Human ID project Worldcoin signed up over 9,500 users in Argentina in a single day in August, setting a record for single-day signups. To achieve this feat, facilitators onboarded participants at an average rate of less than nine seconds per person, according to an Aug. 31 announcement from the project. Argentina is one of the
Month: August 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration is granting more money to airports that could help reduce the industry’s reliance on debt financing for making infrastructure improvements. Airport infrastructure projects are financed through a combination of funding including bonds and the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program, which carries restrictions about what the money can be used for. Funding from
Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett took control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, and nearly six decades later as the “Oracle of Omaha” turned 93 Wednesday, his conglomerate is stronger today than it’s ever been. Berkshire shares have roared back to an all-time high on record
In this article COST PSTG CHWY VSCO FIVE CRM OKTA CRWD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Salesforce West office building in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after hours. CrowdStrike — The cybersecurity stock added 1% in extended
When it comes to housewarming gifts, most people think of kitchen gifts and bathroom gifts. However, experts recommend sleeping 8 hours a day – which is one-third of each 24-hour period. And even people who don’t reach the 8-hour threshold spend well over 6 hours a day in the bedroom, either sleeping or lounging in
State Attorney General Letitia James seen during public safety announcement to prevent gun violence at City Hall, July 31, 2023. Lev Radin | Pacific Press | Lightrocket | Getty Images New York’s attorney general asked a judge Wednesday for a partial summary judgment against Donald Trump in her $250 million lawsuit accusing the former president
The biggest new memecoin of 2023, Pepe (PEPE) suffered one of the worst possible fates that can befall a new crypto asset; a partial rug pull — after its anonymous developers abruptly sold nearly $16 million worth of the token on Aug. 24. The official Pepe X (formerly known as Twitter) account explained the drop
United States presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has lauded Grayscale’s recent victory over the federal securities regulator, arguing the decision will help keep Bitcoin and blockchain innovation from going overseas. In an Aug. 30 post on X (formerly Twitter) the pro-Bitcoin Republican candidate took shot at a “shadow” U.S. government, pointing the blame towards the “unlawful
Municipals had a slightly firmer tone Wednesday while U.S. Treasuries were little changed and equities ended up. Triple-A yields fell one to three basis points, depending on the curve, while UST maintained levels in a subdued session. While munis underperformed UST Tuesday, “there has been firmness in the muni market throughout the past week,” said
From the outside, the Global Opportunities Fund in Bermuda looked like any regular investment fund: broad, bland, and uncontroversial. On the inside, however, two men were using the fund for a specific purpose — to amass and trade large positions in shares of the Adani Group, one of the biggest and most politically connected private
Municipals were firmer in spots Tuesday, underperforming a U.S. Treasury rally. Equities ended in the black. Over the last month or so there’s been some volatility in the muni market driven by the Treasury side, said Daryl Clements, municipal portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein. USTs, which continue to be affected by Fed and related market expectations,
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., US, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Well, now the SEC is in a real pickle. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sided with Grayscale in a lawsuit against the SEC, greatly improving the
The Hewlett-Packard Co. logo is displayed on the window of an electronics store in New York. Ramin Talaie | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Box — The cloud stock fell 7% after hours on a mixed second-quarter report. Box’s revenue came in at $261 million, in line
When you’re in one of the various phases of the homebuying process, your actions in other areas could determine if you’re successful or not. For example, other types of purchases may appear to be unrelated, but they could negatively affect your mortgage application. “Lenders will review several factors when evaluating a mortgage application, including your
Houses in England. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The number of houses sold in the U.K. this year is set to reach the lowest annual figure since 2012, real estate company Zoopla found in its latest house price index released on Wednesday. The report shows an estimated 21% decline
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is facing its first deadlines to decide on seven new Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund applications with the latest being Sept. 4 amid its defeat to Grayscale Investments in a U.S. federal appeals court. Investment firm Bitwise will learn if its ETF will win the SEC’s approval on
Bond parties in the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bankruptcy are appealing a ruling that has barred a receiver from being appointed in the case. Syncora Guarantee and GoldenTree Asset Management Monday filed an appeal notice of a ruling of U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain that rejected their request for a removal of a
US secretary of commerce Gina Raimondo has told China’s number two official Premier Li Qiang that Washington does not want to decouple from the world’s second-largest economy and hopes to expand trade. Her meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with Li, a close confidant of President Xi Jinping and the head
Leila Ismailova began her professional career at the age of 15 as a broadcasting star in Belarus, the Russian-neighboring Eastern European country that plays home to 9.3 million citizens. She continued in the role for 10 years, she says, before reaching what she felt was a “professional ceiling” and beginning a journey that led to
Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. Transcription: Thomas Nocera (00:03):Welcome to another episode of The Bond Buyer podcast. I’m Thomas Nocera, regional reporter for the Bond buyer, and I’m here with Mohamed Balla, the Chief Financial Officer for the City of Atlanta, who’s here to discuss an upcoming
In this article CRWD MCW BSX MRVL 9868-HK MMM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boston Scientific Corp. Chitose Suzuki Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. RPT Realty — RPT Realty shares surged 19% after Kimco Realty, an operator of open-air shopping centers, said it would acquire the real estate investment trust
There are many ways to track home design trends. One of the best is considering what retailers are seeing specifiers and homeowners purchasing – especially retailers that cater to both professional and consumer clientele across the country, like the Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery chain and its Build with Ferguson website. Here are five
What are sympathy plays? Something that is played on the news headline based on the initial news coverage. Example: If Google releases completely new algorithms that other search engines can use, it will benefit other search engines such as Yahoo and BIDU, while hurting other companies like newspapers and print companies. – The sympathy play
Shibarium, a new layer-2 blockchain for Shiba Inu (SHIB) has surpassed 100,000 wallets on its platform with 35,000 coming within 24 hours of Shibarium’s relaunch on Aug. 28. Shytoshi Kusama, the lead developer and co-founder of Shiba Inu, confirmed Shibarium was back up and running in an Aug. 28 blog post. At the time, Kusama
The next Bitcoin halving event is less than 9 months away and the consensus opinion among analysts and investors is that the halving will send BTC price to a new all time high or even above $100,000. Despite this belief, the absence of fresh inflow to the crypto market, the current macroeconomic headwinds and BTC’s
Municipals were steady to start the week as U.S. Treasuries were firmer and equities ended the trading session up. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Monday was at 63%, the three-year at 65%, the five-year at 66%, the 10-year at 70% and the 30-year at 91%, according to Refinitiv MMD’s 3 p.m. read. ICE Data Services had
Ministers will on Tuesday announce plans to scrap UK environmental rules that developers say have prevented tens of thousands of homes from being built in recent years. The property industry has complained that Natural England, a government agency, has blocked the building of large numbers of new developments by enforcing so-called “nutrient neutrality” regulations designed
Bitcoin (BTC) is down about 11% in August, just shy of the 13.88% fall seen in the corresponding month in 2022, according to CoinGlass data. The picture does not look very bright for September either. History shows that every year since 2017, Bitcoin has declined in September. Bloomberg Intelligence senior macro strategist Mike McGlone is
Wells Fargo is eligible to underwrite municipal bonds in Texas after the state attorney general’s office said Friday it was unable to determine that the investment bank discriminates against the firearm industry. A review of Wells Fargo’s standing letter of compliance with a Texas law prohibiting state and local government contracts with companies that discriminate
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