Whatever the conspiracy theorists tell you, no one plugs a microchip in to your brain at the registration desk at the World Economic Forum in Davos to ensure perfect harmony of thought. It is possible the microchips were inserted this year at the Global Collaboration…

The UK faces recession and despite positive trading updates from some companies this month, new data from the Office for National Statistics showed that retail sales fell unexpectedly in December, following a small contraction the month before. But the wife of N Brown’s biggest shareholder…

Wall Street stocks rose on Friday after the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation inched higher in line with expectations, while consumer spending declined for the second consecutive month.Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 added 0.4 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.7 per…

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani had more than $50bn wiped from the value of his business empire this week after a US short seller alleged fraud, threatening the success of a key share sale designed to attract international investors.Shares in the Adani Group’s flagship company plunged…

Investment bank Perella Weinberg suspended a London-based banker after its European headquarters were raided this week as part of an insider trading investigation by German police and regulators, according to people familiar with the matter.German law enforcement suspected that the Perella Weinberg employee shared sensitive…

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Cryptofinance newsletter. Today we’re taking a look at North Korea’s activity in crypto markets.North Korea is often portrayed as a backward, economically stunted state, but if you believe US allegations it has a pretty sophisticated understanding…