Some of Britain’s largest industrial users of energy will warn ministers on Wednesday that sections of industry are at risk of closure this winter if there is a severe gas shortage and emergency measures to curb usage are introduced. The Energy Intensive Users Group, which represents the UK’s heaviest industrial energy users such as glass
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A Citibank sign in front of one of the company’s offices in California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Investors just can’t seem to find a trough in this bear market, and are struggling to hold on to any optimism amid growing concerns of a possible recession. However, the key to surviving a bear market successfully
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 29, 2022. Source: NYSE (Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) A majority of Wall Street investors believe the market stands pretty much dead in the water for the rest of 2022 and, as a result, think it’s time to buy dividend-paying stocks, according to the
He allegedly had $4mn in banknotes stuffed down his couch. When the money was stolen, he did not properly inform the authorities. And this was meant to be the good guy. Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, has been leading the charge against graft. Under his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, the surrender of much of the state
The writer is a science commentator The lack of international solidarity exposed by the pandemic, particularly after rich countries hogged Covid-19 vaccines, led to cries of “never again”. Never again should vital data and samples be held back in an outbreak; never again should the global south be abandoned by the global north in the
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, June 16, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters SPACs, once Wall Street’s hottest tickets, have become one of the most hated trades this year. The proprietary CNBC SPAC Post Deal Index, which is comprised of SPACs that have completed their mergers
In this article IMO-CA SU-CA ADBE AVGO KLAC A sign on the campus offices of chipmaker Broadcom Ltd is shown in Irvine, California. Mike Blake | Reuters As the first half of 2022 winds down, investors can be certain of at least one thing: This year will likely continue to be difficult. Economic risk is
Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coinbase shares fell on Wednesday after rival crypto exchange Binance.US said it’s dropping certain trading fees for customers. Binance.US, the U.S. affiliate of the
On the final day of February, a group of European financiers and entrepreneurs gathered on a late-night online meeting to resolve a boardroom dispute. The Microsoft Teams meeting only lasted 35 minutes. But it was enough time for the board to wrest control of the rights to launch hundreds of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites from
Valuations for tech companies have begun to fall in the UK, according to the head of the state-backed British Business Bank, which is preparing to use its funds to help support start-ups in the face of economic headwinds. Equity investment into smaller UK businesses increased by 88 per cent to £18.1bn in 2021, according to
As he battled to save his job this month, Boris Johnson warned his MPs not to get into “some hellish, Groundhog Day debate about the merits of belonging to the single market”. Brexit, he warned his mutinous party in a sweaty House of Commons meeting room, was settled. Later that day, Johnson limped to victory
Volkswagen’s anchor shareholder, the state of Lower Saxony, has joined Germany’s most powerful union boss in calling on the company to address allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the Chinese province where the manufacturer has had a car plant since 2013. The unusual interventions by IG Metall’s Jörg Hofmann and Lower Saxony’s minister president
In this article NDAQ ICE CME SCHW HOOD Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), listens during a Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) meeting at the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images We are live on Wednesday at Piper Sandler’s
Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), at the SEC headquarters office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Melissa Lyttle | Bloomberg | Getty Images SEC Chair Gary Gensler is trying to make good on his promise to address what he believes are deficiencies in the U.S. trading
Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, takes his seat before the start of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images SEC Chair Gary Gensler is testifying
How many times can the same chief executive make a “gaffe” before investors should start taking him at his word? Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess infuriated Ukrainian officials this week by suggesting the EU should prioritise a rapid settlement with the country’s Russian invaders for the sake of economic growth. “I think we should do the
A fresh assault on the Russian banking system on Wednesday was poorly timed for Raiffeisen Bank, which boasts European lenders’ biggest exposure to the country. Any cheer from a positive first-quarter earnings update was soon wiped out by EU proposals to remove Russia’s Sberbank, among others, from the Swift system. Shares ended the day down
“Friendly reminder: This is a community. We build each other up, not tear each other down,” reads a recent post on the Instagram account of American casualwear brand Abercrombie & Fitch. “Today — and every day — we’re leading with purpose, championing inclusivity and creating a sense of belonging,” reads another message on the brand’s
Growing up in the 1990s, Alexis Ohanian was more into fantasy battles than fantasy sports, playing the trading card game Magic: The Gathering, casting spells to summon creatures and defeat opponents. Back then there wasn’t a lot of overlap between geeks and jocks. Remembering my own school days, the cool kids were all swapping football
The owner of Britain’s largest electricity distribution network Western Power Distribution has agreed to pay £14.9mn after it was found to have let down vulnerable customers on a number of “totally unacceptable” fronts. Energy regulator Ofgem announced the settlement on Wednesday after a probe launched in 2020 into whether the company had been meeting its