2021’s top traded stocks at IG and outlook for 2022 February 18, 2022 What were the most popular stocks in 2021? We look at how equity markets continued to rise with economic recovery and how investor sentiment on sectors has begun to change with increasing interest rates. The most traded stocks in 2021 Last year was an overwhelmingly positive period for equity markets with many developed market stock [...]
Amazon plans to accept Bitcoin payments while institutional investors show interest July 26, 2021 CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) started the week at $31,000 and quickly fell below its support at $30,000 before recovering and slowly climbing upward over the last few days.
Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid stimulus package passed by Congress February 27, 2021 President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early on Saturday morning, though Democrats faced challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage. Democrats who control the chamber passed the sweeping measure by a mostly party-line vote of [...]
Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency investment is a digital wild west of fraud February 25, 2021 Cryptocurrency investment has seen a resurgence during the many Covid-19 lockdowns, and with Elon Musk piling into Bitcoin, interest is unlikely to diminish any time soon. But, with the upswing, there has also been a corresponding spike in the volume of cryptocurrency related fraud. Many of the victims of crypto fraud are savvy investors in [...]
NFTs: Learning lessons from the first steps in the digital collectables world June 17, 2021 Alex Lightman discusses how NFTs exploded on the scene and how they can have a successful future.
FTSE 100 weighed down by Aveva while Wall Street slips ahead of tech earnings April 27, 2021 The FTSE 100 closed in the red this afternoon despite a strong day of results for heavyweights BP and HSBC, while US stocks were muted ahead of bumper tech earnings. London’s blue-chip index closed down 0.26 per cent this afternoon as Aveva slumped nearly five per cent following its CEO’s exit. The drop was limited [...]
Tesla shares pop again on confirmation that firm will join S&P 500 November 17, 2020 Tesla shares jumped 14 per cent yesterday after it was announced that the electric car maker would join the S&P 500 index in December. The admission comes on the back of five consecutive quarters of profit at the California-based firm, which has thrived amid the coronavirus pandemic. Shares in Elon Musk’s company have risen around [...]
Decentralised mesh networks as an answer to Bitcoin’s inefficiency June 10, 2021 Bitcoin’s “Proof of Work” (PoW) is under the microscope, and for once it’s not about anonymity, security or whether the original cryptocurrency is set to disrupt traditional finance.
What’s that coming over the mountain? Be More Yeti! February 26, 2021 Monty Munford takes you on a journey round the Himalayas and back in search of the Crypto Yeti.
Tesla shares jump to record high ahead of S&P 500 debut December 19, 2020 Tesla shares rose to a record high on Friday as investors geared up for the electric carmaker’s anticipated entrance into the S&P 500 index. The company, headed up by billionaire Elon Musk, will become the most valuable ever admitted to Wall Street’s main market on Monday, accounting for more than 1 per cent of the [...]