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Digital Currency Revolution

Shiba Inu Set for Major Rally as Golden Cross Signals 23% Price Surge

Nov 17, 2024 23:12 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business

Shiba Inu, the meme-inspired cryptocurrency, appears poised for a significant price increase as a golden cross forms on its daily chart. This bullish indicator suggests SHIB could surge by 23%, following a healthy...

Digital Currency Revolution

Coinbase CEO Armstrong's Game-Changing Proposal to Musk’s D.O.G.E.: Sovereign Wealth and Spending Caps

Nov 17, 2024 22:55 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business Politics

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, has challenged Elon Musks D.O.G.E. commission with a game-changing proposal: implement a government spending cap and establish a U.S. sovereign wealth fund distributing dividends to...

Digital Currency Revolution

Lummis Calls on Treasury to Swap Gold for Bitcoin in Strategic Reserve Plan

Nov 17, 2024 22:37 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business Politics

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis is urging the U.S. Treasury Department to convert a portion of its gold holdings into Bitcoin, proposing the creation of a strategic Bitcoin reserve to address inflation and the soaring...

Digital Currency Revolution

Bitcoin’s Bull Run Sparks $135K Ceiling Forecast, but Could a $70K Correction Be Inevitable?

Nov 17, 2024 22:19 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju projects Bitcoins price ceiling at $135K, but analysts highlight leveraged market risks that could lead to a correction to $70K. ETF inflows and bullish trends fuel optimism amid market...

CNN Faces 'Unprecedented Crisis' After Historic Ratings Collapse: 'Only 61,000 Viewers in Key Demo'

Nov 17, 2024 21:25 pm UTC| Business

CNN recorded a historic low in viewership on November 11, hitting its lowest Tuesday ratings in the 25-54 demographic in nearly 25 years. With just 61,000 viewers tuning in within the highly coveted age group, industry...

Digital Currency Revolution

XRP Surges 82%, Golden Cross Signals Historic Breakout Beyond $1.265

Nov 17, 2024 17:11 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business

XRPs price skyrocketed over 80% this week, reaching $1.265, its highest in three years. A rare golden cross pattern on the weekly chart hints at what could be a historic price rally for the cryptocurrency. XRP Rockets...

Digital Currency Revolution

Trump’s Crypto Win Rocks Ethereum: Bitcoin Soars, ETH Slumps ‘More Brutal Than I Expected’

Nov 17, 2024 14:54 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technology Business

Ethereums decline against Bitcoin has surprised experts, with Lyn Alden calling the drop more brutal than expected. Despite Trumps crypto-friendly administration, Bitcoin surged 31%, leaving Ethereum struggling with a...

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Economy

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement With Egypt, Opening Path to $3.8 Billion in Funding

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt on the fifth and sixth reviews of the countrys Extended Fund Facility (EFF), a key step that could unlock around $2.5...

RBA Signals Possible Interest Rate Hike in 2026 as Inflation Pressures Persist

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed that its board members discussed the possibility of raising interest rates in 2026, according to the minutes from the central banks December policy meeting. The discussion...

Wall Street Ends Higher as S&P 500, Nasdaq Extend Gains Ahead of Holiday Week

U.S. stock markets closed higher on Monday, extending recent gains as investors look to finish the year on a strong note despite thinning trading volumes in a holiday-shortened week. The SP 500 rose 0.5% by the closing...

Global Markets Rise as Tech Stocks Lead, Yen Strengthens, and Commodities Hit Record Highs

Global financial markets started a holiday-shortened week on a positive note, with most major stock indexes posting gains as technology stocks rebounded and investor sentiment improved. Wall Street was supported by...

Platinum Price Surges Past $2,000 as Demand and Supply Dynamics Tighten

Platinum prices surged sharply at the start of the week, rallying more than 4.6% on Monday to break above the $2,000 per ounce level for the first time since 2008. The move marks a 17-year high for the precious metal and...

Politics

Trump Administration Recalls Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors in Push for “America First” Agenda

The Trump administration has recalled nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors and senior career diplomats from overseas posts, a move officials say aligns embassies more closely with the presidents America First foreign policy, but...

Australia Moves Toward Tougher Gun Laws After Bondi Shooting

Australias most populous state, New South Wales, is set to introduce significantly tougher gun laws alongside new measures targeting terrorism and public protests, following a deadly mass shooting in Sydneys Bondi area....

Trump Announces Ambitious Plan for New U.S. Navy Super Battleships

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday an ambitious proposal for the United States Navy to begin building a new class of advanced battleships, a move that could significantly reshape the future of American naval...

China’s Nuclear Expansion Raises Arms Control Concerns as Pentagon Report Warns of Growing Military Ambitions

China is rapidly expanding and modernizing its nuclear weapons arsenal, with a draft Pentagon report warning that Beijing may have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) across three newly...

Kremlin Downplays U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine as Ongoing Process

Russia has played down expectations surrounding recent discussions with the United States on the Ukraine conflict, emphasizing that the talks should not be interpreted as a major diplomatic breakthrough. Kremlin spokesman...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

FTC Praises Instacart for Ending AI Pricing Tests After $60M Settlement

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has welcomed Instacarts decision to end its artificial intelligence-based price testing, a move that follows weeks of consumer backlash and regulatory scrutiny. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson...

John Carreyrou Sues Major AI Firms Over Alleged Copyrighted Book Use in AI Training

Investigative journalist John Carreyrou, widely known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos and for authoring the bestselling book Bad Blood, has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit...

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...

Moore Threads Unveils New GPUs, Fuels Optimism Around China’s AI Chip Ambitions

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), often described as Chinas potential alternative to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), attracted investor attention after unveiling a new lineup of graphics processing units at...

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties

A group of nine Republican U.S. lawmakers has formally urged the Pentagon to expand its list of Chinese companies accused of supporting Chinas military, intensifying scrutiny of Beijing-linked technology firms amid rising...