Luxury retailer Watches of Switzerland is continuing to feel the pinch from rich shoppers scaling back and the damage wrought by the so-called ‘tourist tax’. In an update this morning, …
February 2024
Astrazeneca: FTSE 100’s biggest firm dodges COVID cliff drop off with revenue boost
Astrazeneca, the biggest company listed on London Stock Exchange, has continued its impressive coronavirus recovery with a six per cent increase in revenue for 2023. The Anglo-Swedish giant based in …
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton get Ryder Cup lift ahead of LIV Golf’s debut in Las Vegas
Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton have received a Ryder Cup boost ahead of the second LIV Golf event of the season this weekend in Las Vegas. Rahm and Hatton combined …
‘The supply-demand balance in sport needs re-calibrating’
It would be nonsense to ask how much money top golfers need. How much they want, however? That’s easy. More. And more is what’s coming their way, this time from …
Hiring this February? You’ll be more successful if you understand the priorities of today’s talent
Chances are, some of the most talented people in your organisation are looking for a new job right now. You might even be looking for one yourself. After all, February …
Mark Kleinman: His weekly column on Arrival, the CBI and Rishi’s latest wheeze
Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking, He writes a weekly column for City A.M. To travel well, it’s said, is …
Amid the LSE’s listings drought, could its scrappier little brother AIM deliver?
With London in dire need of a listings revival, the entrepreneurial spirit facilitated by AIM could deliver, writes Keith Boyfield The AIM market, along with its big brother, the London …
Let’s be honest, social media bans won’t stop hate crimes
With foreign tech bros easier to blame than problems closer to home, social media has become a catchall scapegoat, writes Matthew Lesh Esther Ghey, the mother of Brianna Ghey, has …
Government is ‘interfering’ with regulators and appointing ‘allies’ to top jobs, Lords claim
The government is interfering with the work of independent regulators and ministers are pushing to appoint “political allies” to top jobs, a group of peers has claimed. In a report …
Give councils more tax flexibility amid financial strain, ministers urged
Councils should be given more free rein to raise local taxes to shore up ailing finances and then “suffer the consequences” at the ballot box, MPs have heard. Ministers were …