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19.02 / 20:29

Accenture Accenture to add 3,000 jobs in UK

Consultancy giant Accenture said it will add 3,000 extra jobs in the UK over the next three years.

19.02 / 19:47

Pool surges NatWest pays senior traders £30m as bonus pool surges by 44%

NatWest paid out nearly £30m in bonuses to some of its top trading staff last year, despite marking a loss within its investment bank, as UK lenders are set to follow Wall Street and European rivals with sharp increases in pay.

19.02 / 17:41

Digital Platform cryptocurrency news Universal Music To Develop Collectible NFTs In Pact With Curio Platform

Universal Music Group has struck a partnership with NFT platform Curio to develop NFT collections

19.02 / 16:25

European Union Military Ukraine rebels mobilise troops amid fears Russia seeking pretext to invade

Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine ordered a full military mobilization Saturday amid a spike of violence in the war-torn region and fears in the West that Russia might use the strife as a pretext for an invasion.

19.02 / 15:35

European Union Protest week Ottawa crackdown: police arrest 100 after three-week COVID-19 protest

Police arrested scores of demonstrators and towed away vehicles Friday in Canada's besieged capital, and a stream of trucks started leaving under the pressure, raising authorities' hopes for an end to the three-week protest against the country's COVID-19 restrictions.

19.02 / 15:19

European Union Crisis in Ukraine Storm Eunice: Over a dozen dead as gales sweep across northern Europe

Storm Eunice continued to sweep northwestern Europe on Saturday morning with strong gusts still expected along Germany's coastline. It has already caused at least 13 deaths and left in its wake extensive property damage as well as massive power cuts.

19.02 / 12:37

Ukraine: Biden 'convinced' Putin has decided to invade as crisis dominates Munich agenda

US President Joe Biden has said he is “convinced” Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, including an assault on the capital Kyiv, in his clearest warning yet over the Russian president's intentions.

19.02 / 11:27

Citi Stocks market UBS RBC Trading Places: Credit Suisse brings in Triggle, UBS adds Lennehag

It's been another week of people changing roles in the City. Here's the roundup.

18.02 / 23:51

European Union Kyiv White House accuses Moscow of cyberattacks, warns Russia will become 'pariah' state

The White House on Friday accused Russia of being responsible for recent cyberattacks targeting Ukraine's defense ministry and major banks.

18.02 / 21:41

Binance Chase Forbes Binance ‘concerns’ UK regulators; exchange getting too big for its boots?

In 2021, Binance made headlines when it was chased out of jurisdiction after jurisdiction in order to comply with local laws. But in 2022, are things changing for the once-targeted exchange?

18.02 / 20:45

UPS Disaster 2020 March 2020: How The Fed Averted Economic Disaster

‘Get in the boats and go.” As the coronavirus pandemic upended global commerce in March 2020, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell repeatedly invoked the urgent British evacuations from Dunkirk in World War II.

18.02 / 20:37

Government Ethereum Bitcoin Power $53 million raised for Assange showed the power of DAOs

“DAOs are very powerful token-based coordination mechanism that any person now can wield outside of the legacy financial system”, said Silke Noa, core-member of the AssangeDAO, which recently raised $53 million in support of Wikileak's founder, Julian Assange.

18.02 / 18:43

cryptocurrency Digital Bitcoin Fidelity Launches First Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product In Europe

In the United States, a spot bitcoin ETF is yet to be approved. (Representational)

18.02 / 17:05

News Separatist leader in eastern Ukraine calls on residents to evacuate to Russia

A separatist leader in eastern Ukraine has called on residents to evacuate to Russia.

18.02 / 17:01

RBC Financial Credit Suisse hires RBC dealmaker Triggle for financial institutions group as rebuild continues

Credit Suisse hired a senior investment banker for its team advising financial institutions in the UK, another recruit to replenish the unit after a spate of dealmaker departures last year.

18.02 / 16:37

Adoption Europe Asia Survey Financial More Investors Enter Crypto But Keep Multiple Financial Service Providers - Survey

Crypto ownership is on the rise, but investors are not abandoning traditional financial services as a result of their intensifying interest in cryptoassets. On the contrary, crypto investors are more likely to use multiple financial services providers than the general population is, suggests a recent report by global business intelligence firm Morning Consult.

18.02 / 15:33

Citi Stocks market UBS RBC Trading Places: Credit Suisse brings in Triggle, UBS adds Lennehag

It's been another week of people changing roles in the City. Here's the roundup.

18.02 / 14:37

Sport European Union 'Finger cutter': Police arrest one of Europe's most-wanted criminals

One of Europe's most-wanted criminals, nicknamed the "finger cutter", has been arrested in Switzerland.

18.02 / 14:37

Sport European Union NATO Putin to oversee military drills as tensions mount over Ukraine

Russia announced massive drills of its nuclear forces on Friday as tensions with the West mount over allegations it has some 150,000 troops on Ukraine's border.

18.02 / 11:43

Pool surges NatWest pays senior traders £30m as bonus pool surges by 44%

18.02 / 10:19

Art Fire Fire breaks out on cruise ship carrying 288 people near Corfu

A fire broke out Friday on an Italian-flagged cruise ship sailing through the Mediterranean’s Ionian Sea with 237 passengers and 51 crew onboard, according to Greek port police.

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