Brentford FC And Alt Coins – Are they related? May 28, 2021 For those of us with a high existential level of angst, terror and nausea, tomorrow will be one of those days when we wish we had never read Camus, Sartre, De Beauvoir, Nietszche or Heidegger. Because the famous Brentford FC will be playing at Wembley at 3pm on Saturday in a winner-takes-all match to ascend [...]
The crypto market suffers another correction as the weekend looms, so will Elon tweet again? May 28, 2021 Crypto at a Glance Greetings from Dubai and today, once again, Luno Advisor Mati Greenspan, has kindly provided the market commentary together with his Technical Analyst, Imran Yusof, from Quantum Economics BTCUSD will trade the range between $27,900 – $42,000 until the range breaks, whenever that is. Or rather, whenever Elon Musk tweets or China [...]
Small ‘dirty cash’ fortune of £5.1m found in Fulham flat – stashed under beds May 28, 2021 A small fortune of £5.1m in “dirty cash” was found in a Fulham flat – stashed under beds, in cupboards and strewn on the floor, police have said today. Three money launderers are facing prison following the Met police’s largest single cash seizure last summer. Police said it was left across the flat because the gang [...]
Bitcoin on knife edge in a standoff between bulls and bears – it really could go either way! May 27, 2021 Crypto at a Glance Greetings from Dubai where it seems the whole crypto world has descended to make it a temporary home. An amazing array of conferences and meetups are in full swing. The AIBC Dubai, and the Supreme Blockchain Conference organised By Guy Yanpolskiy alongside CV Labs and Draper Goren Holm launches, Sheesha Finance [...]
AJ Bell profit soars as it attracts new, younger customers May 27, 2021 AJ Bell has benefited from the renewed interest in investment, boasting record levels of new customers and inflows in the first half of the year. Revenue jumped 21 per cent to £73.9m in the six months to the end of March while profit before tax soared from £22.7m to £31.6m. It came as AJ Bell [...]
HSBC quits US retail banking as it turns attention to Asia May 27, 2021 HSBC is withdrawing from the US retail banking market and selling parts of the loss-making business as it shifts its focus to Asia. The bank has long been trying to shrink its presence in some North American and European markets because it has struggled to compete with larger domestic players. In February HSBC unveiled a [...]
John McAfee faces dying in prison for the same thing Elon Musk does on Twitter, says his wife May 26, 2021 Janice McAfee says her husband faces the prospect dying behind bars for allegedly doing what Elon Musk is doing on Twitter "with impunity".
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? May 26, 2021 City A.M.‘s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Johnson & Johnson hires EU consumer health director US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has hired a new London-based area managing director for consumer health in northern Europe. Charmaine England, who [...]
Bitcoin back over $40,000 as recovery continues May 26, 2021 The recovery in the crypto markets continues today, with Bitcoin again trading at more than $40,000.
Hedge fund legend Ray ‘cash is trash’ Dalio ditches bonds for Bitcoin as losses hit $12bn May 25, 2021 “I have some Bitcoin, and I have a very particular set of skills”. Ok, US billionaire Ray Dalio didn’t say the second bit, but it would have been good if he did. “The guy hates cash; we know this, but now he hates bonds too,” commented Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets, this morning. “For [...]