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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Expected to Set Stage for September Rate Cut
Coin Desk - 22 Aug 2024 15:34
Bitcoin remains nearly 20% below its all-time high, while U.S. stocks and gold are at or within close shouting distance of record levels.
Jamie Dimon's name keeps being floated for a spot in the White House — by both parties
Business Insider - 22 Aug 2024 02:11McDonald's Instagram hackers make $700K shilling Grimace memecoin
Coin Telegraph - 22 Aug 2024 01:58
Scammers hacked the official McDonald's Instagram account to promote a sham memecoin based on the fast food giant's mascot Grimace.
Farm Workers Union Battles With California Grower, Wonderful Nurseries
The New York Times - 22 Aug 2024 15:52
Wonderful Nurseries, owned by Stewart and Lynda Resnick, has sued the state to overturn a labor organizing law championed by the United Farm Workers.
Laugh if you want but Chick-fil-A's plan to make TV shows is serious business for Hollywood
Business Insider - 22 Aug 2024 14:52Less Is More at Builders FirstSource
Wall Street Journal - 22 Aug 2024 11:30
The building-supply giant is growing while shrinking its share count, delighting shareholders.
Binance Says It Protects Over $2.4 Billion From Crypto Scams This Year
Bitcoin.com - 22 Aug 2024 02:30
Crypto exchange Binance says it has protected over $2.4 billion from scams and fraudulent activities this year, safeguarding more than 1.2 million users worldwide. The exchange's AI-driven and manual risk management syst...
Campaign Advisor Says Harris Will 'Support Policies' Promoting Growth of Digital Currencies
Bitcoin.com - 22 Aug 2024 02:16
On Wed., Aug. 21, 2024, Bloomberg shared that Vice President Kamala Harris intends to back policies that favor digital currencies. Brian Nelson, a senior advisor for the Harris campaign, told Bloomberg in an interview th...
German Authority Seizes 13 Unauthorized Crypto ATMs
Bitcoin.com - 22 Aug 2024 01:30
Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has seized 13 unauthorized cryptocurrency ATMs in a nationwide operation involving 60 officers and raids on 35 locations. BaFin reported that the machines facil...
UK energy warns of 'grave' jobs and investment concerns
BBC - 22 Aug 2024 01:03
Firms across the supply chain to the oil and gas industry have warned that official plans threaten investment.
Edgar Bronfman Raises Offer for National Amusements, Paramount Stake to $6 Billion
Wall Street Journal - 22 Aug 2024 00:50Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot goes viral with mind-blowing deepfakes of Trump, Taylor Swift
New York Post - 22 Aug 2024 23:59
Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot is flooding the web with "deepfake" images of everyone from Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to Taylor Swift and Musk himself - and the results range from totally wacky to downright disturbing.
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Cava, Uber, Ross Stores, Workday and more
CNBC - 22 Aug 2024 23:45
See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.
Tron's Sun Pump Debut Sparks New Highs in Meme Coin Market
Bitcoin.com - 22 Aug 2024 23:30
Since its debut in mid-August, Sun Pump, a Tron-based meme coin generator, has been bustling with action. Data from Dune Analytics reveals that close to 30,000 Sun Pump-issued tokens have been minted to date, with an imp...
Bitcoin is holding $60K -- Here's why it's important
Coin Telegraph - 22 Aug 2024 23:30
Resilient US job and inflation data and steady spot Bitcoin ETF inflows aided Bitcoin's rally above $60,000.
Cava earnings beat estimates as restaurant traffic climbs nearly 10%
CNBC - 22 Aug 2024 23:22
The Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava said its fiscal second-quarter traffic climbed 9.5%, bucking industry trends.
From Brat Summer to Demure Fall, Microtrends Are Redefining Marketing
AdWeek - 22 Aug 2024 23:14
In case you haven't heard: party-girl Brat Summer has given way to a more modest Demure Fall, and brands including Verizon, Lyft, and Zillow are moving at breakneck speed to keep pace amid yet another cultural shift. "Ve...
Delivery drivers at third-party company in Palmdale are Amazon employees, NLRB finds
L.A. Times - 22 Aug 2024 23:08
An NLRB regional director found that Amazon is a joint employer for third-party delivery company Battle-Tested Strategies and unlawfully refused to bargain with drivers.
This is an astounding fact about Harris' fundraising ability compared to Biden's
Business Insider - 22 Aug 2024 23:07Skydance Demands That Paramount Stop Negotiating With Edgar Bronfman
Wall Street Journal - 22 Aug 2024 23:07ATM fees hit record high in US -- these are the cities where you'll pay the most
New York Post - 22 Aug 2024 22:56
Getting cash from an ATM that is outside a consumer's network is more expensive than ever, and in some U.S. cities, the average cost of accessing paper money is more than $5.
The Intersection of Creativity and Technology With Rei Inamoto of I&CO
AdWeek - 22 Aug 2024 22:50
Welcome to another special episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Today, our guest is Rei Inamoto, founding partner at I&CO, a global innovation firm that helps brands navigate change. Inamoto has been named among Cr...