With inflation hitting a 40-year high of 7% last month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has vowed to deliver price stability to consumers. But many experts predict higher prices will stick around...
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Fox News’ Dan Bongino Leads Conservative News Resurgence On Facebook
Topline After an unusually slow start to the year, the conservative news that typically dominates Facebook is again the most popular on the platform, led by a post from right-wing commentator Dan Bong...
S&P 500 Analysts: 8 Companies About To Double In Size Are Still Dirt Cheap
Everyone loves fast-growing companies in the S&P 500 — they just don’t want to pay up to own them. And that’s where some analysts are finding still-cheap companies in growth mode. X Ei...
With Spring Training Looming, Which Will Be The First Domino To Fall In CBA Negotiations For MLB?
Major League Baseball union head Tony Clark listens to a question during a media availability in … [+] Irving, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Owners locked out players at 12:01 a.m. Thursday fol...
Cathie Wood Outflows Grow as Diehard Fans Face Biggest Test
(Bloomberg) — The loyalty of Cathie Wood’s legion of fans may be finally waning, as the new year bloodbath in speculative technology stocks hands the star money manager a miserable start to 2022...
The Best New Movies To Stream On Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Apple TV, Disney+ And Peacock This Weekend
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 26: Kristen Stewart attends the Los Angeles premiere of Neon’s … [+] “Spencer” at DGA Theater Complex on October 26, 2021 in Los Angeles...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Blocks Voting Machine Inspection In GOP Election Audit
Topline The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania blocked a third-party company from inspecting voting machines supplied by Dominion Voting Systems in Fulton County on Friday, at least temporarily, amid a con...
Here’s what a Russian invasion of Ukraine would mean for markets
Fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are on the rise, prompting analysts and traders to weigh the potential financial-market shock waves. “If Russia invades Ukraine, the trade is buy TY,” wrote Bren...
Bitfinex withdraws from Ontario amid major push against centralized exchanges
advertisement On January 14, Bitfinex announced that it will close user accounts in Ontario at the beginning of March. In its announcement, the exchange wrote: “Starting on March 1, 2022, Ontari...
Labor Department vows to protect workers from Covid after mandate blocked
US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh speaks about Labor Unions during an event in the East Room of the White House September 8, 2021, in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images The Labor ...
Netflix Raises Subscription Fees In U.S., Canada
Topline Netflix raised its monthly subscription fees Friday in the U.S. and Canada ahead of its earnings report next week. PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 02: Netflix logo is displayed during the ̵...
The Fed Will Drive The Economy Into A Ditch If It Is Wrong About Inflation
Shipping containers stacked at the Port of Los Angeles. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Getty Images Inflation is hitting very high numbers – CPI, for example, is at its highest level since 1982. B...
Netflix raises subscriber prices ahead of earnings
Netflix (NFLX) stock rose slightly in Friday afternoon trading after the streaming platform raised the price of its subscriptions by $1-2. Netflix’s basic plan in the U.S. rose by $1 to $9.99 ...
Shoe company Crocs is eyeing an NFT play, according to trademark application
advertisement Crocs, the popular shoe company, is looking to get into NFTs, according to a trademark application filed on January 11. The application, first reported by CoinDesk, is marked for “Downlo...
Hackers in North Korea steal around $400 million from global exchanges
TL;DR Breakdown • The United States government is on the trail of North Korean hackers.• Hackers take advantage of the country’s strict policies to operate from Pyongyang. The cryptocurrency market wh...
How U.S. economic sanctions work
Economic sanctions remain one of the most powerful tools the United States has in its foreign policy arsenal. And as Russian forces continue to amass along the border with Ukraine, officials in the U....
Jim Belushi Talks About New Season Of His Cannabis ‘Reality’ Show
In case you hadn’t heard, actor, musician and comedian Jim Belushi is concentrating on a new profession these days: cannabis farmer. Belushi has been cultivating marijuana on his farm along the Rogue ...
An Avalanche Of Returns Test Brands’ Sustainability Creds
Young woman returning purchased apparel to a retail store Shutterstock.com It would appear that retailers booked a robust 2021 holiday season, except that the new year brings with it an old problem th...
Should I buy Coinbase shares after a positive view from Bank of America?
Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) shares have weakened more than 10% since the beginning of the 2022 year, and the current share price stands at $228. Bank of America has a positive view of the sha...
Goldman’s Most Elite Rank to Get Millions in One-Time Payouts
(Bloomberg) — The top 1% at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is set to receive a special one-time reward in addition to annual bonuses, recognizing the Wall Street titan’s roaring success through the pa...
The Shifting Sands of Market Dominance
January 14, 2022, 3:04PM EST • 14 min read Quick Take This weekly series explores the most interesting insights in NFTs, blockchain gaming, and virtual worlds In an attempt to topple the leading platf...
FTX set to stand out in 2022 after $2 billion worth of funding
• The crypto company to invest in video games, Dapps, or other projects.• FTX seeks to overtake Coinbase, its closest competitor. The crypto exchange FTX, managed by Sam Bankman-Fried, announces fundi...
EBSI selected IOTA for its second phase
European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (ESBI) has selected five contractors to develop Blockchain technology in the region Blockchain Technology or Distributed Ledger Technology is getting a lot ...
OpenSea Rival Surges 55% in Just Four Days, Shattering $500,000,000 Market Cap
A new entrant into the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace sector has seen its price and market cap explode this week. The OpenSea rival LooksRare launched on January 10th, and the project’s native a...
New York Covid numbers are finally trending down, Gov. Hochul says
Governor Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing at New York City governor’s office on 633 3rd Avenue. Lev Radin | LightRocket | Getty Images New York is finally starting to turn the corner on th...
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli Hit With $64.6 Million Fine And Lifetime Ban From Pharmaceutical Industry
Topline A federal judge ruled Friday morning that Martin Shkreli, a former hedge fund manager convicted of securities fraud in 2017, must pay $64.6 million in fines to states that filed an antitrust l...
5 Stocks These Female Managers See Value In
Summary While they have different strategies, the two women have several holdings in common. Catherine Wood (Trades, Portfolio), the founder, chief investment officer and CEO of ARK Investment Managem...
Here are 3 top dividend stocks in 2022 with yields as high as 10.1% — for risk-averse investors in search of passive income, these might be perfect
Here are 3 top dividend stocks in 2022 with yields as high as 10.1% — for risk-averse investors in search of passive income, these might be perfect It’s been an eventful start to 2022. Earlier this w...
A look at the fees.wtf airdrop and what went wrong
On Thursday evening, crypto information site fees.wtf launched an airdrop for members of the crypto community. Only, it didn’t go so well. The website became popular because it enabled anyone to...
Thieves find new source for stolen goods: Delivery trucks and trains
Images from video show emptied boxes along rail tracks in Los Angeles after thieves broke into Union Pacific cargo trains. Source: NBC4 | Los Angeles Instead of shoplifting from stores, some thieves a...
Shohreh Aghdashloo On ‘The Expanse’ Series Finale And The Show’s Stellar Legacy
FRANKIE ADAMS, SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO and TIM DEKAY star in THE EXPANSE Shane Mahood / © 2021 Amazon Content Services LLC After six seasons (three on SyFy and three on its current home, Amazon Prime Video...
Ford Stock Has Run Too Far. Why It’s Like Tesla.
Text size Ford stock is down a little following the rating cut from RBC. Scott Olson/Getty Images Ford Motor shares were downgraded by an RBC analyst Friday. Weakening Wall Street sentiment actually m...