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Standard Chartered Sees Bitcoin Hitting $150K By Year-End, Possibly $250K In 2025

Standard Chartered Bank believes Bitcoin can reach $150,000 at the end of 2024, given its recent bull run that allowed the cryptocurrency to hit its all-time high of $73,000 earlier this month.

International Business Times

Standard Chartered's Head Of Investment Banking Cooper To Depart

Learn about the departure of Standard Chartered's head of investment banking and its implications for the bank's future strategies and leadership in the fi...

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Millionaire banking boss says ESG investing is good for business: ‘If that makes me woke, shoot me’

Rightwing populists, politicians and Elon Musk are mounting a backlash against businesses that look beyond profits—but Standard Chartered’s CEO Bill Winters doesn’t care.

Fortune

Bank CEOs enjoy 6% to 22% pay hikes while several branches close down across America

This news comes alongside reports of the Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citibank persisting in the closure of branches across the United States.

International Business Times UK

Standard Chartered chief’s pay jumps 22% to £7.8m after profit bump

Bank reports annual pre-tax profits rose by 19% to £4bn in 2023, pushing Bill Winters’ pay to eight-year high

The Guardian - UK

Uber posts first full-year operating profit as a listed company – business live

2023 was an “inflection point for Uber”, says CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

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Japan’s third largest financial services group establishes its global business centre in Chennai

Mizuho Financial Group establishes Global Business Centre in Chennai, focusing on IT/ITeS, AI, cybersecurity, and banking operations.

The Hindu

BTC ETF Approval Odds Remain At 90%; Standard Chartered's Bullish Prediction Puts Bitcoin At $100K

Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analysts predict that there is a 90% likelihood that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will approve the much-awaited spot Bitcoin ETF applications by Jan. 10.

International Business Times

Secure These 3 Energy Stocks Amid Conflict

Amid the ongoing volatility in the Middle East, the oil market is delicately balanced and on the brink of significant price surges. Given this backdrop, quality energy stocks Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), and Cheniere Energy (LNG) could be solid portfolio additions now. Read on….

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Higher interest rates help HSBC to more than double profits

Bank criticised by MPs for being too slow to reward savers as it announces 15% rise in net interest income and $3bn share buyback

The Guardian - UK

Standard Chartered says Ether could reach $8,000 by 2026 as blockchain upgrades continue

The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap is trading near a six-month low.

Fortune

Reports show new Indonesian industrial park on Borneo, feted as 'green,'' will be powered by coal

An industrial park being built in Indonesia on the tropical island of Borneo that has attracted billions of dollars in foreign and domestic investment is damaging the environment in an area where endangered species live and migrate

The Independent UK

Standard Chartered fights for top banking talent with 20 weeks of paid leave for new dads

The bank is expanding its parental leave policy to employees at all its global offices.

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The case for $120,000 Bitcoin—why one U.K. bank predicts a 300% rise

Standard Chartered also said Bitcoin is going to $50,000 this year—and its explanation makes a lot of sense.

The Times of India

Bitcoin is set to quadruple to $120,000 by end of 2024, Standard Chartered says

Standard Chartered is ramping up its bullish Bitcoin prediction, targeting as much as $120,000 by the end of 2024 — almost quadruple the current price — as increasingly cash-rich miners reduce sales of the token.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool shirt sponsorship deal assessed as £25m Newcastle agreement to face scrutiny

Analysis from The Sponsor has looked at the fair market value at present of Premier League shirt sponsorships - including Liverpool's £50m deal with Standard Chartered

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Liverpool pre-season plans with Bayern Munich clash and Premier League opponents confirmed

Liverpool will head to Singapore for part of their summer build-up for the 2023/24 Premier League campaign

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The Guardian - UK

Filipino activists appeal to British banks over region devastated by oil spill

Environmentalists from the Philippines urge investors to avoid LNG projects which they say threaten the Verde Island Passage

Fortune

If U.S. defaults on debt Bitcoin could rise nearly 70%, says Standard Chartered analyst

Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick is bullish on Bitcoin regardless, even as Warren Buffett calls it a "gambling token."

The Times of India

Adani group aims to raise about $800 million for financing green energy projects

MUMBAI: Adani group is aiming to raise about $800 million for new green energy projects, people familiar with the matter said, in what could be the conglomerate’s biggest borrowing since it was slammed by a short seller in January.

Evening Standard

Rates lift Standard Chartered to best results since Asia slowdown hit in 2014

The success came despite wider uncertainty around the banking sector

Bangkok Post

StanChart sees more stability post-election

Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) expects the new administration is likely to have greater stability and unity than the current government thanks to a stronger political base.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Standard Chartered Agrees to Sell Business in Jordan

Standard Chartered plans to sell its Jordanian business to Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB), the two parties said on Sunday, as Standard Chartered presses ahead with plans to exit seven markets in Africa and the Middle East. The bank entered into an agreement with AJIB, subject to central bank approval,…

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Deutsche Bank leads sell-off in European bank shares

FTSE 100 also falls amid fears another bank could slip into trouble after UBS takeover of Credit Suisse

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