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The volatile world of cryptocurrencies seems to be more turbulent than ever, after Bitcoin fell 28 per cent to just over $80,000 (£64,000) at the end of February compared to almost $106,000 (£84,000) a month earlier.What’s really going…

Two years ago, Ron and Marcia Gibbs swapped doing the school run with their grandchildren in Newton Abbot, Devon for a new life on the largest Greek island – Crete. Today, even in February (the coldest and wettest month there) they are…

Go woke or go broke. That seems to be the message from the latest Spot the Dog report by City experts into underperforming investment funds.A quarter of the worst-performing funds in the UK are based on ‘woke’ investment practices,…

European defence stocks have surged as the continent's top political leaders gather for an emergency summit - so which should you invest in?Amid growing calls from the US to boost military spending, Sir Keir Starmer said he would be…

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The Magnificent Seven, the US titans of technology, have ruled supreme in stock markets for the past two years, delivering stellar returns. Their formerly nerdy bosses are now billionaires with supersized political clout as buddies of…

Speculators are betting against a host of British companies in the wake of Rachel Reeves’s anti-business Budget.So-called short-sellers – who profit when share prices fall – are targeting household names from Marks & Spencer and…

Just last month I was the richest I'd ever been. I had investments totalling £63,372, plus cryptocurrency totalling £93,984. I was giddy with excitement thinking of paying off my mortgage with change left over for a winter sun holiday…

As ‘black swan’ events go it takes some beating.Barely a week ago few people had heard of a Chinese technology start-up called DeepSeek.Fewer still knew anything about its reclusive, low-profile founder Liang Wenfeng.All that changed…

By JEFF PRESTRIDGE Updated: 09:30 EST, 19 January 2025 <!-- <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- When inflation…