HS2 chief executive quits as soaring costs and delays continue to mount July 12, 2023 HS2 Ltd’s longest serving chief executive has announced his resignation from the project amid ongoing criticism over soaring costs and delay. 56-year old Mark Thurston – who was paid a salary of £617,300 in 2021/22 – will depart at the end of September after six and a half years at the helm. In a statement [...]
Five Rightmove ads that show how screwed the London rental market is July 12, 2023 London’s rental market is hellish, with landlords selling up to avoid hefty mortgage payments and its supply pool dwindling daily, renters in the capital have their work cut out for them trying to find a place to call home. Morning Wire has trawled the pages of Rightmove to showcase some of the ‘premium’ pads on [...]
Nvidia considers investment in Arm as firm seeks $80bn valuation July 12, 2023 Nvidia is reportedly engaged in discussions with Arm about becoming an anchor investor in the chip designer ahead of its initial public offering in New York. The two chip companies are currently thrashing out a valuation, the Financial Times reported. Nvidia is said to be seeking a long-term stake that would value Cambridge-based Arm between [...]
Winkworth shares tumble as estate agent issues profit warning amid mortgage slump July 12, 2023 Winkworth shares tumbled 14 per cent this morning after the estate chain issued a profit warning due to soaring interest rates and a fresh slump in mortgage approvals. The company which has over 90 branches across the UK said that the sales market proved more challenging in the second quarter of the year, as rate [...]
Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to hold the line ahead of today’s CPI figures July 12, 2023 Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies continue to march steadily sideways with the market leader trading around $30,700.
Renault and Aston Martin backer Geely to launch UK firm injecting £6bn and creating 19,000 jobs July 12, 2023 Renault and Aston Martin backer Geely have announced the launch of a new UK-based powertrain technology company, to manufacture low-emission hybrid and internal combustion engines. An investment of up to £6bn will injected into the new outfit, which will employ 19,000 workers. The two automakers said the new group would operate 17 engine plants and [...]
Loungers: Cafe and Bar operator looks for further expansion as cooling inflation for hospitality boosts revenue July 12, 2023 Cafe and bar operator Loungers revenues jumped 19 per cent during the year, as the owner of the Lounger and Cosy Club was bolstered by 29 new site openings. The London-listed hospitality chain recorded earnings of £47.3m which represents growth of 66 per cent since it first listed on the stock exchange in April 2019. [...]
J D Wetherspoon: ‘Misrepresentation’ to claim boozers sell-off was for ‘money-raising’ alone July 12, 2023 JD Wetherspoon hit back at critics over its decision to sell off a flurry of pubs, telling investors it is a “misinterpretation” to claim it was a purely “money-raising” move. The budget boozer sold, closed or surrendered to the landlord 28 pubs, however said that while the move raised a small bit of capital, it [...]
‘I started this as a hobby’: Cricket star Stuart Broad reflects on his naive start to the world of hospitality July 12, 2023 England cricketer turned pub landlord Stuart Broad has admitted he had a “naive” understanding about what it took to run a hospitality business, as he reopens his pub amid a period of soaring bills and red hot inflation. The 37-year old sports star has recently relaunched his pub and restaurant The Tap and Run in [...]
Bolt to relocate driver hub to the City as UK users hit 9 million milestone July 12, 2023 Ride-hailing platform Bolt has relocated its driver hub to a city centre location on the back of racing demand for its taxis, Morning Wire has learned. Bolt told Morning Wire that it has relocated the hub from Chiswick to Bermondsey due to soaring passenger demand and increase in drivers, revealing that it now has 100,000 [...]