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Last Updated: 04 August 2020

Roger Baird is News Editor at Finixio. He has worked as a financial journalist for 20 years reporting on companies, capital markets and the UK economy.

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Oil prices slide as new virus outbreaks stall global recovery

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: August 4, 2020

Oil prices slid amid fears that early signs of a recovery in fuel demand will be snuffed out by fresh coronavirus spikes around the world. […]

Microsoft stock rises as it pursues TikTok deal

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: August 3, 2020

Shares in Microsoft have lifted since it was revealed that the software giant is in talks to buy China’s TikTok in a potential mega-deal that […]

UK challenger bank Monzo launches premium and free business accounts

Monzo sees losses double, pandemic raises ‘going concern’ doubts

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 31, 2020

Monzo said its annual losses doubled and added the coronavirus pandemic raised concerns about the digital bank’s ability to continue as a “going concern”. The […]

Google $2.1bn Fitbit deal faces EU antitrust probe

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 30, 2020

Google’s $2.1bn bid for fitness tracker maker Fitbit is set to face a full-scale European antitrust investigation. The European Commission will launch the probe next […]

transferwise chairman and Kristo Kaarmann

Fintech unicorn Transferwise sees valuation hit $5bn

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 29, 2020

Payments firm Transferwise has notched up a $5bn valuation following a share sale, making it one of the most valuable tech start-ups in Europe. The […]

ECB warns banks to scrap dividends

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 28, 2020

The European Central Bank (ECB) warned the continent’s biggest banks not to pay dividends until January. The regulator also urged lenders on Tuesday to be […]

The Fed chairman Jerome Powell affect gold price

Fed rate decision preview: New tools to fight virus spikes?

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 27, 2020

The Federal Reserve has the unenviable task of trying to work out how much the recent spike in coronavirus cases has set back the US […]

Vodafone picks Frankfurt over London for towers IPO

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 24, 2020

Vodafone has picked Frankfurt over London to float its newly-created large towers company early next year. The world’s second-biggest mobile operator said on Friday its […]

Warren Buffett ups stake in Bank of America

Warren Buffett snaps up $800m Bank of America stake

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: July 23, 2020

Warren Buffett ploughed more than $800m into Bank of America stock this week boosting his stake in the banking giant. The billionaire investor and Berkshire […]

On-the-run Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek used Bitcoin to fund his escape to Russia where he is under security service protection.

Wirecard executive used Bitcoin to flee to Russian hideout

Author: Roger Baird

Last Updated: December 16, 2020

On-the-run Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek (pictured) used Bitcoin to fund his escape to Russia where he is under security service protection. Marsalek is a central […]