Meta unveiled its long-awaited competitor to Twitter on Wednesday, which chief executive Mark Zuckerberg pitched as a “friendly” alternative to the struggling social media platform, in a move intended to draw users and revenues from Elon Musk’s company. The app, called Threads, is a “text-based conversation app” where users are able to publish posts up
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has delivered his prediction for the next Bitcoin (BTC) bull market. Speaking in a July 5, “ask me anything” session on Twitter, CZ explained how the price of Bitcoin has historically moved in four-year bull cycles. https://t.co/OENe6Ul4ag — Binance (@binance) July 5, 2023 While he admitted that he can’t see the
Banks are facing pressure to improve their savings offering after being accused of pocketing the difference on higher lending rates. The Financial Conduct Authority will convene chief executives of the UK’s largest providers on Thursday as it challenges them to move further on cash savings. Banks have faced questions over their savings deals after the
Russia’s covert drone partnership with Iran has included close co-operation on a new factory in the Russian province of Tatarstan, where Moscow has converted an agricultural unmanned aerial vehicle maker to supply its war effort in Ukraine. Albatross, the company operating on a key site for Russo-Iranian collaboration, has produced reconnaissance drones for President Vladimir
The throngs of cheering football fans have long gone, but reminders of Qatar’s giddy moment on the global stage still dot Doha seven months on. There are the spectacular stadiums that hosted last year’s World Cup, most of which are waiting to be either downsized or repurposed; one into a wedding complex, others into mall
In order to really hone in and understand what a portfolio is, let’s take a look at a business example so we took a look at a regular business and how that business can look at its inventory as a portfolio. For example, if we start breaking the business down into a few segments, you’ll
This week, Toyota shares continued their cruise towards an all-time high, building on a rise of almost 30 per cent since the start of the year and blown by a following wind, according to Refinitiv data, of 17 “buy” recommendations from analysts. Improbable stuff, perhaps, for a century-old leviathan whose 2022 sales of pure battery
Bitcoin (BTC) miners made a lofty $184 million from transaction fees in the second quarter, far more than what they pocketed over the entire 2022 — as Bitcoin’s price surged and BRC-20 tokens flourished. The $184 million payout is more than a 270% increase from the first quarter of 2023 and it is the first quarter
Today, Zacks’ Strategists shared their insights about the history of Alibaba (BABA) and financials. They covered many in depth topics including retail investors and Alibaba (BABA) as well as ways to buy an IPO directly and indirectly. Eric Dutram covered ETFs that would give you exposure to Alibaba and David Bartosiak discussed his play with
The Hammer and Hanging Man patterns go hand in hand and represent a bullish and bearish signal. In this video trading expert David Jones breaks them down and shows us how to spot them on the chart, how to interpret their appearance and what to watch out for before making a trading decision. At Trading
Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket blasted off for the last time on Wednesday, ending a 27-year programme by sending two military communications satellites into orbit. The 53-metre three-stage launcher blasted off from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on its 117th mission. The programme has deployed 239 satellites since the first launch in 1996. Ariane
Valve allows AI content on Steam Game developers can use AI-generated content in games listed on Steam. But only if it isn’t generated using copyright-infringing content. That’s the official line from Valve, the creators of game publishing platform Steam, which it made in response to a June Reddit post that’s been making the rounds about
Crypto exchange dYdX has launched a public testnet of its V4 iteration, according to a July 5 announcement from the exchange’s development team. This marks the completion of “milestone 4” out of five, paving the way for a future V4 mainnet launch. Once implemented on mainnet, V4 is expected to allow for “full decentralization” of
Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, has delivered pro-crypto remarks amid the asset manager applying to list a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. Speaking on Fox Business on July 5, Fink said the role of cryptocurrency was largely “digitizing gold,” suggesting U.S. regulators consider how an ETF directly linked to Bitcoin
Municipals were little changed Wednesday as U.S. Treasuries were weaker after the release of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes showed more tightening is likely on the way. Equities were in the red to close the session. The secondary was uneven but triple-A yield curves were mostly steady, as municipals are wont to do
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tapped state banking regulator Chasse Rehwinkel to fill the city comptroller’s position, a choice that completes his picks for the city’s top fiscal posts. The comptroller manages the collection or disbursement of city revenues and all funds required to be in the custody of the city treasurer. The chief financial officer, budget director,
The combined spot and derivatives trading volume on centralized exchanges (CEXs) climbed 14.2% in June to $2.71 trillion, according to CCData’s monthly exchange report. Binance, Binance.US, and Coinbase all saw their market share decline in the past month. As per the report, the first rise in trading volume in three months was backed by BlackRock’s
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade near the $31,000 level, making it an important resistance to watch out for in the short term. Some analysts believe the current consolidation could result in an upside breakout in Bitcoin. The institutional investors also seem to be positive about the prospects of a further rally in Bitcoin. CoinShares’ head
Federal Reserve officials were less united at their June meeting than their unanimous decision suggested, as some favored interest-rate increases but went along with the move to leave policy unchanged. “Almost all participants judged it appropriate or acceptable to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 5% to 5.25%,” minutes from the
Investment losses last year eroded funding ratio gains achieved a year earlier by Chicago’s pension system, casting a shadow over a healthy pickup of taxes on the city’s audited financial results. The city’s overall net position for accounting purposes deteriorated to negative $27.6 billion in 2022 from negative $27.1 billion in 2021 due to growth
Florida’s Brightline passenger train is hoping to snag its first public rating ahead of a potential refinancing to lower interest rates on a chunk of project revenue bonds. The refinancing, expected in the next six to 12 months, comes after the express train hits a key milestone later this summer when it launches service on