European stocks rose at the open on Thursday as investors cheered the prospect of strong US corporate earnings and shrugged off the threat of further interest rate rises to combat inflation. The region-wide Stoxx 600 gained 0.4 per cent, while Germany’s Dax index rose 0.6 per cent. France’s Cac 40 was up 0.7 per cent.
Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus has secured millions of U.S. dollars in investment from major banking institutions. The successful funding round comes in the aftermath of negative developments in the crypto space, indicating that large players from traditional finance remain engaged with the market despite its woes. Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Invest in Digital Asset
The proposal passed the House but failed in the Senate in 2009. The Obama administration said they supported it but they didn’t fight for it. President Obama’s Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was “lukewarm” about the legislation, according to Politico at the time. Years later, however, Geithner said not having it was a top policy constraint
When Gary Gensler (ex-Goldman Sachs investment banker) was announced as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in February 2021, the crypto industry saw a glimpse of hope. After all, the man in charge of regulating the industry was a “crypto native,” having taught a course on the subject at MIT. However,
The Bitcoin (BTC) price rose to a new six-month high of $24,800 on February 16, registering a double-digit surge of 15%. The prolific single-day Bitcoin price surge took many by surprise, given February has been historically bearish for the top cryptocurrency. BTC price rose by $1,820 in a single day, making it the biggest green
Profits at Centrica more than tripled year on year to a record high of £3.3bn in 2022, as the energy group’s North Sea production and nuclear power businesses benefited from a surge in gas and power prices. The owner of British Gas, which has recently been embroiled in a scandal over forcibly installing expensive prepayment
According to a recent study by Clever, a real estate data company, nearly three out of four Americans worry there will be a recession this year, and 69% of the research participants say the U.S. is already in a recession. What’s worse, 55% of the study’s respondents said they would lose everything if a recession
In a huge hangar in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, welders are aiming blazing torches at sheets of aluminium. The hulls of three new ships, each about 27 metres long, are taking shape. The first will hit the water sometime in the spring, ferrying workers to service wind turbines off the New England coast. The US
Trafigura shocked the corporate world last week when it booked a $577mn writedown and revealed it had been the victim of a “systematic fraud”. But industry insiders were more surprised at the man the commodity trader identified as being behind the alleged perpetrator companies: Prateek Gupta, a 43-year-old Indian businessman who has traded with Trafigura
Remember when we were all going to ditch our humdrum lives, tedious physical needs and uninspiring friends and family, so that we could live a life of virtual bliss in the metaverse? When we could give up the endless pursuit of self-improvement and just exist as perfect avatars instead? When Facebook rebranded to Meta because,
The layer of sky above the cruising height of commercial aircraft and below satellite orbits was, until recently, regarded by most people to be empty space. That changed after a gigantic Chinese balloon drifted across North America 20km above the ground, followed by three more mysterious objects with lower altitude flight paths, which were all
German conglomerate Siemens has for the first time issued a blockchain-based digital bond denominated in euros. In an announcement, the corporation highlighted the benefits of using blockchain, including the opportunity for direct sale to investors. Digital Bond Issued Under Germany’s Electronic Securities Act The largest industrial manufacturer in Europe, Siemens, announced it has become one
Warren Buffett’s right-hand man and the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, says people who oppose banning cryptocurrencies are “idiots,” adding that it’s “just ridiculous” anybody would buy crypto. He also likened replacing national currencies to replacing air, stating that “It’s massively stupid.” Berkshire Vice Chair Charlie Munger Says Replacing National Currencies Is Like
Galaxy Digital Holdings CEO, Mike Novogratz, believes there’s a chance Bitcoin (BTC) could return to $30,000 or above before the end of March. According to a Feb. 15 Bloomberg report Novogratz spoke at a Bank of America conference the same day and said he would’ve been the “happiest guy” if 2022 ended with BTC at
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has proposed amending federal custody rules to cover “all crypto assets.” The SEC chief said: “Though some crypto trading and lending platforms may claim to custody investors’ crypto, that does not mean they are qualified custodians.” Gary Gensler Proposes Including Crypto in Expanded Custody Rules The
The Washington D.C. residential neighborhood known as Capitol Hill is considered a prime place to live with its 19th-century row houses, lively dining scene and famed Eastern Market—not to mention the historic landmarks, parks and seat of government. So what a find to discover new construction among the older dwellings. Recently built from the ground
The surprise selection of Kazuo Ueda to become the next governor of the Bank of Japan will break with decades of tradition and put an academic on that prickly throne for the first time in the postwar period. Despite his longstanding prominence, combing through Ueda’s previous comments for hints of what his appointment might mean
The judge presiding over the FTX bankruptcy case has denied the U.S. Trustee’s request to appoint an independent examiner for the ongoing proceedings. The decision comes after judge John Dorsey postponed the ruling last week, citing concerns that the examiner could cost creditors tens of millions of dollars. The U.S. Trustee’s Argument for an Independent
Mexican retailer and Coca-Cola bottler Femsa said on Wednesday that it would divest its near-15 per cent stake in Heineken, the world’s second-largest brewer. The company made the decision as part of a strategic review of its business, which owns Mexico’s largest convenience store chain, Oxxo. It will sell its stake, which is currently 14.8
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Puerto Rico Oversight Board member Justin Peterson and other observers of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bankruptcy criticized what they said was the board’s attack on U.S. revenue bonds in the lien adversary proceeding and called for state attorneys general to intervene. “The board’s actions and arguments in the PREPA lien adversary proceeding are