Elon Musk’s Tesla U-turn on Bitcoin over environmental fears wipes $365bm from crypto market value

Bitcoin’s value was still down 8.85% percent over the 24 hour period since Elon Musk’s shock announcement that Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin as a form of payment due to environmental factors.   Musk’s announcement on Wednesday evening initially caused a huge 17 percent drop in the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, but it recovered … Read more

Elon Musk’s Tesla U-turn on Bitcoin over environmental fears wipes $365bm from crypto market value

Bitcoin’s value was still down 8.85% percent over the 24 hour period since Elon Musk’s shock announcement that Tesla will no longer accept Bitcoin as a form of payment due to environmental factors.   Musk’s announcement on Wednesday evening initially caused a huge 17 percent drop in the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, but it recovered … Read more

US consumer prices rose 4.2% in April – fastest since 2008 crash – as economy recovers from COVID

Inflation has set in across America and is on the up, with consumer prices rising by 4.2 percent since April last year, the highest since the months preceding the 2008 global crash, as the economy dives into recovery mode after a COVID-19 catastrophe.  The Consumer Price Index – which surveys the prices of every day … Read more

US consumer prices rose 4.2% in April – fastest since 2008 crash – as economy recovers from COVID

Inflation has set in across America and is on the up, with consumer prices rising by 4.2 percent since April last year, the highest since the months preceding the 2008 global crash, as the economy dives into recovery mode after a COVID-19 catastrophe.  The Consumer Price Index – which surveys the prices of every day … Read more

Nomura and Credit Suisse issue profit warnings amid crisis at US hedge fund

Investors and pension savers in Britain face possible financial losses after two major investment banks issued profit warnings amid a crisis at a US hedge fund. Nomura and Credit Suisse could lose billions of pounds after the fund defaulted on margin calls, putting investors on edge about who else might have been caught out.  Losses … Read more

Warren Buffett’s wealth jumps to $100BN as he joins ‘mega rich’ billionaire’s club

Warren Buffett has become the sixth richest man in the world after his net worth soared by almost $24 billion in under five months.  The owner of the multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway now joins an elite club of men worth $100billion or more, that includes Jeff Bezos, Elon Mask, Bill Gates, Bernard Arnault, and Mark Zuckerberg.  … Read more

Warren Buffett’s wealth jumps to $100BN as he joins ‘mega rich’ billionaire’s club

Warren Buffett has become the sixth richest man in the world after his net worth soared by almost $24 billion in under five months.  The owner of the multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway now joins an elite club of men worth $100billion or more, that includes Jeff Bezos, Elon Mask, Bill Gates, Bernard Arnault, and Mark Zuckerberg.  … Read more

Post-Brexit trade: US drops tariffs on whisky, cashmere and Stilton imports from UK

US drops tariffs on whisky, cashmere and Stilton as trade deal with Britain inches closer – two months after Liz Truss axed fees on American imports US said millions worth of tariffs on Scotch and other goods would be suspended Cashmere and cheese are also set to benefit from the American relaxation Comes a month … Read more

Pratt and Whitney’s parent company shares plunge after engines fail

The company behind engine-maker Pratt & Whitney saw its share price slump in pre-market trading today after one of the firm’s engines exploded and rained down debris over Denver while another suffered a similar failure in the Netherlands.  Shares in Raytheon, the parent company of Pratt & Whitney, had suffered a 2.77 per cent drop … Read more

Bitcoin’s total value tops $1TRILLION in new record high

Bitcoin touched a market capitalization of $1 trillion as it hit yet another record high on Friday, countering analyst warnings that it is an ‘economic side show’ and a poor hedge against a fall in stock prices. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency jumped to an all-time high above $54,000, setting it on course for a … Read more