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Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) have been widely described as going through a bear market in 2023, but this may not exactly be the case, according to indicators such as the website traffic of certain crypto platforms.

The wage gap costs women in the U.S. about $1.6 trillion a year, a new report finds.

During the 2021 bull market, many large mining companies took on massive loans to buy equipment and the proper infrastructure required to mine cryptocurrency. Yet the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and Celsius left many of these companies filing for bankruptcy. 

The S&P 500 (SPX) lost 0.2% last week following a sentiment reversal on Friday, when the index dropped 1.2%. This way, the S&P 500 fell below the short-term supporting trend line, which could invite more pressure in the near term.

Canadian Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 is set to wrap up its planned merger with US Bitcoin (USBTC) following final approval from the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Bitcoin (BTC) hit new month-to-date highs on Sep. 18 as a strong weekly close cemented a bullish start to Wall Street trading. 

Edtech major Byju's on Monday said it will clear the full and final settlement dues of laid-off employees soon amid «difficult business restructuring». In a statement, the company said it «regrets and acknowledges the delays in settling dues of former employees».

Joshi takes over the baton from Akhil Gupta, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, who served as Chairman of the industry body since 2011. In a statement, DIPA named Sandeep Girotra, CEO of American Tower India, as the new vice chairman of the association. The changes in the leadership management will come into effect from October 1, 2023. The telecom industry body concluded its annual general body meeting for 2022-23, with the announcements of its leadership for the term 2023-24.

emerging markets (EMs), including India, experts believe. The public debt of the world's second-largest economy has been mounting, its property market is in deep distress, its exports are slowing and it has to deal with geopolitical issues too. China's economic outlook is bleak.

During the pandemic, we had sudden layoffs, quickly followed by the Great Resignation. Now millions of positions are unfilled, yet many Americans still say they are unhappy in their jobs. In a survey of 1,000 workers between the ages of 25 and 44 by online-course provider edX back in 2018, some 29% of respondents said they had changed careers since their first job after college, and 32% said they were thinking about a change.

G20 summit are yet another reminder of the growing and ever-present threat to digital security. In fact, several hackers are likely to have attacked India's digital infrastructure during the summit, claims CloudSEK, a cyber-security company. Between 2020 and 2022, India averaged 1.3 million cybersecurity incidents a year, according to data presented in Parliament based on incidents reported to or tracked by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a government nodal agency.

The majority of Bittrex US customers are leaving money behind by failing to claim their assets. 

Bond deals arranged by Credit Suisse and Bank of America Corp. in connection with debt swaps for emerging-market issuers are facing renewed scrutiny, after the International Capital Market Association issued new labeling guidelines.

Stocks fell as traders took risk off the table ahead of a raft of policy decisions this week from the US, the UK and Japan. 

Instacart, the leading US online grocery delivery company, is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the business at up to $9.3 billion. Pricing (22 million shares at between $26 and $28  is expected be set tomorrow, Goldman Sachs are advising). This marks a substantial decline from its peak valuation of $39 billion during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Instacart is aiming to raise approximately $616 million through the IPO, positioning it as one of the most significant IPOs of the year, potentially signaling a rebound in the US IPO market which has choked recently. This has been the longest lull in listings since the 2009 financial crisis. The IPO pricing is seen as conservative due to the current uncertain market conditions. Instacart’s strategic shift towards focusing on grocery technology over delivery is a key aspect of its IPO strategy, leveraging the consumer data it has gathered to enhance its offerings to grocery stores.

The IRS plans to hire 3,700 employees to help fuel its efforts to target large corporations and complex partnerships.

Stock-market strategists who were largely wrong about this year’s rally are finally starting to come to face their mistake, raising year-end targets for the S&P 500 Index.

Evercore ISI has initiated coverage of EV battery start-up, QuantumScape Corp (NYSE:QS) with an Outperform rating and has set their 12-month price target for the stock at $10.00. The US company became public through a SPAC in 2020 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Wealth Management titled "Navigator". According to the study, gold is presently trading at US$ 1960 and has fluctuated between US$ 1880 and US$ 1960 over the past month. Gold ETFs witnessed outflows over the previous two months, but in recent weeks, a small amount of inflows have started to trickle in, which has aided the price of the yellow metal, said Emkay Wealth in its report.The direction of the US Dollar and the trajectory of US interest rates are two fundamental variables that are intricately linked to the movement in gold.

The suit could be filed by the end of the year but is not certain to proceed, people familiar with the discussions told the FT.

A minimum of 50% of the fund’s assets will be invested in securities deemed to maintain sustainable characteristics, Fidelity added.