Boeing is readying the Dubai airshow, but it continues to face backlash for the two 737 Max jet disasters. Investors have been giving Boeing the benefit of the doubt, but regulators and the general public have not. Boeing will face fierce competition o…
The People’s Bank of China addresses rumors about its digital currency launching in Q1 2020. Speculations mount about the government-backed cryptocurrency. A few details are known about the upcoming digital renminbi. The People’s Bank of China has made…
An “NBA draft bust” coming into 2019-20, Andrew Wiggins is playing the best basketball of his career. Long inefficient, he’s reaping the benefits of Minnesota’s new reliance on analytics. The sample size is small, but his early-…
Coinbase starts offering staking rewards on Tezos. XTZ surges over 50 percent after the announcement. Tezos could be preparing for a significant price move based on many technical indicators. Tezos skyrocketed over 50 percent in the last 24 hours. The …
There’s a good chance that stocks finish 2019 with a powerful rally. Catalysts include positive seasonality, strong market breadth, bearish sentiment, desperate fund managers, and a more dovish FOMC. Fear of recession and a poor outcome to the tr…
Mattress Mack, a Houston-area furniture salesman, had around $13 million in bets on the Houston Astros. The winnings would have covered his losses in a furniture promotion he ran in conjunction with the team’s World Series aspirations. He spent m…
HBO has cancelled a hotly anticipated Game of Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts. This may prove to be the right call for a nervous network dealing with the fallout from GoT’s polarizing final season. The network just ordered 10 episodes of …
Since hitting three-month lows in mid-October, the U.S. dollar has appreciated 1.4%. The greenback is likely to outperform most of its peers through the end of 2019. Recession risk, ultra-loose monetary policy unlikely to deter the bulls in the short t…
World’s second-largest maker of bitcoin miners not intimidated by the China-US trade war. Canaan Creative has failed to list in Hong Kong and mainland China. Most recent half-year results registered a loss. A threat by President Donald Trump’s ad…
Microsoft is laying the groundwork for the next-gen. The company is reintroducing its Xbox All Access bundles in certain jurisdictions. Microsoft is also adding a new upgrade-option. Microsoft announced it is injecting new life into its Xbox All Access…
The Dow Jones rallied by triple digits, and the S&P 500 prepared to close at a new all-time high. Positive earnings, progress in Trump’s trade war, and hopes of more stimulus from the Federal Reserve are driving Wall Street’s appetite f…
S&P 500 Index shatters new record high on Monday. Equity markets are rallying despite a three-quarter decline in corporate earnings – the longest stretch since 2015-16. U.S. firms are getting better at playing the expectations game. The Wall …
India’s finance minister and reserve bank governor both cautioned India against embracing cryptocurrency this week. Their reasoning? It’s what authorities in other countries are telling them. But the father of modern India, Mahatma Gandhi, …
The Streamy Awards 2019 nominations have been announced and popular streamers such as Ninja and Tfue are up for awards. Other creators such as YouTuber turned NBC late night talk show host Lilly Singh and the philanthropic Mr Beast are also up for Stre…
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and broader U.S. stock market rallied in after-hours trading Wednesday, as investors kept close tabs on an official impeachment inquiry of President Trump launched by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Dow Fu…
It has been a dull month for gold as the previous momentum appears to have paused. Since the start of September, gold price has declined by almost 2%, which is a surprise because of the Federal Reserve rate cut a week ago. Amidst the gloom, Marc Chandl…
The conspicuous absence of even a single bank as a founding member of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project was never “intentional,” according to the co-creator of Libra, David Marcus. Facebook, he said, would love to have banks involved. No banks in Libr…
The Dow Jones was unable to profit from the news of Donald Trump removing some tariffs on Chinese goods, as the president dashed hopes that he’d agree to a partial trade deal. Meanwhile, Chinese trade negotiators canceled a visit with US farmers in Mon…
Batman takes center stage for this week’s bundle of free games from the Epic Games Store. Epic Games is giving users of its beleaguered store the chance to pick no less than six games; the acclaimed Batman Arkham Collection and a trio of Batman-themed Lego titles. Arkham Asylum Arkham City Arkham Knight Lego Batman: The […]
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Local news reports that thieves stole an Xbox One console from the Children’s Assessment and Treatment Unit ward at Leeds Children’s Hospital in the UK earlier today. Jerks Steal Game Console from Children Facing Life-Threatening Injuries In an act of brazen theft, the perpetrators divested the ward of a crucial piece of entertainment that helps […]
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