Dubai
April 19, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Binance Licensed To Offer Crypto Services In Dubai

This was confirmed with the news that the company, which runs the world’s biggest crypto exchange, has received a licence to operate as a full virtual-asset services provider (VASP). The licence has been issued by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). The regulatory process goes through four stages in Dubai, with Binance entering the third…

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Johnson & Johnson
April 17, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Johnson & Johnson Shares Drop After Mixed Results

The share price dropped by more than 2%, while the overall S&P 500 declined by just 0.2% on the same day. JNJ reported sales of $21.38bn in the first quarter of 2024, which represents a 2% increase on a year-on-year basis. The firm’s net income rose by close to 4%, giving a total of $6.58bn,…

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Trump tower
April 16, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Trump Media Continues To Slide Amid Fears

This followed a turbulent week of trading when the parent company of the Truth Social platform lost over 20% in a single day. While each DJT share was valued at over $66.22 in late March, they have now fallen to nearly $27. Analysts have suggested that the dropping price may be linked to the filing…

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Trading on a mobile
April 15, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Millennium Management Accused of Stealing a Trading Strategy

It seems likely to lead to a bitter court dispute. Jane Street Group has accused Millennium Management of using its in-house trading strategy. The roots of this dispute date back to earlier this year, when traders Daniel Spottiswood and Douglas Schadewald moved from Jane Street to Millennium. Both were heavily involved in creating the proprietary…

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FCA reports
April 12, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Link Funds Solutions’ Failures Listed By The FCA

The investigation covered the period between 31 July 2018 and 3 June 2019, which was the period when the fund was suspended due to liquidity issues. During that time, LFS didn’t manage the liquidity of the fund. This is necessary so that investments can be turned into cash and investors can access their funds quickly.…

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Moderna vaccine
April 10, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Moderna Jumps 6% On Vaccine News

MRNA shares rose as high as 9% during the day, continuing their recent steady climb. This was enough for MRNA to lead the S&P 500’s list of top movers on Tuesday. The company presented details at the annual American Association for Cancer Research meeting on Monday. Here, it revealed interesting data on the use of…

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Atos building
April 09, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Atos Needs €1bn Under New Plan

This figure was reported following a private meeting on Monday with the firm’s creditors and bondholders, which was widely reported in the media. Atos currently owes €2.4bn of debt that’s due for repayment in 2025. However, some sources suggest that the overall debt could be almost double that amount. It isn’t clear who will provide…

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Crypto exchange
April 08, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Coinbase Court Case Back on the Cards

They based this decision on the fact that the judge had used the December 2021 user agreement, but that didn't take into account the fact that earlier versions had used different language in some sections. The full title of the case is Louis Oberlander v. Coinbase Global Inc., 23-cv-184, US Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit).…

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Samsung
April 05, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Samsung Boosted by Rising Chip Prices

These profits were driven, in part, by semiconductor prices bouncing back after they dropped significantly last year and the demand for artificial intelligence products. SSNLF is the biggest memory chip maker in the world, and they’ve estimated their operating profit for Q1 at 6.6tn won ($4.89bn /$ 7.45bn AUD), which is better than the 5.7tn…

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