England 3-0 Senegal: Clinical Three Lions set up World Cup quarter-final with France December 5, 2022 England produced a clinical performance to eliminate Senegal from the World Cup in Qatar last night and set up a blockbuster quarter-final against holders France. Gareth Southgate’s team overcame some early jitters with two first-half goals crafted by Jude Bellingham and finished by Jordan Henderson and captain Harry Kane. Bukayo Saka added a third after [...]
Strike chaos: TSSA announces more railway staff will walk out ahead of Christmas December 3, 2022 Thousands more railway station staff are set to walk out this month, as union bosses and ministers held talks at Parliament yesterday. The TSSA union served notice for strike action in a further six train operating companies and Network Rail yesterday, meaning thousands more workers will walk out on 17 December. This takes the number [...]
Planet Crypto: Grim Reaper annoyed at ‘Bitcoin is dead’ hoax December 2, 2022 The harbingers of mischief at Planet Crypto have summoned up death itself for some comedy value this week with the Grim Reaper.
Pound hits highest level against US dollar since early August and posts best monthly gain since 2020 December 1, 2022 The pound has climbed to its highest level against the US dollar since early August driven by investors betting on slower interest rate rises across the pond. Sterling bounced above $1.22 and was up over 1.2 per cent against the dollar heading into late afternoon trading today. US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell last night [...]
Price of Bitcoin breaks $17,000 as optimism seeps into crypto markets December 1, 2022 Bitcoin is trading around $17,100 this morning, up another 1.23% in the last day and 3.16% over seven days.
Britain’s factories already in recession on ‘lethal cocktail’ of constraints December 1, 2022 Britain’s factories are already in recession sparked by demand receding as the country’s economy slumps, a closely watched survey out today reveals. S&P Global and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply’s (CIPS) purchasing managers’ index (PMI) inched higher to 46.5 last month from 46.2 in October. Despite the slight rise, the survey remained far [...]
Federal Reserve could scale back interest rate hikes from December November 30, 2022 The Federal Reserve could scale back the pace of its interest rate hikes "as soon as December," revealed Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
FTX, LUNA, Celsius, et al – a post-mortem November 30, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher checks the health report of some deeply troubled crypto platforms as he lauds the inevitability of the metaverse.
Bitcoin creeping up on $17k while Ethereum also making strides November 30, 2022 Bitcoin was trading around $16,880 this morning after briefly breaching $17,000 in the early hours, adding 2.31% to its price from yesterday.
Wales 0-3 England: Marcus Rashford scores twice to set up tie with Senegal November 29, 2022 England will play Senegal in the last 16 of the World Cup on Sunday after they eliminated Wales from the tournament in Qatar tonight. Marcus Rashford scored twice and Phil Foden also struck in a comfortable win over their neighbours that secured top spot in Group B. Wales never looked like achieving the victory that [...]