In this article PVH SOFI WMT META ABNB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A logo of Meta Platforms Inc. is seen at its booth, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Signs of a potential
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Investors are loading up on protection against a fresh round of financial turmoil in US regional bank stocks as lenders prepare to reveal how badly their earnings have been squeezed by the troubles that took down Silicon Valley Bank. Regional bank share prices have stabilised since SVB’s collapse sparked a massive mid-March slide, but traders
In his first week as first minister of Scotland’s devolved government, Humza Yousaf visited the city of Aberdeen to tout the North Sea oil and gas powerhouse as the potential “net zero capital of the world”. The Scottish National party government had a “clear vision” for the transition to renewable energies and a 10-year, £500mn
Health secretary Steve Barclay on Sunday accused the UK’s biggest medical union of maintaining a “militant stance” on junior doctors’ pay, ahead of a 96-hour walkout by medics in England over salaries and working conditions. Junior doctors affiliated with the British Medical Association will on Tuesday morning begin four days of industrial action, as they
The writer is president and vice-chancellor of the London School of Economics It is almost impossible to earn a decent income in today’s economy without either university education, further education at college or technical and vocational training. As automation and artificial intelligence make routine and repetitive jobs redundant, this trend towards needing a certificate of
Technology is everywhere and always an unalloyed good. New technologies ultimately create better jobs and more broadly based prosperity. So goes the conventional economic wisdom. But what if it wasn’t true? What if technology had been used — in lieu of strong political and institutional restraints — to put more money in the hands of
The United States dollar has been a hot topic in recent weeks, with multiple reported developments occurring globally which could signal significant moves toward de-dollarization in large economies. Former U.S. congressman Ron Paul also noted this week that if the USD’s influence as a reserve currency is undermined, it might happen later than some expect.
Russia is now ranking second in terms of energy capacities engaged in the extraction of cryptocurrencies, new data suggests. Despite persisting regulatory uncertainty and the negative effects of sanctions, the amount of power devoted to the sector has been growing, reaching record highs this year. 1 GW of Electrical Power Involved in Crypto Mining in
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) may turn out to be the “single largest assault to financial privacy since the creation of the Bank Secrecy Act,” a policy analysis document released by CATO Institute has said. To stop the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury from threatening the financial system with the CBDC, the document said
Spreadsheet jockeys work hard to maintain Excel bragging rights. Gone are the days when knowing the VLOOKUP search function won you respect. But worse may be to come. Artificial intelligence could eliminate the need for spreadsheet skills altogether. This will send a cold chill down the spines of financial data ninjas. They habitually moan about
EY has been given more time to resolve issues exposed by an exam cheating scandal that landed it a $100mn fine last year, as it wrestles with the fallout from findings that it misled US regulators. The settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ordered an independent investigation into why the Big Four firm’s US
Looksrare, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, has launched version two, also known as v2, which reduces protocol fees by 75%. According to statistics from Dune Analytics, Looksrare was the tenth-largest NFT marketplace in terms of trader count during the past week. NFT Market Protocol Looksrare Launches v2 NFT marketplace Looksrare announced the launch of version
Civil unrest has caused more than $10bn of insurance and reinsurance losses across the globe since 2015 compared with less than $1bn from terrorist attacks, spooking underwriters and fuelling a surge in the cost of cover. The figures are included in a report from insurance broker Howden that explores how “rising discontent”, driven by the
Rent collection by UK commercial landlords dipped in the first quarter of the year for the first time in two years in a worrying sign for investors who have looked to solid rents as one of the few bright spots in the outlook for the sector. Landlords collected 63 per cent of the rent due
The writer is a former president of Colombia, a Nobel Peace Laureate and a member of The Elders, an NGO World Bank/IMF governors meeting in Washington this week have a historic opportunity to address the triple crises of climate, debt and poverty. They should restore trust in multilateralism by setting a high level of ambition
The majority of developing economies had less foreign exchange reserves at the end of 2022 than they did at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to fDi Markets analysis of central bank data from 75 countries collected via Haver Analytics. Import cover ratios — a standard comparable measure of foreign exchange reserves — fell
Last September, the day after Uzbekistan stopped accepting bank cards that relied on Russia’s domestic card scheme Mir, middle-class Russians were already discussing how to circumvent the ban. “[Accounts] with cards can be opened in 3-5 days in [most] banks,” said a Telegram channel, touting how easy it is to travel to Uzbekistan, open an account
Digital asset exchanges must be obliged to provide user information to Russia’s law enforcement agencies, the country’s Prosecutor General has insisted. The circulation of cryptocurrencies in the Russian Federation needs to be regulated to counter money laundering, the official added. Cryptocurrency Exchanges Have to Report to Russian Authorities, Chief Prosecutor Says Crypto service providers should
ByteDance raked in a record underlying profit last year, overtaking China’s long-reigning tech giants Tencent and Alibaba for the first time even as losses mounted for its fast-growing TikTok business unit. The world’s most valuable private company posted a 79 per cent surge in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, its preferred metric for
Economist Peter Schiff has urged people to get rid of their U.S. dollars now as a growing number of countries have escalated their efforts to reduce their dependence on the U.S. and the USD. “The dollar’s reserve currency status is in jeopardy, as is the American standard of living that depends on it. The best
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has issued a warning about the potential demise of the U.S. dollar and the looming threat of hyperinflation. He has expressed concern that the USD may lose its value and “become toilet paper.” Further, the famous author is saddened by U.S. authorities bringing criminal charges against former President