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  • Lord Cruddas’ CMC Markets takes control of blockchain firm

    Crypto

    CMC Markets, the firm founded by Conservative Peer Lord Peter Cruddas, announced on Wednesday it had acquired a majority stake in StrikeX Technologies. The London-based trading firm upped its holding in the blockchain firm to 51 per cent from 33 per cent previously. Shares in CMC Markets were up 0.3 per cent in midday trading [...]

    CMC Markets was set up by Tory peer Lord Peter Cruddas in 1989
  • CMC Markets share price crashes after guidance remains unchanged

    Investing

    CMC Markets stock price crashed over 13 per cent today after it failed to upgrade its full-year guidance – a move that was widely expected by investors. The company’s share price rallied in the run up to its half-year results that were published today, with many investors anticipating a revision to its outlook for the [...]

    CMC Markets is down more than 15 per cent, the worst performer of the FTSE 250.

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