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Rishi Sunak on Wednesday outlined five promises on which he wants the public to judge him at the next general election, including growing the UK economy and cutting NHS waiting lists. In his first big domestic policy speech as prime minister, Sunak said he wanted to deliver “peace of mind” to a country confronted by

oh well — Tesla misses 2022 Q4 target, share price drops further Tesla had a record year, but even big price cuts couldn’t get it past the line. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Jan 3, 2023 3:17 pm UTC Enlarge / Tesla opened a factory outside Berlin, Germany, in 2022. Sean Gallup/Getty Images reader comments 73

Global payments giantVisa IncV has released a paper outlining how the firm could work withEthereumETH/USD to enable automated payments from self-custodial crypto wallets. What Happened: The paper, originally presented as part of a company hackathon held earlier this year, explores how the Ethereum mainnet can offer users the capability of scheduling auto-payments with the support

Takedowns — Google develops free terrorism-moderation tool for smaller websites US tech groups Jigsaw division leads initiative as UK and EU introduce tough laws. Cristina Criddle, Financial Times – Jan 3, 2023 2:20 pm UTC Enlarge reader comments 24 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit

SpaceLXI — After doubling launch record in 2022, can SpaceX take another step up in 2023? The company may aim for as many as 100 launches in 2023. Eric Berger – Jan 3, 2023 1:48 pm UTC Enlarge / One of SpaceX’s 61 launches in the year 2022 was the CRS-25 supply mission for NASA

Brian Cox, CEO of SurgePays, Inc. SURG was recently interviewed by Benzinga. SurgePays brings critical technology and financial services to the underbanked and underserved. The company is dedicated to serving these communities that lack access to traditional banking and financial services. The company is currently in growth mode and has removed its self-imposed throttle. Watch

Jeremy Blosson, Cofounder and CEO of Strikepoint Media, moderated the panel The Key To Winning Customers In Bear Markets" at Benzinga's Fintech Deal Day. Earlier this year, amid growing concerns of a recession, platforms were dealing with a crisis of confidence. After the FTX fiasco, platforms are now facing a crisis of trust. The panel

German inflation slowed more than expected in December, sliding below 10 per cent and providing some relief for the European Central Bank in its battle to control price rises. Partly because of measures by Berlin to shield consumers from high gas prices, the annual pace of harmonised consumer price inflation dropped to 9.6 per cent

George Parthimos, founder and CEO of Wolfpack Financials LLC, shared the motivation behind his company at Benzingas Fintech Deal Day. Parthimos has several sons who were interested in building a portfolio but were daunted by the complexity of investing in the stock market. Parthimos had the tools to educate his family but knew that many

On the eighth day of Christmas — Up close and personal: Dolphin POV caught on camera while hunting for tasty fish Accompanying audio recorded dolphins squealing in victory when they captured prey. Jennifer Ouellette – Jan 1, 2023 11:41 pm UTC Enlarge / “I spy with my dolphin eye… something that looks like prey!”Ridgway et

Growing numbers of retail investors are being drawn into commodity trading after two consecutive years of bumper returns, despite concerns that they could suffer huge losses or disrupt the complex and volatile markets. Retail trading volumes in commodity futures and the largest commodity-focused investment funds surged in 2022. But while activity has been spurred by

Pension funds should be “extremely careful” when investing in illiquid assets, as rising interest rates and falling stock markets increase the likelihood of their having to access cash quickly, the OECD has warned. In the recent era of low interest rates, pension funds poured money into alternative investments, such as infrastructure projects and private equity,

Global stocks and bonds lost more than $30tn for 2022 after inflation, interest rate rises and the war in Ukraine triggered the heaviest losses in asset markets since the global financial crisis. The broad MSCI All-World index of developed and emerging market equities has shed a fifth of its value this year, the biggest decline

Melissa Watras of Trillium Labs moderated the panel Regulation: The Problems, Solutions, And Ensuring A Balance at Benzingas Fintech Deal Day. Fintech is innovating at a pace that is difficult for regulators to keep up with. Much of the fintech space exists in a regulatory grey area that is dangerous to the government, consumers, and

Mark Water, Head of Sales at Barchart, shared insights into his company at Benzingas Fintech Deal Day. Barchart is a technology company that specializes in financial market data. Mark shares that, unlike competitors, being a technology company first enables them to leverage the latest and best technology to deliver financial data efficiently and accurately. The

Brian Cox, CEO of SurgePays, Inc. SURG was recently interviewed by Benzinga. SurgePays brings critical technology and financial services to the underbanked and underserved. The company is dedicated to serving these communities that lack access to traditional banking and financial services. The company is currently in growth mode and has removed its self-imposed throttle. Watch