Cryptocurrency

Standard Chartered shares surge on report of takeover interestStandard Chartered has surged to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard, spurred by reports of takeover interest in the bank.They jumped as much as 20%, following a report that First Abu Dhabi Bank, the United Arab Emirates financial group, is considering an offer for the company.According to Bloomberg, First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC has been exploring a takeover bid for Standard Chartered.Bloomberg says:First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC has been exploring a bid for Standard Chartered Plc, according to people familiar with...

CHICAGO and LONDON, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and CF Benchmarks, the leading provider of cryptocurrency benchmark indices, today announced plans to launch three new Metaverse reference rates and real-time indices, which will be calculated and published daily by CF Benchmarks, beginning January 30. These reference rates and indices are not tradable futures products. They include the following: Axie Infinity (AXS) Chiliz (CHZ) Decentraland (MANA) "As we continue to see a rising interest in Metaverse projects, CME Group, in partnership with CF Benchmarks,...

Brussels, Jan 5 (IANS) European Union (EU) officials are "strongly" recommending that all member states insist on negative Covid-19 tests from Chinese arrivals before they travel. Wednesday's recommendation on negative tests came from the EU's Integrated Political Crisis Response group (IPCR), a body made up of officials from the bloc's 27 governments, reports the BBC. France, Spain and Italy have already introduced testing, but others, such as Germany, had been monitoring the situation. England, outside the EU, requires pre-flight testing on China arrivals from Thursday. Despite the recommendation, it remains...