Star City fund managers fall to earth Top fund managers underperform stock market in woeful year Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022
Federal Jury Awards $59,000 in Takings Compensation to Property Owner Whose House was Severely Damaged by SWAT Team Pursuing a Suspect The ruling authorizing the award is at odds with other federal court decisions holding that law-enforcement exercises of the "police power" are exempt from takings liability. Reason · Jun 23, 2022
MPs seek to avoid race to the bottom in post-Brexit City regulation New subcommittee will scrutinise plans to change how watchdogs supervise the UK’s financial sector The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022
Tories plot to cut rules on City bosses' pay – while railing against public sector rises TORY ministers are plotting to slash controls on City bosses’ pay, while calling for wage restraint in the public sector. The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2022
Tories 'want to cut pay limits for city bosses but ALSO restrain public worker pay' The Government is being accused of "hypocrisy" as leaked plans show it wants to remove some controls over City bosses' pay will restraining the wages of people in the public sector Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022
Beyond petrol: what will London be like in 20 years? Sales of purely combustion cars will stop in the UK in 2030. We asked some of the architects, planners and drone-fleet captains shaping the green future of the city what to expect Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022
Pay crunch gives Bank of England tough call on interest rates Bank to put rates up on Thursday, City expects Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2022
Predictions of the demise of the pound are exaggerated City Comment: Trust sterling to defy gloomy predictions Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2022
Peel Hunt feels the pain as flotation market sinks The extent of the strife in the City was laid bare today when investment bank Peel Hunt reported a crash in profits as company floats dry up and clients fret about the global economy. Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2022
Pound wobbles amid concerns for economy after Tory leadership vote The City is braced for a tough summer as it weighs up Britain’s prospects Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2022
Sterling takes a pounding as the City frets over Boris victory Markets torpid and retail sales tumbling Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2022
New Haven's Removal of Columbus Statue from Public Park Isn't a First Amendment Violation From Friday's decision by Judge Janet C. Hall (D. Conn.) in American Italian Women for Greater New Haven v. City of New Haven: [T]he Columbus statue is government speech and, as such, AIW has no cognizable free speech interest in it. Indeed, the Supreme Court has directly foreclosed such a… Reason · Jun 6, 2022
City donations worth £15m raise concerns over influence on UK politics Total donated to parties by financial firms and individuals tied to the sector over two years, report says The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2022
Nottingham City Transport announce widescale schedule changes ahead of summer period NCT revealed its passenger numbers are at around 80% of its pre-pandemic levels Nottingham Post · Jun 6, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022 Bumper City bonuses of pre-financial crisis are back, TUC finds Calls for measures to rein in payouts as analysis shows record bonuses rising six times faster than average wages
Manchester Evening News · Jun 4, 2022 City Football Group appoint Arsenal favourite Steve Bould as new Lommel SK manager Steve Bould spent decades with Arsenal as a player and coach and has taken over at the Belgian side.
Los Angeles Times · May 31, 2022 LA is banning most gas appliances in new homes. Get ready for electric stoves Citing the climate crisis, the Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to ban most gas appliances in new construction, a policy that's expected to result in new homes and businesses coming equipped with electric stoves, clothes dryers, water heaters and furnaces.
Reuters · May 29, 2022 Shanghai eases return to work, moves to support economy Shanghai authorities will cancel many conditions for businesses to resume work from Wednesday, a city official said on Sunday, easing a city-wide lockdown that began some two months ago, and will also introduce policies to support its battered economy.
Evening Standard · May 20, 2022 City comment: London needs another wave of innovation like the post-2008 boom The financial crisis birthed a generation of fintech innovators — what will the Covid crisis bring?
The Canberra Times · May 20, 2022 Long lines hit Canberrans trying to pre-poll More than a 45-minute wait at the City Moore Street pre-polling booths as Canberrans try to get in early.
The Independent UK · May 19, 2022 Filing: Chicago 'two-faced' on acknowledging police abuse Community leaders say the city of Chicago pursues a “two-faced” strategy of acknowledging an ugly history of police brutality in public while directing its lawyers to deny that legacy in court when victims sue
Evening Standard · May 19, 2022 Royal Mail shares crash as City fears a big fight with unions over pay ROYAL MAIL today ramped up its cost cutting plans and said prices would have to rise, potentially setting itself on a collision course with already fractious staff and with the City.
Miami Herald · May 19, 2022 Yet again, Miami Beach ducks legal fight over law used to arrest people filming cops MIAMI — Two months ago, Miami Beach’s city prosecutor told a court it would defend a constitutional challenge to a controversial ordinance used to repeatedly arrest people who were filming police officers on city streets. The much-anticipated legal showdown was finally set for Wednesday.
Evening Standard · May 18, 2022 Four more rate hikes this year, warns City as inflation takes toll THERE will be at least four more interest rate rises this year and a surge of insolvencies as inflation takes its toll on an increasingly shaky UK economy.
Evening Standard · May 17, 2022 Wait for deals continues at Vodafone as CEO Nick Read warns of inflation impact Vodafone left the City disappointed today as it kept investors waiting for deals and warned of an inflation-driven slowdown.