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  • WTA Ventures: Queen’s, CVC Capital Partners and an organisation pushing on

    After a successful week of WTA tennis at Queen’s, WTA Ventures chief Marina Storti discusses the state of the sport, its private equity partner CVC Capital Partners and a potential merger with the ATP. When 37-year-old Tatjana Maria upset the odds to win the HSBC Championships in front of 9,000 fans on Sunday, she became…

  • Meta, XGS sign deal to power data centers with geothermal energy

    The parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta, has announced an agreement with clean energy firm XGS Energy to develop 150 megawatts of geothermal energy in New Mexico to support its data centre operations in the region. Based in California, XGS Energy specialises in heat-harvesting technology, facilitating access to affordable and carbon-free geothermal energy.…

  • Rachel Reeves accused of leaving devolved nations in the red after NICs increase

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves is accused of underfunding Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after applying the Barnett formula to cover rising employer NICs, leaving multimillion-pound public sector gaps. Read more: Rachel Reeves accused of leaving devolved nations in the red after NICs rise

  • Wsl to expand to 14 teams from 2026-27 season

    The Women’s Super League will expand to 14 teams from the 2026-27 season, it was announced on Monday. The top flight of English women’s football will grow in size after the coming season, with two teams promoted from the second division into the Women’s Super League and the third-place team facing the WSL’s bottom side…

  • UK commits £200M to Acorn carbon capture project, advancing net zero goals

    The UK government has pledged £200 million to the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Scotland, marking the largest government funding commitment to date. This investment, confirmed in the Chancellor’s Spending Review, aims to propel the project toward a Final Investment Decision (FID) before the end of the current parliamentary term. “We welcome…

  • Exclusive: Investment in cybersecurity drives £27bn enhancement for UK companies

    According to exclusive insights provided to City A.M. by cybersecurity firm ESET, UK businesses are set to generate an estimated £27 billion in extra annual revenue from their investments in cybersecurity. This research surfaces in the wake of a rise in cyberattacks targeting significant organizations across the nation, underlining the vital commercial and operational importance…

  • Business rates to hammer the West End: ‘This whole policy is nuts’

    A rise in business rates for more expensive properties is set to hammer valuable areas like London’s West End, a leading investment firm has warned. The policy, which aims to bring down business rates for small properties by raising them for large properties, has been slammed as “unlikely to save the high street” and likely…

  • Energy transition investor Quinbrook appoints Brian Restall as first CEO

    Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, an investor concentrating on energy transition, has unveiled several new executive appointments, notably naming Brian Restall as its first-ever Global CEO. The firm also announced the appointments of Giulia Siccardo as Managing Director and Regional Leader for North America, and Kathryn Lin as Senior Director, spearheading Quinbrook’s digital infrastructure strategies. The company…

  • AI could lead to more job cuts at BT, says chief executive

    BT boss Allison Kirkby signals more job losses could follow AI rollout.

  • Nasdaq launches carbon credit education platform

    Nasdaq, the technology and exchange giant in capital markets, has announced the establishment of the Nasdaq Carbon Academy. This free educational platform aims to furnish individuals with the necessary skills to blend carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits into businesses’ emissions mitigation strategies. As the demand for carbon offset initiatives and associated credits is projected to…