Developing trust in artificial intelligence is crucial if more small businesses are going to integrate the new technology in their operations, the UK’s tech minister has said. More than half …
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Leasehold and rental reforms slated as ‘contentious’ and ‘destabilising’
The government has come under fire for its flagship housing reforms, with developments to new laws on leasehold reform and rental rights branded “contentious” and “destabilising”. Ministers have shepherded the …
FTSE 100 today: London markets set for cautious open as U.S. inflation data looms large
Moving markets today: Asia follows Wall Street’s dip, bitcoin tops $60,000, oil prices drop; focus shifts to U.S. PCE inflation data The U.S. stock market closed with minor losses as …
Bitcoin blasts through $63,000; experts predict meteoric rise
Bitcoin surged beyond $63,000 on Wednesday, marking its highest level in over two years, fuelled by a wave of investment into new U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded products. This rally, witnessing …
UK must embrace open finance to be a global fintech leader and boost IPOs, industry chief says
Open finance is key to making the UK a global leader in fintech and unlocking more public listings, the boss of a government-backed industry hub has told City A.M., as …
Square Mile and Me: Town crier Alan Myatt on his accidental career and messing up names
Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Alan Myatt, City of London town crier – and world record holder for loudest crier …
Letter to the editor: Time for banks to pull their socks up
[RE: Hargreaves Lansdown reaps cash interest reward as market growth pushes up assets under new CEO] Dear Editor, I write to express my concern about the insufficient efforts made by …
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Cascade
Offender: Cascade 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 …
Legal Services Board shines a light on misuse of NDAs in new report
The Legal Service Board (LSB) has published a summary of evidence report which shines a light on misuses of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Almost all individuals who wrote to the LSB …
Feyi-Waboso out of England Six Nations camp to take uni exam
England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has withdrawn from Steve Borthwick’s training camp in order to sit an exam. The 21-year-old Exeter Chiefs flyer will sit a medical exam for his degree …