MicroStrategy raises another $500 million to enter “The 1% Club” March 15, 2024 Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy are once again upping the ante. On Wednesday, the “Bitcoin Development Company” stated they are raising another $500 million in convertible notes to fund further Bitcoin acquisitions. This follows a nearly $800 million raise last week with 12,000 Bitcoin, or $822 million, scooped up over last weekend.
FTSE 100 today: London markets to open lower amid global weakness, Wall Street tech decline March 15, 2024 Asian stock markets faced downward pressure due to a tech-driven slide, while Bitcoin plummeted by 4%. Chinese home prices dropped amid a worsening property market, with the PBOC maintaining key rates unchanged. Investors are now eyeing upcoming U.S. data releases for economic insights.
China’s housing crisis: Chinese home prices fall in February as property woes deepen March 15, 2024 China's housing market displayed continued weakness in February, with new home prices declining for the eighth consecutive month, according to official data released on Friday.
Labour’s ticket resale price cap plan could risk ‘black market’, Viagogo warn March 14, 2024 Labour’s pledge to crackdown on ticket touts has been welcomed by the events industry, despite warnings from one resale site it could risk creating a “black market” for fans.
High Court rules that self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator is not ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ March 14, 2024 Australian computer scientist Dr Craig Wright has long claimed to be behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, the name used by the person who authored the Bitcoin White Paper.
A.G. Barr places 195 jobs at risk as part of site closures March 14, 2024 Irn Bru maker A.G Barr has said 195 jobs are likely to be cut as it set forward plans to close three sites across the UK.
HSBC leads Sizewell C investment push as time ticks on final investment decision March 14, 2024 Britain’s largest bank by market capitalisation is trying to rally an effort to push a final investment decision over the line for the delayed Sizewell C nuclear super project. According to a Bloomberg report today, HSBC is discussing the possibility with investment funds to provide a debt facility that would be guaranteed by the UK’s [...]
Five questions with Tracy Blackwell, co-founder and chief executive of Pension Insurance Corporation March 14, 2024 This week, we present a sneak peek into the journey of co-founder and chief executive of the Pension Insurance Corporation.
Olympia London achieves precertification on healthy offices March 14, 2024 Olympia, the £1bn regeneration scheme in Hammersmith, has achieved all the precertification required to ensure staff in offices which will open on the development have the healthiest space to work.
London haunt The Groucho Club will open in West Yorkshire March 14, 2024 The Groucho Club - a popular London haunt frequented by the likes of Lily Allen and Noel Gallagher - is rumoured to be opening its first site outside of London in the West Yorkshire countryside.