Music icon Taylor Swift has threatened legal action against a US student over his social media accounts that track flights of celebrities’ private jets, including hers. Jack Sweeney, who is …
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Uber reports first ever full-year operating profit as chief hails an ‘inflection point’
Uber has reported its first full-year operating profit as the ride-hailer continues to emerge from years and billions worth of losses. Income from its operations hit $1.1bn (£938.1m) in the …
Changes to UK mortgage market cushions blow to borrowers from interest rate hikes
Changes to the mortgage market have helped protect borrowers and smooth the economic impact of higher interest rates, new research suggests. The Bank of England’s rate hikes have increased mortgage …
Amundi: Europe’s largest asset manager makes £300m private market push
Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi is set to buy a Swiss private markets specialist as it becomes the latest large asset manager looking to expand into the alternatives sector. The …
Year of the Dragon: Why investors have soured on China’s economic prospects
China has powered global growth for decades, but as the year of the dragon begins, has the country still got its fire? Elliot Gulliver-Needham reports As China leaves behind the …
What’s On In London In February 2024
As London starts to blossom and we emerge from the winter slump. Central London Alliance brings opportunities for you to embrace the romance of the city for Valentine’s Day. In …
Silvio Berlusconi, the Super League and me: How a visionary English ad exec created the blueprint that changed European football
The Londoner who drew up the original European Super League plan for Silvio Berlusconi on working for the former Italian PM, forcing the creation of the Champions League, and where …
Old Bailey evacuated and fire service responds after electrical substation ‘blows up’
The area around the Old Bailey was on lockdown this morning as smoke billowed from the rear of the building involving an electrical substation. Videos posted on social media site …
‘About a third’ of Facebook Marketplace listings could be scams, MPs told
A director at TSB Bank has warned a group of top MPs that Facebook Marketplace and cryptocurrency investment are major breeding grounds for scams amid calls for Big Tech to …
French oil giant Total looks to keep shareholder promises but warns on 2024
French oil and gas supermajor Totalenergies has upped its dividend but warned that fossil fuel prices and weak refining margins could slow down its 2024 progress. The French group’s net …