China has significantly expanded its bailout lending as its Belt and Road Initiative blows up following a series of debt write-offs, scandal-ridden projects and allegations of corruption. A study published on Tuesday shows China granted $104bn worth of rescue loans to developing countries between 2019 and the end of 2021. The figure for these years
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South Carolina’s embattled comptroller announced he will resign next month, after state investigators held him responsible for a multi-billion dollar accounting error. Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom, who’s held the position for the last 20 years and was unopposed in last year’s election, said in a letter of resignation Thursday he wanted to give legislators time
Experts are confounded by Puerto Rico bankruptcy Judge Laura Taylor Swain’s debtor-centric interpretation of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act. The Puerto Rico Oversight Board’s latest proposed Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority plan of adjustment would give bondholders a payout as little as 0.21%, and a ruling Swain made last week could
On March 27, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” which revealed that digital assets continue to attract investors’ attention as concerns over the stability of traditional finance (TradFi) continues to grow. According to the latest report, investment products in digital assets experienced inflows of $160 million last week, the largest
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close video Betting against Elon Musk is like betting against Steve Jobs: Keith Fitz-Gerald JPMorgan global market strategist Jack Manley and The Fitz-Gerald Group principal Keith Fitz-Gerald discuss Tesla’s investor day and if now is the time for investors to get off the sidelines on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Twitter CEO Elon Musk reportedly sent a
close video ChaptGPT technology will change the human-computer interface: Thomas Siebel Deloitte AI Institute executive director Beena Ammanath and C3.ai CEO Thomas Siebel discuss ChatGPT’s risks and how it should be integrated into society on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Since the introduction of the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT in November 2022, the new technology has displayed
With the advent of fintech and neo-banking, many issues and pain points that have long plagued the traditional financial system have been alleviated. Accessing personal finances has never been easier. Whether applying for a loan, budgeting or cashing a check, much of an individuals financial life is mediated digitally. This has meant huge growth for
Time for full disclosure — The fight to expose corporations real impact on the climate Most carbon emissions caused by businesses are hidden from sight. Gregory Barber, wired.com – Mar 25, 2023 11:21 am UTC EnlargeWalter Zerla via Getty Images reader comments 76 with Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on
Dave Inc DAVE , the Los Angeles-based neobank targeting demographics ignored or charged excessive fees by bigger banks, just logged a 50% or so rise in revenues during the fourth quarter of 2022. Though the companys fourth-quarter EPS came in negative and worse than expected, the companys founder and CEO Jason Wilk is optimistic the
close video The chances of banning TikTok are very high: Rep. Mark Green Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., discusses the strong likelihood there will be bipartisan support to ban TikTok on The Bottom Line. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was criticized for defending TikTok after it was revealed the app's Chinese-owned parent company gave six-figure donations to
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Israel’s president Isaac Herzog has implored the government to halt a bitterly contested judicial overhaul, warning that the polarisation it had caused had put “our security, economy, society” under threat. Mass protests erupted across the country overnight with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence
The number of irretrievably lost bitcoins has now reached 6 million, which leaves 13.3 million as coins that remain in circulation, Timothy Peterson of Cane Island Alternative Advisors has said. Peterson added that out of the 1.7 million bitcoins that will be mined in the next 100 years or more, one million coins will be
Single men have long been more likely than single women to own a home, but that gap narrowed sharply in recent years, nearly closing in 2021. However, a recent survey shows that it widened again last year, shining light on the home buying challenges single women face, including lower salaries and a more volatile workforce
The recent banking crisis in the United States seems to have shaken the belief of some customers in the legacy banking system. According to Federal Reserve data, customers pulled nearly $100 billion in deposits in the week ending March 15. American venture capital investor and entrepreneur Tim Draper said in a March 25 report that
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Alibaba’s Singles’ Day (November 11) has grown to be the world’s largest online shopping day.
As retail traders continue to exert their influence on the markets, the brokerage landscape is turning ever more competitive. In some ways, what were seeing is an accessibility arms race, where the offering of exchange-traded securities and derivatives is increasingly being tailored to beginners and smaller investors. The idea is to make access to these
Cathie Wood-led ARK Investment Management bought a whopping $20.5 million stake in cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase Global Inc COIN on Thursday. Funds operated by ARK purchased over 353,000 shares of the company on a day when its stock fell over 7.8%. The purchase was conducted via the flagship ARK Innovation ETF ARKK and the ARK