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13.06 / 14:21
COST
economy
show
information
International
Oil softens to $82 a barrel on Fed rate decision, ample supply outlook
Oil prices slipped on Thursday as investors digested that the U.S. Federal Reserve had likely pushed back an interest rate cut to December and as U.S. crude and fuel stocks rose. Brent crude futures fell 60 cents, or 0.7%, to $82 a barrel by 1207 GMT. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude futures fell 68 cents, or 0.9%, to $77.82. Both benchmarks had gained nearly 1% in the previous session.
13.06 / 14:19
markets
Tesla
wellness
Trade
Courts
rights
Tesla investors give nod to record $56 billion pay package for Elon Musk
Musk's long-term commitment to Tesla amidst ongoing legal challenges. Notably, the vote comes amidst a backdrop of shareholder concerns and legal disputes surrounding the initial 2018 pay package, recently invalidated by a Delaware court.
13.06 / 09:43
Provident
Enterprise
Crypto wallet
Crypto Adoption
exclusive
Latin
Updates
Exclusive: Crypto Now a Daily Tool in Emerging Nations, Says Uphold’s Robin O’Connell
Crypto has become an essential daily tool in regions where local currencies are weaker, according to Robin O’Connell, the CEO of Uphold Enterprise.
13.06 / 05:31
UPS
Twitter
CEO
Platform
Tesla
social
Courts
Elon Musk says Tesla shareholders voting yes for his $56 billion pay package
Tesla shareholders are voting to approve a $56 billion pay package for Elon Musk and to move the electric vehicle maker's legal home to Texas, Musk said on social media platform X on Wednesday, adding that passage was by wide margins. A yes vote gives the electric carmaker more ammunition in a Delaware court, where a judge voided the 2018 pay package plan, which at the time was the largest in U.S. corporate history, saying the board was «beholden» to CEO Musk.
13.06 / 03:45
Hollywood
Entertainment
Align
Food
Sony
film
Sony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the dine-in movie theater chain
Sony Pictures Entertainment is getting into the exhibition business
12.06 / 17:07
markets
UPS
Strategy
President
reports
Relationships
Sequoia taps industry veteran Chris Thom for new C-suite role
Sequoia is positioning itself for strategic growth as it unveils a new C-suite hire to help it build crucial relationships and map out its strategic marketing.
12.06 / 02:39
markets
UPS
country
information
reports
travelers
Oil prices edge up on optimistic demand outlook
Oil prices ticked higher on Wednesday on upbeat global demand views from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and OPEC. Brent crude futures rose 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $82.04 a barrel at 0016 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 18 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $78.10.
11.06 / 22:15
CEO
Universities
Justice
Department
Courts
rowing
wrestling
Judges hear Elizabeth Holmes' appeal of fraud conviction while she remains in Texas prison
A panel of federal judges spent two hours on Tuesday wrestling with a series of legal issues raised in an attempt to overturn a fraud conviction that sent Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to prison after a meteoric rise to Silicon Valley stardom
11.06 / 17:33
CEO
Tesla
awards
Research
performer
social
Courts
Future of Elon Musk and Tesla are on the line this week as shareholders vote on massive pay package
If Tesla shareholders vote against restoring Elon Musk’s $44.9 billion pay package Thursday, the CEO could deliver on threats to take artificial intelligence research to one of this other companies
11.06 / 15:45
Hack
blockchain security firm
Defi Security
Exclusive: Regulators Are the New Force Driving Blockchain Security, Says Hacken’s Yevhenia Broshevan
Yevhenia Broshevan, co-founder of Hacken, a leading blockchain security auditor, believes regulators increasingly recognize the need to safeguard investors, users, and the integrity of the financial system.
11.06 / 15:07
Art
Digital
CEO
Platform
virtual reality
Metaverse
trends
Exclusive: Empowering Creators in the Open Metaverse with Justin Melillo, CEO of Mona
At Consensus 2024 in Austin, Texas, Cryptonews’s Matt Zahab sat down with Justin Melillo, CEO and founder of Mona, for an in-depth discussion about the platform’s mission, its support for creators, recent achievements, and future trends in the digital art space, especially the metaverse.
11.06 / 09:53
markets
Blockchain
Adoption
wellness
trends
Bitcoin
Crypto Adoption
Exclusive: Dune Analytics’ Arnaud Simeray Says Platform is “All About Accessible Crypto Data”
Dune Analytics is on a mission to make crypto data accessible to everyone, according to Arnaud Simeray, the Go-to-Market Lead at the company.
11.06 / 03:09
markets
UPS
Reuters
President
information
reports
Oil prices extend rally on potential U.S. crude purchase for reserve
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending the previous day's rally on hopes of higher seasonal fuel demand and potential U.S. crude purchases for its petroleum reserve, though gains were capped by a firmer dollar. Brent crude futures climbed 28 cents, or 0.3%, to $81.91 per barrel by 0038 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 31 cents, or 0.4%, to $78.05.
10.06 / 18:49
Booking
wellness
film
song
stars
Schools
Oh, thrill of reading dangerous books!
books that found themselves, along with 12 other books, removed from Texas school libraries, and reinstated last week, for supposedly extolling 'pornographic filth'. Victorian morality is alive and well in the Lone Star State.
10.06 / 02:49
markets
UPS
Election
President
show
country
Oil slips on dollar's strength from US jobs data
Oil prices nudged lower for a second straight session on Monday, weighed down by a firmer dollar as expectations of interest rate cuts were pushed out further following strong U.S. jobs data on Friday. Brent crude futures and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures slipped 4 cents to $79.58 and $75.49 a barrel, respectively, by 0036 GMT.
08.06 / 21:49
UPS
Platform
Netflix
Election
film
exclusive
‘Plankton: The Movie’: Check out when will SpongeBob SquarePants-franchise film release
SpongeBob SquarePants is an emotion for the 90s teens and makers of this epic franchise wish to ensure that the hype around this popular animated content does not wane away. Thus, Netflix has come up with a new plan to work on two SpongeBob franchise spinoffs that will be receiving a release on its platform. One of the new titles will see Plankton, the antagonist of the franchise, will have the central role.
08.06 / 21:49
Netflix
Election
Patrick
Bill
track
voice
reports
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie: See plot, release date, voice cast and crew
SpongeBob SquarePants spin-off, "Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie," will release on Netflix in August 2024. Initially set for a 2023 release, the movie faced delays but will now arrive globally, a What’s on Netflix report said.
07.06 / 16:51
Web3
Consensus
Consensus 2024: Crypto, Politics And More
Thousands of people in the cryptocurrency community gathered in Austin, Texas last week to attend Consensus 2024. The annual blockchain conference hosted by CoinDesk attracted 15,000 attendees, up from last year’s 10,000.
07.06 / 14:39
markets
COST
Target
SEC
security
BlackRock
Courts
A Texas stock exchange wants to take on New York. The odds aren’t good.
The Texas Stock Exchange is looking to steal New York’s crown as the center of U.S. capital markets. It has a powerful force behind it: red-state frustration with the perceived liberal agenda of Wall Street.
07.06 / 11:57
Blockchain
MakerDAO
DAI
track
exclusive
Interviews
Exclusive: Rune Christensen on MakerDAO’s Vision for DeFi and the Future of Finance
In an exclusive interview, Matt Zahab from Cryptonews had the pleasure of speaking to Rune Christensen, co-founder of MakerDAO, at Consensus 2024 in Austin, Texas, on MakerDAO’s vision for decentralized finance (DeFi) and the future of finance
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