Online purchases using the BNPL rose by 13% year-on-year in November, according to Adobe Analytics. That figure does not take into account Thanksgiving or Black Friday spending. “In an uncertain econo...
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Where to Get Yields of 10% and Up, if You Can Stomach a Little Risk
The $280 billion convertibles sector is replete with 10%-plus yields on many issues. There is a risk in these high-yielders, but they can offer nice appreciation potential and a good alternative to th...
FTX Collapse: Binance Stores $2 Billion to Save Struggling Firms
The abrupt collapse of FTX continues to reverberate through the cryptocurrency industry. While it is still very early to determine the full repercussions of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire fi...
Investors Have Lost Faith in Crypto Exchanges. JPMorgan Sees an Opportunity.
A string of crypto business failures has stranded millions of dollars in customer funds this year, underscoring the level of trust needed for groups that are custodians of digital assets. JPMorgan Cha...
How blockchain technology is used in supply chain management?
To trace the activities along the supply chain more efficiently, concerned parties can access price, date, origin, quality, certification, destination and other pertinent information using blockchain....
Toyota Unveils The Sporty New 2023 Prius, Betting On Hybrid Technology To Fill The EV Gap
| AFP via Getty Images Key Takeaways Hybrid vehicles are growing more popular every year, with more than 454,000 hitting the roads last year. Prius was one of the first hybrid vehicles, and one of the...
Binance U.S. Arm to Bid for Bankrupt Voyager Digital’s Assets After FTX Collapse
The U.S. arm of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, will make a bid for bankrupt lender Voyager Digital following the collapse of FTX, which in September won an auction for the comp...
Apple’s iPhone Issues Could Hit Revenue. Why Analysts Say Not to Worry.
Apple is facing delivery problems for some iPhones as issues at a critical factory in China continue. But analysts are playing down the potential long-term impact on the company. Apple (ticker: AAPL) ...
Can You Buy Bitcoin Without an Exchange Like FTX? We Tried.
Bitcoin is supposed to be a “trustless” token, but you’ll still need to place your trust in someone or something. Illustration by Barron’s Staff FTX’s bankruptcy got us wondering: Can you buy Bitcoin ...
Discover the use cases of blockchain technology in the CBD industry
Blockchain technology has managed to lay out the foundations for new concepts within existing sectors, as well as to create a completely new world of possibilities due to its numerous advantages deriv...
The Next U.S. Energy Revolution Is Here
Until now, the U.S. clean-energy revolution has been imported. Other countries make almost all of the batteries, solar panels, and critical chemicals used in America. But the revolution is starting to...
MarksMan: Innovations in every aspect of technology and user experience
A big upgrade with new ground-breaking UI/UX features has just been made by MarksMan Liquidity Hub, a top platform offering crypto spot liquidity solutions. The upgrade impacts every aspect of the bri...
Binance, others line up bids for bankrupt Voyager after FTX collapse
Voyager said it has roughly $1.3 billion of crypto on its platform and holds over $350 million in cash on behalf of customers at New York’s Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Justin Sullivan | Getty ...
MarksMan Update: Innovations in Every Aspect of Technology and User Experience
MarksMan Liquidity Hub, a premier platform for crypto spot liquidity solutions, has announced a groundbreaking upgrade. The new UI/UX innovations are designed to transform the market by providing unpr...
No Break For Carvana, the ‘Amazon of Used Cars’
Concerns are mounting around Carvana, the “Amazon of used cars.” The online car retailer was an investor darling during the pandemic. They hailed the new economy that wanted consumers to ...
Apple iPhone wait times have doubled in 4 weeks to 38 days, UBS says
It’s too late to buy an Apple iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max in time for Christmas, as supply disruptions have caused wait times to double over the past four weeks, according to UBS research. As a result, i...
Genesis meltdown: Why investors are worried about bigger problems for crypto
Investors are worried that liquidity problems for crypto financial-services firm Genesis could spill over to its parent company, Digital Currency Group, and damage the already battered crypto market e...
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao: ‘No amount of other people’s tweets would cause problems’ if an exchange holds customer assets
Perhaps it’s one last dagger, but Binance CEO Changpeng Zhou just could not resist a little dig at the fallen FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried. That’s a reference to the role the cryptocurrency t...
Elon Musk Called ‘Unapproachable Tyrant’ in Tesla Employee Survey
Shortly after Elon Musk officially bought Twitter on Oct. 27 for $44 billion, the Tesla (TSLA) – Get Free Report CEO took the company private and began cutting staff. He fired Twitter’s C...
Billionaire George Soros Punishes Rivian
George Soros is betting on the auto industry. The billionaire continues to invest in this sector, which is in the process of abandoning gas cars in favor of electric cars, while public policies in Eu...
Billionaire George Soros Embraces Ford
The automobile sector is of particular interest to George Soros. The legendary investor has invested a lot of money in this industry, which is in full transformation towards electric vehicles. Soros ...
Binance creates $1 billion crypto industry fund after FTX collapse
Binance’s Co-founder & CEO Changpeng Zhao has given several interviews discussing the outlook for cryptocurrency following a turbulent couple of weeks in the market. NurPhoto / Contributor /...
Wefox CEO ‘disgusted’ by mass tech layoffs: ‘These are humans’
Wefox CEO Julian Teicke. Wefox HELSINKI, Finland — The boss of European digital insurance startup Wefox offered a damning response to tech companies that have laid off workers en masse. The likes of M...
Bitfinex, Ava Labs raise $10M for DeFi technology amid market turmoil
As the ongoing bear market in cryptocurrencies continues, investors continue to find attractive projects to invest in, demonstrating that this market is, in reality, a builders’ market. Despite ...
New CIO Wants Cisco to Be a Model for Hybrid Work
Fletcher Previn, Cisco Systems Inc.’s new chief information officer, said he is working to help position the networking-equipment maker as a leader in hybrid work. “Everybody being remote in the pande...
VIDT DAO enables instant verification technology for all
NFT time stamping and verification technology is throwing up use case after use case as individuals and businesses become aware of the boundless possibilities. The VIDT DAO technology A leader in the...
‘Most economists are predicting a recession in 2023’: I own a rental property. Is it a good time to take out a bank loan and renovate — or should I wait?
Dear MarketWatch, Along with a sibling, I own a rental property of more than 40 rooms in the Caribbean, where we do weekly rentals. It’s near downtown but in need of repairs and renovation. Is this ...