Bitcoin Ordinals surpass 10 million as EU regulates crypto, while Tether keeps growing June 5, 2023 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of the flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) moved steadily down over the past week.
Ex-Autoglass boss to donate £5m to Labour in bid to smash Tories at election June 5, 2023 The former Autoglass chief Gary Lubner is set to donate £5m to Labour to bolster its coffers ahead of the next election battle. The South African-born businessman told the Financial Times he had wanted to help Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer get the party into power “for a long time”. He said: “This is the [...]
Oil prices rise as Saudi Arabia pledges further cuts at crunch OPEC+ talks June 5, 2023 Oil prices are up on both major benchmarks after Saudi Arabia cut output by another million barrels per day from next month.
Here comes the sun: Households are key for a solar rooftop revolution June 5, 2023 A bumper year for renewables will be powered by solar power installations, and the government needs to use this momentum to reach net zero.
British American Tobacco investors hope to cash in on pivot to vape sales June 2, 2023 Investors will be hoping Lucky Strike maker British American Tobacco (BAT) has stubbed out historic misconduct issues and is cashing in on its pivot to vapes and e-cigarettes. The FTSE 100-listed giant will give an update on its progress with a new boss at the helm when it unveils its trading update on Tuesday. The [...]
Pound records strong week as London markets expects Bank to hike rates further June 2, 2023 The pound has recorded its strongest week against the dollar in half a year as investors expect the Bank of England to keep hiking rates after the Fed has paused. Across the week, the pound gained more than 1.5 per cent against the dollar to trade at over $1.2530 on Friday afternoon. The pound performed [...]
Watch: US President Joe Biden, 80, falls over after a speech June 2, 2023 US President Joe Biden fell over after giving a speech thanking US air force academy graduates for choosing “service over self”. He said they now have the “great privilege” of leading in a world that will only get more confusing in the years to come, and then stumbled on stage after handing out diplomas to graduates. “Graduates, [...]
‘Ukraine’s rightful place is in Nato’: Rishi Sunak promises Kyiv ‘security arrangements’ June 1, 2023 Ukraine’s “rightful place” is in Nato, Rishi Sunak has said. The Prime Minister is in Moldova for a gathering of European leaders, with his comments coming after a meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv has long called for Ukraine to be admitted to Nato, but allies are divided about when and how any accession [...]
IEA: Renewable energy to ramp up by a third this year, driven by supply security fears and Chinese growth June 1, 2023 The world's renewable energy capacity will jump a third this year, revealed the International Energy Agency.
Oil prices stabilises after US debt ceiling vote as OPEC+ meeting looms June 1, 2023 Oil prices have stabilised today after the passing of a key vote on the US debt ceiling revived expectations of demand growth.