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Female invest co-founder Anna-Sophie Hartvigsen tells us about what it takes to be a good investor and shares tips about financial wellness.

Jeff Bezos' Earth Fund halted funding for the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), while Amazon secured a consultancy deal with the UK Ministry of Defence to lead a study on advanced space-based communications systems.

Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on US metal imports will impact countries like Canada, Brazil, and Mexico the most.

Mark Cuban believes that clearing debt and smart shopping can help build savings that can be invested in low-cost index funds for long-term wealth creation.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange submitted multiple applications to the SEC, seeking approval to list and trade spot XRP ETFs issued by Bitwise, 21Shares, Canary, and WisdomTree.

Warren Buffett continued to increase his stake in the satellite streaming and radio company as it grew the podcasting business and ramped up its customer base through in-car services in Tesla and Rivian EV models.

X's improving 2024 EBITDA, major advertisers like Apple mulling a comeback to the platform, and Amazon ramping ad spending led investors to buy £4.41B of 2022 debt used by Musk to take over the social networking platform.

Investors can explore venture capital trusts, which are listed firms that raise money to invest in innovative and privately owned companies with future potential.

Buffett increased Berkshire Hathaway's SiriusXM holdings to 119.77 million shares worth over £2.25 billion as the radio satellite company prioritises strategic capital allocation and returns value to shareholders.

Bill Gates thinks Bitcoin uses a lot of energy and promotes anonymous, non-reversible transactions that don't benefit society.

Bill pays £9,681 on two mortgages and donates between £6,454 and £8,068 to charities every month. He called the Dave Ramsey Show for guidance on how to reduce uncontrollable spending as the US couple battles with lifestyle creep.

Investigation revealed that launching celebrity meme coins has become a way for insider token holders to dump their holdings when prices surge upon rollout, causing investors massive losses.

DeepSeek AI model estimated that XRP prices could reach £482 in the next three to five years, given that all optimistic factors around the Ripple token convert.

IBM's stock price jump on 30th January was the biggest one-day percentage gain ever recorded in the company's history on the back of strong Q4 2024 results boosted by AI revenue.

The IRS claims that taxpayers who e-file taxes can expect refunds within 21 days. The timeline could stretch to eight weeks for filers who mail paper returns.

US tech companies are scrambling to enhance their AI models amid the rise of cost-effective Chinese alternatives with similar computing power.

Trump's plan to freeze funding could impact various healthcare, education, infrastructure, food assistance, and federal student aid programmes.

The S&P500 and the Nasdaq Composite declined as investors questioned America's AI dominance after DeepSeek launched its free AI chatbot.

DeepSeek's R1 AI model claims to match OpenAI's o1 model by multiple benchmarks for a fraction of the development costs.

Mark Cuban is considering the launch of a meme coin like Donald Trump's but would send the proceeds from token sales to the US Treasury to reduce the national debt.

Morgan Freeman disclosed owning Tesla shares in 2016. Since then, Tesla share prices have jumped by over 3,000% to close at £326.27 on 24 January.

David Sacks explained that Trump's executive order on cryptocurrencies will establish a Presidential Working Group to devise federal regulations governing digital assets and stablecoins.

Trump's sweeping policy changes, cooling US Core CPI inflation data for December, a resilient economy, and a strong earnings season played a key role in the S&P500's rapid climb.

Berkshire Hathaway holds over 86 million shares of Brazilian bank Nu Holdings, which has its own crypto platform that supports assets like Bitcoin and includes Uniswap and Chainlink for investors to transact and convert digital tokens.

XRP prices surged ahead of the SEC's closed meeting, which will focus on settling administrative proceedings, resolving litigation claims, and addressing matters linked to enforcement proceedings.

On day one of the Trump Administration, the US SEC announced a task force that will review pending crypto-related court cases and assist in drafting a comprehensive rulebook for digital assets and the use of enforcement.

Pelosi sold Apple and Nvidia shares while betting on Tempus AI and Vistra Corp. She also bought call options for both Amazon and Alphabet Class A stocks.

Gen Z believes they need a staggering £7.5 million to achieve financial success, significantly higher than previous generations.

Trump coin prices sharply declined within minutes of the Melania meme coin launch yesterday. However, the Trump coin has rebounded over 100% since the crash.

The $Trump meme coin surged over £60 since Friday night as crypto enthusiasts scrambled to buy the token in anticipation of Trump enforcing pro-crypto policies on Inauguration Day.