Forget the British general election. The poll that financial markets will be watching most closely in the coming days is the second round of parliamentary elections in France this Sunday. The French poll is unpredictable, to say the least. The first round of voting The prospect of a stalemate in parliament was already raised last … Read more
Forget the British general election. The poll that financial markets will be watching most closely in the coming days is the second round of parliamentary elections in France this Sunday. The French poll is unpredictable, to say the least. The first round of voting The prospect of a stalemate in parliament was already raised last … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Article information Author, James Kok Role, Scotland Editor July 2, 2024 Updated on July 3, 2024 When BP found oil in the North Sea in 1970, Aberdeen found gold. The discovery of the gigantic Forties Field sparked an economic boom that brought jobs to the city, profits to energy giants and … Read more
“We eat for value, not pleasure,” Sarah Bowmer tells me when we meet on the high street in her hometown of Bakewell, Derbyshire. It’s a sunny day and tourists have flocked to this picturesque market town in the heart of the Peak District. Day trippers browse the gift shop and queues form to buy the … Read more
Cyclists in London say they are “incredibly disappointed” after councilors voted to allow taxi drivers access to the previously notoriously dangerous Bank Junction, where traffic restrictions have been in place for seven years restricting the intersection to cyclists, pedestrians and buses. In May 2017, the junction and surrounding streets, which are in the heart of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tesla revealed Friday that chief Elon Musk had won an emphatic victory in shareholder votes on his $56 billion pay package and a proposal to move the company’s headquarters from Delaware to Texas. Musk’s stock … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tens of thousands of Tesla’s international retail shareholders, with about $17 billion in shares, may not be able to vote at the annual meeting because investment platforms have failed to set up adequate cross-border systems. … Read more