3 Finance Jobs That Pay Over £100k May 23, 2023 | Sponsored Did you know that in London, the average price of a cup of coffee is £2.55? That’s according to research from price comparison website Compare The Market. The study also found that the most expensive place to buy a coffee in London is Selfridges, but the cheapest is at Pret. It can be an expensive [...]
British American Tobacco investors call on new chief to launch ‘aggressive’ share buybacks May 23, 2023 Investors in British American Tobacco (BAT) are reportedly calling on its new chief executive to launch an “aggressive” share buyback programme to accelerate the return of capital to shareholders and boost the cigarette maker’s dwindling share price, which has fallen 18 per cent since the start of this year. BAT launched a £2bn stock repurchase [...]
The Royal Garden Hotel review: Overhearing Kensington locals at lunch May 23, 2023 New bedrooms paying homage to nature, inspired by Kensington Gardens, inspired Adam Bloodworth to check into the Royal Garden Hotel From my breakfast table at the Royal Garden Hotel I overlook the private entrance to Kensington Palace formerly used daily by Kate and Wills. It’s so close I can almost smell the petrol fumes. So [...]
Mike Ashley seeks to join Mulberry’s board as he tires of firm’s poor sales May 23, 2023 Sportswear tycoon Mike Ashley is reportedly set to muscle his way onto the board of luxury brand Mulberry as he grows increasing tired of the company’s poor sales performance. Ashley’s Frasers Group owns a 37 per cent stake in Mulberry, but the brand is ultimately controlled by Malaysian billionaire Ong Beng Seng and his wife [...]
A-List celebrities planned to ‘ambush’ Phillip Schofield live on This Morning, report claims May 23, 2023 At least four A-List actors and well-known TV faces had planned to “ambush” Phillip Schofield live on This Morning with allegations about his behaviour, a new report claims. It has not been made clear exactly what happened between Schofield and Holly Willoughby to put their relationship on the rocks, although reports claim Willoughby was “deeply [...]
Bitcoin sparks into life after a week of stagnation in crypto markets May 23, 2023 Bitcoin is up 1.7% since yesterday and trading above $27k as BTC spot trading volumes surged by almost 40%.
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns AI is ‘too important not to regulate’ May 23, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is too important not to regulate and the US and EU must work together to develop “robust” rules to guide the growth of the powerful new technology, Alphabet’s boss Sundar Pichai said today.
Blockchain is here to stay – and so is Web3 May 23, 2023 | Sponsored Marieke Flament, CEO, NEAR Foundation In 1994 there were only around 12 million internet users in the entire world. Today there are nearly 5.5 billion. That is an increase of 36,000%. If you had asked most people in 1994 if they believed that was possible, they would have almost certainly said no. In the course [...]
Britain still on track to dodge a recession this year but inflation returns May 23, 2023 Britain is still on track to avoid a recession in 2023 driven by consumer spending holding up amid a tough cost of living crisis, a closely watched survey out today shows. S&P Global and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply’s composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for May hit 53.9 points. While the number was [...]
How to measure, practice and capitalise on ESG, with Addidat CEO Nina Spencer May 23, 2023 | Sponsored