About this content About Oliver Haill Oliver has been writing about companies and markets since the early 2000s, cutting his teeth as a financial journalist at Growth Company Investor with a focusing on AIM companies and small caps, before a few years later becoming a section editor and then head of research. He joined Proactive after a couple of years freelancing, where he worked for the Financial Times Group, ITV, Press Association, Reuters sports desk, the London Olympic News Service, Rugby World Cup ...

London-based fintech disruptor Monzo has secured a $5 billion (£3.95 billion) valuation in a funding round led by Google parent Alphabet’s venture capital wing CapitalG. Sequoia Capital spinoff HongShan and existing backers Tencent and Passion Capital contributed to the $430 million funding round, according to a report by the Financial Times. Monzo chief executive TS Anil told the FT that the funding will go to its plans for US expansion, following an unsuccessful attempt in 2021. Monzo was valued at £3.5 b ...

About this content About Oliver Haill Oliver has been writing about companies and markets since the early 2000s, cutting his teeth as a financial journalist at Growth Company Investor with a focusing on AIM companies and small caps, before a few years later becoming a section editor and then head of research. He joined Proactive after a couple of years freelancing, where he worked for the Financial Times Group, ITV, Press Association, Reuters sports desk, the London Olympic News Service, Rugby World Cup ...

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has admitted that the tech giant “messed up” after its newly launched AI chatbot Gemini was found to struggle with creating images of white people. Brin told workers in an internal meeting that the system had not been tested to its limits before being released to the general public. Gemini picked up attention online when users noticed it would struggle to produce images of white people and would instead favour creating people from ethnic minorities. Gemini's images Source: Tel ...

London Stock Exchange group has received a small price target by bump up from Barclays following its numbers last week. Underlying annual profits rose by 6% to £ 3.7 billion though the pre-tax number eased 3.7% lower to £1.9 billion due to a faster rate of depreciation, according to the statement. Barclays said it was making limited earnings increases following the results. “While FX elements increased 2023 opex and finance costs, our new estimates reflect the revenue momentum building across a broad number ...

About this content About Oliver Haill Oliver has been writing about companies and markets since the early 2000s, cutting his teeth as a financial journalist at Growth Company Investor with a focusing on AIM companies and small caps, before a few years later becoming a section editor and then head of research. He joined Proactive after a couple of years freelancing, where he worked for the Financial Times Group, ITV, Press Association, Reuters sports desk, the London Olympic News Service, Rugby World Cup ...

About this content About Oliver Haill Oliver has been writing about companies and markets since the early 2000s, cutting his teeth as a financial journalist at Growth Company Investor with a focusing on AIM companies and small caps, before a few years later becoming a section editor and then head of research. He joined Proactive after a couple of years freelancing, where he worked for the Financial Times Group, ITV, Press Association, Reuters sports desk, the London Olympic News Service, Rugby World Cup ...

About this content About Oliver Haill Oliver has been writing about companies and markets since the early 2000s, cutting his teeth as a financial journalist at Growth Company Investor with a focusing on AIM companies and small caps, before a few years later becoming a section editor and then head of research. He joined Proactive after a couple of years freelancing, where he worked for the Financial Times Group, ITV, Press Association, Reuters sports desk, the London Olympic News Service, Rugby World Cup ...

About this content About Emily Jarvie Emily began her career as a political journalist for Australian Community Media in Hobart, Tasmania. After she relocated to Toronto, Canada, she reported on business, legal, and scientific developments in the emerging psychedelics sector before joining Proactive in 2022. She brings a strong journalism background with her work featured in newspapers, magazines, and digital publications across Australia, Europe, and North America, including The Examiner, The Advocate, ...

Ryanair Holdings PLC (LSE:RYA) has confirmed it will receive only 40 deliveries of the Boeing 737 aircraft out of an expected 57 in June 2024. “This will cause some minor schedule changes in the context of Ryanair’s 600 aircraft fleet and will reduce frequencies on existing routes rather than cutting new routes,” the budget carrier said in a statement. The reduction in deliveries is another blow to US aerospace group Boeing’s reputation since a dramatic mid-air blowout caused a door to fly off during an Ala ...