Bitcoin up as US interest rates stay low December 16, 2021 The price of Bitcoin is holding at just above $49k this morning, up around 1.5 per cent over the last 24 hours.
The $2.5tn raising of US debt limit is bullish for Bitcoin December 16, 2021 Those who remain bearish on Bitcoin and crypto, perhaps should be more bearish about the cash in their pockets, says Nigel Green.
London’s Signal AI raises $50m to hire UK talent and ramp up international expansion December 15, 2021 Signal AI, a British startup that is trying to solve the “information overload” faced by business decision makers with its artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, has today closed a $50m Series D funding round. Its latest round was led by growth-stage investors Highland Europe, who have previously backed ContentSquare and Matches Fashion, and brings [...]
Bitcoin recovers some losses, but markets still look sluggish December 15, 2021 After a laboured start to the week, Bitcoin has recovered some losses from Monday. It's currently up three per cent on this time yesterday.
China’s Evergrande: not so grand financial statements? December 15, 2021 | City Talk Evergrande Group is the latest listed company to unexpectedly find itself on the verge of bankruptcy. When businesses are thrust into public view for the wrong reasons, my first thought is always whether trouble could have been coming. To see if the Chinese property development giant’s travails could have been anticipated, I looked at its [...]
Tory MPs deliver blow to Boris Johnson as 100 vote against new Covid restrictions December 15, 2021 More than 100 Tory MPs delivered a heavy blow to Boris Johnson last night as they refuse to support the government’s plan to force people to show Covid certificates to enter night clubs and large events. Scores of Tory backbenchers decried the new law in a House of Commons debate, with the measure being described [...]
London needs its watering holes for its global competitiveness December 15, 2021 This all seems very familiar. Just as Brits are preparing to leave their desks behind and embark on the yearly round robin of family visits over the Christmas period, their plans are in jeopardy of being scuppered. Spare a thought for the businesses that make the festive period so enjoyable. Pubs, bars and restaurants are [...]
Digital asset boost as Sutor Bank joins BCB Group December 15, 2021 BCB Group - Europe’s leading provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy - has announced today that Sutor Bank is joining the group.
Soaring fuel and clothes prices push inflation to 5.1 per cent, its highest level in a decade December 15, 2021 Spiralling prices in transport and retail have pushed inflation to its highest level for a decade piling pressure on the BoE to hike rates.
Global climate tech investment has tripled, but emissions-cutting solutions are overlooked December 15, 2021 Investment into climate tech is booming globally, as venture capital and private equity firms poured $87.5bn into the sector over the twelve months to 30 June 2021 – more than triple the $28.4bn global total reached a year before. Buoyed by dry powder accumulated during the first few months of Covid lockdowns, investment firms focusing [...]