Four reasons to be optimistic about energy transition equities February 14, 2022 | City Talk After achieving remarkable gains in 2020, energy transition equities endured a more turbulent and challenging time in 2021. Shares within the sector struggled to achieve gains as supply chain pressures and higher inflation weakened profits from many companies in the sector and investors were less enthusiastic about the energy transition theme. However, despite the uncertainties [...]
Play by the rules: Making free trade a level playing field February 14, 2022 Two years ago in Greenwich, the Prime Minister spoke eloquently of Britain’s “re-emergence after decades of hibernation as a campaigner for global free trade”. Trade – which he described as “God’s diplomacy” – has done more than any other economic idea to raise global living standards and lift billions out of poverty. If there is [...]
Deltacron: New Covid variant in UK is merged coronavirus mutation of lethal Delta and contagious Omicron February 14, 2022 UK health officials confirmed this weekend that they are monitoring a new Covid strain which is a combination of Delta and Omicron, dubbed ‘Deltacron’ by various media. UK Covid scientists reportedly believe the new variant evolved in a Brit who caught both Omicron and Delta at the same time. While initially a combined mutation of [...]
Wolves join top-four race: five talking points from Premier League February 13, 2022 Are Wolves the fifth team in the race for the last Champions League spot? Sunday’s 2-0 victory at Tottenham Hotspur, their rivals for fourth place in the Premier League, would suggest so. The visitors took advantage of sloppy Spurs defending to race into an early two-goal lead in north London and kept the hosts at [...]
Brexit: £25.4bn non-EU imports overtake EU imports for first time with China trade at all-time high February 13, 2022 Annual UK goods imports from outside the EU have surpassed the value of those from within it for the first time since ONS records began in 1997, according to new data shared with Morning Wire this weekend. Imports from the UK’s nearest trading bloc totalled £22.2bn compared to £25.4bn from all other countries in 2021 [...]
What a week it’s been for cryptocurrency February 11, 2022 Jason Deane rounds up a remarkably eventful week in the world of global economics and cryptocurrency.
Exclusive: The City’s hydrogen authority on Jeff Bezos’ first nuclear fusion plant in Britain February 11, 2022 Tower 42-based Gavin Watson, generally considered the City’s go-to lawyer for hydrogen projects, recently advised on the launch of a Jeff Bezos-backed, UK-first nuclear fusion plant, which uses hydrogen as an input. Given the growing investor interest in this gas and Boris Johnson’s claim that he intends for Britain to become the ‘Qatar of hydrogen’, time [...]
We know more than ever about the COVID-19 vaccine – and it’s never too late to get your jabs February 11, 2022 | Sponsored The vaccine programme has been a vital part of the UK’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. We now need everybody to get boosted to ensure that we can continue to live normal lives. Nearly 40 million people have had their booster jab. The arrival of the new Omicron variant means that two doses does not [...]
Bookies look Stateside for betting wins February 11, 2022 Sunday night’s Super Bowl will see the Bengals battle the Rams - but the real action might be off the field, writes Leah Montebello
Twitter dodges Wall Street tech tumble despite missing analyst expectations February 10, 2022 Twitter appears to have avoided the wrath of Wall Street despite reporting a weaker-than-expected quarterly ad revenue and user growth this afternoon. The social media giant said it had made “meaningful progress” toward its goal of reaching 315 million users and $7.5bn (£5.5bn) in annual revenue by the end of 2023. Although ad revenue for [...]