Nato leaders are set to declare they are prepared for Ukraine to ultimately join the military alliance, in a carefully hedged statement that drew immediate condemnation from Kyiv for its lack of a firm timeframe. A draft of a summit communique under discussion on Tuesday pledges to “extend an invitation” to Ukraine to join the
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Bitcoin is accepted by various online merchants, travel companies, gift card retailers, food establishments and online service providers, offering diverse options for using cryptocurrency in transactions. While physical stores accepting Bitcoin are less common, they can be found in cryptocurrency-friendly locations. Online merchants Bitcoin is a common payment option accepted by many online merchants. Electronics,
The cost of two-year fixed rate mortgages in the UK has surpassed the highs reached in the wake of last autumn’s “mini” Budget, as lenders push up prices in response to interest rate increases. Lenders have responded to rising interest rates and expectations of further tightening by ratcheting up the cost of borrowing, with the average
European stocks rose on Tuesday, following the lead of Asian markets, as investors welcomed comments from Federal Reserve officials suggesting US interest rates may be nearing their peak. Europe’s region-wide Stoxx 600 gained 0.3 per cent in early trading, while France’s Cac 40 rose 0.5 per cent. They were helped by comments from Atlanta Fed
Bitcoin (BTC) staged a fresh breakout attempt into July 11 as the battle for yearly highs stayed hot. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView $31,000 reappears in BTC price “leverage crunch” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price briefly passing $31,000 before the July 10 daily close. In a copycat move, seemingly with
The US will transfer F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in consultation with Congress, the US national security adviser said on Tuesday, hours after Turkey’s president agreed to drop his veto on Sweden joining Nato. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s U-turn on Stockholm’s accession to the US-led military alliance — which followed heavy lobbying from Washington
UK pay grew more quickly than expected in the three months to May, adding to pressure on the Bank of England as it tries to tame inflation. Annual growth in employees’ average total pay, which includes bonuses, was 6.9 per cent in the three months to May, up from a revised 6.7 per cent in
A crane with the China Vanke logo at a residential construction site in China, on Sept. 28, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese real estate stocks mostly rose after the country announced it will extend two financial policies to support the real estate market until the end of 2024. Hong Kong-listed real
People have dreamt for many years about a world without work. In an essay in 1891, Oscar Wilde imagined a future where, “just as trees grow while the country gentleman is asleep, so while humanity will be amusing itself, or enjoying cultivated leisure — which, and not labour, is the aim of man — or
Mark Hertling was commanding a squadron of armoured vehicles in Iraq when he heard a series of loud pops overhead. It was five cluster bombs, of the same kind that the US last week authorised to be sent to Ukraine. “It was like we were inside a popcorn popper, with small bomblets landing around us,”
Even the warmth of a London summer evening and a cool glass of Pol Roger was doing little to raise morale among MPs in Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservative party, as they contemplated their own political mortality and the threat of a wipeout in a British general election next year. “I just want the election over
Today you’re going to learn what a put option is, when do people use it and why you may want to purchase a put option. What is a put option? When you’re buying a put, it means you’re looking for the stock to go down, which means you have a slightly bearish outlook. If you’re
http://www.zacks.com – Kevin Matras explains how to use the PEG Ratio for finding undervalued companies. Highlighted stocks include FCS, IM, NTY, TEL and WHR.
Managing your money and the risk attached to investing it is one of the basics in trading. One that is often overlooked by traders. It’s not only about guessing the right direction, identifying the right support and resistance levels and timing but also about measuring confidence and taking into account targets and capabilities. David goes
The upcoming Bitcoin (BTC) halving is set to blow fresh wind in the sails of Bitcoin-focused stocks such as Michael Saylor founded tech firm MicroStrategy. In a research note shared with Cointelegraph, New York-based investment firm Berenberg Capital Markets explained its reasons for a bullish outlook on MicroStrategy (MSTR), which Berenberg has given a $430
Warm weather boosted UK consumer spending on clothing, in pubs and at outdoor retailers last month, but overall retail sales growth remained below the pace of inflation, according to data published on Tuesday. The value of retail sales rose an annual rate of 4.9 per cent in June, a stronger reading than the average of
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has agreed to support Sweden’s membership of Nato, paving the way for the Nordic country to join the military alliance after more than a year of opposing the country’s bid. Erdoğan has agreed to send Sweden’s accession protocol to the Grand National Assembly, Turkey’s parliament, “as soon as possible and work
In an email dated Jan. 17, 1993, Hal Finney — a developer and early contributor to Bitcoin — shared the concept of “encrypted digital cards,” which are now known as nonfungible tokens (NFTs). “Giving a little more thought to the idea of buying and selling digital cash, I thought of a way to present it,”
Chinese president shills CBDCs On July 4, Xinhua News Agency, China’s state broadcaster, published a transcript of President Xi Jinping’s address to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit (SCO). The SCO is one of the world’s largest regional organizations for political, economic and security cooperation, and was established by China and Russia in 2001. During the
The Arcadia Finance attacker used a reentrancy exploit to drain $455,000 from the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, according to a July 10 post-mortem report issued by the app’s development team. A “reentrancy exploit” is a bug that allows an attacker to “re-enter” a contract or interrupt it during a multi-step process, preventing the process from
An Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) made on July 7 seeks to standardize how tokens are bridged between networks. The “Sovereign Bridged Token” standard, or EIP-7281, allows token issuers to create canonical bridges across multiple networks. The proposal was co-authored by Arjun Bhuptani, founder of the Connext bridging protocol. In a July 7 social media post,