The US government is ramping up to develop a CBDC, a digital dollar that facilitates more efficient and secure payments. But the launch of an US CBDC could come at a risk to citizens’ privacy, accordi...
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US Congressman warns CBDCs can be ‘easily weaponized’ to spy on Americans
US Representative Tom Emmer has expressed concerns over the introduction of programmable Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in the United States, stating that it may compromise the financial priv...
CBDCs could be ‘easily weaponized’ to spy on US citizens: Congressman
United States Congressman Tom Emmer believes the launch of programmable central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the country could strip American citizens of their financial privacy. Speaking at the Ca...
Sit-Ski Trailblazer Trevor Kennison’s Signature SPY Optic Line Advocates For Adaptive Athletes
SPY Optic athlete, sit-skier Trevor Kennison, has a new signature line with SPY, including goggles … [+] and sunglasses. He also does work with High Fives Foundation, which provides injury preve...
New Series ‘True Lies’ Is A Spy Story And A Family Drama Infused With Comedy, Explains EP
“True Lies” – Pictured (L-R): Steve Howey as Harry Tasker and Ginger Gonzaga as Helen Tasker. Photo: Alan Markfield/CBS ©2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. Neither lead of the new series Tr...
Nearing retirement? Here’s how to shift your portfolio from growth to income.
Over the decades, perhaps you’ve been very good at saving your money and investing it for long-term growth. But when the time comes for you to stop working or to step back to a part-time job, you migh...
House China Committee Will Call Trump Officials To Testify — And Face Questions Over Spy Balloons
Topline The House Select Committee on China will call Matthew Pottinger and H.R. McMaster—two former Trump Administration national security advisers who are well-respected on both sides of the aisle—t...
Pentagon Releases Photo Of Chinese Spy Balloon Taken From U-2 Spy Plane
A U.S. Air Force pilot looked down at the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it hovered over … [+] the Central Continental United States February 3, 2023. Recovery efforts began shortly a...
Chinese Official Calls U.S. Response To Spy Balloon ‘Hysterical’
Topline Wang Yi—the Chinese Communist Party’s top foreign policy official—criticized the U.S. Saturday for its handling of the Chinese spy balloon and noted the incident was “absurd and hysterical,” a...
Tracking Unidentified Balloons And Train Derailment Smoke Plumes
OHIO, UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 17: (——EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT – “UNITED STATES … [+] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) / HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING N...
Stylish Spy Drama ‘The Company You Keep’ Explores Love, Lies, And Trust
“The Company You Keep,” starring and executive produced by Milo Ventimiglia, debuts SUNDAY, FEB. 19 … [+] (10:00 Å 11:00pm EST), on ABC. (ABC/Eric McCandless) MILO VENTIMIGLIA, CATHE...
U.S. Completes Recovery Of Chinese Spy Balloon Debris—FBI To Analyze
Topline The Navy completed an operation to recover pieces of the Chinese spy balloon Thursday, according to a statement Friday, as U.S. officials continue an investigation into the object that was sho...
Biden says three recently downed aerial objects were not linked to Chinese spy program
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that three unmanned aerial objects shot down over the weekend by the U.S. military were “most likely tied to private companies, recreation or ...
Biden Makes ‘No Apologies’ For Shooting Down Chinese Spy Balloon—And Says There Is No Evidence Of Increased UFO Activity
Topline President Joe Biden defended his decision to shoot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that spent nearly a week flying over U.S. territory in his first public speech on the incident ...
A potential stock-market catastrophe in the making: Risky option bets put Wall Street on edge
Professional and amateur traders are flocking to a risky type of equity option that some have likened to lottery tickets, drawn by the opportunity to reap massive returns in the span of just a few hou...
Hawaii And Guam Were The Original Targets Of Shot Down Chinese Spy Balloon, Report Says
Topline The Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down by the U.S. military earlier this month was initially meant to fly over Guam and Hawaii, Reuters reported on Wednesday as Chinese officials ...
Chinese Spy Balloon Had ‘Self-Destruct’ Capability That Wasn’t Activated: Report
Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered in the Atlantic Ocean from the … [+] Chinese spy balloon for transport to federal agents at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Cr...
Chinese Spy Balloon ‘Graphic Reminder’ Of Geopolitical Market Risks—Here’s What It Means For Stocks
Topline The Chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina last week and a subsequent firestorm around three other unidentified objects in North America pose a “graphic reminder of the ...
Chinese Spy Balloon Does Not Impact U.S.-China Relations
Topline The Chinese spy balloon incident does not impact U.S.-China relations, Vice President Kamala Harris told Politico, days before White House officials could meet with Chinese diplomats for the f...
Pentagon Practiced Shooting Down Spy Balloons In Alaska Wargame Two Years Ago
The U.S. military appears to have anticipated the threat posed by Chinese balloons and has practiced tackling them for at least two years, according to Pentagon budget documents describing a classifie...
Chinese Spy Balloon ‘Graphic Reminder’ Of Geopolitical Market Risks—Here’s What Investors Should Know
Topline The Chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina last week and subsequent firestorm around three other unidentified objects in North America pose a “graphic reminder of the fl...
U.S. Tracked Spy Balloon From Time It Left China—Days Earlier Than Previously Known, Report Says
Topline The Pentagon and U.S. intelligence were aware of a suspected Chinese spy balloon from the time it was launched off Hainan island south of China’s mainland, according to the Washington Post, ci...
US, China spy balloon drama is drifting into supply chain politics
The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023. Randall Hill | Reuters The tensions between the U.S...
SPY and QQQ could plunge further in 2023
Piper Sandler has joined a long list of analysts and investors who are bearish on the stock market in 2023. The stronger-than-expected inflation numbers reinforced their view that the recent recovery ...
The hunt for stocks with rising dividends: These fund managers have a strategy to keep your payouts growing
The broad stock-market rally so far in 2023 might make it easy to forget what a rough ride investors faced last year. It was a time when some active strategies focused on dividends, good cash-flow tre...
Senate holds first hearing on the suspected Chinese spy balloon
(The stream is slated to start at 10:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) The Senate on Thursday is holding its first hearing on the Chinese spy balloon t...
Spy Balloon Part Of Worldwide Chinese Surveillance Program Meant To Evade Radar, Report Says
Topline The suspected Chinese surveillance balloon shot down Saturday afternoon by U.S. fighter jets over Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is part of a worldwide Chinese program to spy on military bases ...
This stock strategy is attracting lots of money. Here are its top 10 picks.
Following a year in which a rapid rise in interest rates caused stock and bond prices to tumble, investors are focusing on quality. One way to do this is to look at free cash flow — and doing so might...