Bitcoin lost 3% to $33,256.3 on Monday in line with major equity indices across the globe, as the impact of monetary and fiscal policies invoke caution in investors. In addition, the war between Russia and Ukraine along with the growing pandemic in China have been hurting investor sentiments worldwide. As a result of investors fleeing […]

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A number of key markets in Europe and Asia were quiet on Friday, with the FTSE 100 slipping 0.0056% to 7,120 and Asian stocks gave away ground. “US non-farm payroll figures could put a bit of life in the markets later today, with forecasts for 925,000 jobs to have been added in July and unemployment […]

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Online greeting card and gift retailer Moonpig has filed its intention to float on the UK stock market, with an approximate value of £1.2bn. The firm said on Tuesday that it is aiming for a February debut. Demand for Moonpig’s products soared during the pandemic. With lockdown keeping people separated for birthdays and special occasions, […]

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Western markets look set to end the week on a sour note, with the FTSE slipping to a 9 day-low as trading closed and both its US and European equivalents weathering similar drops. The FTSE is among the worst casualties of the day, contemplating the new Office for National Statistics (ONS) data revealing that UK […]

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Mounting fears of a no-deal Brexit scenario have caused UK equity funds to shed more than $2bn in the past two months, as investors opt to put their money elsewhere amid doubts over a sustained FTSE recovery. Data from financial intelligence agency EPFR Global revealed that $2.4bn has been withdrawn from funds exposed to the […]

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New research published by behavioural finance experts, Oxford Risk, revealed that during the initial COVID stock market shock and first lockdown, 8% of savers and investors sold off some of their shares or took money out of the stock market. Of the number who own shares, 34% said they now own fewer than they did […]

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Last week, business magnate Jack Ma looked set to become China’s richest man with the launch of his new tech venture, Ant Group. Already an icon in the industry as the man behind the world’s largest e-commerce platform, Alibaba (HKG:9988), Ma was set to sell shares in his new company worth about $34.4bn (£26.5bn) on […]

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After being a private company for the past nine years, Playboy has revealed plans to list on the stock market. In a deal that is valued at $415m (£323m), the company will merge with SPAC Mountain Crest Acquisition. Playboy has transformed its business model and now describes itself as a consumer products company, selling clothing […]

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