‘Pharma Bro’: Martin Shkreli ordered to repay $64m for illegal price hikes January 15, 2022 A former drugs company chief, who unlawfully hiked the prices of life saving drugs, has been ordered to repay $64m (£47m).
EDF takes hit as Macron shields public from soaring energy bills January 15, 2022 EDF's shares fell by 14.6 per cent after Macron ordered the company to sell cut price energy to its rivals to stave off price hikes.
Energy Bills: PM mulls bank loan plan with price cap set to hit £2,400 January 15, 2022 The government is reportedly mulling bank loan proposals to smooth a hike in the cost of energy bills expected this year.
Western nations push back against China’s rare earth dominance January 15, 2022 The UK and US are pushing back against China's "chokehold" on global supplies of rare earth metals, used to manufacture key electronic items.
Johnson hangs by a thread as fresh details of No 10 party culture emerge January 15, 2022 Boris Johnson is under pressure following fresh revelations about a string of lockdown-breaching parties held at No10 Downing Street.
Brits to enjoy more freedoms in 12 days as PM prepares to ditch Plan B January 14, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is poised to scrap Plan B restrictions in just 12 days time as fears about the Omicron variant ease.
Dogecoin surges 13 per cent as Tesla accepts payments January 14, 2022 Dogecoin's price surged 13 per cent after Elon Musk announced his company Tesla is accepting the meme-crypto in exchange for merchandise.
Jack Dorsey’s firm Block plans to build Bitcoin mining system January 14, 2022 Payments firm Block, founded by Twitter creator Jack Dorsey, has announced plans to build an open-source Bitcoin mining system.
Binance chief ranks among the world’s richest billionaires January 14, 2022 The chief executive of Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, now ranks among the world's richest billionaires.
Switzerland steps up CBDC efforts as UK sounds alarm January 13, 2022 As countries worldwide step up CBDC efforts legislators are divided over the risks posed by the new digital currencies.
