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01 Dec 21

World Markets – Tech reboots shares, dollar takes Thanksgiving breather

A tech shares bounce carried European equities higher on Thursday, following similar gains on Wall Street and Asia and helped also by a small pullback in the dollar from a 17-month high A tech shares bounce carried European equities higher on Thursday, following similar gains on Wall Street and Asia and helped also by a […]

30 Nov 21

Ripple CEO says rising inflation is good for crypto

Rising inflation has investors concerned as economic recovery slows on new Covid-19 infections The Ripple CEO says bitcoin has momentum that could be catalysed by the rising inflation Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes the rising inflation being witnessed across the globe is creating “tailwinds” for the cryptocurrency market. Garlinghouse, who was speaking at the Abu […]

30 Nov 21

Stripe hasnt ruled out accepting crypto for payments- Co-founder

Stripe co-founder John Collison says it’s possible the payments firm could add cryptocurrency as a payment option It’s been three years since the company halted bitcoin payments Collison points out developments in the digital space like Layer 2 protocols as a key to solving one of the main bottlenecks of crypto payments Stripe, an online […]

30 Nov 21

Will New COVID 19 Variant Tumble Down Cryptocurrencies?

The largest digital currency, Bitcoin, plunged as low as $53,569, a 28.1% drop from its highest price of $68,640 on November 10, 2021, after new COVID 19 variants came to light. During its 13-year life, Bitcoin has been recording its extreme volatility, showing a record high of almost $70,000 earlier this month while significantly dropping […]

29 Jun 20

America’s relationship with Germany may never be the same again, Berlin warns

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) looks at US President Donald Trump (R) walking past her during a family photo as part of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. CHRISTIAN HARTMANN Diplomatic ties between Washington and Berlin have declined markedly in recent years and Germany’s foreign […]

29 Jun 20

Gunmen attack Pakistani stock exchange, four killed

Policemen secure an area around a body outside the Pakistan Stock Exchange building after a group of gunmen attacked the building in Karachi on June 29, 2020. – A group of gunmen attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi on June 29, according to police and officials from the trading floor. ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty […]

29 Jun 20

You can buy this entire old west town in New Zealand for $7.5 million

Wild West enthusiasts and wanderlusters alike can now own a piece of American frontier history with the purchase an entire old west town… in New Zealand. Mellonsfolly Ranch — situated within a 900-acre lot in the North Island of New Zealand — is on sale for $7.5 million and comes complete with 10 period themed buildings and a Manuka […]

29 Jun 20

Morgan Stanley is bullish on Singapore stocks and expects 14% returns

People wearing protective masks walk along the Jubilee Bridge at the Marina Bay waterfront on June 7, 2020 in Singapore. Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty Images Morgan Stanley is bullish on Singapore stocks and expects as much as 14% returns for the MSCI Singapore index over the next 12 months. In fact, investors could increasingly be […]

29 Jun 20

Singapore ruling party’s election campaign will focus on jobs, minister says

As Singapore heads to the polls next week, the ruling party’s election campaign will focus on creating jobs, the country’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Monday. Singaporeans will be casting their votes next Friday, July 10. Last week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced his decision to call for a general election as the country […]

29 Jun 20

Singapore ruling party to focus on jobs during ‘very tough’ election, minister says

As Singapore heads to the polls next week, the ruling party’s election campaign will focus on creating jobs in what the country’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan described as “a very tough election.” Singaporeans will be casting their votes next Friday, July 10. “I think this is going to be a very tough election,” Balakrishnan said on […]