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Court Orders New York Man to Pay $36M for Forex, Digital Asset Fraud
Bitcoin.com - 21 Sep 2024 05:30
William Koo Ichioka has been ordered to pay over $36 million after admitting to a forex and digital asset fraud scheme. His scam, which started in 2018, involved falsifying financial documents and misusing investor funds...
The executive in charge of the division that has 2 astronauts stuck in space is leaving Boeing
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 04:17JPMorgan Forecasts Potential 50bps Rate Cut in November Following Recent Fed Move
Bitcoin.com - 21 Sep 2024 02:30
JPMorgan Chase sees the possibility of the Federal Reserve making another significant rate cut in November, possibly by 50 basis points. The bank, which predicted this week’s half-point cut, believes further reductions...
Rate cuts might make it cheaper to buy a house, but they won't fix the US housing market's biggest problem
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 14:31
Lower interest rates might seem like a boon for buyers, but builders are facing a host of problems preventing them from bringing more housing supply.
Baby boomers have a ton of their wealth tied up in stocks and housing. Here's why that's a risk to the economy.
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 14:16These big shipyards are China's shipbuilding power players and are cranking out new warships at a breakneck pace
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 13:47Computer Scientist: China's Crypto Crackdown Spurred Decentralization of Asia's Web3 Infrastructure
Bitcoin.com - 21 Sep 2024 13:10
Sangmin Seo, chairman of the Kaia DLT Foundation, asserts that China’s crackdown on the crypto industry, which led to its loss of dominance in bitcoin mining, has resulted in the decentralization of Asia’s crypto inf...
Starbucks' system to make ordering better isn't the solution the company hoped for, an employee says
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 12:28
Starbucks is trying to improve cafes and cut wait times with the Siren Craft System, but an employee says it's not the solution the company claims.
A top-1% fund manager warns Warren Buffett is behaving like he did before the dot-com crash — and says the S&P 500 could see dismal returns for a decade
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 12:23SEC is unhappy that Elon Musk did not give testimony to the financial regulator to attend a SpaceX launch
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 03:58
The US Securities and Exchange Commission isn't happy that Elon Musk missed court-ordered testimony for its Twitter probe to attend a SpaceX launch.
America's fallen tech giant Intel is facing a crossroads
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 01:32TikTok brings in new legal expert to further its fight against US ban
New York Post - 21 Sep 2024 01:26
TikTok has hired a powerful new voice to fight its corner, as it steps up its fight against a congressional ban on the app. The Chinese owned video sharing platform appears to be gearing up for a lengthy legal fight whic...
US Company Settles Salvadoran Coffee Purchase With Bitcoin
Bitcoin.com - 21 Sep 2024 01:10
According to information from the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Compass Coffee, a U.S.-based coffee company, has completed an international purchase of Salvadoran coffee using bitcoin. Jorge Cruz, the Salvadora...
Blackstone to sell Motel 6 chain, parent company for $525M
New York Post - 21 Sep 2024 23:03
A hotel operator based in India is acquiring the budget motel chain Motel 6 from Blackstone for $525 million, the New York-based investment firm announced Friday.
These 9 'Back to the USA' stocks will get the biggest boost from an American manufacturing boom: Bank of America
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 13:59I'm a private chef who shops at Trader Joe's. Here are 9 of my favorite things to get for my family of 3.
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 13:34
As a personal chef shopping for my family, some of my favorite things to get at Trader Joe's include avocados, French-roast coffee, and salmon.
How Cards Against Humanity is trolling Elon Musk and Donald Trump in a Texas lawsuit
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 22:31The 5 Month Halving Hangover: Bitcoin Miners Continue to Face Revenue Struggles
Bitcoin.com - 21 Sep 2024 22:30
Metrics reveal that although BTC prices climbed 6.97% in September, Bitcoin’s hashprice—the anticipated daily revenue from 1 petahash per second (PH/s)—remains ultra-low. This suggests that miners are still dealing...
AI 'godfather' says OpenAI's new model may be able to deceive and needs 'much stronger safety tests'
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 22:03
AI expert Yoshua Bengio said OpenAI's o1 highlights the need for stronger regulatory oversight for advanced AI models.
Hasan Minhaj Spills the Tea On Why His Big Kolkata Chai Co. Investment Is Personal
AdWeek - 21 Sep 2024 21:58
Hasan Minhaj didn't necessarily plan to add investor to his already burgeoning resume. Instead, the opportunity presented itself in a cup of smooth, spicy chai. Nine months after his first sip of the Kolkata Chai Co.'s s...
Jeff Bezos gave Lauren Sánchez's new children's book 'six stars.' But a lawsuit says she stole the idea from her yoga teacher.
Business Insider - 21 Sep 2024 21:52
Jeff Bezos praised Lauren Sánchez' children's book on Amazon. The next day, a yoga instructor sued Sánchez for theft of intellectual property.
Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Record Second Day of Inflows, Leading to Gains
Bitcoin.com - 21 Sep 2024 21:30
The spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced a second consecutive day of inflows, as both categories of funds posted gains. On Friday, spot bitcoin ETFs drew in $92 million, while spot ether ETFs c...