Why would a fairly successful financial executive in his early 70s get involved with a FinTech startup serving the cannabis industry? Richard Laiderman gets asked this a lot. People seem to be curious. His glib answer is that its fun. In the 1940 essay, A Mathematicians Apology, G.H. Hardy felt the need to explain why
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Disneys new chief executive shocked the business world last week by admitting that the companys previous opposition to parental rights legislation in Florida was a mistake. During a town hall meeting with employees, new Disney CEO Bob Iger expressed regret that his predecessor and would-be successor, Bob Chapek, positioned the company against legislation that bans
close video Elon Musk’s Twitter Files unleash a ‘monumental scandal’: Steve Hilton ‘The Next Revolution’ host Steve Hilton says now-fired Twitter lawyer James Baker was trying to ‘thwart’ Elon Musk from sharing evidence proving the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story. Elon Musk will be removing 1.5 billions users from Twitter in the coming
Four’s a cloud — Pentagon picked four tech companies to form $9B cloud computing network Microsoft agrees multi-cloud strategy is “the right one” for Defense Department. Ashley Belanger – Dec 8, 2022 10:48 pm UTC EnlargeGlowimages | Glowimages reader comments 65 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share
San Francisco-based payments company Stripe announced on Thursday that it is rolling out a service that makes it easier for Web3 companies to accept payments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin BTC/USD . What Happened: According to Stripe, it is offering a widget, which can be embedded directly into a decentralized exchange (DEX), non-fungible token (NFT) platform,
Jeremy Hunt has warned trade unions not to jeopardise Britain’s recovery, saying that high pay demands will hit the fight against inflation and harm the workers they are trying to protect. In an interview with the Financial Times, the UK chancellor did not deny that ministers had blocked a potential 10 per cent pay offer
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed higher after a $17,000 liquidity grab on Dec. 9 as traders targeted further upside. Bitcoin attempts new monthly high Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD cooling volatility once more after hitting $17,300 on Bitstamp. The pair had begun by taking liquidity at the Dec. 8 Wall Street open, this
In this week’s episode of let’s talk stocks, we’re going to take a look at knowledge vs. wisdom. These days, the educational system is set up to help you acquire knowledge, but it doesn’t help you attain much wisdom. Unfortunately, knowledge is not very useful without wisdom. In this video, I’ll show you the importance
Investing after retirement requires looking at your current financial situation, and then creating the best investment plan for you.
In this video, we recap the general effects of interest rate changes on currencies and then explore how central banks use interest rates to control inflation. As interest rate changes are so important for Forex traders, we look at the rate-decision schedules and inflation targets for the central banks of the major currencies. Test and
Sellers gearing up for the spring home shopping season need to roll up their sleeves now and spruce up their homes if they want to attract a shrinking pool of buyers. Investing in improvements, maintenance and repairs could pay off when it’s time to sell. New research commissioned by Zillow and conducted by The Harris
The developers of bridging platform Ren have warned users to unwrap their tokens and bridge them back to their native chains “ASAP,” or risk losing them. 1) Important notice ⚠️ As announced previously, the Ren 1.0 network is shutting down due to the events surrounding Alameda As compatibility between Ren 1.0 and 2.0 cannot be
Municipals were little changed in secondary trading while the return of mutual fund inflows led by high-yield and a $770 million notes deal from the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority took focus. U.S. Treasuries were weaker and equities ended in the black. The three-year muni-UST ratio was at 60%, the five-year at 67%, the 10-year
UK ministers blocked a possible deal to call off this month’s rail strikes by preventing the industry from offering unions higher pay deals and adding tough new conditions at the last minute. Employers had planned to offer a 10 per cent pay rise over two years to the RMT union, but were blocked by the
Algorithmic stablecoins have had a rough year, starting with UST de-pegging to zero and the subsequent blow-up of Terra’s LUNA token which was used for the asset’s backing. Algorithmic stablecoins are not fully collateralized and rely on different mechanisms to maintain the peg, making them inherently fragile to market conditions. The UST implosion created a
In this article BX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Investors nervous about Blackstone’s real estate investment trust should view it as a long-term vehicle that’s well positioned for the future, the firm’s president said Thursday. Blackstone has taken heat over the past week for limiting withdrawals from the $69 billion private REIT, the Blackstone
Broker-dealers concerned about increasingly complex compliance issues may benefit from a new strategic alliance formed between the Bond Dealers of America and the Regional Fixed Income Best Practices Group, which was formerly known as the Regional Municipal Operations Association. “The RFIBPG is now a division of the BDA, similar to the BDA’s Bond Pricing Institute,”
Ending Jack Mas Ant Groups two-year-long regulatory feud, Chinese authorities will reportedly impose a fine of more than $1 billion on the billionaires fintech company. What Happened: Chinas central bank which has been driving the revamp at Ant after the Xi Jinping-led administration scuttled the company's $37 billion IPO at the last minute in 2020
Bitcoin and Ethereum traded lower on Wednesday evening as the global cryptocurrency market cap dropped 1.8% to $841.15 billion at 7:21 p.m. EST. Price Performance Of Major Coins Coin 24-hour 7-day Price Bitcoin BTC/USD -1.3% -1.75% $16,856.27 Ethereum ETH/USD -2.9% -4.75% $1,233.13 Dogecoin DOGE/USD -4.3% -10.5% $0.096 Top 24-Hour Gainers (Data via CoinMarketCap) Cryptocurrency 24-Hour