Cryptocurrencies Over the weekend, one of the many crypto lawsuits reached a conclusion. This one involved Coinbase, and this time the exchange wasn’t fighting its arch nemesis, the SEC. This …
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Inside the furore over the future of the Foreign Office
A pamphlet by former senior diplomats has triggered an identity crisis: must we cling onto tradition or embrace a new vision of Britain? Lucy Kenningham investigates Just as the era …
Can financial analysis predict the outcome of the Champions League quarter-finals?
For those who bemoan the predictability of European football, this week’s Champions League quarter-finals should provide a counter argument. Should – because by financial metrics the four ties are the …
Why Britain should be spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence
Fiscal rules must not outweigh our defence priorities – we are facing war and we should be spending like it, says Paul Mason Momentum is building for an increase in …
The Notebook: Better education to wave in a personal finance revolution in the UK
Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, Brian Byrnes, Head of Personal Finance at Moneybox, takes the pen A financial revolution on the …
‘How am I doing?’ – the big question mayors are asking of voters
The dynamics of mayoral races are very different to Westminster election mud-slinging, and mayors Andy Street, Ben Houchen and Sadiq Khan could all buck the national trend, writes Adam Hawksbee …
Proxy backlash: City anger at firms trying to limit exec payouts
So-called proxy advisers are facing mounting anger in the City after urging shareholders to reject the paypackets of executives at two FTSE 100 firms. Glass Lewis, which advises shareholders on …
Mystery surrounds £200,000 pay-off to ex-CEO by Lutfur Rahman’s Tower Hamlets council
The former boss of Tower Hamlets council – who left his role just months after the return of convicted electoral fraudster Lutfur Rahman – received a more than £200,000 pay-off …
How I left my rugby career to make best-selling sausages with my brothers
Running a family business for 15 years isn’t always easy. For this week’s Ambition A.M. profile, Jennifer Sieg sits down with the three brothers behind The Jolly Hog meat producer …
Barclays: Tiktok ‘no spend challenge’ helps push non-essential spending to two-year low
A new report has found that non-essential spending slumped to its lowest level in over two years, as Brits partaking in a popular no-spend challenge bruised restaurant and retail trade. …