Cross-chain liquidity protocol Stargate Finance launches on Bitfinex April 25, 2022 Digital token trading platform Bitfinex has launched new markets for Stargate ($STG) - the native token of the Stargate Finance ecosystem.
EU unable to reach consensus on Russian oil embargo April 25, 2022 The EU remains unable to reach a consensus for a complete embargo or punitive tariff on Russian oil and gas imports.
Activision sales plunge as Call of Duty demand drops off April 25, 2022 Sales at US game developer Activision Blizzard slumped below analysts’ estimates in the first quarter of the year as demand for its flagship Call of Duty series faltered.
Ukraine: US wants ‘Russia weakened’ to stop further expansion April 25, 2022 The US wants to see “Russia weakened” so it cannot pursue any further hostile military expansion, US secretary of defence Lloyd Austin has said. Austin said Russia has “already lost … a lot of its troops” during the war and that Vladimir Putin has “failed” in his attempted invasion of Ukraine. Austin’s strong statement came [...]
Exclusive: More than two firms remain interested in Bulb Energy’s customers April 25, 2022 At least one other energy firm is still open to taking on customers from Bulb Energy, but has ruled out a full takeover bid of the collapsed supplier.
Taking ‘real action’: InPost founder Rafal Brzoska sends 500 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Ukraine April 25, 2022 One of Poland's richest men Rafal Brzoska sent a train carrying over 500 tonnes of food and medical supplies to Ukraine this weekend, in what he calls taking "real action".
High street: Applications to convert shops to homes soar but councils reject almost half April 25, 2022 High street shop units are increasingly being targeted for conversion into homes, new data has revealed. Research by commercial law firm EMW found that the number of conversion applications leaped 37 per cent. Some 677 applications were made in 2020/2021, versus 494 in 2019/2020. However, out of the 677 applications for conversion, some 45 per [...]
Retail investors dismiss ESG in pursuit of returns April 25, 2022 UK retail investors are willing to shrug off the environmental damage of investments as long as they deliver bumper returns, new research has revealed.
US commits $300m more to Ukraine’s fight against Russia, as Moscow accusing Washington of ‘pouring oil on the flames’ April 25, 2022 The United States has committed an extra $300m in military assistance to Ukraine, as the Kremlin warns it was “pouring oil on the flames” of the war. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stepped onto the tarmac in Kyiv this week as he met president Vlodymyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital. During the visit, accompanied by [...]
Commons speaker summons Mail journalists over ‘misogynistic’ Angela Rayner story April 25, 2022 House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has summoned the Mail on Sunday’s editor over a “misogynistic and offensive” article about Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner. Hoyle said he would discuss the “demeaning” article with the Mail, with rumours abound that the Commons speaker could take the unprecedented step of banning journalists from the newspaper [...]
