5G – A Technology Update
The world of communication has come a long way. We hear from our grandparents and see in movies how one person in the entire...
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- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Is China’s Population Shrinking?
China’s leaders have recently been alerted to the fact that the country may be facing its first year of population decline in five...
- May 1, 2021
- 3 min
Modern Monetary Theory: An economic outlook that can change lives
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is an economic perspective that has risen in popularity in recent years. It is beginning to have more of an...
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
Market Roundup
Company spotlight: Coinbase Given the prominence and success of the cryptocurrency market over the past a couple years the debut on...
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
The future of Alibaba
Alibaba is a Chinese company that was founded in 1999 by Jack Ma. Ma started the company with $60,000 he had raised from friends, but he...
- Apr 18, 2021
- 4 min
Understanding LUU’s Finances
This article was written for the LUU (Leeds University Union) by our Managing Director, Alfie Milnes-Dobbs Leeds University Union (LUU)...
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
Alternative careers in finance: Fintech
There is a varied range of career paths in finance - including accountancy, investment management, banking, insurance and more. One area...
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
Japan’s Radioactive Water Disposal Plan
Japan has announced to release more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant at sea on the 13th of...
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
ESG is not only about going green
ESG investing which is also known as impact investing may seem like the remedy to the fouls of capitalism, however, if it is not focused...
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
Chip scarcity turns out positive for semiconductor stocks
The global silicon industry is made up of hundreds of different types of chips, with the most flashy ones from NVIDIA, Qualcomm Inc. and...
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
Two Telecoms Titans – The O2 & Virgin Media Merger
Earlier this month, the United Kingdom’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally cleared a £31 billion merger for the...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 2 min
Brookfield Takes Property ArmPrivate in 6.5 billion deal – a story of real estate struggle
In the heart of ongoing deal activity from the first quarter of 2021, the property sector was not lagging. According to the Canadian...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Green Investing: The Root of Plum’s Growth?
Rapidly expanding Fintech Plum is leveraging the popular notion of ESG investing to boost its growth. Plum is an FCA-regulated Artificial...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Two Months into Myanmar’s Coup
The death toll in Myanmar as a result of the ongoing military coup has grown to over 500, confirmed early this week by the Assistance...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Deliveroo's IPO: a long road ahead
On 8 March 2021, Deliveroo, a London-based food delivery platform, unveiled its plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. In 2020, the...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 1 min
AeroFarms to go Public in $1.2bn SPAC Merger
Vertical farmers AeroFarms are to go public via a merger with self-proclaimed sustainable SPAC “Spring Valley Acquisition Corporation” —...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Covid-19 and the graduate job market
It’s odd to think that companies put so much effort into April Fool’s jokes. They already have a careers page that tricks anyone into...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Last week in EM currencies
Turkish Lira At the beginning of last week, the Turkish lira suffered losses after further shakeups in the central bank. On Tuesday the...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 4 min
Market Roundup
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...
- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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