Former Barclays Plc bond traders Ovie Faruq and Mike Anderson have sold a collection of iconic digital art that triggered their departure from banking and their pursuit of careers in nonfungible tokens.
The European Union’s trade chief said the bloc is closing in on an agreement with the US on access to raw materials used in batteries, giving EU companies access to some benefits included in President Joe Biden’s green investment plan.
Transactive Systems holds a UK electronic payments license and became a powerhouse specializing in higher risk customers. But regulators in Lithuania have now suspended many of its operations there.
Police in Northern Ireland are investigating whether “violent dissident republicans” were responsible for the shooting of an off-duty police officer on Wednesday night.
China is considering installing veteran banker Zhu Hexin as its next central bank governor, while a close ally of Xi Jinping is a likely candidate to become its Communist Party chief, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Turkey’s central bank surprised with a smaller interest-rate cut than forecast after the country’s worst earthquake disaster in decades, signaling further monetary easing is now less likely.
Commerzbank AG lost a German suit over green advertising claims against its investment arm as regulators and courts clamp down on efforts from the financial services industry to make money from sustainability-linked products.
The brand’s CEO talks about winning over Gen Z, Jennifer Coolidge’s Super Bowl ad and closing all its stores.
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA is pitching its first bond sale in more than two years, taking advantage of improved investor sentiment after it posted better-than-expected earnings.
A 254 billion-rand ($14 billion) state bailout for South Africa’s cash-strapped power utility will help steady its finances, but won’t immediately improve its operations or alleviate an electricity shortfall that’s crippling the economy.
