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NFT Big Cheese OpenSea Perched $13 Billion Valuation in Fundraiser
The most prominent NFT marketplace, OpenSea, has completed a $300 Million Series C fundraiser, marking the company’s valuation at $13 Billion. As per a blog post, the CEO of OpenSea pointed out that t...
Drugstores struggle to keep Covid at-home tests in stock as omicron rages across U.S.
Health workers distribute free rapid at-home Covid-19 test kits at a vaccine clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S, on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Hannah Beier | Bloomberg | Getty Images George Panagio...
Djokovic’s Australian Entry Denied Amid Growing Backlash Over Covid Vaccination Waiver
Topline Novak Djokovic, men’s tennis No.1 player, was waiting to enter Australia to compete in the Australian Open as of Wednesday morning, after being denied a visa by the Victorian state government ...
Charlie Munger Buys More Alibaba: A Price Chart Analysis
China internet. getty When Charlie Munger adds to an existing position in an equities portfolio, it’s probably a good idea to pay attention. He and Warren Buffett run that legendary Berkshire Hathaway...
LINK price forecast Will the growth of the ecosystem lead LINK’s value forward?
Chainlink LINK/USD is a decentralized network of nodes, which provides data and information from sources that are outside of the blockchain to smart contracts within the blockchain network through the...
Filecoin Price Prediction: Gaming, GameFi & NFT
Amid the current rebound by most cryptocurrencies like Ethereum Classic, Filecoin (FIL) has become an attractive investment opportunity for most investors, especially since its current price is afford...
Chicago cancels school after union votes for remote learning
Students leave Darwin Elementary in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, the first day back to school from winter break for Chicago Public Schools. Brian Cassella | Tribu...
At Least 7 Children Dead After Fire Kills 13 In Philadelphia Rowhouse
Topline At least 13 people died, including seven children, with two others injured in a fire that tore through a Philadelphia rowhouse Wednesday morning, a Philadelphia fire official said during a pre...
Helium (HNT) makes slight gains as Las Vegas CES show commences
Over the past month, Helium (HNT/USD) has been registering notable price gains. The monthly gains for this token currently stand at around 42%. The gains come from the token showing strong buying pres...
HSBC to Sell 39% Stake of Its China Brokerage Joint Venture Partner
On January 5, HSBC Holdings plc, a UK multinational investment bank, announced plans to sell a majority of its stake in a China securities brokerage joint venture company. An exchange filing showed an...
XRP/USD set to surpass intraday highs of $0.84
TL;DR Breakdown Ripple price analysis is bullish today. XRP/USD retraced overnight. XRP/USD is currently trading at $0.82. As the price of Ripple surges, we predict that it will set a higher low soon ...
OpenSea Raises $300 Million in Series C Funding
In 2021, the globe was awakened to the fact that NFTs are the main components of completely new peer-to-peer economic systems. They give consumers more ownership and control over digital products whil...
Troy Aikman launches light beer company EIGHT
Troy Aikman won three Super Bowls. He made an initial investment in Wingstop, owned car dealerships and transitioned to calling primetime National Football League games for Fox Sports. You could say A...
The Craft Of The Homeless Job Counselor
Amy Ruddell, job counselor with the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency, has been finding jobs … [+] for unemployed workers for 34 years, and illustrates the craft of effective job placeme...
Cash Dividend On The Way From AT&T
On 1/7/22, AT&T will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.52, payable on 2/1/22. As a percentage of T’s recent stock price of $26.06, this dividend works out to approximately ...
What Apex Financial’s Baker expects from the market this year
The S&P 500 index is off to a good start this year, but Apex Financial’s Lee Baker says it’s unlikely the benchmark will rally as strongly in 2022 as it did last year. Baker’s re...
CME Group Hits Record ADV in 2021
CME Group, the operator of one of the largest derivatives exchanges in the United States, published its market statistics for December and consolidated the quarterly and annual numbers. According to t...
Binance Labs Leads $12 Million Series A+ Investment in WOO Network
The Binance Labs has made an investment of 12 million dollars in the WOO Network because both parties have extended their long-term partnership in Series A plus round. This is a liquidity platform tha...
Ford’s 2021 sales down 6.8% but finishes year with strong fourth quarter
Ford vehicles are seen on the sales lot at the Helfman Ford dealership on October 28, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor’s sales last year declined 6.8% com...
A Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Would Have Profound Implications For International Energy Markets
TOPSHOT – A Ukrainian serviceman fires at Russia-backed separatists during night combat on the front … [+] line near Novolugansk in the Donetsk region on November 14, 2019. – Althoug...
Gains Network unlocks $250K in MATIC to further gTrade
Gains Network has applied for $750,000 in financing from Polygon to achieve two further milestones on its roadmap surrounding gTrade, their next-generation decentralized leveraged trading platform, In...
Tradeweb Sees Record Q4, December Demand Surges 9.8%
Tradeweb Markets (Nasdaq: TW), which operates electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, reported a 9.8 percent yearly increase with its average daily volume (ADV) at $915....
BNB/USD bullish for the next 24 hours
TL;DR Breakdown Binance Coin price analysis is bullish today. BNB/USD is currently trading at $510. Reaction higher seen this morning. The Binance Coin price is currently bearish, as we anticipate add...
Beyond Meat, Pfizer, Nikola and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Beyond Meat (BYND) – Beyond Meat surged 9% in premarket trading on news that KFC will roll out the company’s fried chicken substitute na...
Russia’s Armored Mine-Clearers Can Blast Entire Streets. They’ve Done It Before.
a UR-77 launches its mine-clearing line charge. Konstantin Lazarev photo via Wikimedia Commons If Russian President Vladimir Putin pulls the proverbial trigger and the Russian army currently massed al...
A 3-Step Plan To Keep Your Dividends Safe (and Growing) In’22
Steps with Check Mark on Chalkboard – 3D Rendering getty The stock market is probably going to be a mess this year. With the Federal Reserve taking away the punch bowl it’s been providing since ...
Time to Stop Misconceptions About Prime of Prime
This article was written by Jonathan Brewer, Commercial Director, ISAM Capital Markets and Managing Partner, IS Prime There is a prevailing misconception in the retail market that all liquidity is the...