Both Bitcoin and Ethereum show signs of renewed confidence February 2, 2022 Bitcoin continues to trade sideways as it has for the past seven days, changing hands for around $38,500 this morning.
16 years of returns: History’s lesson for investors February 2, 2022 | City Talk This graphic shows the best and worst performing assets each year since 2006, and shows the powerful benefits of diversifying your investments. The temptation among investors is to stick with what you know. That is no bad thing. It is a strategy championed by successful investment pioneers such as Warren Buffett, a famous devotee of [...]
District and Piccadilly lines impacted and dozens evacuated: 70 firefighters tackling blaze near Acton Town tube station February 2, 2022 About 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a car garage close to a Tube station in London. Ten fire engines were called to the large fire on Bollo Lane, Acton, on Tuesday evening, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. Around 35 people were evacuated from the area as a precaution. LFB said there were a [...]
Openreach chief pulls out of Ofcom chair race February 1, 2022 Chairman of Openreach, BT Group's broadband infrastructure arm, has pulled out of the race to lead Ofcom according to Whitehall sources.
The City View: Matt Smith, SteelEye CEO, on regtech and market manipulation February 1, 2022 <iframe src=”https://omny.fm/shows/the-city-view-city-ams-daily-podcast/the-city-view-matt-smith-steeleyes-ceo-on-regtech/embed” width=”100%” height=”180″ frameborder=”0″ title=”The City View: Matt Smith, SteelEye’s CEO, on regtech, meme stocks, and market manipulation”></iframe> In today’s episode Andy Silvester speaks to Matt Smith, SteelEye CEO, on regtech, market manipulation and the year anniversary of the memestock story.
Why the world’s whisky fans can’t get enough of Scotch February 1, 2022 | Sponsored Scottish whisky is selling fast in every corner of the globe as drinkers and collectors embrace the ‘wee dram’. In fact, in 2020, 36 bottles of Scotch were shipped every second to 166 global markets, totalling 1.1bn a year. Emerging Asian consumers are spending more than ever on Scotch, with Singapore and Taiwan now ranking [...]
Treasury brings in super tax to prevent energy owners cashing out February 1, 2022 The Government has subtly introduced a new "super tax" to deter energy company owners from cashing out lucrative gas contracts.
Creative industries get £50m boost as Tories drive ‘level up’ opportunities February 1, 2022 The government injects £50m into creative industries as the Tories hammer home their level up programme and invest in "world class" arts.
AT&T to spin off WarnerMedia in £32bn Discovery media merger February 1, 2022 AT&T announced today that it will spin off WarnerMedia in a $43bn (£32bn) transaction to merge its media properties with Discovery and also cut its dividend by nearly half.
Has the falling price of Bitcoin turned a corner? February 1, 2022 The Bitcoin price is up nearly three per cent this morning at just above $38k, having yesterday climbed above $38,500 for the first time in more than a week.