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Company Spotlight: Deliveroo Dubbed by many as “the worst IPO in London’s history”, Deliveroo’s (ROO.L) debut on the stock market was, to...
Apr 4, 20214 min read


GameStop Stock halted again following a major plunge
GameStop is a video game and gaming merchandise retailer based in the United States. This is an exciting industry that has become even...
Mar 21, 20212 min read


Emerging markets may soon sink as sovereign debt crisis lurks in the waters
Developing nations dream about one day holding the same political clout and economic power as their developed world counterparts....
Mar 21, 20213 min read


Greenwashing: A Threat To Our Future
The integrity of the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investment principles are under threat; they are essential if we are to...
Mar 21, 20213 min read


Things I would’ve wanted to know before starting my virtual placement year
Picture this: You get a phone call from your employer, and he mentions your internship/placement is going to be virtual. You’re going to...
Mar 21, 20214 min read


The Apollo and Athene Merger: Another Financial Juggernaut
$11 billion is the staggering cost of the latest merger for finance giants Apollo Global Management and Athene Holding. Founded in 1990,...
Mar 21, 20213 min read


Stripe Raises a Further $600mn - Valuation Reaches $95bn
Flourishing fintech Stripe recently concluded their most recent round of funding, securing a further $600mn and pushing their valuation...
Mar 21, 20212 min read


A Token for Your Thoughts
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital blockchain-linked assets whose entity, including identification and ownership, are verified within...
Mar 21, 20214 min read


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Company Spotlight There is a chance that as a Finsights reader, you trade or invest your money with the online stockbroker eToro, a...
Mar 21, 20214 min read


Sunak's Specials
This is another guest article written by Hugh Lupson, a former History & Geography student at the University of Leeds As politicians go,...
Mar 7, 20213 min read


Suning’s Debt Crisis: Problems and Challenges
On December 10, 2020, the China National Enterprise Credit Information Publication System disclosed that Suning Holding Group...
Mar 7, 20212 min read


Another Foot in the Fashion Door: LVMH’s Acquisition of Birkenstock
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number and value of worldwide mergers and acquisitions has decreased significantly. However,...
Mar 7, 20212 min read


Regulation or Repression? Controlling Big Tech
One can summarise technology regulation quite simply: privacy and profit. Should tech giants have unchecked access to information and the...
Mar 7, 20214 min read


Lebanon: An economy on the brink of collapse
This past year, the coronavirus pandemic has hit many countries' economies deeply, one of which is Lebanon. The country and its...
Mar 7, 20213 min read


Virtual Internships: Virtually impossible?
From the Covid-19 Pandemic emerged virtual spring weeks and summer internships, alongside work from home graduate schemes. It can be a...
Mar 7, 20214 min read


Making a Green Economy, One Bond at a Time
What if the only incentive we needed to stop global warming was to make money doing so? Whoever said there is no ethical consumption...
Mar 7, 20212 min read


Apple - An analysis through the lens of ESG
Apple, the largest tech company in the world, a global industry leader with a market cap of over $2 trillion is navigating through a...
Mar 7, 20212 min read


British Pound Sterling breaks out
In view of the vaccination rates, the post-Brexit UK economy is proving resilient which can be seen by the rising strength of the GBP,...
Feb 21, 20212 min read


Market Roundup
Spotlight: Bitcoin (BTC) Last week, all eyes were pointed at a single cryptocurrency while it reached a significant market capitalisation...
Feb 21, 20215 min read


EXCLUSIVE: Leeds Finance Summit Coverage
A statement from Yuesong Cai, the President and main organiser of Leeds Finance Summit: "I am Yuesong Cai, a first-year undergraduate...
Feb 21, 202113 min read
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