The US and Germany are under intense pressure from other allies to show greater support for Ukraine’s eventual membership of Nato, just days before the military alliance’s leaders meet in Lithuania. Washington and Berlin have backed a form of words for the summit’s concluding statement that does not fully endorse a “pathway” to Nato membership,
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ruled out big pre-election tax cuts this autumn, warning he must “double down” on inflation and would not “pump billions of pounds of additional demand” into the UK economy. “We will not countenance tax cuts if they make the battle against inflation harder,” Hunt told the Financial Times, admitting that meeting
The OECD helped persuade Australia to water down a law that would have required thousands of multinationals to publicly say where they pay tax. Two people familiar with the discussions told the Financial Times that the Paris-based organisation pressured Australia’s ruling Labor government to drop a crucial part of a new finance bill that would
Investors are on the hunt for undervalued, underfollowed and emerging stocks, and retail traders have countless methods at their disposal to uncover new information. For some, this may be overwhelming. Benzingas Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks each week that are just under the surface
New York-based digital assets platformBakkt has decided to removethree major cryptocurrenciesSolana SOL/USD , Polygon MATIC/USD , and Cardano ADA/USD from its listings. This move comes not long after Bakkt acquired Apex Crypto, a trading infrastructure provider, for $155 million. Bakkt's General Counsel and Secretary, Marc DAnnunzio, told Fortune that the company has opted for a
As the second quarter comes to a close, its time to look at the performance of industry ETFs and the stocks that helped shape their respective sector returns. With the S&P 500 Index, as represented by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY , up 6% during this time, investors are eager to know which
BTD Capital Fund DIP , the actively managed ETF, is powered by an AI thats been trained to apply the classic buy the dip strategy to manage the funds portfolio. While other AI-driven ETFs have also deployed emerging tech in stock selection, DIP is the first fund on the market to use AI for both
All the news that’s fit to lift — Rocket Report: Big dreams in Sin City; SpaceX and FAA seek to halt lawsuit “It’s not a function of size, rather how much it accelerates our road map.” Eric Berger – Jul 7, 2023 10:37 am UTC Enlarge / The final Ariane 5 launch vehicle liftoff for
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is fielding allegations of Christian nationalism this week after he tweeted out a quote falsely attributed to a Founding Father claiming the U.S. was founded “on the Gospel of Jesus Christ” and later tweeted out a thread of other quotes along similar lines. The controversy began on Tuesday
Rising global temperatures are a danger to economic growth, as well as social and political stability. United Nations member states aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and reduce them to zero by 2050. As a result, the market for carbon credits is expected to grow to $10 trillion, according to DevvStream
The recent economic and social environment has increased the popularity of equity crowdfunding companies companies that connect companies and start-ups to potential funders with a wide range of investment appetites. Because the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult for up-and-coming businesses to access traditional sources of funding such as bank loans, crowdfunding became an attractive alternative.
time to clear out the queue — USs largest grid operator must process and connect backlogged clean energy projects PJM could benefit numerous states with thousands of jobs and billions in investment. Kathiann M. Kowalski, Inside Climate News – Jul 7, 2023 11:07 am UTC Enlarge / Power lines in Alexandria, Virginia. Thomas Simonetti/The Washington
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is unrelenting in his bid to support the development of the Bitcoin BTC/USD protocol and he has made a new funding commitment to Brink, a Web3.0 hub that supports developers in the network.The Jack Dorsey Commitment As the blockchain startup revealed, the total funding commitment pledged by Jack Dorsey is pegged
Investors sold stocks and bonds across the world on Thursday as US borrowing costs touched a 16-year high, following strong jobs figures that intensified expectations of further rate rises by the Federal Reserve. Europe’s Stoxx 600 index closed down 2.3 per cent, its biggest one-day drop since March, as the yield on the two-year US
Allan Maman got his business career started early, creating Fidget360 while he was still in high school. Maman credits, at least partially, Fidget360 for starting the fidget spinnerfad of 2017-2018. Since then, Maman has packed his resume with impressive roles, includingRobinhood Markets Inc HOOD and presidential candidates Andrew Yang and Michael Bloomberg. Now, Maman helps
4.77 MHz of pure power — Going deep with the Book 8088, the brand-new laptop that runs like its 1981 Stolen BIOS, stolen software, and half-busted hardware. But still… kind of neat? Andrew Cunningham – Jul 5, 2023 2:59 pm UTC Enlarge / The Book 8088, a strange homebrewed curio that recalls the earliest days
Artemis Accords — India, a growing space power, is forging closer ties with NASA Details of a potential US-Indian partnership in human spaceflight remain murky. Stephen Clark – Jul 6, 2023 12:23 am UTC Enlarge / Taranjit Sandhu, India’s ambassador to the United States, signs the Artemis Accords in Washington on June 21. NASA Administrator
Broker firmBTIGinitiated coverage on fintech stocks. SoFi, Upstart, PayPal, Opurton Financial, and Jack Henry & Associates stocks are surging after the rating, while those of Affirm, Block, Marqeta, Open Lending, and Green Dot are falling. BTIG analyst Lance Jessurun initiated coverage onSoFi TechnologiesSOFI with aBuy rating and a Price Target of $14. SoFi, which went
Retail investor-friendly brokerage Robinhood Markets Inc HOOD is pushing the boundaries of the fintech space with its strategic acquisition of San Francisco-based X1, a platform that offers a no-fee credit card. What Happened: The move marks a step in Robinhood's journey to broaden its product offerings and deepen its relationship with existing customers. The deal
Visa Inc. V is reportedly getting close to making a deal to acquire a Brazilian cloud-based platform provider for banking services and payments, Pismo. The company, which is in advanced discussions, can announce the deal this month, per Bloomberg. A final agreement has not been reached yet, and discussions can collapse. In late March, Valor