Bitcoin tops $40,000 for first time since May 2022 as momentum builds

Bitcoin tops $40,000 for first time since May 2022 as momentum builds

Bitcoin and ether hit 2023 highs Rate cut and ETF optimism driving gains Signs of institutional buyers in November – market maker LONDON/SINGAPORE, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Bitcoin has broken above $40,000 for the first time since May 2022 as it rides a wave of momentum on broad enthusiasm about U.S. interest rate cuts and … Read more

US Supreme Court signals it could limit SEC in-house enforcement

US Supreme Court signals it could limit SEC in-house enforcement

The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled skepticism toward the legality of certain proceedings that the Securities and Exchange Commission conducts … Read more

China’s Shein files for US IPO in major test for investor appetite- sources

China’s Shein files for US IPO in major test for investor appetite- sources

Shein yet to determine IPO size, valued at over $60 bln in May IPO comes amid challenging markets and U.S. scrutiny Fast-fashion retailers still behind Amazon on sales Nov 27 (Reuters) – Fashion company Shein has confidentially filed to go public in the United States, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday, in … Read more

Frankfurt builds up clearing volumes as EU seeks to pull business from London

Frankfurt builds up clearing volumes as EU seeks to pull business from London

A general view shows the German stock exchange (Deutsche Boerse) in Frankfurt, Germany, February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Deutsche Boerse’s (DB1Gn.DE) derivatives arm said on Tuesday that it has been building up volume in its Euribor futures contract in Frankfurt as the European Union vies with … Read more

Analysis: When, not if, Europe copies Wall Street share trading reform

Analysis: When, not if, Europe copies Wall Street share trading reform

Wall Street due to change to one day settlement in May Shorter time could increase competitiveness of EU markets Could be complex due to numbers of institutions involved LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) – The European Union, Britain and Switzerland have little choice but to copy Wall Street in speeding up share trading, though it will … Read more

SoftBank’s Arm set for Nasdaq debut after biggest US IPO since 2021

SoftBank’s Arm set for Nasdaq debut after biggest US IPO since 2021

Sept 14 (Reuters) – SoftBank’s chip designer Arm Holdings (ARM.O) is set to debut on the Nasdaq on Thursday, in what could be the biggest test for initial public offerings (IPOs) in the United States after a listing drought that lasted for nearly 16 months. The company has secured a valuation of $54.5 billion after … Read more

Robinhood to buy back Bankman-Fried’s stake from US govt for $605.7 million

Robinhood to buy back Bankman-Fried’s stake from US govt for $605.7 million

The logo of Robinhood Markets, Inc. is seen at a pop-up event on Wall Street after the company’s IPO in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 1 (Reuters) – Robinhood (HOOD.O) said on Friday it had entered into a share repurchase agreement with the United States Marshal … Read more

Flights cancelled, businesses closed in Hong Kong, Guangdong as Typhoon Saola nears

Flights cancelled, businesses closed in Hong Kong, Guangdong as Typhoon Saola nears

[1/5]A customer walks past nearly empty shelves at a supermarket as super typhoon Saola approaches, in Hong Kong, China August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Acquire Licensing Rights HONG KONG, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Hundreds of flights were cancelled in China’s Guangdong province and Hong Kong as Super Typhoon Saola moved closer to the mainland on … Read more

EEX bourse must seek EU antitrust okay for Nasdaq deal, EU says

EEX bourse must seek EU antitrust okay for Nasdaq deal, EU says

The headquarters of the European Energy Exchange (EEX), world’s biggest online power trading platform is seen in a centre-of-town high-rise office building in Leipzig, Germany April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The European Energy Exchange (EEX), part of Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE), has to seek EU antitrust approval … Read more

Mediobanca s’associe à UK Founders Factory dans une poussée fintech

Mediobanca s’associe à UK Founders Factory dans une poussée fintech

MILAN, 24 juillet (Reuters) – Mediobanca (MDBI.MI) s’associera à Founders Factory, basé à Londres, un investisseur en démarrage dans de nouvelles entreprises, pour promouvoir les startups fintech, ont déclaré les deux sociétés, alors que la banque italienne s’efforce d’accroître sa présence internationale et technologique. Mediobanca investira 12 millions d’euros (13 millions de dollars) dans une … Read more