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Oil Prices Steady as News of Saudi, Russia Meeting Calms Investors
Date: March 16, 2023
By Shariq Khan BENGALURU -Oil prices steadied on Thursday after dropping to near 15-month lows earlier in the session, supported by reports that top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia met to discuss ways to enhance market stability. Brent crude futures rose 26 cents, or 0.4%, to $73.95 a barrel by 12:08 p.m. EDT (1608 GMT),...
Why Britcoin Needs to Harness the Power of Existing Fintechs
Date: March 13, 2023
Anastasia Evans, General Counsel and Company Secretary at IFX Payments Talk of Britcoin – a UK-based central bank digital currency (CBDC) – presenting lucrative opportunities for business has been fuelled this month by Ben Broadbent, deputy governor for monetary policy. As we continue to digitise, physical cash and the legacy system we are accustomed to...
Wall Street Stocks Power Higher as Treasury Yields and Dollar Ease
Date: March 3, 2023
By Lawrence Delevingne and Elizabeth Howcroft (Reuters) – Wall Street stocks posted strong gains while Treasury yields and the dollar pulled back on Friday as data pointing to U.S. economic growth boosted risk appetite, even as expectations for rate hikes kept bond yields near multi-year highs. The U.S. services sector grew at a steady clip...
Stocks Mixed, Dollar Gains After Robust Inflation, Jobs Data
Date: March 2, 2023
By Lawrence Delevingne and Marc Jones (Reuters) -Global stock markets were mixed on Thursday, as investors weighed indicators of economic strength with rising bond market costs and expectations of more global interest rate hikes. After initially sagging, European shares rose 0.5%as euro zone inflation numbers justified what is widely expected to be another 50 basis...
Making Money and Saving the Human Race: ESG Investing Comes of Age
Date: February 28, 2023
By Daniel Harman, co-founder of Darksquare Interest in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing continues to grow. According to one survey, the past four years have seen an 80% boost, while 2022 saw a rise in the number of ESG funds achieving Article 8 classification. Most businesses now have ESG policies, sustainability plans and commitments...
Why Value Stocks Beat Growth Stocks & the Benefits of Boring!
Date: February 27, 2023
Value stocks are stocks of companies that are believed to be undervalued by the market, usually because they are not growing as quickly as other companies. Growth stocks, on the other hand, are stocks of companies that are growing at a much faster pace than the overall market. There are a number of reasons why...