Loading… Loading… The once high-flying and now defunct German payment processing and financial services company, Wirecard, fell into oblivion after a fraud that involved the siphoning off of $2 billion from the companys balance sheet in June 2020 was uncovered. A new Wall Street Journal report now says the tainted companys COO Jan Marsalek may
Population boost — Saving the African penguin from climate change and overfishing A hatchery and protected sanctuary in South Africa is boosting penguin numbers. Kiley Price – Dec 29, 2023 12:49 pm UTC Enlarge / African penguins on a beach near Simon’s Town in South Africa.spooh reader comments 3 CAPE TOWN, South AfricaA weathered, green
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Global stock markets are set to record their strongest year since 2019 following a blistering two-month rally as investors bet that major central banks have finished raising interest rates and will cut them rapidly next year.
Loading… Loading… A fully collateralized euro-backed stablecoin is expected to be launched within 18 months, pending the approval of an e-money license by Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). What Happened: Deutsche Banks DB DWS Group, Dutch market maker Flow Traders Ltd., and crypto fund manager, Michael Novogratzs Galaxy Digital Holdings BRPHF plan to form
Loading… Loading… Crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc.COIN on Tuesdayannounced the launch of Project Diamond, a new smart contract-powered platform aimed at institutions,designed to facilitate the creation, purchaseand sale of digitally native assets. The first transaction on Project Diamond was the issuance, distributionand maturity of a digital debt instrument, which served as a technical demonstration for
Loading… Loading… Visa Inc V stock recorded an all-time-high (ATH) on Wednesday. The stock was seen trading at a high of $262.48 during intraday trading, marking a new high in the stocks history. The stock has returned 26.52% to investors so far this year. The surge has been propelled by a combination of strategic moves,
In a laughable attempt at escaping the end of the world, billionaire social media guru Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook (Meta) is building a large underground bunker beneath his lavish 1,500-acre Kauai, Hawaii, estate. According to reports, Zuckerberg has been incrementally expanding his tropical bugout property, which will soon contain a “5,000-square-foot underground shelter” with its
Loading… Loading… A cryptocurrency trader expects a severe Bitcoin BTC/USD drop following a potential new all-time high, issuing an alert to his substantial online audience. What Happened: Operating under the pseudonym Credible Crypto, the trader shared his prediction with his 361,800 followers on X, reported The Daily Hodl. He noted that Bitcoin has faced three
Loading… Loading… An Ethereum ETH/USD wallet, purportedly associated with former President Donald Trump, was reported to have shifted millions in cryptocurrency, which is suspected to be proceeds from sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This was spotlighted in findings published by Arkham Intelligence on December 27. What Happened: Over the past three weeks, this specific Ethereum
Loading… Loading… The COVID-19 pandemic brought an influx of new retail traders to the public stock markets. Post-pandemic, many of the retail traders are sticking around. Nasdaq NDAQ senior vice president and global head of data Brandon Tepper recognized this trend. "We've actually seen a huge rise in activity through the pandemic," Tepper told Benzinga
Loading… Loading… A fully collateralized euro-backed stablecoin is expected to be launched within 18 months, pending the approval of an e-money license by Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). What Happened: Deutsche Banks DB DWS Group, Dutch market maker Flow Traders Ltd., and crypto fund manager, Michael Novogratzs Galaxy Digital Holdings BRPHF plan to form
Loading… Loading… Wall Street is showing cautious gains as the new week begins, despite thetech giants often referred to as the Magnificent 7 all trading in the red: Apple Inc. AAPL , Microsoft Corp. MSFT , Alphabet Inc. GOOG GOOGL , Amazon Inc. AMZN , Meta Platforms Inc. META , NVIDIA Corp. NVDA and Tesla,
Loading… Loading… Visa Inc V stock recorded an all-time-high (ATH) on Wednesday. The stock was seen trading at a high of $262.48 during intraday trading, marking a new high in the stocks history. The stock has returned 26.52% to investors so far this year. The surge has been propelled by a combination of strategic moves,
Loading… Loading… Crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc.COIN on Tuesdayannounced the launch of Project Diamond, a new smart contract-powered platform aimed at institutions,designed to facilitate the creation, purchaseand sale of digitally native assets. The first transaction on Project Diamond was the issuance, distributionand maturity of a digital debt instrument, which served as a technical demonstration for
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Municipals were steady to firmer Thursday as outflows returned. U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities ended up. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Thursday was at 59%, the three-year at 59%, the five-year at 59%, the 10-year at 59% and the 30-year at 86%, according to Refinitiv Municipal Market Data’s 3 p.m. EST read. ICE Data Services
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day back since the Christmas holiday on December 26, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images In each of the past 16 Decembers I have selected and invested personally in 10 of the
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green unveiled last week a proposed $19.2 billion supplemental budget and the results of an oversubscribed $750 million general obligation bond sale. In his proposed budget, Green shifted some capital improvement spending from the general fund to bond funding, pointing to ongoing costs from the Aug. 8 Maui wildfire. Revenue expectations also
The muni market saw a large uptick in taxable bond tenders as issuers saw an opportunity to restructure their debt portfolios to unload taxables that have been trading at deep discounts. Taxable bonds that could be replaced with tax-exempt debt “has been the main target market segment for bond tenders as late (close to 60% of total),