European stocks weak despite tailwind from Chinese output data Economic and human cost of new Covid-19 variants weigh on investor sentiment China’s economy, the world’s second-biggest, grew 6.5% in the fourth quarter. European equity markets struggled for direction on Monday as strong economic data from China vied with concerns over a double-dip recession in…
Investing Basics: How To Buy ETFs Exchange traded funds, commonly known as ETFs, are a low-cost way to buy exposure to hundreds or thousands of stocks and bonds, making them a favorite of financial advisors and investors alike. Here’s how to start buying ETFs. Open a Brokerage Account Because you can’t just go to…
Bitcoin tops $40,000 for first time, pushing cryptocurrency market value past $1 trillion Bitcoin smashed through $40,000 to hit a new record high on Thursday helping to lift the total value of the entire cryptocurrency market above $1 trillion for the first time. The digital coin hit an all-time high of $40,367 at around 1:17…
How to reach your careers goals in 2021 People who go to the gym several days each week typically dread the start of a new year. The wait times for exercise machines increase dramatically and the locker rooms are suddenly packed with people. Fortunately, for the regular gym-goers, the crowds tend to disappear by…
Sold short: confessions of a young banker I had to watch each episode of “Industry”, a tv drama about young bankers, in 15-minute doses. This is no fault of the show, which is joyously binge-worthy and thoroughly deserves the second series it has just been granted. It’s because it reminded me so powerfully of my previous…
Citi to Offer Workers a 12-Week Sabbatical, Extra Vacation Days Citigroup Inc. will soon offer workers the ability to take a 12-week sabbatical as part of a bevy of new employee perks in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Staffers also will be able to buy as many as five extra vacation days annually starting…
Would you want to work for a company with this job description? “We are looking for strong, determined candidates with 1-3 years of experience. Your boss won’t bother to invest in your career development, you won’t be able to speak your mind, and your contributions will be of little value to…
Think of it as your go-to script when networking or pitching yourself in an interview. These days there’s not much need for an elevator pitch—at least not a real elevator pitch that’s delivered when your CEO steps into the elevator. After all, remote working has kept most of us out of our offices, not…
How family businesses have survived a brutal year Holts Gems, a second-generation family jewellery business founded in 1948 by Robert Holt, a Jewish refugee in London’s Hatton Garden, has grown into one of the industry’s largest providers of gem-cutting services. Until this year it had employed a team of 15, including experienced designers and…
S&P pays $44bn for IHS Markit as financial-data providers race for scale. IN 2003 LANCE UGGLA, a Canadian stockbroker, founded a financial-data startup in a British barn. Endowed with just $17m in seed funding and ten employees, Markit started off by providing pricing for the opaque market in credit-default swaps, hoping to tap investors’…
