Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Media stocks — A handful of media and studio stocks rose Wednesday after the nearly 150-day writer strike ended. Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global jumped more than 2.5%, while Comcast added 0.9%. Disney hovered near the
SEC Chair Gary Gensler participates in a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C., July 28, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | etty Images Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee today. It will be very much like his testimony two weeks ago
All over the U.S., developers, architects, environmentalists, history buffs, employers, renters, homeowners and countless others are coming to one realization. Adaptive reuse holds the power to transform urban environs like few other projects. The benefits of converting age-old structures to new and different uses are compelling. Adaptive reuse represents a more sustainable means of creating
It’s been more than a decade since 850,000 BTC went missing from Mt. Gox, yet the collapse of the former exchange remains one of the most infamous black swan events of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. While creditors of the defunct exchange are edging closer to some form of restitution, Mt. Gox’s demise ended up playing an
Nomuras NMR digital asset subsidiary, Laser Digital Asset Management, introduced a Bitcoin BTC/USD Adoption Fund for institutional investors which is first among the numerous digital adoption investment solutionsthisbank plans to undertake. Komainu was chosen as its regulated custody partner and was formed from the collaborative efforts of Nomura, Ledgerand Coinshares. Nomura is based in Japan.
Dust from space — Scientists just opened the lid to NASAs asteroid sample canister “There is some black dust-like material that’s visible. We’re hoping that’s from Bennu.” Stephen Clark – Sep 27, 2023 12:23 am UTC Enlarge / The lid is open on the OSIRIS-REx sample return canister, revealing a tantalizing ring of dust outside
FIXED (KINDA, SORTA) — Google quietly corrects previously submitted disclosure for critical webp 0-day Previous CVE submission failed to mention that thousands of apps were affected. Dan Goodin – Sep 27, 2023 12:47 am UTC Enlarge / Malware Detected Warning Screen with abstract binary code 3d digital conceptGetty Images reader comments 20 with Google has
Within six weeks of launching its stablecoin PYUSD, PayPal Holdings IncPYPL managed to not only be compatible with numerous blockchain platforms but also been able to secure a spot in the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) greenlist. What Happened?PayPal announced in a blog post today, Individuals using compatible external wallets, and merchants accepting
widget get a load of this? — macOS 14 Sonoma: The Ars Technica review If at first you don’t create usable desktop widgets, try, try again. Andrew Cunningham – Sep 26, 2023 5:08 pm UTC Enlarge reader comments 105 with I was preparing to write an intro calling macOS Sonomaversion 14.0 of Apple’s desktop operating
Standard Chartered ADR'sSCBFY innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, SC Ventures,launched a digital banking technology solutions provider, Audax Financial Technology. Singapore-headquartered Audax's goal is to push banks deeper in their digital transformation by creatingnew business models, servingnew customer segmentsand seeking new revenue avenues. The platform can deal with client and staff interfaces, deposits and lending
A Bitcoin proponent’s recent attempt to crypto trade his way from New York to Alaska has come to a sudden and bitter end — some 900 miles from his final destination. Thomas Kralow, a crypto trader and educator recently set himself the daring task of traveling from one side of the United States to the
Receive free PricewaterhouseCoopers (Australia) updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers (Australia) news every morning. PwC’s Australian partners overlooked rule-breaking by “rainmaker” colleagues in the pursuit of revenue growth, according to a damning report on a scandal involving the misuse of government tax secrets. The independent report, released
Fitch Ratings revised to positive from stable the outlook on $32 million of refunding revenue bonds associated with the construction of Atlanta’s city courthouse as revenue streams continue a post-pandemic recovery. The outlook change applies to $32 million of tax-exempt certificates of participation issued by the Georgia Municipal Authority in 2016 to refund a 2002
The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled an administrative proceeding with municipal advisor Fieldman Rolapp & Associates as well as one of its principals, Anna Sarabian, for an alleged breach of the legal duty of care in connection with advice provided to an unnamed California city. The Commission found that FRA and Sarabian violated Section
Sales of newly built homes fell 8.7% in August from July, to a seasonally adjusted annualized pace of 675,000 units, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is the slowest pace since March. Sales were still 5.8% higher than August 2022. The Census count is based on signed contracts during the month, and mortgage rates
Chase Bank, a digital bank owned by the investment bank JPMorgan, will restrict all cryptocurrency-related transactions for its customers in the United Kingdom. Starting from Oct. 16, customers of Chase Bank in the U.K. will no longer be able to make crypto transactions using their debit cards or through outgoing bank transfer, a spokesperson for
John Liu is bringing blockchain to the masses as the head of product Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB) of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Liu is also the co-founder of Automatic USA, which applies fintech to the used car financing industry. In July, AWS expanded AMB Access as a service that offers serverless, scalable, and secure access
blue oval battery park michigan no more? — Ford pauses work on $3.5 billion battery factory in Michigan The site was going to make lithium iron phosphate cells for electric vehicles. Jonathan M. Gitlin – Sep 25, 2023 9:30 pm UTC Enlarge / Ted Miller, manager of Ford Battery Cell Research and Advanced Engineering, holds
A man who likes sorbet — Jeff Bezos finally got rid of Bob Smith at Blue Origin “I am confident that Blue Origin’s greatest achievements are still ahead of us.” Eric Berger – Sep 25, 2023 10:04 pm UTC Enlarge / Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith (black hat) walks with Jeff Bezos after his flight
By land, sea, air, and space — Space Force chief says commercial satellites may need defending “It would stand to reason that same philosophy would extend into space.” Stephen Clark – Sep 26, 2023 12:25 am UTC Enlarge / Gen. Chance Saltzman, the top general on the US Space Force, testifies before a Senate subcommittee