iSad: Apple overtaken as world’s most valuable company
Following a volatile year for tech stocks, Apple has been overtaken by the Saudi Arabian oil and gas producer Aramco as the world’s most valuable company.
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May 22, 2022
LittleLaw Looks At… Buy Now, Pay Later: A piece of the consumer debt puzzle
The rapid growth of the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) sector is raising serious consumer protection concerns as the cost-of-living skyrockets.
May 9, 2022
Red Notice: Netflix suffers dramatic subscriber losses
Shares in the streaming giant fell by 40% on the morning of Wednesday 21 April as it reported quarterly subscriber losses for the first time in more than a decade.
May 7, 2022
Buckle Up: A brutal rollercoaster of student loan interest rates to hit this September
Students and graduates in England will pay up to 12% interest on their loans from this autumn, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
May 7, 2022
Twitter Takeover: Elon Musk deal to buy social network for $44bn accepted
On Thursday 14 April 2022, Elon Musk launched a hostile bid offering to buy 100% of Twitter’s stock and take it private. On Monday 25 April 2022, the board reached a deal with Elon, accepting his offer of $44bn.
April 26, 2022
(Not) Explaining the Unexplained: UK unexplained wealth orders revamped
Although they were introduced to tackle the UK’s reputation for being a global hub for “dirty money”, unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) have been criticised as serving little purpose in achieving that goal.
April 20, 2022
Stable and Sound: UK to regulate Stablecoins
The Treasury has confirmed that the UK will legislate to make stablecoins a valid means of payment within the remit of UK regulation as part of the Government’s wider plan to make Britain a “global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment”.
April 20, 2022
The Domicile (Dis)Advantage: Rishi Sunak requests ministerial interests review amid tax row
The serving UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has referred himself to an independent review by the UK’s ethics watchdog over concerns about his family’s tax affairs.
April 19, 2022
Continuing Crypto Crises: Latest crypto hack shows its volatility
The second largest crypto hack in history has almost caused millions of people to lose their money, showing the fragility of cryptocurrency.
April 17, 2022
Your Pay Is Now on Its Way: Deliveroo’s CEO receives another bumper pay rise
The CEO of Deliveroo, Will Shu, has seen his salary rise 16% this year, up to £600,000, on top of a share pay out of £5.2m in December 2021.
April 12, 2022