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With persistent inflation and the aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, the stock market in 2022 experienced its most volatile year since 2009. The S&P 500 has been on a shaky decline since January 2022, and despite a few short-lived rebounds, it was down 19.4% at the end of 2022. Intraday volatility the

Crypto giant Binance reportedly processed almost $346 million in Bitcoin BTC/USD for the Bitzlato digital currency exchange, thefounder of whichwas arrested by U.S. authorities last week for allegedly running a "money laundering engine," according to blockchain data, Reuters reported. What Happened: The Department of Justice announced on Jan. 18it had charged Bitzlatos co-founder and majority

On Feb. 2, a massive tentacle of plasma snapped apart in the sun’s atmosphere before tumbling down, circling the star’s north pole at thousands of miles a minute, and then disappearing — leaving scientists baffled. The entire spectacle, which lasted about 8 hours, went viral on Twitter when Tamitha Skov (opens in new tab) ,

Do politicians have a First Amendment right to lie on the campaign trail? Probably so, suggests a federal court in a new ruling. North Carolina’s ban on dishonesty in political campaigns is “facially unconstitutional,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit said. The appeals court’s ruling isn’t a final judgment. Rather, the court

Consumer intelligence researcher Talkwalker recently released its eighth annual Social Media Trends Report for 2023. They overview 10 key trends in social media, and although the report is not Web3-centric, one can see the influence of Web3 directionally on social media overall. The report predicts that 2023 will be a breakout year in Web3 social

Adventures in good timing — The Last of Us episode 5 asks: What if prestige TV shows had boss monsters? Kyle and Andrew say hello (and goodbye) to some key characters. Kyle Orland and Andrew Cunningham – Feb 11, 2023 3:00 am UTC Enlarge / I think we all need a hug after that episode’s

The popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) has never been buzzier. Across the U.S, EV sales jumped by two-thirds last year to over 807,000 cars, according to Wall Street Journal reports. Fully electric vehicles now make up 5.8 % of all cars and light trucks sold in the US, up from 3.2% just a year earlier.

WASHINGTON The United States government is combing over a variety of intelligence debris, reconnaissance plane photos and old observations to learn what the Chinese spy balloon was after as it made its way across the US in early February before being shot down by a Sidewinder missile fired by a stealth fighter jet last weekend.

Current, the Andreessen Horowitz-backed disruptor looking to fix the way people bank, announced the addition of Siva Gowrishankar as the firms new Chief Risk Officer. Gowrishankar joins after spending about two decades driving success at a variety of financial services firms. Previously, Gowrishankar was Head of Credit Strategy and Optimization at Fifth Third Bancorp FITB

The more things change… — What medieval attitudes tell us about our evolving views of sex New book details how some attitudes changed less than their justifications. Diana Gitig – Feb 11, 2023 12:35 pm UTC Enlarge / Vintage illustration of medieval women wearing kirtles. A kirtle (sometimes called a cotte or cotehardie) is a

Gillian Keegan, UK education secretary, has signalled she will fight any Home Office attempts to cut migration into Britain by driving away overseas students, saying universities were a “hugely valuable” export success. Keegan, in an interview with the Financial Times, said she wanted to build on the UK’s booming export market in university education, and

Comcast’s map mistake — Comcast gave false map data to FCCand didnt admit it until Ars got involved Comcast insisted false data was correct; error seems to affect dozens of homes. Jon Brodkin – Feb 9, 2023 2:41 pm UTC EnlargeAurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 196 with 0 posters participating Share this story

Amid the highest inflation since 1981, consumers across the United States are not only struggling to keep up with their savings goals, many are falling deeper into debt to cover the rising cost of living. One study by LendingTree last year found that 43% of Americans were likely to resort to credit cards and loans

em you later! — A quick look at the Switchs new Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulation Nintendo’s oldest handhelds are finally playable on its newest handheld. Andrew Cunningham – Feb 9, 2023 11:52 pm UTC Enlarge / The Switch Online Game Boy Advance emulator will look and feel familiar if you’ve used the

Stablecoin holders seek stability in turbulent markets, allowing for predictable returns through U.S dollar-denominated yield. The largest risk most crypto investors are exposed to is market volatility, as digital assets may fluctuate by double-digit percentage points in a single day. Thanks to new innovations in decentralized finance (DeFi), stablecoin holders can earn low-risk yields that

It was a raucous, interactive, and argumentative State of the Union like no other. And when it was over, President Joe Biden had provided a clear signal of how he plans to contest the 2024 presidential election. Leaning hard into his populist Scranton Joe persona, an energetic and feisty Biden sparred with congressional Republicans heckling

Are federal officials violating the First Amendment when they pressure social media companies to suppress “misinformation”? That is the question posed by a federal lawsuit that the attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana filed last May. New York Times reporter Steven Lee Myers warns that the lawsuit “could disrupt the Biden administration’s already struggling efforts

Nelson Peltz has called off his fight against Walt Disney a day after the company unveiled a restructuring plan involving the loss of 7,000 jobs, ending one of the biggest corporate battles in recent years. The end of the activist investor’s push removes a distraction for chief executive Bob Iger, who is seeking to steer

#TwitterDown — Twitter experiencing international outages; most users cant tweet or DM Musk pausing Twitter feature updates amid global outage, report says. Ashley Belanger – Feb 8, 2023 11:35 pm UTC EnlargeSOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket reader comments 344 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on

Cboe Global Markets Inc. CBOE , the proprietor of the worlds largest options exchange, has Mini-SPX (XSP) Weekly Options in its portfolio of market-defining products. Since 1973, Cboes innovation has defined many of the markets popular constituents, including the Volatility Index (VIX), electronic communication networks and options contracts listings. As the retail trading community rose