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As the world debates climate change, what is impact investing?
November 07, 2021 04:14 PM AEDT| By Ankit SethiImpact investing is based on the concept of social responsibility that has the individual and institutional investors at its heart, compared with corporate social responsibility (CSR) that has businesses at its heart. Impact investing is undeniably.....
10 prominent FTSE green stocks you can invest in
November 07, 2021 11:23 AM AEDT| By Rishika RainaThe most popular theme among investors over the past few years has been sustainability. At present, the whole world is talking about climate change amid the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference being hosted by the UK in Glasgow. The U.....
Why Sustainable Financing is so Crucial in Present Scenario
November 07, 2021 11:19 AM AEDT| By Priya BhandariHighlights Sustainable financing balances traditional investing with ESG insights to improve long-term outcomes. Sustainable investing can also be seen as part of the evolution of investing. At COP26 climate summit, over 100 global leaders hav.....
Cryptos To Watch in 2022
November 07, 2021 12:56 AM AEDT| By Daniel Paul JohnsIn many ways, 2021 has been an extension of the trends that emerged in 2020, with further Covid-induced lockdowns forcing people into new ways of making money online. 2020 was very much a boom year for cryptocurrency – spurred on by the influ.....
A match made in heaven: Nobility brings esports and crypto together
November 07, 2021 12:52 AM AEDT| By Aditi SahaWho hasn’t dreamt of living in a paradise at least once in their lives? And if someone had the opportunity to play a game in paradise, it would be an icing on the cake. A virtual platform combining crypto and esports, is no less a utopia that.....
From gaming to enterprise, what’s Big Tech's approach for metaverse?
November 07, 2021 12:09 AM AEDT| By Mohammad ZaidThe metaverse, a concept recently promoted by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, has been the talk of the town since the Company announced its name change. Facebook might seem to have used the first mover’s advantage in bringing the virtual.....
Why On Earth Are People Still Buying Squid Game?
November 07, 2021 12:00 AM AEDT| By Daniel Paul JohnsThe crypto market is still the Wild West. That’s what people need to remember when putting their money into any digital currency. whether that currency is Bitcoin or something named after a popular Netflix show. The Squid Game (SQUID) crypt.....
Rivian IPO: Things you should know about this EV maker’s listing plan
November 06, 2021 02:44 PM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarHighlights EV start-up Rivian is planning a market float of size of US$ 8.4 billion. The start-up is expecting to have a market valuation of about US$ 53 billion. The company’s IPO price range is set between US$ 57 and US$ 62. US-ba.....
Weekly roundup of FTSE 100 risers and fallers (November 1- 5)
November 06, 2021 11:04 AM AEDT| By Sreenivas D AjankarFTSE 100 showed a choppy trade in passing week that saw the announcement of the UK’s budget. Here we are giving the roundup of the top gainer and top loser of every day during the passing week. 1 November 2021 Top riser: BT Group Plc (LON:...
Famous five of business this week (November 1-5)
November 06, 2021 11:01 AM AEDT| By Nidhi GuptaMonday – November 01 1. Land Securities Group Plc (LON: LAND) Land Securities, a UK-based FTSE 100 property firm, announced the takeover of U+I, a regeneration specialist, for £190 million. Landsec’s...
Acquaint with the evolution of CBDCs and what the IMF chief insists
November 06, 2021 03:30 AM AEDT| By Toshiva JainHighlights The International Monetary Fund (IMF) IMF and nearly 110 countries are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). With the advent of CBDCs, the crypto game would become more stable and reliable. There are several risks and o.....
FTSE 100 hits new 20-month high, Wall Street scales new records
November 06, 2021 02:51 AM AEDT| By AbhijeetUS Markets: Wall Street continued to extend the gains on Friday, 5 November, with all the three major US indices hitting fresh record highs, propelled by the favourable macroeconomic data. The prestigious Dow Industrials inched closer to the psycholo...
FTSE 100 hits new 20-month high, Wall Street scales new records
November 06, 2021 02:50 AM AEDT| By AbhijeetUS Markets: Wall Street continued to extend the gains on Friday, 5 November, with all the three major US indices hitting fresh record highs, propelled by the favourable macroeconomic data. The prestigious Dow Industrials inched closer to the psycholo...
Bold climate goals in COP26: Unwavering move or political greenwashing?
November 06, 2021 12:40 AM AEDT| By Anam SiddiquiHighlights Many major coal consuming countries have pledged to shift away from coal in a bid to achieve global climate goals. Despite COVID-19-induced lockdowns, the greenhouse gas concentration touched a record high in 2020, going up at .....
Why are tech titans pulling out of China?
November 06, 2021 12:35 AM AEDT| By Manisha“Free and open internet” – all of us use it every single day. But it surely doesn’t go well with the Chinese government. Internet is not so free and open in China, neither for users nor for tech companies providing services .....
SLP crypto makes massive gains. What is its price prediction?
November 05, 2021 08:55 PM AEDT| By Raza NaqviHighlights According to CoinMarketCap, the one-day volume of SLP crypto was up by 500 per cent at 4:30 AM EST. Smooth Love Potion (SLP) crypto is rallying ever since the announcement that Axie Infinity is launching its decentralized exchange. .....
Devolver IPO: A warm welcome for videogame publisher on AIM
November 05, 2021 08:40 PM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarAmerican indie videogame publisher Devolver Digital debuted on the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) junior market, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), on Thursday. The company’s shares under the ticker symbol DEVO jumped over 14 per .....
Merck’s Covid-19 pill gets nod from Britain
November 05, 2021 08:24 PM AEDT| By Rishika RainaHighlights Britain becomes the first country worldwide to approve Merck’s newly developed COVID-19 antiviral pill. Britain's MHRA recommended molnupiravir for high-risk patients, but this is the first approval given to an oral antiviral .....
Meet Decentraland: A metaverse that predates Facebook’s meta makeover
November 05, 2021 05:26 PM AEDT| By Daniel Paul JohnsIt’s been a good few months for altcoins, which have made some consistent gains since the crypto market’s resurgence in August. Many of these have been memecoins like Shiba Inu (.....
Cryptos in Action
November 05, 2021 02:30 PM AEDT| By Daniel Paul JohnsHighlights SOL’s market cap today is approximately $72 billion, with SOL gaining 43 percent over the last month Bitcoin is currently trading at US$61,332, according to CoinMarketCap Ethereum has reached new heights after rising to US$4,6.....