The Budget: What You Need To Know.
By Jaysen
What is it?
Once a year, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (the person in charge of the UK's finances) makes a statement. In that statement, they discuss the state of the economy and outline plans for taxes and spending. That's the Budget...
#2 The Legal Profession This Week - Flexible Working For Law Firms
By Violet O'Gorman
Law firm Clifford Chance has recently been inviting real estate agent pitches in a bid “to rethink its property strategy ahead of its City lease end” (The Lawyer). On 23 February 2021, The Lawyer...
Economic Impact of Myanmar's Coup
By Robyn Ma
The Story
On 1 February 2021, Myanmar’s military seized control of the state and imprisoned ruling officials, including Aung San Suu Kyi, the state counsellor, and President Win Myint (New York Times). This was justified on the basis of...
By @Matthew U
The Story
Last Thursday, shortly before the Valentine’s Day weekend, app-based dating business Bumble made its Nasdaq debut. Investors were smitten, driving the company’s market capitalisation to over $13 billion in the first day of trading. Bumble’s eponymous app is...
#1 The Legal Profession This Week - Flexible Working For Law Firms
By Violet O'Gorman
Following a strong financial performance, law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced that it will reimburse its staff who “lost out on pay when taking part in its flexible working scheme” (The Lawyer)...
The GameStop Saga!
By Jaysen
Okay, let’s clear up some definitions first.
GameStop is a video games retailer. Reddit is an online discussion forum. r/wallstreetbets is a particular place within Reddit where people discuss investing – particularly making speculative trades.
Now...
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