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Bitcoin tumbles after Musk implies Tesla may sell cryptocurrency
L.A. Times - 17 May 2021 01:38
Elon Musk continued to whipsaw the price of bitcoin, briefly sending it to the lowest since February after implying in a Twitter exchange Sunday that Tesla Inc. may sell or has sold its cryptocurrency holdings.
"Now Is A Great Time To Be Investing In China": Avenue Capital Group CEO Mark Lasry
Forbes - 17 May 2021 02:59The 3 best men's multivitamins of 2021, backed by medical experts
Business Insider - 17 May 2021 20:56Almost all major Bitcoin mining pools now signaling for Taproot activation
Coin Telegraph - 17 May 2021 12:05
The largest Bitcoin mining pools are signaling for Taproot, but the activation may not reach the 90% critical consensus mark during this current difficulty epoch.
Market Extra: 'Bitcoin is melting.' Here's what a 30% drop from highs in the crypto may say about stock-market risk sentiment
Market Watch - 17 May 2021 04:26
What does a meltdown in bitcoin prices over the weekend portend for stocks?
JD Logistics Launches Up to $3.4 Billion Hong Kong IPO
Wall Street Journal - 17 May 2021 03:59
The logistics arm of JD.com is looking to raise as much as $3.4 billion through an initial public offering, in the latest Hong Kong listing linked to China's booming e-commerce market.
Gates Left Board Amid Probe Into Prior Relationship With Staffer
Wall Street Journal - 17 May 2021 03:22Discovery surges 10% after agreeing to acquire AT&T's media operations for $43 billion
Business Insider - 17 May 2021 15:02Most US parents will get monthly checks of $250 or $300 per child, starting in July
Chicago Tribune - 17 May 2021 14:56Child tax credit: Families will start receiving monthly advance payments July 15
USA Today - 17 May 2021 13:57
Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan expanded the Child Tax Credit and allowed families to receive half of the payments in advance monthly installments.
AT&T to Combine WarnerMedia Assets With Discovery
Wall Street Journal - 17 May 2021 13:48Fundstrat's Tom Lee Boosts Bitcoin Target 25% Despite Musk's Criticism
Crypto News - 17 May 2021 13:39
Tom Lee. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg. Tesla's recent declaration it would no longer be accepting bitcoin (BTC), paired with bearish statements by its CEO Elon Musk, have done little to shake the certain...
Microsoft Named 2020's Most Conscious Brand, Beating Pfizer, Google and Amazon
AdWeek - 17 May 2021 13:18
Technology giant Microsoft topped a poll of the 100 most Conscious Brands of 2020. In a year where brands have been encouraged to offer more empathy as the Covid-19 pandemic gripped the world, Microsoft topped the global...
Elon Musk says bitcoin isn't decentralized as he goes to war with crypto bulls
Business Insider - 17 May 2021 12:24Billionaire Mark Cuban says he holds 3,250 dogecoin that he bought with his son - and earns added inflows from Dallas Mavericks sales
Business Insider - 17 May 2021 12:0462% of Consumers Say Their Drinking Habits Have Recently Changed
AdWeek - 17 May 2021 12:00
As we head into summer, there's been a lot of discussion around which drink will define the season. After two explosive years of growth, will hard seltzer continue its domination? Or will ranch water, the darling of West...
Anycart, Dubbed The Expedia For Online Grocery Shopping, Disrupts The $100 Billion E-Grocery Category
Forbes - 17 May 2021 12:00Netanyahu says military campaign will continue despite increasing calls for ceasefire as Israeli airstrikes killed 42 people in Gaza Sunday
Business Insider - 17 May 2021 03:08
Netanyahu said the attacks would continue at "full-force" and that "we'll do whatever it takes to restore order and quiet."
The Wall Street Journal: Microsoft directors wanted Gates to quit board over inappropriate relationship
Market Watch - 17 May 2021 02:46
Microsoft Corp. board members decided that Bill Gates needed to step down from its board in 2020 as they pursued an investigation into the billionaire's prior romantic relationship with a female Microsoft employee that w...
AT&T-Discovery deal would create a media juggernaut
Chicago Tribune - 17 May 2021 02:26Banking System Uses Significantly More Energy Than Bitcoin, Research Shows
Bitcoin.com - 17 May 2021 02:00
A new report shows that the banking system consumes more than twice the amount of energy that bitcoin does. The authors analyzed bitcoin’s energy usage and compared it to the banking and gold industries. Banking System...
Brands Must Reflect on the Moment as They Navigate Post-Pandemic Advertising
AdWeek - 17 May 2021 02:00
All in it together. Uncertain times. A reminder of what really matters. Sentiments like these, somber yet urgent, became marketing mantras that defined brands' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. But despite how quickly ...