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The volume of Russian assets frozen in Switzerland due to sanctions following the onset of the war in Ukraine has shrunk, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) reported on Tuesday. This is mainly due to the loss in value of investments, for example due to share price declines and exchange rate fluctuations, it said. The volume fell from 7.5 billion Swiss francs ($8.2 billion) to 5.8 billion Swiss francs within a year by the end of 2023. Investigations into funds worth 140 million francs revealed that the legal requirements for a freeze were not met in those cases. Over the course o...
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The European Commission today (April 22) launched a European Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition to mull ways to finance the implementation of EU legislation designed to reduce energy consumption by linking member states with financial institutions. The coalition aims to assist financing related to legislation like the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) adopted in July last year, and the European Buildings Performance Directive (EPBD), adopted in April. Ever since the onset of the European Green Deal, energy efficiency has been a fundamental pillar of the green transition, hailed as a key ena...
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On Friday (April 19) at approximately 8:10 p.m. EDT, the much-anticipated Bitcoin halving occurred. The event happened when ViaBTC mined block number 840,000, reducing the reward rate from 6.25 Bitcoins to 3.125. Bitcoin remained stable over the weekend, staying within the US$63,000 to US$65,000 range. As of Monday (April 22) at 10:45 a.m. EDT, it was at US$66,243, up 2.2 percent in the past 24 hours and 2.7 percent compared to a month ago. While Bitcoin's price stayed relatively stable, the cryptocurrency's trading volume experienced significant fluctuations through the weekend, with a 45 per...
Investing News Network
The chief investigator in Germany's cum-ex tax fraud scandal, Anne Brorhilker, has resigned and criticized the handling of the case. Brorhilker has asked to be dismissed from her position as a civil servant, a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office in Cologne said on Monday in response to a dpa inquiry. The authority did not comment on Brorhilker's reasons. The senior public prosecutor played a central role in the prosecution of cum-ex tax fraudsters. Brorhilker told German broadcaster WDR: "I have always put my heart and soul into being a public prosecutor, especially in the area of whi...
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The chief investigator in Germany's cum-ex tax fraud scandal, Anne Brorhilker, has resigned and criticized the handling of the case. Brorhilker has asked to be dismissed from her position as a civil servant, a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office in Cologne said on Monday in response to a dpa inquiry. The authority did not comment on Brorhilker's reasons. The senior public prosecutor played a central role in the prosecution of cum-ex tax fraudsters. Brorhilker told German broadcaster WDR: "I have always put my heart and soul into being a public prosecutor, especially in the area of whi...
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The financial services industry is in the midst of a talent recruiting crisis. Despite signs that the labor market is finally slackening after years of abnormal tightness, financial companies — and nonfinancial employers looking to staff up their money-minded teams — continue to struggle with retention and recruitment. It’s not that careers in finance are suddenly less rewarding than they have been. They’re still as lucrative as before and retain their appeal for a certain subset of highly motivated, ambitious, and competitive workers. But in the new normal, “appeal for a certain subset” is no...
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The gold price ended last week with a bang, breaking through US$2,400 per ounce for the first time ever. Although it retreated below that level this week, the yellow metal remains historically high. I've asked a number of experts about what's behind gold's big move, and while their opinions differ on the specifics, they all agree that it still has plenty of room to run. Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT, MFTA, of the Daily Gold may have put it best — he said that we're reaching the point where hyperbolic statements about the gold price can actually come true. Of course, gold stocks continue to underperfor...
Investing News Network
Major indexes slid this week as market participants adjusted their interest rate expectations. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin halving is approaching, and some experts are urging buyers to exercise caution. Also this week, the company that made humanoid robots a reality introduced a new and improved version. Stay informed on the latest developments in the tech world with the Investing News Network's round-up. 1. Bitcoin halving quickly approachingThe Bitcoin halving is a pre-programmed event that reduces the number of Bitcoin rewarded for mining blocks by half. As of the time of this writing, it was ex...
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La crise climatique réduira le revenu mondial d'environ un cinquième au cours des 25 prochaines années. C'est ce qui ressort d'une nouvelle étude qui prédit que les habitants des régions les plus pauvres du monde et celles qui sont le moins responsables du réchauffement de l'atmosphère seront les plus durement touchés. Selon les chercheurs de l'Institut allemand de Potsdam pour la recherche sur les incidences du climat (PIK), le coût économique du changement climatique sur les revenus s'élèvera à environ 35 600 milliards d'euros par an d'ici à 2049. D'ici 2100, le coût financier pourrait être ...
Euronews (French)
Netflix’s financial report highlights that 9.33 million subscribers have joined the streaming service. Today, Netflix reported its first-quarter earnings report, and there is a lot for the content giant to be happy about. The company would open the report by saying “revenue was up 15%, our operating income grew by 54% and our operating margin rose by seven percentage points to 28%.” Netflix Q1 ReportNetflix’s financial prowess was further underscored by its revenue of $9.37 billion, a figure that surpassed the $ 9.26 billion projected by analysts and industry experts. This translates to an imp...
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