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The government should pause its sale of land acquired for phase 2 of HS2 for up to three years, its independent adviser on infrastructure has told BBC News.
Sir John Armitt warned there was a "real risk" that its plans would make rail travel between Birmingham and Manchester "even more congested".
Rishi Sunak recently ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
How Subrata Roy Built (And Lost) His Sahara Empire
Subrata Roy's life is a living 'rags to riches' story of a man who rose from humble beginnings to head a conglomerate of chit-fund companies which dominated the non-banking financial sector in the country for nearly three decades.
While it is common knowledge that he f... | India Business & Economics |
The Ministry of Defence's plan for new weapons has a budget "blackhole" of £16.9bn, according to the public spending watchdog.
The National Audit Office (NAO) said the MoD's 10-year programme until 2033 was unaffordable and the projected deficit the biggest since 2012, when the plan was first published.
It puts the e... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
The Federal Reserve will spend $931.4 million to print bills in 2023 — but there's a problem with U.S. cash.
"We haven't modernized or changed our currency. That's probably a mistake," Aaron Klein, senior fellow of economic studies at Brookings Institute, told CNBC. "We should have dollar coins instead of paper notes."... | Inflation |
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Looking at the first half of 2023, funding for crypto startups continued to grow more scarce. In Q2, venture capital flowing into the industry ... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
The Sam Bankman-Fried trial gained steam after a somewhat sleepier first half of the day. That’s when prosecutors and the defense asked a witness and former FTX developer about the technical details of the crypto exchange as well as Alameda Research.
But that changed around 4 p.m. when FTX co-founder and CTO Gary Wang ... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
World Bank Approves $ 150 Million For Sri Lanka’s Banking Sector Stabilisation
The Financial Sector Safety Net Project is designed to boost the financial and institutional capacity of the Sri Lanka Deposit Insurance Scheme (SLDIS), which is managed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
The World Bank has approved $ 150 mil... | Asia Business & Economics |
Sam Bankman-Fried may be headed to prison but the story of FTX is far from over. Indeed, like an evil spirit, the exchange seems destined to haunt the crypto community for the rest of its days.
Not only has the company’s downfall shattered faith in what was once the most trusted institution in the industry, but its epi... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
More than 700,000 households in Great Britain have missed out on £300m worth of support for energy bills, according to BBC analysis of government figures.
These are households in places such as park homes and houseboats who did not have an energy supplier to apply a one-off £400 payment automatically.
The government ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
- Michael Flynn's family kept money donated to his legal fund, according to new court documents.
- Filings from CNN revealed testimony by Flynn's sister, Barbara Flynn Redgate.
- Flynn's wife, Lori, and sister-in-law, Valerie, are suing CNN and accusing the network of defamation.
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn's family... | Nonprofit, Charities, & Fundraising |
Over and over during Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, lawyers showed pictures of the FTX founder living his best life. There he was at the Super Bowl flanked by Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom. There he was on a private jet, sleeping with his hands folded. There he was onstage, in shorts and a T-shirt, with Bill Clinton and Ton... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
NEW YORK -- Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's first open call for grants yielded 6,353 applications from nonprofits — meaning candidates have at least a 4% chance of being selected for a $1 million grant.
Lever for Change, the nonprofit overseeing the application process, said Wednesday that the applications... | Nonprofit, Charities, & Fundraising |
Rishi Sunak has urged cash-strapped Britons to “hold our nerve” with interest rate hikes as he stressed “there is no alternative” to stamping out inflation.
The Prime Minister said “inflation is the enemy” as he defended the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates to a 15-year high last week, piling pressure... | Interest Rates |
- Investors have piled into short-term U.S. government bonds in a bid to wait out the upheaval caused by a blowout in longer-term yields, according to Lindsay Rosner of Goldman Sachs.
- An auction this week of 52-week Treasury bills at a 5.19% rate was 3.2 times oversubscribed, its highest demand of the year, Rosner sa... | Bonds Trading & Speculation |
- Employees report that building savings for an emergency and paying monthly bills are just as stressful as — if not more stressful than — saving enough for retirement, according to a new workplace survey.
- Passage of the Secure 2.0 legislation last year gives employers more flexibility in their benefit plans.
- Compa... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
Pat Jopson is 100 years old and widowed, her family live on the other side of the country.
She is one of the 25% of adults in the UK who experience loneliness.
The government is launching a £29million package to tackle loneliness across England.
The "Know Your Neighbourhood Fund" is designed to widen participation i... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Rishi Sunak has delayed a ban on new petrol and diesel cars in a major change to the government's approach to achieving net zero by 2050.
The prime minister announced exemptions and delays to several key green policies, alongside a 50% increase in cash incentives to replace gas boilers.
The government could not impose ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Protean eGov Technologies IPO Subscription: Day 2 Live Updates
The IPO has been subscribed 1.59 times, as of 11:03 a.m. on Tuesday.
Protean eGov Technologies Ltd.'s initial public offering will open on Nov. 6, and close on Nov. 8. The IPO was subscribed 1.07 times on day 1
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- Banks and businesses are reaching a boiling point over swipe fees, which are charged every time a credit card is used to make a purchase.
- This year, swipe fees will drive up the price of school and college supplies by more than $3 billion, the Merchants Payments Coalition said.
- Electronic transactions are also es... | Banking & Finance |
A record number of people are getting help from family members to enable them to buy a house, a study suggests.
Financial support from the "Bank of Family" is expected to help with 318,400 property purchases this year, according to Legal & General (L&G).
Some 47% of all homes bought by those under the age of 55 will ha... | Real Estate & Housing |
Zac Goldsmith is 'very tempted' to support Labour at next election
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Zac Goldsmith - who quit the government over its alleged climate change "apathy" - has said he is "very tempted" to back Labour.
The Conservative peer criticised his own party for not having "a clear answer" to what he calle... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
When a hacker, or hackers, broke into the Bitfinex crypto exchange and stole 119,754 bitcoins in 2016, their haul was worth $72 million. By the time US authorities arrested rapper Heather Morgan and her husband, startup founder Ilya Lichtenstein, last year on suspicion of laundering the stolen coins, their value had so... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Hindustan Oil Exploration - Undergoing A Strategic Shift: Motilal Oswal
Shift from single-asset to multi-asset strategy to drive growth
BQ Prime’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports from across India’s top brokerages, asset managers and research agencies. These re... | Energy & Natural Resources |
Mass culls to control animal diseases like bird flu are leaving farmers and vets facing mental health trauma with little support, a new report says.
A cross-party committee of MPs found there was a lack of health services in the countryside offering long-term support to those hit by such crises.
It called on the govern... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Grant Shapps has hinted at a change to plans for HS2, as the northern section of the rail project looks set to be scrapped.
Sky News understands the high-speed line planned between Birmingham and Manchester will be binned by the prime minister due to concerns over the cost of the much delayed project.
And it is still... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
- Shopper turnout across websites and stores hit an all-time high of 200.4 million over the five-day weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation.
- Shoppers shelled out an average of $321.41 on holiday-related purchases over the weekend. That's roughly in ... | Consumer & Retail |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried got a test run at testifying at his fraud trial Thur... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Rishi Sunak’s approval ratings have failed to improve over the summer political break – despite several weeks of Tory policy blitzes intended to win back voters.
The latest Opinium survey for the Observer shows the Conservative have failed to shift the dial in Sunak’s favour, with the prime minister dropping two points... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
All You Need To Know About Buying Sovereign Gold Bonds From Secondary Market
The long term nature of the bonds, as well as the additional interest rate offered on these bonds ensure higher rate of return.
Sovereign Gold Bonds are one of the most popular instruments to invest in gold in paper form.
The long term nature ... | Bonds Trading & Speculation |
A ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 is in doubt after Rishi Sunak failed to confirm it will go ahead as planned amid reports green policies could be watered down.
The Prime Minister stressed he wanted to tackle the climate crisis in a “proportionate and pragmatic” way that does not unnecessarily i... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
(Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said the fact that central banks got financial forecasting “100% dead wrong” about 18 months ago should prompt some humility about the outlook for next year.
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Ever since the surprise Tory Uxbridge by-election victory, attributed to the party's opposition to the ULEZ congestion charge scheme, Rishi Sunak has been reviewing the government's net zero commitments.
We are about to hear the results of that review, according to Whitehall sources.
The PM has personally long been c... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
The head of NatWest has apologised to Nigel Farage for what she called “deeply inappropriate comments” about the former Ukip leader in an internal report that led to the closure of his accounts at the group’s exclusive private bank, Coutts.
Dame Alison Rose issued a public statement on Thursday and wrote a letter to Fa... | Banking & Finance |
The Scottish National Party could be about to penalise homeowners with a fresh 'ridiculous' policy that will prevent Scots with gas boilers from selling their homes.
First Minister Humza Yousaf is considering the controversial ban which could cripple homeowners unless they swap their gas boilers for heat pumps.
It co... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
The Bank of England has warned the economy will be on the brink of recession in an election year after signalling interest rates will need to remain high for an extended period to tackle stubborn inflationary pressures.
After holding rates unchanged at 5.25% for a second consecutive time – the highest level since the 2... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
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Sharon Gwinn holds a picture of her husband,... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
The number of homeless families being housed in hotels and B&Bs over the legal limit by English councils has doubled within a year, figures reveal.
The latest figures released by the government show 1,210 families were in hotels and B&Bs for longer than the six-week legal limit between 1 July to 30 September in 2022, u... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Free school meals will be offered to all primary school pupils across London for a year under plans by Sadiq Khan to tackle what he said was a failure by ministers to step up support during the cost of living crisis.
The move will come into force from September, saving families about £440 for every child and benefiting... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Orient Cement Q2 Results Review - Better Than Expected Performance: Axis Securities
The cement prices are higher by Rs 20/bag or Rs 400/tonne which will support higher profitabilty in H2 FY24.
BQ Prime’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports from across India’s top b... | India Business & Economics |
When you’re saving for retirement, there are a variety of accounts you could use. The Roth IRA, or individual retirement account, is one of those options. Roth IRAs offer more investment flexibility, as well as their own tax benefits. Understanding how a Roth IRA is taxed is essential to taking full advantage of it. It... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
The Conservative Party is engulfed in a major row over inheritance tax today after more than 50 MPs demanded it be axed ahead of the next election.
The Conservative Growth Group, formed by allies of former prime minister Liz Truss, wants Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to act in the autumn Budget.
The 55-stron... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
FIRST ON FOX: A bank investigator responsible for detecting and combating money laundering warned in 2018 of "unusual" and "erratic" activity related to more than a dozen wire transfers of large sums of money to accounts belonging to Hunter Biden.
In an email released by the House Oversight Committee Wednesday, a Bank ... | Banking & Finance |
New York-area shoppers who need employee assistance to get products that have been locked up because of soaring retail theft are being forced to wait as long as 40 minutes for their goods, according to a report.
Reporters from the investigative outlet Inside Edition visited five Targets, five Walmarts and five CVS stor... | Consumer & Retail |
Avantis Labs, a decentralized finance (DeFi) derivatives ecosystem, has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by Pantera Capital, the company’s co-founder and CEO Sehaj Singh exclusively told TechCrunch.
Founders Fund, Coinbase’s Base Ecosystem Fund and Modular Capital also invested in the round. The capital wi... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Why You Need to Reimburse Your Employee Expenses Sooner Than Later
Slow-paying employee reimbursements can lead to resentment, fraud and lost opportunities. Take these simple steps to pay employees quickly and keep your business on track.
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump signed a document 30 years ago that gave the true size of... | Real Estate & Housing |
Government Cancels Bid For Appointing Asset Valuer For IDBI Bank, Fresh RFP To Be Issued
A fresh Request For Proposal would be invited soon after a review of some of the bid criteria to enable better interest from bidders.
The government on Tuesday cancelled the bid process for the appointment of an asset valuer for st... | Banking & Finance |
Sen. Josh Hawley plans to introduce legislation that would set an 18% cap on credit card interest rates, according to a report.
“Americans are being crushed under the weight of record credit card debt,” the Missouri Republican told the news site RealClearPolitics.
The Missouri senator said it was time for the governmen... | Interest Rates |
Government documents that were abruptly deleted after appearing online with announcements of new transport projects were just giving “examples” of what savings from the scrapping of HS2’s northern leg could be spent on, a minister has claimed.
The documents detailed an extra £100m of funding for a mass transit “undergr... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
If America is seeing a significant uptick in the number of grumpy old men – and women – one reason might well be the big shortfall during 2022 between inflation and their Social Security payments.
According to the nonpartisan Senior Citizens League, between this 2022’s rabid increase in the cost of living and the infla... | Inflation |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fr... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
ZestMoney, a buy now pay later startup whose ability to underwrite small ticket loans to first-time internet customers attracted many high-profile investors including Goldman Sachs, is shutting down following unsuccessful efforts to find a buyer.
The Bengaluru-headquartered startup — which also identified PayU, Quona, ... | India Business & Economics |
With near record numbers of homeless families in temporary accommodation in England, the BBC has spoken to children and parents about being moved from place to place.
Koby Anderson is very tired - so tired that he sometimes sleeps at school "in the head teacher's office", says his mother Lily.
For six months, the six-y... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
It raised concerns with the quality of the food being served at the hotel, saying that some families from Afghanistan had to shun the meat because it “stinks” and that there were no fresh vegetables on offer.
Following a visit to the Hampton by Hilton near Exeter airport, councillors also discovered issues with arrangi... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Taylor Swift was apparently the rare celebrity to ask if FTX dealt in "unregistered securities."
But her team agreed to a tour sponsorship with FTX, The New York Times reported.
The deal fell through after Sam Bankman-Fried backed out, The Times reported.
Back when FTX was pursuing A-list celebrity associations, the po... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
HuffPost UK has been told that the decision has caused “meltdown” among members of the shadow cabinet, with some even threatening to resign unless the policy is ditched.
Under the cap, parents are not able to claim child tax credit or universal credit for any third or subsequent child born after April 2017.
Appearing o... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Italy Exits Moody’s Junk Danger Zone In Big Win For Meloni
The change in outlook removes a sword of Damocles that has constantly overshadowed Meloni and her one-year-old coalition.
(Bloomberg) -- Italy is no longer in danger of a cut to junk at Moody’s Investors Service, which raised its rating outlook to 'stable' in a... | Europe Business & Economics |
Rishi Sunak says legal migration to the UK is "too high" but has refused to put a precise figure on acceptable levels of people coming to the UK.
The prime minister told the BBC he was "considering a range of options" to bring down legal migration.
He has been facing pressure to deliver on a 2019 Conservative manifesto... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Sunak Vows Tax Cuts Ahead After Meeting UK Inflation Pledge
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his UK government can begin to cut taxes after hitting a goal to halve inflation this year, suggesting economic plans to be unveiled this week by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will contain fiscal giveaways.
(Bloomberg)... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
In the oversubscribed IPO of Mamaearth, Peak XV Partners has found its fourth 10x or greater return within the six months since separating from the Sequoia family.
The venture fund is sitting on an 10x return on its investment in Mamaearth, according to an analysis of its IPO documents by TechCrunch. Mamaearth is Peak ... | India Business & Economics |
UPI: Zooming Merchant Payments Bring MDR Back On The Discussion Table
An MDR is the fee that a merchant is charged for accepting credit card and debit card payments from customers.
The noise around the rise of Unified Payments Interface has brought the discussions on merchant discount regime back on the table. While a ... | India Business & Economics |
Rishi Sunak is taking a more realist line on the climate than his predecessors
Rishi Sunak’s government appears to be jettisoning much of its green agenda. Whitehall has just announced that the UK’s carbon trading scheme is to issue more allowances than expected. While this may seem like a boring technocratic detail, i... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Sam Bankman-Fried, also known by the initials SBF, has tumbled from crypto king to courtroom defendant.
The trial of the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange is due to start on Tuesday 3 October.
The fraud charges against him - which he denies - stem from the November 2022 collapse of his now-bankrupt business.... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
What Is UPI ATM? Card-less Cash Withdrawal ATM Unveiled At Global Fintech Fest
The first UPI-ATM was unveiled in Mumbai during the Global Fintech Festival 2023
UPI ATM: On Tuesday, September 5 - Hitachi Payment Services, announced the launch of the country’s first-ever UPI ATM as a White Label ATM (WLA) in association ... | India Business & Economics |
Scotland's target for cutting planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions has been missed after a bounce back following the pandemic.
Total emissions were 49.9% lower in 2021 than in 1990 but the target for the year was a 51.1% cut.
It is the eighth time in 12 years that the legally binding target has been missed.
The Scot... | Energy & Natural Resources |
- Walmart is cutting its Walmart+ membership fee in half for Americans who receive food stamps or other government assistance.
- The retailer is trying to grow its membership base and has noticed more price sensitivity among shoppers.
- Amazon has a similar discounted price for Prime.
Walmart is reducing the cost of it... | Consumer & Retail |
HCLTech Plans To Sell 49% Stake In Joint Venture To Partner State Street
U.S.-based State Street and HCLTech had tied up in 2012 to provide business operations services.
HCL Technologies Ltd. is in talks with State Street Corp. to sell its entire 49% equity stake in joint venture State Street HCL Services for $170 mill... | Asia Business & Economics |
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LONDON — Liz Truss struck firmly to her guns in a defiant speech Monday as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister defended her chaotic economic legacy.
Addressing the Institute for Government think tank, Truss blamed the media, the opposition La... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
A 445% Price Jump Makes Tomatoes More Pricey Than Gasoline in India
Indian tomato prices are soaring due to adverse weather, triggering a wave of social media memes comparing the cost of the essential ingredient with anything from petrol to political influence.
(Bloomberg) -- Indian tomato prices are soaring due to adv... | India Business & Economics |
America’s gross national debt hit an eye-watering $33 trillion for the first time in September — mere months after eclipsing the $32 trillion mark earlier in the year.
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U.S. SEC Crackdown Could Be Bad News For This Indian Crypto Firm
Among the tokens classified as an unregistered security in both lawsuits is Polygon’s MATIC.
Two of the world’s largest crypto exchanges are in the regulatory bull’s eye in the United States of America.
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Popular stock trading app Webull has acquired Mexican investment platform Flink, giving it an entry into the Mexico market.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Although Webull has China roots, it is based in the United States and rivals Robinhood in the country as a low-commission online trading platform th... | Latin America Economy |
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - French bank Credit Agricole and Austria's BAWAG Group are set to submit binding bids for Barclays' German consumer finance unit this week, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The banks are vying for the German business al... | Europe Business & Economics |
HUL To Marico Steer Shoppers To Buy Bigger Packs With Eye On Margin
The 12-month rolling sales of Rs 20 packs rose, while that of Rs 5 packs fell in August, according to Kantar.
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. is pushing its Rs 20 detergent packs as it flexes its pricing power in a bid to maximise revenue.
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Steaks and cheese are being fitted with security tags and coffee replaced with dummy jars, as supermarkets battle to curb a rise in shoplifting.
Some stores are also limiting the number of items on shelves in an attempt to reduce theft.
It comes as data analysed by the BBC showed shoplifting offences had now returned t... | Consumer & Retail |
Adani-Hindenburg Case: SEBI Faces Contempt Plea For Delaying Investigation
In spite of the August 14 deadline set by the Supreme Court, the market regulator is yet to submit its report.
For violating the court-mandated timeline to complete the probe in the Adani Group-Hindenburg Research matter, an application has been... | India Business & Economics |
Government Keeps Interest Rates On Small Saving Schemes Mostly Unchanged In Q3
Interest rate on 5-year recurring deposits has been hiked 20 bps to 6.7%, while all other small saving rates were kept unchanged
The government has kept interest rates on small saving schemes mostly unchanged from the July–September quarter,... | Interest Rates |
Baroda BNP Paribas' Small Cap Fund Collects Over Rs 1,100 Crore
This is the seventh NFO by Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management India since the formation of the merged entity in March 2022.
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund on Thursday said it has collected Rs 1,103 crore during the new fund offering (NFO) of its small-cap... | India Business & Economics |
JK Lakshmi Cement Shares Hit Three-Month High After Q2 Profit Jump
The company's consolidated net profit rose 43% year-on-year to Rs 45 crore in the quarter, according to its exchange filing.
Shares of JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. hit a three month high on Friday after its profit jumped in the second quarter.
The company's c... | India Business & Economics |
Stronger tax receipts from an economy that has so far avoided recession meant the UK’s budget deficit stood at £4.3bn last month – the fifth highest for a July since modern records began in 1993 but £1.7bn below the estimate from the Office for Budget Responsibility.
In the first four months of the 2023-24 financial ye... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
This summer has been defined by two crises: the continuing, painful cost of living crisis afflicting millions in our country and the climate crisis, which is playing out in horrifying ways across the world. The Conservative party is saying we can’t tackle both these crises together – and is, in fact, tackling neither. ... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Great Yarmouth MP Sir Brandon Lewis is set to earn a quarter of a million pounds a year from his new job advising a company partly owned by two sanctioned Russian oligarchs.
The Conservative will receive the money for working just 416 hours a year - or one day a week - as a senior adviser for investment firm LetterOne.... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Since Friend.tech opened its invite-only beta test 11 days ago, the decentralized social-focused app has quickly attracted a lot of users, even catching the attention of big name crypto influencers, NBA players and OnlyFans creators. But can it convert all the early hype to meaningful, lasting traction?
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Ivanka Trump will have to testify in a business fraud case against her father and brothers, a New York judge ruled.
She had previously sought not to take the stand, arguing that she had moved out of the city and had stepped away from the Trump Organization.
But Judge Arthur Engoron said she still maintains ties to Trum... | Banking & Finance |
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We are, according to a number of recent commentators, in a golden age of grift. Pyramid schemes are on the rise. Scammers are raking it in like never before. Shameless promotion of nonsensical cryptocurrency, NFT, and “Web3” projects is impossible to avoid. Social media is awash with fake news, and legacy media is mire... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Did you survive the budget cuts from the last debt ceiling fight?
President Joe Biden called them "draconian," while Republicans praised the deal's "historic reductions in spending."
But both parties conned us, as my new video explains.
What they call "cuts" were just a reduction in their planned spending increase. Ins... | Inflation |
- Binance France's president David Princay dismissed U.S. regulatory action just days before French prosecutors accused the exchange of money laundering.
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Almost two-thirds (64pc) of 16 to 24-year-olds have bought goods online because of a recommendation from an influencer or celebrity, according to a survey by An Post.
Almost half (43pc) of 25 to 34-year-olds said they have made purchases on the basis of influencer recommendations.
Female shoppers are twice as likely to... | Consumer & Retail |
Delegates at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai formally adopted a loss and damage fund Thursday to transfer finances to countries hit hardest by the climate crisis.
The details had already been agreed earlier this month at a pre-COP session, when it was decided that the World Bank would host the fund. Several countries ... | Middle East Business & Economics |
PBOC Vows To Prevent Excessive Currency Movements As Yuan Slides
China’s central bank pledged to avoid excessive movements in the yuan as the currency slides toward its weakest level since 2007.
(Bloomberg) -- China’s central bank pledged to avoid excessive movements in the yuan as the currency slides toward its weakes... | Asia Business & Economics |
Sir Keir Starmer is to warn that the UK will face "huge constraints" on public spending if his party win the next General Election.
On Monday, he will say anyone expecting an incoming Labour government "to quickly turn on the spending taps is going to be disappointed".
Growing the economy is set to be a battleground fo... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Kaynes Technology Q2 Results Review - Strong Order Book, Semicon Foray Provide Hefty Prospects: Systematix
High multiple is due to Its planned foray into emerging businesses which provides vast growth opportunities in coming years.
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Ransomware attack on China's biggest bank disrupts Treasury market trades, reports say
A financial services business of China's biggest bank says it was it by a ransomware attack that reportedly disrupted trading in the U.S. Treasury market
BEIJING -- A financial services business of China’s biggest bank says it was it... | Asia Business & Economics |
The Girl Scouts won’t sell Raspberry Rally cookies this year — the popular treat that caused such a frenzy upon its debut last year that a $6 box was being resold for hundreds of dollars — and will jack up prices on its other favorites.
The beloved cookies, which young girls across America will begin hawking from Janua... | Consumer & Retail |
Councils across England spent more than ever tackling homelessness in 2022, official data released last week showed. BBC News has been to Hastings in East Sussex where hundreds of families are in temporary accommodation - a situation the local council says could push it into bankruptcy.
The Grumpy Café may not sound l... | United Kingdom Business & Economics |
Republicans are looking to cut funding for the free digital tax filing system currently being developed by the Internal Revenue Service to instead offset the $14 billion emergency request for military aid for Israel’s war in Gaza.
After House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) declared that Republicans insisted on cutting th... | Personal Finance & Financial Education |
Nigerian communications platform-as-a-service startup Termii has raised $3.65 million in new financing, bringing its total funding to date to slightly $5 million. According to CEO Gbolade Emmanuel, in a chat with TechCrunch, the funds are not needed for operational activities but rather to power the company’s expansion... | Africa Business & Economics |
At first, Anand thought it was just a glitch. He’d read a few tweets saying that withdrawals from FTX—then the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world—had been suspended. But these things had happened before in the crypto market, he said, “when they do server maintenance or something like that … so I didn’t... | Crypto Trading & Speculation |
Subsets and Splits
Unique Topics Sorted
Provides a simple list of all unique topics in the training dataset, which helps identify the range of subjects covered but offers minimal analytical insight beyond basic categorization.
List Unique Topics
Simple retrieval of unique topics from the dataset, useful for basic exploration but lacks deeper insights.