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Tesla misses delivery targets by over 60,000 cars as growth grinds to a halt
Tesla has posted a drop in quarterly deliveries of its electric vehicles for the first time in four years, slipping far south of estimates due to slow demand and stiff …
Record-level demand for tax lawyers after Spring Budget
The Spring Budget’s batch of changes to taxation has resulted in law firms posting more vacancies for tax lawyers in February, than any other month over the last two years. …
Services inflation to ‘cool significantly’ paving the way for June interest rate cut
Falling energy prices will help services inflation to “cool significantly” in the months ahead, paving the way for the Bank of England to start cutting interest rates in June, analysts …
London insurers failed to move aviation mega-lawsuit out of UK court to Russia
London’s major insurance companies failed to have a multi-billion-pound aviation lawsuit withdrawn from England and flown to a Russian court. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country was hit with …
Chronofinder predictions: New Rolex models at Watches and Wonders 2024
For watch enthusiasts, the most anticipated moment of the year is just a few weeks away. Watches & Wonders is when the most prominent luxury watch brands worldwide, such as …
‘Deeply dismayed’ Ajax to sack CEO Alex Kroes for alleged insider trading
Ajax have suspended their chief executive Alex Kroes and say they intend to sack him just two weeks into the job over allegations of insider trading. It is the latest …
Nearly 60,000 tech layoffs so far in 2024 and ‘more pain to come’
The tsunami of tech layoffs that plagued much of 2023 has continued to hit companies of all sizes this year, from startups and mid-size companies to the mega caps, including …
London legal AI firm Luminance secures £32m funding in US expansion push
London-based artificial intelligence (AI) company Luminance has received $40m (£32m) in Series B funding to fuel its expansion efforts in the US. The funding round is spearheaded by March Capital, …
Bank of England examining claim Metro Bank put customers’ money at risk with ‘pirated software’
The Bank of England is examining a claim that Metro Bank “pirated” a US company’s software and put customers’ data at risk, City A.M. understands. The central bank’s regulatory arm …