This might not look like a time to be bullish for oil and gas companies, but for W&T Offshore there is a strong sense of optimism for the future
An increasing number of fintech companies are applying for US banking licences, potentially turning former partners into competitors
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have dominated M&A activity this year. Is this meeting of minds between technology and finance a pandemic-driven fad or the wave of the future?
There is hardly anyone left who overlooked the bitcoin bull market, with BTC pushing to new all-time highs this year. Blockchain, it seems, is here to stay. The way legacy institutions and governments react will determine the future of finance. OctaFX wonders if peaceful coexistence might be an option?
The lack of confidence in the Russian economy has stemmed from at least two major sources, the fall in the price of oil and the international economic sanctions imposed on the country – what now?
The widespread shock to the markets caused by the COVID-19 outbreak early last year was tackled with government spending and low interest rates. XM.com says the immunisation race is now on and two frontrunners have emerged, fuelling optimism for a faster recovery in the financial markets
First came a global pandemic, then national lockdowns, furloughing, redundancies and insolvencies. A vaccine roll-out and easing of restrictions pointed to better times, but could another problem be headed our way?
Commodities look set to dominate as the world struggles to get back on its feet following the COVID-19 pandemic. Copper and gold both thrived during the pandemic, and demand for crude oil is pushing up as economies try to recover
As we head towards the worst global recession in 75 years – we look into some of the biggest downturns over the past 150 years – and the billion-dollar companies that were born out of them
When the global pandemic struck in 2020 the world was brought to a standstill. Government lending and support was swift and unprecedented in its levels but at what long-term cost?
Cash usage is falling at unprecedented rates in economies across the world, and many believe the pandemic may have hastened the trend. But are we prepared to do away with paper money altogether?
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it, and the US has shown no signs of learning from China on the best way to recover in the most difficult of times
With no sign of clear skies ahead, the markets present the illusion of having already weathered the pandemic-induced economic storm. But how accurate is this view?
As many economies are still reeling from the damaging impact of previous lockdowns the question XM.com asks is whether they can withstand another one as the balance of saving lives versus saving the economy takes centre stage
The political strength of the president is often determined by their control of congress. In a divided government, Biden could be at the mercy of a Republican-led legislative branch, but the Georgia run-off elections could change that