The UK valley of the ‘decacorns’ comes alive with new entrants
THE UK RANKS third globally for $10bn tech businesses, with a total of 12 — behind the US, which has 157, and China, 38.
The...
You want chips with that? Semiconductor shortage hits luxury car market
THE OWNER of Jaguar Land Rover, India’s Tata Motors, has announced a quarterly loss of more than £700m — and says a global semiconductor...
Suited and booted: Dr Martens laces-up for 2021 IPO
ICON of the boot-making universe, Dr Martens, has confirmed an IPO will be floated on the London Stock Exchange in February.
Initial notification of the...
Investors give a huge $100m vote of confidence in Airbnb flotation
IN THE biggest US listing of 2020, Airbnb’s first day of public trading has secured a valuation of more than $100bn, with more than...
Beijing slams the brakes on Ma’s ‘record’ Ant Group market debut
THE HONG Kong stock exchange has announced that the market debut by Jack Ma’s tech giant Ant Group has been suspended.
The Ant Group listings...
Jack Ma’s Ant Group goes for the world’s biggest IPO
ANT GROUP, Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s mobile payment and tech firm, hopes to raise more than $34bn in the world’s biggest IPO.
That would break...
It ain’t half easy to see why Bitcoin value is rising
By Hal Williams
THE CRYPTOCURRENCY world isn’t known for doing things by halves — unless we’re talking about Bitcoin.
The most buoyant and respected of the...
‘The halving’ approaches, all eyes are on the value of Bitcoin
A UK BITCOIN exchange says more people are entering the Bitcoin market in the run-up to the halving in May.
A halving (sometimes called a...
Rogue trader’s abortive career ends with home detention order
A BRITISH stock market trader who caused a trillion-dollar crash on Wall Street in 2010 has been sentenced by an American court to a...
Bezos’ billion-dollar bid to boost India’s SME business
AMAZON founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is launching a £770m bid to bring India’s SMEs online.
Bezos said his firm will invest the sum —...
