December 2025

Business

How the FTSE 100 ‘dinosaur’ roared back to life | Nils Pratley

Nex World12/31/202512/31/2025

by Nex World12/31/202512/31/202506

It was a bumper year for stock markets globally and the surprise, perhaps, is that the FTSE 100 index more than kept up. The London...

Crypto

Volatility in Ripple-Linked XRP and solana was twice as bumpy as bitcoin’s in 2025

Nex World12/31/202512/31/2025

by Nex World12/31/202512/31/202507

Trading XRP$1.8763 and solana SOL$126.38 felt twice as bumpy as bitcoin BTC$88,777.09 in 2025, dashing hopes of market maturation beyond the largest cryptocurrency. Realized volatility...

Sport

Dazn ordered to honour €84m Belgian football TV deal after terminating contract | Football

Nex World12/31/202512/31/2025

by Nex World12/31/202512/31/202509

Dazn has been ordered to honour the remainder of an €84.2m (£73.5m) TV deal with Belgium’s Pro League this season after the streaming service announced...

Business

Young people in the UK: can you afford to put money into a pension scheme? | Pensions

Nex World12/31/202512/31/2025

by Nex World12/31/202512/31/202507

With 150,000 people in the UK now having student loan debts of more than £100,000, tenants spending 36.3% of their income on rent and the...

Crypto

Korbit hit with $1.9 million AML fine amid talks to sell stake to Mirae Asset

Nex World12/31/202512/31/2025

by Nex World12/31/202512/31/202508

Korbit, the South Korean crypto exchange in talks to be bought by Mirae Asset, was fined 2.73 billion won ($1.9 million) by the country’s regulator...

Sport

Martin Ødegaard relocates his missing rhythm to dictate Arsenal’s tempo again | Arsenal

Nex World12/31/202512/31/2025

by Nex World12/31/202512/31/202507

When Arsenal really needed Martin Ødegaard, the captain finally rediscovered his magic touch. Gabriel Magalhães had just opened the scoring against Aston Villa after a...

Business

One pub a day closed permanently in England and Wales in 2025 | Hospitality industry

Nex World12/31/202512/31/2025

by Nex World12/31/202512/31/202507

One pub a day disappeared for good in England and Wales during 2025 as sustained cost pressures continued to weigh heavily on the sector. Analysis...

Crypto

Bitcoin’s 2025 bull run was ‘forward-loaded.’ Then it collapsed.

Nex World12/31/202512/31/2025

by Nex World12/31/202512/31/202506

Bitcoin’s BTC$88,865.89 bull run in 2025 was expected to be historic, with some industry experts suggesting the largest cryptocurrency would reach highs of $180,000-$200,000 by...

Sport