Shale oil bosses say Wall Street will not approve another round of drilling frenzy. Click to view...
On January 24th, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to 0.5% on Friday, in line with market consensus expectations, reflecting the bank's growing optimism that wages will continue to rise and inflation will continue to stay near its 2% target. The BoJ's rate hike is the third in less than a year and takes the policy rate to its highest level since 2008. The committee voted 8:1 to raise interest rates. Commissioner Toshiaki Nakamura opposed the decision to raise interest rates. Reports earlie...
President Trump: I'm not sure we should spend any money on NATO. We are protecting NATO, but they are not protecting us.
President Trump said, I'm not sure we should spend any money on NATO. We are protecting NATO, but they are not protecting us.
Users of decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket are betting that Trump will pardon Sam Bankman-Fried within 100 days of taking office. In November 2023, Bankman-Fried was charged with seven criminal counts, including wire fraud, and later sentenced to nearly 25 years in prison for his role in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. On Polymarket, he has a 4% chance of receiving a presidential pardon.
A notice issued by Brazil's national data protection authority, ANPD, says it is actively monitoring the activities of World (formerly Worldcoin) in Brazil. Given the risks of processing biometric data, the agency requested information on the tasks performed by the company and launched an investigation into the company's inner workings and the whereabouts of private biometric data. World started operations in Brazil last November and says more than 150,000 people have participated in the project...
1. Trump Responds to Issuing Meme Coin: I don't know much about it. I heard that it was very successful. 2. The Trumps' coin issuance caused polarizing opinions. Critics called it a "pull up shipment" plan. 3. Analysts: Trump may sign an executive order on crypto that is not substantive. Investors should take a long-term view. 4. Data: Bitcoin mining costs $33,900, and the current price premium is nearly 3 times. 5. Bitcoin mining difficulty has increased by 24% quarterly since August 2024. 6. O...