Musk’s Tesla says it invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin, sending the cryptocurrency to record levels near $44,000 Tesla plans to accept bitcoin as payment for its products, filings with regulators on Monday show Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. said that it has acquired $1.5 billion in bitcoins in January and that it could accept the…
Boomers Are Going to Drive a Silver Surge Companies tend to neglect older generations, focusing instead on millennials and Gen Z. Such a strategy will be costly this year. Companies long to partner with the Kardashians. Over the past couple of years, we have seen beauty leader Coty Inc., for example, strike cosmetics deals with both Kim Kardashian…
2 short sellers admit defeat, bail out at huge loss as GameStop share surge hits 1000% Short sellers Andrew Left and Melvin Capital take huge losses to cover their bad bets “Prominent short seller Andrew Left, has admitted he has taken a 100 per cent loss on his bet against GameStop” In the David…
Investing Basics: How To Buy ETFs Exchange traded funds, commonly known as ETFs, are a low-cost way to buy exposure to hundreds or thousands of stocks and bonds, making them a favorite of financial advisors and investors alike. Here’s how to start buying ETFs. Open a Brokerage Account Because you can’t just go to…
Bitcoin tops $40,000 for first time, pushing cryptocurrency market value past $1 trillion Bitcoin smashed through $40,000 to hit a new record high on Thursday helping to lift the total value of the entire cryptocurrency market above $1 trillion for the first time. The digital coin hit an all-time high of $40,367 at around 1:17…
Sold short: confessions of a young banker I had to watch each episode of “Industry”, a tv drama about young bankers, in 15-minute doses. This is no fault of the show, which is joyously binge-worthy and thoroughly deserves the second series it has just been granted. It’s because it reminded me so powerfully of my previous…
Three Obstacles to a UBS Credit Suisse Tie-Up Speculation about a merger of UBS and Credit Suisse is returning time and again, despite the convincing arguments that show such a move to be to the detriment of employees, shareholders and clients. The start to his new job as head of UBS must have come…
5 Ways ONA Creates Value in Mergers and Acquisitions M&A considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic A series of megadeals have recently driven global M&A activity to its strongest start of all time in the second half of 2020, as chief executives resume acquisitions after sitting on the sidelines during the height of the COVID-19…
New Zealand First In The World To Require Climate Risk Reporting Hon James Shaw, Minister for Climate Change New Zealand will be the first country in the world to require the financial sector to report on climate risks, the Minister for Climate Change James Shaw announced today. The changes build on the huge progress this…
Trade deal uncertainty is a boon for Grand Duchy as it vies to grab business from the City of London As one of the smallest countries in the EU, Luxembourg has a proud record. Two of the last five presidents of the European Commission, one of the top jobs in the bloc, have been former…
