MGM makes bid for Entain Plc: The latest in recent wave of transatlantic gambling mergers
On January 4, 2021 US casino giant MGM Resorts made an $11bn (GBP8.1bn) offer for British gaming company Entain (previously known as GVC), which owns…
UK Challenger Banks: Digital start-ups seek to rival established players
Challenger banks in the United Kingdom are defined as any bank outside the major firms of Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, the NatWest Group and…
Arcadia enters administration: UK retailer collapses following financial struggles
The Arcadia Group, owned by retail mogul Sir Phillip Green, includes high street retailers Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge. The group had been…
Iberdrola seizes funding tailwind to strengthen its position in key markets.
Iberdrola has pledged to invest $90bn over the next five years, as it prepares to make the most of a favorable time to access funding…
COVID-19 could spell the end for movie theaters: Pixar’s Soul is latest Disney movie to head straight to streaming
Disney Pixar’s Soul has become the latest movie release to skip theaters and head to straight to streaming. The movie was originally scheduled for cinema…
Major banking firms are financing environmental damage: Reform needed for lasting change
Investment banks have funded over vast sums of money to the destruction of the environment, with the top 50 global investment banks, particularly JP Morgan…
European fintech recent rises and falls show way forward for the sector
The Covid-19 crisis has caused a global economic slowdown, but it has also sped up the digitalization process. Since the virus has forced government to…
COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Vulnerability of the region could result in catastrophic consequences
With a population of over one billion, sub-Saharan Africa makes up a significant proportion of the global population but is one the most underdeveloped regions…
Vertical farming: The future of agriculture
Vertical farming – producing plants within stacked layers as part of a controlled-environment in which all environmental factors can be controlled – will be increasingly…
Tesco: Further retreat from overseas ambitions
Despite its popularity in central Europe, Tesco has struggled to succeed in Poland after 25 years of its operations in the country. The company opened…