Economy

Analysis: Bitcoin futures highlight some pitfalls for new ETFs

The launch of the first bitcoin futures exchange traded fund (ETF) on Tuesday marks a major step toward legitimizing the cryptocurrency, but some ETF investors may face higher costs compared with buying the digital currency itself.

eCom Scotland speaks out on climate issues ahead of COP26

Wendy Edie, Managing Director of the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, believes that producing an agile workforce committed to quality-assessed lifelong learning is the best way for businesses to thrive as climate change forces the adoption of net zero-aligned technologies and business practices.

Explainer: Is China finally ready to roll out a property tax?

China’s long-mooted – and long-resisted – property tax is set to gain new momentum as President Xi Jinping throws his support behind what experts say would be one of the most profound changes to the country’s real estate policies in a generation.

Factbox: Fun facts from the U.S. SEC report on January’s GameStop saga

The U.S. securities regulator released its long-awaited post-mortem into January’s GameStop saga, in which retail traders banded together on social media and piled in to GameStop and other “meme” stocks in an attempt to punish hedge funds that had bet against the company, sending its shares soaring.

Analysis: Bitcoin futures highlight some pitfalls for new ETFs

The launch of the first bitcoin futures exchange traded fund (ETF) on Tuesday marks a major step toward legitimizing the cryptocurrency, but some ETF investors may face higher costs compared with buying the digital currency itself.

eCom Scotland speaks out on climate issues ahead of COP26

Wendy Edie, Managing Director of the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, believes that producing an agile workforce committed to quality-assessed lifelong learning is the best way for businesses to thrive as climate change forces the adoption of net zero-aligned technologies and business practices.

Explainer: Is China finally ready to roll out a property tax?

China’s long-mooted – and long-resisted – property tax is set to gain new momentum as President Xi Jinping throws his support behind what experts say would be one of the most profound changes to the country’s real estate policies in a generation.

Factbox: Fun facts from the U.S. SEC report on January’s GameStop saga

The U.S. securities regulator released its long-awaited post-mortem into January’s GameStop saga, in which retail traders banded together on social media and piled in to GameStop and other “meme” stocks in an attempt to punish hedge funds that had bet against the company, sending its shares soaring.

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