Lady Gaga offers $500,000 reward for stolen dogs, ‘no questions asked’ February 25, 2021 Lady Gaga is offering a $500,000 reward for the return of her two French bulldogs after they were stolen on Wednesday in a night raid in which her dog walker was shot. Lady Gaga’s dog walker Ryan Fischer took the singer’s three pets out for a walk in West Hollywood around 10pm where he was [...]
United States may boycott 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing February 25, 2021 The White House has not made a final decision on whether the US will participate in the Winter Olympics in Beijing, a decision that could see the United States boycott the games in 2022. “There hasn’t been a final decision made on that and of course we would look for guidance from the U.S. Olympic [...]
Cathie Wood: Low rates and quantitative easing drive interest in Bitcoin February 25, 2021 Cathie Wood, the well-known U.S. investor and founder of Ark Investment Management, said today that Bitcoin is in its “early days” given its diverse use cases. However, Wood emphasised Bitcoin’s potential as a hedge in a global economy of low rates and quantitative easing. “The dollar is down which is normally a positive cue for [...]
Ireland’s Aer Lingus appoints IAG Cargo head as new CEO February 25, 2021 Aer Lingus secures IAG Cargo head as it's new CEO after fighting for survival during the pandemic
Vanguard and BlackRock uncovered as largest investors in coal industry February 25, 2021 The US mutual fund company Vanguard has been named the world’s largest institutional investor in the coal industry, with holdings of almost $86 bn, according to research carried out by Rainforest Action Network, Urgewald and 28 other NGO partners. The investor is closely followed by BlackRock, which has invested over $84bn in the coal industry [...]
Moderna expects $18.4bn in Covid-19 vaccine sales this year February 25, 2021 US based Moderna is expecting $18.4bn in sales after vaccine deals are successful with countries
Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency investment is a digital wild west of fraud February 25, 2021 Cryptocurrency investment has seen a resurgence during the many Covid-19 lockdowns, and with Elon Musk piling into Bitcoin, interest is unlikely to diminish any time soon. But, with the upswing, there has also been a corresponding spike in the volume of cryptocurrency related fraud. Many of the victims of crypto fraud are savvy investors in [...]
How New York invented the business breakfast February 25, 2021 To tide us over until we’re able to travel again, we’re republishing classic travel stories from our archives. Today we revisit Melissa York’s trip to New York to find the original business breakfast. ••• Every morning, Leigh Wynn, the maitre d’ of the most expensive and exclusive breakfast spot in New York, wakes up at [...]
Nine messages to the world on crypto February 25, 2021 Zumo CEO Nick Jones gives his take on why we need crypto, and debunks some of the myths that could be holding up progress.
London Tories slam Sadiq Khan’s council tax rise in rival budget February 25, 2021 City Hall Tories are calling on Sadiq Khan to scrap an almost 10 per cent rise in his share of council tax bills. In January the Mayor of London announced plans to hike taxes to create an estimated £40m for concessionary travel programmes. “Council tax is a regressive tax but the Government have left us [...]
