The U.S. banking sector crisis has solidified the case for bitcoin as a “decentralised, trustless and scarce digital asset,” Standard Chartered said in a note.Story Published at: April 24, 2023 at 03:41PM
Crypto winter is over — and bitcoin could hit $100,000 by the end of 2024, Standard Chartered says
Twitter grants UK far-right party Britain First ‘official organization’ label
Britain First now gets a gold checkmark on Twitter and is labelled as an “official organization.”Story Published at: April 24, 2023 at 01:03PM
Be ‘a real man,’ Russia tells men as it looks recruit more fighters for war in Ukraine
The ministry launched advertising campaigns designed to appeal to Russian men and their sense of duty and patriotism.Story Published at: April 24, 2023 at 12:06PM
Samsung faces weakest quarter since 2009 as memory chip market in ‘worst slump in decades’
Samsung said this month that it would report operating profit of 600 billion Korean won ($449 million) for the first quarter, its worst number in 14 years.Story Published at: April 24, 2023 at 11:23AM
Hollywood backers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney help springboard a Welsh soccer club back into the big leagues
Wrexham, the Welsh soccer club owned by Hollywood A-listers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, secured promotion to the English Football League (EFL).Story Published at: April 24, 2023 at 09:51AM
Brits warned they are not saving enough for retirement and face a ‘risky’ future
Workers in the U.K face a “risky” future when it comes to their pensions, according to a report released by the Institute for Fiscal Studies Thursday.Story Published at: April 24, 2023 at 06:26AM
Credit Suisse logged asset outflows of more than $68 billion during first-quarter collapse
The stricken Swiss lender posted a one-off 12.43 billion Swiss franc profit for the first quarter of 2023, due to the controversial write-off of 15 billion Swiss francs of AT1 bonds by the Swiss regulator as part of its emergency takeover by domestic rival UBS.Story Published at: April 24, 2023 at 06:08AM
Calls to move away from the U.S. dollar are growing — but the greenback is still king
More and more countries — from Brazil to Southeast Asian nations — are calling for trade to be carried out in other currencies besides the U.S. dollar.Story Published at: April 24, 2023 at 06:00AM
Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection
Bed Bath & Beyond has filed for bankruptcy after a series of last-ditch efforts to raise enough equity to keep the business alive failed at the eleventh hour.Story Published at: April 23, 2023 at 11:42AM
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai’s compensation topped $200 million in 2022
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai received $226 million in total pay in 2022. Pichai was awarded over $200 million through a triennial stock plan. Story Published at: April 22, 2023 at 06:43PM