Britain’s prime minister did not disclose details of his wife’s stakes in a number of companies, according to the government’s updated register of ministerial interests. In a long-awaited update to the register, Rishi Sunak logged that his wife, Akshata Murty, was a “venture capital investor” with some direct shareholdings as well as owning a venture
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After the New York Times (NYT) published an editorial about bitcoin mining, claiming the industry is harmful to the environment, an organization called Stop the Presses took issue with the Times’ paper usage. Stop the Presses launched a social media campaign against the NYT’s newspaper production. The organization’s website, nytimesup.org, alleges that the company “kills
In this article LVS IBM TSLA ZION LRCX WYNN SLG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Electric vehicles (EV) line up outside a Tesla dealership in Melbourne on April 19, 2023. William West | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Tesla — Shares slid 3.6% after the electric
Kevin McCarthy, the Republican speaker of the House, has detailed his plans for averting a looming crisis over the US debt ceiling for the first time, with a bill that would push the risk of a default into next year but would require the rolling back of several White House policies. McCarthy and House Republicans
Municipals continued to be hit hard on the front end of the curve in secondary trading as a $2 billion-plus deal from Illinois took focus in the primary. U.S. Treasuries were weaker, while equities ended mixed. Triple-A benchmark yields were cut 11 to 15 basis points, depending on the curve at one-year and nine to
In a court case linked to the now-defunct crypto exchange Gatecoin, a Hong Kong judge has ruled that cryptocurrencies are “property” which is “capable of being held on trust.” According to the law firm Hogan Lovells, this case should provide greater clarity to insolvency practitioners and other common law jurisdictions. Hong Kong Judge Designates Crypto
In this week’s newsletter, read about how Mastercard launched an accelerator program for musicians powered by nonfungible tokens (NFTs), and how online safety groups urged Meta to refrain from allowing minors into its new metaverse. Check out what happens to NFTs when a collector dies, and, in other news, find out how publishers are looking
As Congress gears up to craft a new five-year funding package for the Federal Aviation Administration, a House panel Wednesday held a hearing focused on boosting the pilot pipeline to meet growing passenger demand. The reauthorization of the FAA legislation is one of the big-ticket transportation items facing Congress this year. The legislation provides funding
Bitcoin (BTC) has been witnessing volatile moves in the past three days. The pick-up in volatility shows that the buyers and sellers are vying for supremacy. Bitcoin recovered sharply on April 18 but gave back all the gains on April 19. The latest sell-off may have been triggered by the high inflation figures in the
With housing markets across the United States thrown into an odd limbo due to rising interest rates, dampening demand, but sticky unaffordability, it’s important to try and figure out what exactly is going on on-the-ground. While in past articles we focused on city housing markets, such as the Denver housing market in 2023, here we’re
Snap is rolling out an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot across its social media platform, as well as introducing new augmented reality services for businesses, as the social networking company bids to revive its fortunes after a bruising stock sell-off. The “My AI” chatbot, powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, was launched in February to subscribers of Snap’s premium
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged by the UK pensions industry not to force retirement schemes to invest in riskier and complex assets including fast-growing young British companies, and infrastructure. Hunt has said he would not be “instinctively comfortable” with ordering pension funds where to invest some of their money, but has not ruled out
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s upcoming quarterly meeting on April 26-27 will discuss its recent efforts in improving information and practices for dealers, including its recent proposed amendments to Rules G-47 on time of trade disclosures and D-15 on sophisticated municipal market professionals as well as a retrospective rule review for Rule G-12 on uniform
A rebound in deposits at Western Alliance Bancorp, one of the midsized lenders that was seen as the most at risk after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed last month, buoyed US regional bank stocks on Wednesday. Western Alliance said it had regained nearly $3bn in deposits in the past few weeks, or more than 40 per
What are leader stocks and why should you watch them? Leader stocks are stocks that have the highest regard in the industry, the ones that have been moving for quite a while. They are stocks that many people think of in a positive way or positive fashion. They are not always stocks that have the
press release PRESS RELEASE. Seattle, WA, April 19, 2023 — Space and Time and Microsoft announce that developers can now deploy the Space and Time data warehouse directly from the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. The one-click deployment provides customers with an accelerated on-ramp to easily
Prices of gold, and other precious metals, fell on Wednesday due to stronger U.S. yields and national currency. The decline comes on the backdrop of expectations of new interest rate increases next month amid persistent inflation in the United States and elsewhere. Gold and Silver Slip as Investors Bet on Another Rate Hike in May
Rivian electric pickup trucks sit in a parking lot at a Rivian service center on May 09, 2022 in South San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Monday. Abbott Laboratories — The medical device company jumped 7.8% following its earnings report. Abbott reported $1.03 earnings
Credit Suisse is suing SoftBank in London’s High Court as the bank steps up the pursuit of $440mn it claims that its wealthiest clients are owed following the collapse of specialist finance firm Greensill Capital. The formal launch of proceedings in London is the first legal action by Credit Suisse since the bank was taken
Morgan Stanley’s “three-legged stool” approach to business is being put to the test. As led by James Gorman, the Wall Street group has long commanded a premium over investment banking rival Goldman Sachs, thanks to the former’s wealth and asset management businesses. Both have provided stable, recurring revenues. They were bolstered in recent years with
HSBC has hit back at accusations from its biggest investor that it exaggerated the cost of spinning off its Asian operations, saying such a break-up would result in a “material loss of value” for its shareholders. HSBC and insurer Ping An, which owns 8 per cent of the bank’s stock, have exchanged blows in the