‘Scruffy’ North East alleyway to be turned into pub beer garden after plans approved
Plans to turn a "scruffy" alleyway into a beer garden have been approved by Stockton Borough Council.
Plans to turn a "scruffy" alleyway into a beer garden have been approved by Stockton Borough Council.

After a challenging year for shares, this payments technology firm attracted fresh insider buying amid ongoing sector volatility.
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President Donald Trump says the United States is talking with Iran to end the war, even as Iran denies any negotiations. On Tuesday, Iran fired a dozen missile barrages at Israel while missiles from Lebanese militants triggered air raid sirens....

Morgan Stanley reiterates Alnylam stock Equalweight rating at $360

RBC Capital reiterates Core & Main stock rating on execution

The last few weeks have been “different” to say the least. Just to list a few obvious ones: The US and Israel made an unprovoked attack on Iran. By the admissions of Trump’s own staff, Iran did not pose any material threat to the US at this point. More importantly, this escalation occurred while negotiations between the US and Iran were ongoing. The Straits of Hormuz have been closed, choking off nearly 20% of the world’s oil supply. In addition, there has been extensive damage inflicted by Israel to the South Pars gas field – the largest gas field in the world, which is jointly operated by Iran and Qatar. Extensive damage to countries that had US military bases, such as Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. The invincibility of the US Army’s defence systems has pretty much been laid threadbare by Iran, so much so that even the mainstream media is speculating about the end of the Petrodollar. All these events should have caused gold prices to skyrocket and perhaps even cross $6,000/oz, and yet, what we witnessed was the exact opposite. Gold plummeted to just above $4,000/oz. Higher oil prices and the much higher-than-anticipated PPI (for Feb 2026, which came in at a monthly 0.7%) were the supposed triggers behind gold’s plunge. That, of course, is an extremely bizarre and almost child-like economic explanation for what happened. The antidotes follow. I. Wars and Higher Gold Prices The prevailing notion that wars cause gold prices to spike is indeed correct. For the wrong reasons, though. It is not for ...

Concerns growing over the health of the ‘shadow banking’ sector, which surged in response to Dodd-Frank’s regulatory overreach.

Crypto platforms may no longer offer interest-like stablecoin rewards, but activity-based incentives remain under new legislative draft. Crypto and bank representatives convened again on Capitol Hill this week to review the latest legislative text outlining a compromise between the two groups after months of discussions. The meeting continues previous talks on whether the former should [...]

The US Dollar Index (DXY) rose about 0.30% on Tuesday, recovering to around 99.40 after Monday's sharp sell-off to a near two-week low.

BitcoinWorld Bitcoin Whale Transfer: Massive 3,837 BTC Moves from Antpool to Unknown Wallet in $266 Million Mystery In a significant cryptocurrency market development, Whale Alert reported a massive transfer of 3,837 Bitcoin from mining pool Antpool to an unknown wallet on March 15, 2025. This substantial transaction, valued at approximately $266 million, immediately captured attention across global financial markets. The movement represents one of the largest single Bitcoin transfers recorded this quarter, [...] This post Bitcoin Whale Transfer: Massive 3,837 BTC Moves from Antpool to Unknown Wallet in $266 Million Mystery first appeared on BitcoinWorld .