Eric Graham is a market man to his bones. Andy Silvester meets the Londoner who keeps Old Spitalfields Market ticking. LIKE anyone who has spent a long time in the capital, Eric …
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Let’s be honest, Tesco making big profits is a good thing
Instead of criticising Tesco for having a bumper year, we should praise it for providing cheap food and jobs for millions, says Matthew Lesh There’s an unorthodox tourist sight that …
Tu-dums and ba-da-ba-baa-baas: How the jingle got usurped by the ‘sonic logo’
With music’s powerful link to memory, advertisers would be crazy to let the jingle die – and that’s why they haven’t, they’ve just repacked it, writes Anna Moloney In 2003, …
Our prison system is an economic and moral failure
Stuffing more and more people into crime-ridden jails, without rehabilitation, is serving no one, writes Lucy Kenningham The moment that the foreman of our jury stood up in front of …
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Action
Offender: Action Every one of us has been an email chain which is borderline unintelligible for the amount of corporate lingo thrown in there. At City A.M., we’re taking a stand …
FTSE 100 today: London shares poised for quiet start amid lingering concerns over US rates, Middle East tensions
Moving markets today: Asia stocks mixed, oil and gold prices surge on heightened Middle East tensions; Australia’s March employment falls short; All eyes on Netflix earnings Wednesday saw a tumultuous …
Get in Ship Shape: An athlete’s dream fitness-inspired hotel room
Running a marathon is no small feat, and as London prepares for runners flocking to the city in their thousands, the only thing on participants’ minds in the final days …
Sadiq Khan to launch manifesto with free school meals pledge
Sadiq Khan is set to launch his manifesto in London today with a pledge to make his free school meals for primary pupil policy permanent. The Labour candidate – who …
Square Mile and Me: Natasha Frangos on becoming Haysmacintyre’s first female partner
Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Natasha Frangos, managing director at accountancy firm Haysmacintyre, tells us about her career What was …
Activist investors urge KitKat maker Nestlé to reduce reliance on sugar, fat and salt
A resolution filed by a group of Nestlé shareholders will go to vote today at its AGM, demanding one of the world’s biggest food makers reduces its reliance on products …