The rise and fall of Canada's 'Crypto King' Aiden Pleterski – BBC.com
Written by Holly Honderich bbc news 1 hour ago image source, durham regional police In the middle of the night in December 2022, 25-year-old Aiden Pletelski was kidnapped in downtown Toronto. The arrestees released the self-proclaimed “crypto king” three days later, but Pretelski said he had received threats and needed to raise funds quickly, according […]
South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Why it is controversial – BBC.com
Article information author, Farooq Chotia role, BBC News, Johannesburg 1 hour ago South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a controversial new law that will bring about the biggest changes to the health sector since the end of the racist apartheid system 30 years ago. His promise of universal health care for all faces stiff […]
Is Zimbabwe zigzagging into further currency chaos? – BBC.com
image source, Farai Sevenzo Sylvia Dhliwayo, an expert in negotiating the many currencies that have overcome the hurdles of Zimbabwe’s crisis-hit economy, is reeling. She works hard every day to send her four children to school. She wakes up most mornings at 4 a.m. and heads to the main market in Mbale, Harare, the capital, […]
Oil and gold prices rise as US says Israel has struck Iran – BBC.com
image caption, Iran is the world’s 7th largest oil producer Article information author, Mariko Oi role, business reporter April 19, 2024, 04:41 BST Updated 49 minutes ago Global oil and gold prices soared and stock prices fell after U.S. officials said an Israeli missile had struck Iran. After an initial sharp move in Asia on […]
Nigeria Binance dispute: Cryptocurrency official denies money laundering – BBC.com
Written by Nkechi Ogbonna BBC News, Lagos April 8, 2024, 18:07 BST Updated 58 minutes ago image source, Getty Images image caption, Tigran Gambariyan has been detained in Nigeria since February. An executive at cryptocurrency company Binance has pleaded not guilty to money laundering charges in a Nigerian court. Tigran Gambariyan, a US citizen, was […]
Douglas Fraser: Stealth tax hits middle earners with higher bills – BBC.com
image source, Getty Images 6 hours ago Scotland’s income tax system is moving away from the rest of the UK, but the behavior of high earners is constraining further progress. As in other parts of the UK, the big tax dragnet is the freezing of thresholds, with many middle-income earners now secretly stuck with higher […]
Scottish income tax changes come into force – BBC.com
image source, Getty Images 3 hours ago Changes to income tax introduced on Saturday mean Scotland will move further away from the system in the rest of the UK. A new ‘advanced’ band of income tax for those earning over £75,000 has been introduced, along with other changes to tax rates. This means there are […]
Nationwide's Dominic West advert banned by watchdog – BBC.com
Written by Tom Espiner BBC News business reporter April 3, 2024 image source, national advertising A national ad featuring actor Dominic West and which claimed the building society was not closing its branches has been banned. Indeed, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has announced that Nationwide is closing its branches. It was also not sufficiently […]
Barclays sorry after customers locked out of mobile banking – BBC.com
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Reddit aims for $6.4bn valuation ahead of initial public offering – BBC.com
March 11, 2024 image source, Getty Images Reddit, one of the world’s most popular websites, hopes to be valued at up to $6.4bn (£5bn) when it goes public next week. The social media company, which has never made a profit, plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. a Filing in the […]