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With expectations so low, Starmer might just carve out a win

January 6, 2025

From a news perspective, the Christmas break was more Deck the Halls than Silent Night. Keir Starmer ended last year with approval ratings so low that critics were never going to call off the dogs in the spirit of good will to all men. The PM couldn’t even enjoy a toboggan run in Madeira without [...]

Retail gloom as festive season fails to save 2024 trading

January 6, 2025

High street stores showed anaemic growth in the 2024 festive season, despite hopes that Christmas trading would inject some cheer into the sector. Sales grew just 0.3 per cent overall in the ‘golden quarter’, which includes Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Online sales continued to beat in-store, [...]

Why is it so much cheaper to buy houses in cash?

January 6, 2025

Buying a house is the largest purchase most of us will make in a lifetime – but it may be cheaper for some than for others. Cash buyers now pay £28,000 less on average for a home than those relying on a mortgage, and the ‘cash discount’ has risen by 12.4 per cent in just [...]

Mike McGlone Likens DOGE And ‘Unlimited Supply Cryptos’ to ‘Dot-Com Bubble’

January 6, 2025

U.Today - Chief commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence Mike McGlone has published an X post about Bitcoin, Dogecoin and “2.4 million of so-called...

HTX’s “Hello 2025” Livestream Highlights Achievements and Plans for the Crypto Future

January 6, 2025

Singapore, Singapore, January 6th, 2025, Chainwire HTX recently hosted a New Year's Eve livestream titled "Hello 2025." During the event, HTX’s spokesperson, @HTX_Molly,...

Bitcoin Nears $100,000 as Six-Day Rally Powers 2025 Surge: Details

January 6, 2025

U.Today - Bitcoin, the first and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is edging closer to $100,000 for the first time in 2025, following a remarkable six-day gain....

Savvy Trader Peter Brandt: 'I Own Bitcoin and SOL,' But There's a Big Catch

January 6, 2025

U.Today - Skilled commodities trader Peter Brandt, who has been in the trading business since the 1970s, has taken to his account on the X social media platform in the past to...

Sui’s Path Forward: Bybit Debate Forecasts Mass Adoption as Key to Ecosystem Growth in 2025

January 6, 2025

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, January 6th, 2025, Chainwire Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, successfully hosted the "Sui Ecosystem...

Crypto market sees correction after record surge in December 2024- report

January 6, 2025

-- The cryptocurrency market reached a record high of $3.91 trillion in December 2024, driven by optimism about regulations, institutional adoption, and Bitcoin's new...

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Already Outperforming This Year, Here's How

January 6, 2025

U.Today - Bitcoin (BTC) is showing true leadership in the digital currency ecosystem amid its soaring price. Current market data pegs the price of BTC at $99,399.18, up by 1.6% in...

Founder Favourites: Richard Farleigh on what playing chess, investing and starting a business have in common

January 6, 2025

Richard Farleigh sits down with Jennifer Sieg and Emmanuel Nwosu, speaking on all things investments, start-ups, ambition and the future of business.

Auto giants launch cheaper EVs in Paris — taking the fight to China

January 6, 2025

Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, beside a Citroen C5 Aircross Concept automobile …

AIM-pocalypse: Number of £1bn firms on junior market falls to nine-year low

January 6, 2025

Only six companies listed on London’s junior market AIM are worth more than £1bn, the lowest level for the exchange in nine years. The number of companies worth over £1bn has dropped by 80 per cent since the start of 2022 and almost halved over the last year, according to data from the London Stock [...]

Crypto ranked among top three alternative investments in 2024

January 6, 2025

Crypto and digital assets emerged as the third most popular investment of the past 12 months, driven by a 49 per cent surge in online searches. Whisky and Wealth Club’s research highlighted cryptocurrencies as one of the top three performing alternative investment sectors, alongside peer-to-peer lending and music royalties. Despite their notorious volatility, digital assets [...]

Time to Get Tough on Retailers Selling Vapes to Children

January 6, 2025

Asli Ertonguc, Area Director Western Europe for BAT The UK has set its sights on becoming ‘smoke-free’ by 2030. This is a bold andcommendable ambition, and one which BAT UK supports. Yet, a lack of actionaround underage vaping and an increase of illicit vapes has diminished trust in therole of vaping at a precarious moment [...]