Crypto markets lose yesterday’s gains ahead of European interest rate announcement March 10, 2022 Any gains made yesterday have been mostly wiped out overnight, with the price of Bitcoin back at around $39k this morning.
Robert Walters reports record profits up 265 per cent thanks to recruitment boom March 8, 2022 Recruitment group Robert Walters reported a record year this morning, with operating profit increasing by 265 per cent year-on-year to an all-time high of £54.1m. The spike was fed by fierce competition for talent and a significant wage inflation across all countries and specialist disciplines. 81 per cent of group net fee income derived from [...]
Ukraine crisis highlights Europe’s dependency on Russian gas March 7, 2022 Russia is currently facing the ire of the world following its illegal invasion of Ukraine, which is bringing misery to millions. It is also the second largest producer of natural gas in the world. It serves European consumers of energy through a number of pipelines. Proximity and the ease of transport means supplies from the [...]
World’s blue-chips ditch Russia as West ramps up efforts to freeze out Moscow March 2, 2022 More of the world’s top companies are pouring out of Russia as the West ramps up efforts to freeze Moscow out of the global economy. Despite the exodus, French energy firm Total bucked the trend by announcing tepid measures today, stating it will keep doing business in Russia, but not invest in new projects. The [...]
Ukraine war boosts Bitcoin and green stocks as crypto helps Russians and oligarchs to get funds out March 1, 2022 Talks in Belarus between the Ukrainian and Russian committees yesterday were overshadowed by the intensifying military fight in Ukraine. Putin, who seems frustrated with the Ukrainian resistance, and the Westerns sanctions imposed sanctions to the West on his turn by closing its airspace to 36 countries and banning its residents from transferring hard currency abroad. [...]
Is it time a decentralised world created a scoring system for accurate information? February 26, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher examines how our industry can help to purify accuracy in the freedom of expression we crave.
Ukraine: Starmer says UK must ‘cripple’ Russia with sanctions February 24, 2022 Boris Johnson must “cripple” Russia with stringent economic sanctions and freeze the country out from the global financial system, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. Starmer said the west needs to make a “clean break with the failed approach to handling Putin” in the wake of the Russian President’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Johnson [...]
Johanna Kyrklund: Putin and the Fed remind us what risk looks like February 22, 2022 Ski holidays are not relaxing at the best of times, especially with children. There is the fretting about injuries – I am thankful when we finish each day unscathed. There is the infuriation of getting children into their clothes and ski boots each day. That’s not even to mention the pain of Heathrow passport control. [...]
Bitcoin’s playing it cool while the world overheats February 18, 2022 It looks like Bitcoin is keeping its head, while all around are losing theirs, says Jason Deane in his weekly report.
Iberian rugby: The duo of nations mounting a Rugby World Cup challenge February 16, 2022 In 2015 it was Japan beating South Africa in Brighton. In 2019 it was Uruguay beating Fiji in Kamaishi. So in 2023 why can’t it be Spain or Portugal beating Scotland in Lille? Iberian rugby is on the rise – again. But this time the duo of Portugal and Spain are launching their frontier for [...]