The United States Securities and Exchange Commission issued new guidance on Thursday requiring companies that issue securities to disclose to investors their exposure and risk to the cryptocurrency market. The forecast comes less than a month after FTX, one of… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
IEA Expects Electricity From Renewables To Be More Than Coal And Be The Main Electricity Source Globally By 2025
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy produced from renewable sources will overtake energy prepared from coal and will become the world’s largest source of electricity generation by the middle of this decade. The International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2022… Read More ›
Standard Chartered Estimates Bitcoin Could Fall 70% To $5,000 In 2023
According to Standard Chartered, Bitcoin can fall to $5,000 in 2023 in a surprise for the market that investors are under-pricing the virtual currency. If that level is reached, it will represent a roughly 70% drop from Monday’s price of slightly… Read More ›
Caixin PMI Shows China’s Services Activity Contracted To 6-Month Lows In November
According to a private-sector business survey, COVID containment measures weighed on demand and operations in China, resulting in the country’s services activity dropping to six-month lows in November. The data further points to a further slowing of economic growth. The… Read More ›
EU Must Take Action In Response To Distortions In The US Climate Plan, According To Von Der Leyen
The EU needs to confront “distortions” caused by a $430 billion US plan to incentivize climate-friendly technologies, according to the bloc’s chief. Some EU members have criticized the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), raising concerns about the possibility of a trade… Read More ›
US And Allies Slap Sanctions On North Korea After Ballistic Missile Tests
The United States and its Asian allies have sanctioned three North Korean senior officials linked to the country’s recent missile tests. This year, Pyongyang launched a record number of ballistic missiles – over 60 – and tested several intercontinental ballistic… Read More ›
Policies Of Apple’s App Store Described To Be Unsustainable By Mark Zuckerberg
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been outspoken in his criticism of Facebook. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is eager to repay the favor. On Wednesday, at The New York Times DealBook summit, Zuckerberg slammed Apple, the most valuable American company, and… Read More ›
US Is Signalling A Transition Toward Slower Rate Of Interest Rate Hikes
The head of the US central bank has said authorities may start to ease up on interest rate hikes as soon as this month, after racing to raise borrowing costs earlier this year. The Federal Reserve has made four hefty… Read More ›
Eisai And Biogen’s Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Down Cognitive Decline, But Has Side Effects
According to detailed data presented on Tuesday, an experimental Alzheimer’s drug from Eisai and Biogen slowed cognitive decline in a closely watched trial but may carry a risk of serious side effects for certain patients. The drug, lecanemab, was linked… Read More ›
Banks In The EU Will Face Stricter Regulations Regarding Their Use Of Cloud Computing Titans
Financial firms in the European Union will have to demonstrate how quickly they can recover from a cyber attack as they rely more on ‘cloud computing’ giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and IBM for key services, the EU said… Read More ›