{"id":565961,"date":"2021-05-19T13:43:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T13:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/"},"modified":"2021-05-19T13:43:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T13:43:44","slug":"this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS EVENING: Stocks are having another bad day, BTC is still under pressure \u2014 and Gaza is still being bombed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Well, folks, that\u2019s another work day in the books<\/strong>, and while Egypt\u2019s role in trying to broker a ceasefire in Gaza leads the news, we have plenty of business news as the community shrugs-off the post-Eid blues and gets back to work.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-05\"><\/a> <strong>HAPPENING NOW- Outside of Egypt, stonks are having a bad hair day. <\/strong>The EGX30 closed up 0.2% today, but benchmark indexes in Frankfurt, London and Paris joined the EuroStoxx600 in the red today \u2014 each of them is down at least 1.3% in trading as we head toward dispatch time. Futures suggest Wall Street will match that slide, with the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq all set to open in the red later this afternoon. Look for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/global-stock-markets-dow-update-05-19-2021-11621410072?mod=hp_lead_pos1\">tech stocks to lead the decliners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: BTC is back below USD 40k again<\/strong>, hovering just under USD 38k after a brief rally overnight that saw it inch back above the USD 40k mark, according to a price quote at dispatch time. <strong>The currency tumbled 14% to fall below the USD 40k handle for the first time since February<\/strong>, continuing a major sell-off that began a week ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/05\/19\/bitcoin-btc-price-plunges-but-bottom-could-be-near-.html\">CNBC<\/a> reports. China\u2019s clampdown on crypto and the Elon Musk guy\u2019s tweets have sent BTC on a rollercoaster ride. Meanwhile, Ether \u2014 the second-largest cryptocurrency \u2014 fell almost 16% to USD 3k, while the joke that is Dogecoin was also down 16%. The sell-off has erased some USD 270 bn of value from the cryptocurrency market over the past day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And: Lots of our readers are on video calls right now.<\/strong> It\u2019s day two of Renaissance Capital\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/events.rencap.com\/MENAconference\/#18-May\">annual MENA Investor Conference<\/a> and the penultimate day of <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2021\/5\/Research-avior-conference-17-May-21-English.pdf\">HC Securities virtual event on Egyptian equities (pdf)<\/a>. Both wrap up tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KEEP YOUR EYE ON: Shares of Integrated Diagnostics Holding (IDH) will begin trading <\/strong><strong>on the EGX tomorrow<\/strong> under the ticker IDHC after the London-listed company completes its dual-listing of a 5% stake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>** CATCH UP QUICK on the top stories from today\u2019s EnterpriseAM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More share sales in the pipeline:<\/strong> As many as five companies could sell shares on the EGX later this year, EGX boss Mohamed Farid <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/105f08f3-7047-411b-b2e6-02bb8b82c180\">told CNBC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More economic optimism:<\/strong> Renaissance Capital has <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6bb18bfa-39fe-4f57-ae02-2d7688b688be\">upgraded its forecast<\/a> for Egypt\u2019s 2021 economic growth to 4.2% from 2.8%, which it says will be driven by the transport, tourism, and education sectors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Speed Medical is eyeing a 25% stake in healthcare software developer DG Well<\/strong> + is planning to set up <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f9fc1da4-f798-4638-a2bb-85ad604ef9a5\">a consumer finance arm<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THE BIG STORY ABROAD- <\/strong><strong>France has been pushing for a UN Security Council resolution <\/strong><strong>to end the violence in Gaza<\/strong>, China\u2019s UN ambassador and council president, Zhang Jun, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/united-nations-middle-east-europe-israel-palestinian-conflict-business-3677c13020a928bb9ee3fed6cd685c12\">Associated Press<\/a>. The AP says Washington is blocking the security council from issuing a statement calling for a halt to the violence, insisting that \u201cit would not help diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas.\u201d <strong>France joins Egypt, which has been trying to <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/039377ac-4798-45c2-8c72-33391611063c\">mediate a ceasefire<\/a><\/strong> between Israel and Hamas. Some 219 people have been killed and 1.5k injured since 10 May with no clear sign of a ceasefire in view, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/ceasefire-still-elusive-israel-gaza-conflict-2021-05-18\/\">Reuters<\/a> adds. We have more on Egypt\u2019s diplomatic efforts in the news well below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-middle-east-israel-palestinian-conflict-health-coronavirus-pandemic-9b59e6d675531576e819b6b948eba99d\">most recent violence<\/a><\/strong><strong> saw Israeli airstrikes kill six Palestinians<\/strong> after 52 aircraft hit targets in Rafah and Khan Younis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">\n          Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily<br \/>\n        <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\">Subscribe here<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>FOR TOMORROW-<\/strong> <strong>The <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psaworldtour.com\/tournaments\/view\/10913\">El Gouna International Squash Open 2021<\/a><\/strong><strong> will kick off tomorrow <\/strong><strong>and run until 28 May. <\/strong>Fans will be allowed to enter the stands, with the first few match days without charge and tickets to be sold for the semis and finals. You can also watch the matches live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/psasquashtv\">PSA Squash YouTube page<\/a>. <strong>The event is supported by our good friends at CIB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO: The <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/psaworldtour.com\/tournaments\/view\/11445?tab=about\">CIB PSA World Tour Finals<\/a><\/strong> will run on 22-27 June in Cairo.<\/p>\n<p>? <strong>FOR YOUR COMMUTE-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For our fellow iSheep: There are lots of new Macs coming later this year<\/strong>, according to Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman, who has owned the market for Apple leaks since he was (literally) in his teens. Gurman says we can look forward to redesigned MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Mac Pro desktops, all of them with next-generation versions of Apple\u2019s home-grown processors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-05-18\/apple-readies-macbook-pro-macbook-air-revamps-with-faster-chips?sref=mmeFTDW1\">The faithful can read all about it here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-07\"><\/a> <strong>For the first time ever, bank finance for renewable energy projects could this year <\/strong><strong>outpace funding lenders have made available for fossil fuels. <\/strong>In the past five years, lenders made about USD 3.6 tn in funding available for fossil fuel projects \u2014 or triple what they provided to green energy initiatives. Now, Bloomberg says \u201cdata covering almost 140 financial-service institutions worldwide shows at least USD 203 bn bonds and loans to renewable projects and other climate-friendly ventures through May 14, compared with USD 189 bn to businesses focused on hydrocarbons.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/graphics\/2021-wall-street-banks-ranked-green-projects-fossil-fuels\/?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Read more here<\/a> and or check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-05-19\/jpmorgan-tops-banks-supporting-fossil-fuel-and-signals-green-shift?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Five takeaways from global banks\u2019 green vs. fossil financing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over half of single-use plastic waste \u201cthrown away globally\u201d was traced to just 20 <\/strong><strong>polymer firms<\/strong>, with not more than 2% of feedstock being recycled, the first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minderoo.org\/plastic-waste-makers-index\/news\/revealed-businesses-and-banks-behind-global-plastic-waste-crisis\/\">Plastic Waste Makers Index<\/a> showed. The Australian study also showed that as many as 100 companies are the source of 90% of global single-use plastic production. Production of these \u201cthrowaway\u201d plastics like face masks, medical equipment and shopping bags is set to grow 30% in the next five years, fueling their contribution to global warming and ocean pollution. <strong>The biggest culprits: US energy giant ExxonMobil<\/strong>, contributing 5.9 mn tonnes to global plastic waste in 2019, followed by US chemicals company <strong>Dow<\/strong> and Chinese petrochemical producer <strong>Sinopec<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The UAE\u2019s push for gender representation on boards could be hindered by cultural <\/strong><strong>values<\/strong>, as women shun posts that require staying out late or interacting closely with men, Fatma Hussain, the only female on the board of Aramex, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-05-18\/rare-middle-east-push-for-women-on-boards-runs-into-culture-wall?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a>. The UAE passed a law back in March requiring companies to have at least one female board member and since it became effective in April, only 16 listed firms have added women to its highest ranks including Dana Gas, Du, and Emaar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Google will really, truly see you now.<\/strong> Bad news for all of our MD friends frustrated by folks Googling to find their own diagnosis: Google is launching an AI solution to help folks self-diagnose skin conditions, writes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/6d4cd446-2243-43f4-befd-565b4e880811\">The Financial Times<\/a>. The tool, Derm Assist, will be rolled out in Europe this year before launching globally to aid people suffering from conditions ranging from acne to melanoma. Users will be asked to upload an image of the condition to Derm Assist and an AI agent will generate a list of possible matching conditions, explains a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/technology\/health\/ai-dermatology-preview-io-2021\/\">Google blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>? <\/strong><strong>ON THE TUBE TONIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Underground-Railroad\/dp\/B08XC2DV8N\">The Underground Railroad<\/a><\/strong><strong> is out on Amazon Prime. <\/strong>Based on Colson Whitehead\u2019s Pulitzer Prize\u2013winning novel of the same name, the series follows a young black girl named Cora as she escapes her Georgia plantation by using an underground railroad system. Through Cora, audiences get a glimpse of how terrifying the reality of slavery was in the US before the Civil War. The 10-episode show was filmed by Barry Jenkins (Oscar-winning director of Moonlight) and has been commended for its aesthetic style that blends symbols and haunting imagery. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/05\/13\/arts\/television\/underground-railroad-barry-jenkins-review.html\">The New York Times<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/theartsdesk.com\/tv\/underground-railroad-amazon-prime-review-horrifying-ride-through-americas-heart-darkness\">Arts Desk<\/a> give it a thumbs up.<\/p>\n<p>\u26bd <strong>The Premier League is going strong today with six matches: <\/strong>Everton will play Wolves, Newcastle against Sheffield, and Tottenham against Aston Villa, all at 7pm. An hour later, at 8pm, you can catch Crystal Palace going up against Arsenal, Burnley and Liverpool competing, and West Brom against West Ham.<\/p>\n<p><strong>? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon executives Colin Bryar and Bill Carr break down Amazon's principles and <\/strong><strong>practices in <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Working-Backwards-Insights-Stories-Secrets-ebook\/dp\/B08BYCQBZN\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=\">Working Backwards<\/a><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>The duo use their experience working up the ranks from the early days of Amazon to shed light on the innovation and culture that was needed for the firm to become what it is today. They reveal Amazon\u2019s fourteen leadership principles used to inform decision making and give insight into how consumers behave \u2014 both theories that have been used to come up with growth plans and new products.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\">\n<p>? <strong>TOMORROW\u2019S WEATHER- <\/strong>We\u2019re looking at daytime highs of 39\u00b0C in the capital and nighttime lows of 19\u00b0C tomorrow, according to our favorite weather app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, folks, that\u2019s another work day in the books, and while Egypt\u2019s role in trying to broker a ceasefire in Gaza leads the news, we have plenty of business news as the community shrugs-off the post-Eid blues and gets back to work. HAPPENING NOW- Outside of Egypt, stonks are having a bad hair day. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7213],"tags":[7094,147,344,633,778,491,167,1143,246,165,7115,89,91,7089,90,7085,117,634],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-565961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-what-were-tracking-tonight","tag-ai","tag-climate-change","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-enterprisepm","tag-exxonmobil","tag-france","tag-gaza","tag-google","tag-green-economy","tag-hamas","tag-healthcare","tag-israel","tag-oil-and-gas","tag-palestine","tag-uae","tag-un","tag-us","tag-what-were-tracking-tonight","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"8ec6fdc5-ddb1-48d2-9158-9cb5eafbc0b4","order":"0","is_powered_by":true,"story_type":"4","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[565959],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>THIS EVENING: Stocks are having another bad day, BTC is still under pressure \u2014 and Gaza is still being bombed - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THIS EVENING: Stocks are having another bad day, BTC is still under pressure \u2014 and Gaza is still being bombed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Well, folks, that\u2019s another work day in the books, and while Egypt\u2019s role in trying to broker a ceasefire in Gaza leads the news, we have plenty of business news as the community shrugs-off the post-Eid blues and gets back to work. HAPPENING NOW- Outside of Egypt, stonks are having a bad hair day. The [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-05-19T13:43:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"THIS EVENING: Stocks are having another bad day, BTC is still under pressure \u2014 and Gaza is still being bombed\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-05-19T13:43:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/\"},\"wordCount\":1386,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"AI\",\"climate change\",\"cryptocurrency\",\"EnterprisePM\",\"ExxonMobil\",\"France\",\"Gaza\",\"Google\",\"Green Economy\",\"Hamas\",\"healthcare\",\"Israel\",\"oil and gas\",\"Palestine\",\"UAE\",\"UN\",\"US\",\"WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT\"],\"articleSection\":[\"WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/\",\"name\":\"THIS EVENING: Stocks are having another bad day, BTC is still under pressure \u2014 and Gaza is still being bombed - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-05-19T13:43:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"THIS EVENING: Stocks are having another bad day, BTC is still under pressure \u2014 and Gaza is still being bombed\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"THIS EVENING: Stocks are having another bad day, BTC is still under pressure \u2014 and Gaza is still being bombed - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"THIS EVENING: Stocks are having another bad day, BTC is still under pressure \u2014 and Gaza is still being bombed","og_description":"Well, folks, that\u2019s another work day in the books, and while Egypt\u2019s role in trying to broker a ceasefire in Gaza leads the news, we have plenty of business news as the community shrugs-off the post-Eid blues and gets back to work. HAPPENING NOW- Outside of Egypt, stonks are having a bad hair day. The [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_published_time":"2021-05-19T13:43:44+00:00","author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"THIS EVENING: Stocks are having another bad day, BTC is still under pressure \u2014 and Gaza is still being bombed","datePublished":"2021-05-19T13:43:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/"},"wordCount":1386,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"keywords":["AI","climate change","cryptocurrency","EnterprisePM","ExxonMobil","France","Gaza","Google","Green Economy","Hamas","healthcare","Israel","oil and gas","Palestine","UAE","UN","US","WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT"],"articleSection":["WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/","name":"THIS EVENING: Stocks are having another bad day, BTC is still under pressure \u2014 and Gaza is still being bombed - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-05-19T13:43:44+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/19\/this-evening-stocks-are-having-another-bad-day-btc-is-still-under-pressure-and-gaza-is-still-being-bombed\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"THIS EVENING: Stocks are having another bad day, BTC is still under pressure \u2014 and Gaza is still being bombed"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":552041,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/08\/08\/this-evening-egypt-uae-jordan-bahrain-industrial-partnership-moving-forward-gaza-gets-power-back\/","url_meta":{"origin":565961,"position":0},"title":"THIS EVENING: Egypt-UAE-Jordan-Bahrain industrial partnership moving forward + Gaza gets power back","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"8 August 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Good afternoon, wonderful people. It\u2019s only Monday, but it\u2019s another day of good news on the business front.THE BIG STORY TODAY We have the first project that\u2019s going to be implemented under the industrial partnership between Egypt, the UAE, Jordan, and Bahrain: Emirati fertilizers player CFC Holding will invest USD\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-tonight\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":609615,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/11\/07\/this-evening-egypt-signs-another-13-agreements-at-transmea\/","url_meta":{"origin":565961,"position":1},"title":"THIS EVENING: Egypt signs another 13 agreements at TransMea","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"7 November 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Good afternoon, friends, and happy hump day. The news cycle here at home is once again dominated by the volume of agreements coming out of TransMea, as well as the ongoing war in Gaza.THE BIG STORY TODAY Egypt signed a total of 13 agreements with local and international companies on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-tonight\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2021\/1\/213.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":610606,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/11\/22\/this-evening-el-sisi-lauds-gaza-humanitarian-pause-agreement\/","url_meta":{"origin":565961,"position":2},"title":"THIS EVENING: El Sisi lauds Gaza humanitarian pause agreement","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"22 November 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Good afternoon, friends, and happy ALMOST-Thursday. We have a reasonably steady news day as the week draws to a close. ** PSA- EnterprisePM, along with Enterprise AM, Climate, and Logistics, will be taking a publication break tomorrow and will be landing again in your inboxes on Sunday. You can still\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-tonight\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2022\/9\/187.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":615004,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/02\/11\/this-evening-egypts-having-multiple-fx-rates-is-disastrous-says-imfs-georgieva\/","url_meta":{"origin":565961,"position":3},"title":"THIS EVENING: Egypt\u2019s having multiple FX rates is \u201cdisastrous,\u201d says IMF\u2019s Georgieva","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"11 February 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. We\u2019re looking at a busy start to this new week, particularly as we all wait with baited breath for updates on our IMF package.THE BIG STORY TODAY Georgieva pushes again for unified FX rate: Egypt having multiple exchange rates is \u201cdisastrous,\u201d Al Arabiya Business quotes\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-tonight\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/2\/863.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":608725,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/10\/24\/this-evening-us-prepares-for-mass-evacuation-of-citizens-in-the-middle-east-gaza-death-toll-hits-5k\/","url_meta":{"origin":565961,"position":4},"title":"THIS EVENING: US prepares for mass evacuation of citizens in the Middle East + Gaza death toll hits 5k","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"24 October 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Good afternoon and happy hump day. We\u2019re inching past the midweek point and getting ready to slide into the weekend. SIGN OF THE TIMES- The news cycle here at home has slowed significantly today, as all eyes remain fixed on the ongoing conflict in Gaza.THE BIG STORY ABROADUpdates on the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-tonight\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2021\/10\/newspaper-reading-1600px.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":609077,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/10\/30\/this-evening-car-for-fx-initiative-has-been-reinstated\/","url_meta":{"origin":565961,"position":5},"title":"THIS EVENING: Car-for-FX initiative has been reinstated","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"30 October 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Good afternoon friends and welcome to this Monday that brings us closer to the end of October. The focus of the local and international news cycle remains fixated on the continuing assault of Gaza.THE BIG STORY TODAY Your favorite car scheme is officially back: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT&quot;","block_context":{"text":"WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TONIGHT","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/what-were-tracking-tonight\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2020\/10\/65.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565961\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/afternoon\/565959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565961"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=565961"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=565961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}