Companies fail to stop furlough funds being deducted from pandemic payouts
Companies suing insurers over payments for losses during the pandemic have failed in their attempt to stop UK government furlough funds being deducted from payouts after a ruling from London’s Court ...
Global Counsel cleared of failing to disclose Qatari work
Ruling likely to renew criticism of VAT ‘loophole’ that exempts lobbying work by foreign subsidiaries from UK disclosure ...
Geopolitical rupture sparks quiet market rebellion
It is not unusual for markets to remain upbeat when geopolitics resemble a bin fire. The grim attack on Israel in 2023 and subsequent pummelling of Gaza left no serious impact on most investors’ ...
Is air travel becoming more dangerous?
The same trend is apparent around the world: the rate of serious crashes of large planes is at or near all-time lows in every region apart from Africa, and even there it’s just a third of what it was ...
Directors’ Deals: Jadestone shareholder increases stake as production jumps
The Asia-focused oil and gas company’s end-of-year update last month showed record annual production, while there should be another increase in 2025. Major shareholder Tyrus Capital has bought in ...
Europe’s tricky double transition should pay dividends
That makes for a double whopper of investments. A rough estimate of Europe’s additional clean spending needs comes to €300bn a year from now to 2030. Raising the percentage of GDP that goes into ...
About all this ‘Mar-a-Lago Accord’ chatter
Versions of the “Mar-a-Lago Accord” idea have therefore been floating around ever since the first Trump presidency. His victory in November naturally led them to resurface. Alphaville mentioned the ...
Vatican ‘let down’ by financier in London property deal, High Court says
Judge rejects dishonesty allegations but finds Raffaele Mincione’s representation of Chelsea building’s value was ‘not frank’ ...
William Morris, Islamic art and a reason to fall in love with the ‘enamelled lawn’ again
The Arts and Crafts designer incorporated patterns from Islamic art into carpets, textiles and wallpaper, as an exhibition ...
Hawk talk
Higher than expected inflation also crept into the UK in January. ONS data showed the headline CPI also rose to 3 per cent in January, above the 2.8 per cent that the market expected, and reflective ...
German federal election 2025: what’s at stake?
German federal elections on Sunday will not only determine the future of Europe’s largest economy, but also the outlook for the whole continent as it grapples with existential questions, after the ...
'America is now an adversary'
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