is some 12,000 applications higher than the previous week, which in turn saw the first rise in claimants for almost four months. More than 1.4m Americans made a new jobless claim [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on NAYMS May 12, 2020 | Sponsored NAYMS is building the world’s first insurance market that allows Institutional crypto-holders to underwrite cryptocurrency risk. “In 1686, individuals called ‘names’ came together to cover risk of all varieties by pledging capital in return for a yield. The Lloyds of London marketplace was born. It’s now 2020, and NAYMS is bringing together capital markets and [...]
Ten ex-Tory rebels set to have the whip restored by Boris Johnson October 29, 2019 Ten of the 21 expelled ex-Tory rebel MPs have had the whip restored by Boris Johnson, including Winston Churchill’s grandson Nicholas Soames. Read more: Tory rebels vote with Labour to help prevent a no-deal Brexit Soames, Alistair Burt, Caroline Nokes, Greg Clark, Ed Vaizey, Margot James, Stephen Hammond, Steve Brine, Richard Harrington and Richard Benyon [...]
Four better or four worse: Would saying farewell to the five-day working week really be a good idea? July 12, 2019 Areduced working week could populate our high streets, with 54 per cent of employees saying they would use their extra day off to shop
We need a man in Washington who can walk the Trump tightrope July 10, 2019 Diplomats are a curious bunch. Usually to be found currying favour by whispering quietly in foreign capitals, their role is largely an unseen one, providing information back home, and intervening subtly to promote their nation’s interests. So when a diplomat becomes the news story, as opposed to providing commentary on a news story, it is [...]
Our pessimistic country needs a One Nation housing crusade June 19, 2019 It’s the political equivalent of playing Pac-Man, while nodding your mullet to Wham! – our housing policy seems stuck in the 1980s, like a Care Bear in a leg-warmer. The Conservative leadership candidates have all served as part of a government whose core housing strategy hails from that Duran Duran decade: subsidised social housing sell-offs [...]
From the Tube strike and July Budget to Battle of Britain and the 7/7 London bombings anniversary: Here’s what got us talking this week July 10, 2015 There was a technical fault in New York. There was a cocktail cloud. And somewhere in crowdfunding land, there was a jacket that would make all your commutes suddenly so much better. Here's what got us talking this week 1) Battle of Britain celebrations began They kicked off with a flypast over Buckingham Palace, but [...]