Decentralized exchange Pancakeswap now offers Transak as a provider in its “buy crypto” tab, giving Pancakeswap users an additional option when shopping for crypto, according to an announcement on September 21. Mercuryo and Moonpay were previously providers for this feature, making Transak the third provider to be added. Caption: Pancakeswap buy crypto tab. Source: Pancakeswap
A sign is posted in front of a Broadcom office in San Jose, California, on June 3, 2021. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Cisco Systems, Splunk — Shares of Cisco fell 4.2% Thursday after the company said it is acquiring cybersecurity software
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Ignoring a hesitance to cut rates at the Fed, recession worries, and a federal shutdown threat, many state and local governments are still flush with revenue resulting in Indiana muni bonds being paid off early. “We’ve defeased pretty much every bond that we can at this point,” said Zac Jackson, Indiana’s budget director, during a
Receive free Mergers & Acquisitions updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Mergers & Acquisitions news every morning. The writer is chair of the Federal Trade Commission In 2012 a New York-based private equity firm, from its Park Avenue offices, saw that there was a fragmented market for anaesthesia
The jury is still out on San Francisco’s fiscal health, though the tech layoffs didn’t appear to be the death knell that was predicted. The city’s outlook was revised to negative by Moody’s Investors Service in July with analysts citing outyear deficits projected through 2028 and expectations it would draw on reserves in fiscal 2023
Receive free UK interest rates updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK interest rates news every morning. There were two big question for economists and financial markets after the Bank of England’s meeting on Thursday. After halting the seemingly relentless rise in interest rates since December 2021, for
Receive free Energy sector updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Energy sector news every morning. Russia has barred the export of diesel and petrol as crude oil prices rise towards $100 a barrel, marking a significant escalation that will raise fears Moscow is weaponising oil supplies in retaliation
Receive free Instant Insight updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Instant Insight news every morning. So the Murdoch succession question is settled, wrapped up, finished — and without any of the drama of the HBO show based on a billionaire media family with an eerie similarity to Rupert’s.
Fitch Ratings downgraded Pennsylvania’s Tower Health Systems after the non-profit regional healthcare system reported continued budgetary shortfalls through fiscal 2023. The rating agency on Tuesday lowered Tower’s long-term issuer rating one-notch to CCC-minus from CCC after its unaudited financial report for fiscal 2023 showed it incurred operating losses of $137 million on the year, a
As high-speed rail project sponsors across the country compete for federal infrastructure funds, Republican lawmakers Wednesday urged U.S. transportation chief Pete Buttigieg to reject California’s request for its long-struggling project. “We should work together, you and I, to conduct a full audit of the project before any high-speed grant decisions are made,” Rep. Troy Nehls,
In this article RDFN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Twenty/20 Girls and young women want to be homeowners by the time they’re 30 — a higher priority even than getting married or earning a lot of money. About half, 52%, of young women ages 7 to 21 want a house by 30, the most
Proof of Play, a company led by Farmville co-creator Amitt Mahajan, raised $33 million to create Web3 games, according to a Sept. 21 announcement. Majahan is the CEO of Proof of Play, and Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear is a board member. The funding was co-led by Chris Dixon at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Neil Mehta
Puerto Rico-based investor group Ocean Capital gained at least a partial victory against nine Puerto Rico-based investment funds holding municipal bonds, in a ruling touching on issues of disclosure, investment fund shareholder voting, and Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico last week granted Ocean Capital’s
Venmo, a versatile financial application, provides a range of features, including peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfers and cryptocurrency transactions. Serving as a comprehensive financial tool, Venmo enables users to seamlessly handle transactions, including the option to participate in digital currencies like Bitcoin (BTC). The app is designed to simplify financial operations and assist users in navigating
Blockchain oracle network Chainlink has tapped into Ethereum (ETH) layer 2 scaling protocol Arbitrum to drive cross-chain decentralized application development. The two protocols announced the mainnet launch of the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on Arbitrum One on Sept .21, giving developers access to Chainlink’s solution that taps into Arbitrum’s high-throughput, low cost scaling. The
Ether (ETH) has seen a 36% year-to-date increase in its price in 2023 in U.S. dollar terms. This recovery, however, is modest given that ETH is currently trading 66% below its November 2021 peak of $4,870. Ethereum vs. Bitcoin: 14-month downtrend and counting Moreover, on Sept. 20, Ether reached its lowest levels against Bitcoin (BTC) in
Marieke Flament, CEO of Near Foundation, the developer of the namesake community layer-one protocol, has resigned. According to the September 21 announcement, Chris Donovan, Near Foundation’s general counsel, will replace Flament as the new CEO following the resignation. Flament gave no specific reason for her departure. Speaking on her tenure, Flament said: “Two years ago,
Receive free UK interest rates updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK interest rates news every morning. UK mortgage rates are expected to fall further after the Bank of England held interest rates at 5.25 per cent after almost two years of rising borrowing costs. Mortgage prices have
Receive free Rupert Murdoch updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Rupert Murdoch news every morning. Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chair of Fox and News Corp, marking the end of an era for the powerful media billionaire. Lachlan Murdoch, his elder son, will become sole chair of
A “For Sale” sign is displayed in front of a home in Arlington, Virginia, on August 22, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes fell 0.7% in August from July to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.04 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were