Tag: banking

Companies are racing to public markets like never before, cashing in on record-high stock prices.An all-time high of almost $350 billion has been raised in initial public offerings in the first six ... ( read original story ...)

The new online classes, along with cost-cutting measures, have helped make the startup profitable for the first time. For the fiscal year ended May, its sales rose 25% from the previous year. ( read original story ...)

In a big morale boost ahead of the Tokyo Games, India’s Amit Panghal was on Saturday ranked as World No. 1 boxer in his men’s flyweight (52kg) category by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ... ( read original story ...)

Michael Saylor, the chief executive of business intelligence software company-turned bitcoin accumulator Microstrategy, has warned China’s crackdown on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies could be a ... ( read original story ...)

Digital currencies are making their way from the margins to the mainstream, and that’s something to celebrate — once we understand it. ( read original story ...)

Fundstrat Global Advisors has issued a word of caution to its bitcoin and crypto investing clients, advising them to take some risk off the table, or ... ( read original story ...)

Katie Haun, a co-chair of Andreessen Horowitz’s new $2.2 billion crypto fund, is betting that the blockchain will be as big as the internet. ( read original story ...)

The digital currency’s latest selloff from heady highs points to a possible period of flat trading. ( read original story ...)

Olympic and Paralympic Games organisers will give all 70,000 volunteers working for the Games an opportunity to receive a COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's shochu makers are working to gain a foothold in overseas markets as they grapple with a shrinking population at home. Shochu, a traditional distilled liquor, is typically made from grain or ... ( read original story ...)

With her trademark rocket start, Fraser-Pryce separated from the field at 50 metres and closed out the win to book her ticket to a fourth consecutive Olympic Games in Tokyo next month. Rio Olympic ... ( read original story ...)

Police in the UK have seized approximately £114 million (about $158 million) worth of cryptocurrencies as part of a money laundering investigation. London’s Metropolitan Police told Sky News the ... ( read original story ...)

Job postings indicate the Federal Government is worried about the proliferation of crimes involving digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and plans a broad criminal crackdown on illicit ... ( read original story ...)

Mo Farah’s Tokyo Olympic dream is over after he failed in his final bid to secure the qualifying time at the British Athletics Championships in Manchester. The four-time Olympic champion hinted at a ... ( read original story ...)

Mercuryo, a startup that has built a cross-border payments network, has raised $7.5 million in a Series A round of funding. The London-based company describes itself as “a crypto infrastructure ... ( read original story ...)

People Want Crypto Credit Card Rewards, but Are They a Good Idea? Although not everyone understands cryptocurrency, most Americans want it anyway. In fact, 14% of Americans currently own crypto, and ... ( read original story ...)