Crypto start-ups drive fintech funding boom in first quarter May 6, 2022 Fintech companies raised $29.3bn in the first quarter of the year driven by a series of high value crypto deals, fresh data has revealed.
Investment giants batten down the hatches as inflation soars May 6, 2022 Investment giants are braced for rampant inflation and an extended period of rate hikes after the Bank of England warned yesterday the economy is at risk of sliding into recession this year.
Squaring a passion for art with the world of NFTs May 6, 2022 Crypto AM's Jillian Godsil interviews James Ryan, founder of the first NFT 'in real life' (IRL) gallery in London - Quantus Gallery.
EP: 128 Lingfield, Ascot, Haydock & Hong Kong May 6, 2022 The 2022 Cazoo Derby & Oaks trials take place at Lingfield on Saturday when the 3 year olds try to book a place for the big day at Epsom racecourse in June. On the same afternoon Ascot stages a seven-race card, featuring the Victoria Cup handicap, run over the straight 7 furlong course. The summer [...]
Amazon takes legal action against new fake review broker as UK plans clamp down on firms May 6, 2022 Amazon has started legal action against Hong Kong based fake review broker Extreme Rebate after it successfully targeted the schemes of three major attackers, resulting in nearly 350,000 people no longer being incentivised by them.
Forget a windfall tax, our pension funds need to give up their fossil fuel addiction May 6, 2022 Yesterday, Shell reported their highest ever quarterly profits after raking in $9.13bn. Only days before, BP had similar results, with the largest earnings in more than a decade. Even if you didn’t know much about the industry, with the surging price of oil and gas, you could have easily predicted this. Indeed, many politicians did, [...]
A textbook crypto capitulation, or is Bitcoin getting dragged down by market contagion? May 6, 2022 The sudden capitulation of the crypto markets has taken analysts by surprise, and it may be some time before we figure out the true cause.
Local Elections 2022: Ex Tory minister Nick Boles boasts on Twitter it is the ‘first time I’ve voted Labour since 1997’ May 6, 2022 A former Conservative minister has boasted on Twitter he voted Labour for the first time since 1997 Nick Boles took to social media to say he had not backed his former party in the local elections, amid a national backlash against the Tories over partygate and the cost of living. The former MP, was Minister [...]
Letters: Investment for the many, not the few May 6, 2022 [Re: Bringing retail investors into the fold creates equality of opportunity from our wealth, May 3] It was both refreshing and encouraging to read Roger Clarke’s call for more effective integration of retail investors into the IPO book-building process (and the financial ecosystem more generally). He compellingly argued the moral case for better inclusion of [...]
Virgin Galactic: Hopes higher than orbit? May 6, 2022 Virgin Galactic appears to have fallen behind in the space race renaissance, despite its ambitions. Richard Branson’s (below) space venture kicked off the year with the loss of its inaugural chairman, Chamath Palihapitiya, just one month after Palihapitiya was thrown into controversy for claiming “nobody cares” about human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in China. [...]
