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UK growth slows to six-month low as post-lockdown shortages bite -PMI


LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Britain’s post-lockdown economic rebound slowed sharply in August as companies struggled with unprecedented shortages of staff and materials, though strong inflation pressures cooled a bit, a survey showed on Monday. The IHS Markit/CIPS flash composite…

China Telecom jumps 34% on Shanghai debut, defying weak market


Summary China Telecom raised $7.3 bln in world’s biggest listing of 2021 Shares surge as broader blue-chip index slides 2% Speculators may have helped push up China Telecom -analyst SHANGHAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) – China Telecom Corp surged 34% on…

UK watchdog probes S&P Global’s $44 bln deal with IHS Market


Aug 23 (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator said on Monday it has started its investigation into whether business information provider S&P Global’s (SPGI.N) $44 billion purchase of London-based peer IHS Markit Ltd (INFO.N) would hurt competition. S&P Global last year agreed to buy IHS…

PayPal launches crypto buying and selling in the UK


LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) will allow customers in the UK to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies starting this week, the company said on Monday. The roll-out, which marks the first international expansion of PayPal’s…

What’s Happening In The Crypto Market:


BTC So at the start of the month Bitcoin’s price target for a break above the big $42k resistance was $48k and which hit that target, only a couple of weeks into this month of August. What’s Next For Bitcoin?…

Motley Fool Issues Rare Triple-Buy Alert


I consider myself blessed… As an Investing Analyst at The Motley Fool, every day I wake up and get the chance to live my lifelong dream — help everyday investors like you identify and profit from the world’s most promising investment opportunities.…

Dark Web Criminals Have Built a Tool That Checks for Dirty Bitcoin


Dark web tool Antinalysis lets criminals check their level of risk before trying to cash out crypto earned from crime. In brief ▪️Antinalysis makes crime-related blockchain analytics available to the public for the first time. ▪️But it’s ineffective, according to…

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