In this article NIO AMAT EL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT American multinational skincare and beauty products brand Estée Lauder’s logo seen in Hong Kong. Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Friday. Palo Alto Networks — Shares of the cybersecurity company edged 1.8% lower
A residential complex constructed by Evergrande in Huai’an, Jiangsu, China, on July 20, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s heavily indebted property developer Evergrande group on Thursday filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court. In a filing to the Manhattan bankruptcy court, the firm sought recognition of restructuring
(RNS) — When the Anglican Church in North America broke off from the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada in 2009 over their acceptance of LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage, the split was not exactly amicable. Years of infighting and slow, grinding property lawsuits that followed the split have kept tensions between
Canadian fire crews on Thursday battled to prevent wildfires from reaching the northern city of Yellowknife, where all 20,000 residents are leaving by car and plane after an evacuation order was declared. Water bombers flew low over Yellowknife as thick smoke blanketed the capital of the vast and sparsely populated Northwest Territories. Officials say the fire, which
RIP Xbox Live Marketplace — End of the road: The Xbox 360 game marketplace will shut down Players will still be able to download previously purchased games. Samuel Axon – Aug 17, 2023 9:20 pm UTC The Xbox 360.Thomas Hawk reader comments 38 with The digital storefront for purchasing games and other media on the
Founded in 2019, TradeStation partner Aries is debuting on StartEngine, the same crowdfunding platform trusted by famed businesspeople and investors like Kevin OLeary. Aries challenges traditional full-stack brokers, sporting the tools Main Street needs to compete with its better capitalized and informed peers on Wall Street. Available in 130 countries, Aries differentiates itself by offering
Bolivian National Deputy Mariela Baldivieso is spearheading an initiative to legalize cryptocurrencies in Bolivia. The proposal aims to lift the current ban on crypto assets and urges the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance to establish regulatory norms. "Bolivia needs to embrace new technologies as a transformative opportunity to strengthen our economy, promote financial inclusion,
The Justice Department is seeking 33 years in prison for Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leaderconvicted of seditious conspiracyin one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021,attack on the US Capitol, according to court documents filed Thursday. The sentence, if imposed, would be by far the longest punishment that
China’s central bank has stepped up defence of its currency as concerns mount over the health of the world’s second-largest economy. The efforts by the People’s Bank of China to arrest a slide in the renminbi follow a series of gloomy economic data releases this week that showed weakening exports and waning consumer confidence. Foreign
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. On Aug. 11, a Chinese individual known only as Mr. Chen was sentenced to nine months in prison after helping his friend, Mr. Lin, purchase 94,988 Chinese yuan ($13,104) worth of Tether (USDT) and earning a commission of 147.1 Yuan ($20.24).
Municipals were weaker Thursday as outflows from muni mutual funds returned and U.S. Treasuries saw yields rise out long. Equities sold off. Triple-A benchmarks were cut three to nine basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields rose up to four basis points out long, pushing the 10- and 30-year to multi-year highs. The
Launched in November 2021, non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Orica (ORI) held itself as an “ethical platform” benefitting artists, collectors, and charities alike. At the time, the organization was involved in prominent projects such as building a school in Uganda to aiding victims of human trafficking, to helping Ukraine. But less than two years later, the
Aerospace technology firm SpaceX reportedly sold roughly $373 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) it acquired starting in 2021. According to an Aug. 17 report in the Wall Street Journal, SpaceX recorded $373 million worth of Bitcoin holdings on its balance sheet in 2021 and 2022, but has since sold the crypto asset. The news outlet
Parties to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bankruptcy reached a deal on bondholder claims to PREPA special funds money. The parties were arguing whether bondholders had perfected liens on funds in PREPA’s construction, capital improvement and reserve maintenance funds. The sides reached a deal where PREPA would transfer $3 million to the sinking fund
pass the buck — An Iowa school district is using ChatGPT to decide which books to ban Official: “It is simply not feasible to read every book” for depictions of sex. Benj Edwards – Aug 16, 2023 9:34 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images reader comments 164 with In response to recently enacted state legislation in Iowa,
In a significant move for the fintech sector, TIFIN, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) platform for wealth, and J.P. MorganJPM have announced the launch of TIFIN.AI. This new venture aims to accelerate the development of AI-powered fintech companies, building on the success of TIFIN Studios, which created five profitable companies between 2018 and 2021.A New
WINE — DirectX 12 support comes to CrossOver on Mac with latest update CrossOver for Linux got some updates, toobut not DirectX 12. Samuel Axon – Aug 16, 2023 10:01 pm UTC Enlarge / CrossOver 23 on macOS Ventura.Samuel Axon reader comments 36 with Codeweavers took to its official forums today to announce the release
Denish Sahadevan, a 31-year-old social media influencer known as Danny Devan, has pleaded guilty to a series of criminal charges related to money laundering using cryptocurrency. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) revealed that Sahadevan fraudulently obtained over $1.2 million in government relief loans, primarily through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster
Dogecoin DOGE/USD is trading lower by 5% to$0.067 Wednesday afternoonon downward momentum. The popular altcoin first experienced a pullback and fell Tuesday amid overall market weakness following weak economic data out of China, which has caused global macro pressures. Additionally, the financial sector fell Tuesday after Fitch said it may be forced todowngrade additional banks.
The Middle East technology ecosystem is undergoing a massive transformation with programs like UAE Vision 2031 in the Emirates and Saudi Vision 2030 in the KSA drivingremarkable growth in Saudi Arabia's startup ecosystem, attracting founders eager to benefit from the government's support for entrepreneurship. Onefast-growing startupis Emkan Capital-backed fintech InvestSky.What Is InvestSky Doing In the