Mark Cullen
Senior Stocks Analyst —
Mark Cullen is a Senior Stocks Analyst at Finonity covering global equity markets, corporate earnings, and IPO activity. A London-based professional with over 20 years of experience in communications and operations across financial, government, and institutional environments, Mark has worked with organisations including the City of London Corporation, LCH, and the UK's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. His extensive background in strategic communications, market research, and stakeholder management — including coordinating financial services partnerships during COP26's Green Horizon Summit — informs his ability to distill complex market dynamics into clear, accessible analysis for investors.
Crypto
$16 Billion Laundered, 220,000 Trafficked. The Crypto Trail Leads to Telegram.
Crypto flows to trafficking syndicates surged 85% in 2025 as Southeast Asia's scam economy crossed $37B — with $16.1B laundered through Telegram.
Stocks
The Exchange That Runs Everyone Else’s IPO Is Finally Getting Its Own.
NSE kicks off its $2.5B IPO process after a decade of delays — as Asia Pacific listings hit $90B and Manila rewrites float rules to lure mega-caps.
Commodities
Oil Has $10 of Iran Premium Baked In. Geneva Will Decide If It Stays.
Oil drops 2% as US-Iran nuclear talks open in Geneva with $10/bbl of geopolitical premium at stake and the White House signalling a strike this weekend.
Stocks
Samsung Won the DRAM War. Now Nobody Can Afford the Product.
Samsung reclaims the DRAM crown with $19.3B in Q4 sales — as AI-driven shortages push memory prices up 90–100% and reshape consumer electronics in 2026.
Economy
Freedom 250 Signed in Seoul. Everything Around It Is on Fire.
The US Embassy and AMCHAM Korea sign Freedom 250 MOU pledging 250+ events — as tariff disputes, a Yellow Sea standoff and Freedom Shield test the alliance.
Crypto
DOT Just Ripped 37% in a Day. The Halving Hype Is Real — But Is It Enough?
Polkadot surges 37% past $1.70 as traders front-run the March 14 Pi Day halving that will slash DOT issuance by 53%.
Crypto
From Fear & Greed 5 to $69K: The Squeeze That Ripped Bears Apart
Bitcoin surges 8% past $69,000 as $400M in shorts get liquidated, Circle beats earnings by 3x, and altcoins rally 10–30% from extreme fear lows.
Stocks
El Mencho Is Dead. Now the Real Risk for Mexico’s Markets Begins.
El Mencho's killing sparks cartel retaliation across Mexico, rattling the peso, disrupting freight and tourism, and raising succession-crisis risk for investors.
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