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(Reuters) -Klaviyo's revenue rose 51% for the recent quarter, the data and marketing automation company disclosed in its paperwork for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) submitted on Friday.

Toronto-Dominion Bank, coming off less-than-stellar third-quarter financial results that fell short of analyst expectations, said it is facing a probe over anti-money-laundering (AML) compliance in the United States.

Judge Martin Glenn shot down efforts to have a special shareholders class declared in the Celsius Network bankruptcy case in a court document filed on Aug. 25. The judge also declined to settle whether or not the CEL token was a security. 

The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the agency responsible for tax collection, released proposed regulations on the sale and exchange of digital assets by brokers. Under the rules, brokers would be required to use a new form to report to simplify tax filing and cut down on tax cheating.

Speaking at an annual conference of central bankers at Jackson Hole, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell left the door open to the possibility of further interest rate hikes in the US, triggering some short-lived sell pressure in the crypto market.

On the latest episode of Macro Markets, Cointelegraph analyst Marcel Pechman explains why United States consumption remains strong while auto-loan and credit card balance delinquency is accelerating. According to Pechman, consumers built a cushion of extra cash savings as the U.S. government injected money to avoid a recession and temporarily forgave student loan repayments.

The price of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) featuring Donald Trump surged after news outlets released a photo of the former United States President as part of his criminal case in the state of Georgia for allegedly attempting to subvert the will of voters in the 2020 election.

fatal crash of a plane carrying Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and nine others in Russia was likely due to a bomb, according to media reports

Hollywood embraces the art of sequels, the National Association of Theater Owners is resurrecting National Cinema Day after its remarkable debut last year. The enticing event drew over 8 million moviegoers with $3 tickets, and now, over 3,000 theaters are gearing up for its return. Set for Sunday, August 27, National Cinema Day offers tickets at $4 each, including for premium formats like IMAX and Dolby.

Inflation could reaccelerate: Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that the inflation situation is improving and the economic outlook is more favorable now than it was a year ago. However, the central bank is ready to raise to interest rate further, and resilience in the economy comes with the risk of inflation reacceleration. "At upcoming meetings, we will assess our progress based on the totality of the data and the evolving outlook and risks," Powell said.

foreign exchange reserves dropped by $7.273 billion to $594.888 billion for the week ended August 18, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed on Friday, August 25. Forex reserves posted their steepest weekly fall in more than six months, according to the data.

Japan's decision to release more than 1 million metric tons of radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear plant has garnered severe criticism prompting concern over safety and contamination. Japan had repeatedly reiterated that the water has been treated so that it does not harm the environment. Fukushima nuclear plant bears testimony to one of the most catastrophic nuclear meltdowns in history.

A new Bitcoin holder has recently entered the spotlight, accumulating 118,300 Bitcoin valued at approximately $3.1 billion based on current market evaluations. Data provided by BitInfoCharts reveals this undisclosed BTC wallet now ranks as the third-largest holder of Bitcoin. It follows closely behind the cold wallets managed by renowned exchanges Binance and Bitfinex.

Australian government has swiftly moved to close a visa loophole that allowed international students to enroll in less expensive vocational courses upon their arrival in the country. Effective immediately, this loophole will be sealed. International students often took advantage of a provision known as the «concurrent study» rule, which permitted them to pursue additional courses alongside their primary studies, with the aim of enhancing their job prospects through short-term programs. However, recent investigations have brought to light a significant number of students misusing this rule, choosing to abandon their university studies in favor of more affordable courses. According to data, there has been a notable surge in concurrent study enrollments during the first half of 2023, totaling 17,000, compared to a combined total of 10,500 for the same period in both 2019 and 2022.Education Minister Jason Clare stated, «This change will work to stop predatory 'second' providers from enrolling students before they have studied for the required six months at their first provider.»

cybersecurity will be through generative AI, said Microsoft USA vice chairman Brad Smith during the B20 India Summit 2023 in New Delhi. Addressing cybersecurity attack concerns raised by generative AI, Smith said that there will be an increasing number of organisations and governments that will use the technology to develop cybersecurity threats. “The problem today is that we live in a world where the cloud services, all of the technology that we use, is susceptible to attacks from cyber criminals and nation states,” said Smith, adding that as the success rates of criminals are falling, the volume of cyber attacks is also rising.Also read | Regulatory blueprint is a must for AI adoption across public and private sector: Microsoft president Brad Smith He said that 80% of all successful ransomware attacks originate in an organisation through unmanaged devices or services. He added that cyber attacks by nation states have also increased with almost 40% of the attacks targeted towards critical infrastructure.

college football season kicks off on Saturday, August 26 in Week 0. On this day Notre Dame will take on Navy in Ireland while Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams will meet San Jose State at the field of Southern California. It is called 0 week because not too many games are held this week. The season will kick off in full swing in the following weekend.

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday delivered a speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium, titled ‘Inflation: Progress and the Path Ahead'. The economic policy symposium “Structural Shifts in the Global Economy," is sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Good morning.

labour market strength may call for a greater response. “Additional evidence of persistently above-trend growth could put further progress on inflation at risk and could warrant further tightening of monetary policy," added Powell.

Renewable energy has significant advantages but also comes with unique constraints like weather, land availability and lack of flexibility on when power generation can happen and when it cannot, it pointed out. The newly launched open-source model will help address these complexities, it stated, adding that this model is designed to aid in national and state level power planning of energy. The IDEEA also aims to become a platform for open-source energy modelling.

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole. The domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers again and invested ₹1,414 crore during the session. As per the NSE data, FIIs cumulatively bought ₹10,929.61 crore of Indian equities, while they sold ₹15,567.82 crore --- resulting in an outflow of ₹4,638.21 crore.

US Federal Reserve is prepared to raise interest rates higher — and hold them there — in order to bring down elevated inflation, chairman Jerome Powell said Friday. «We are prepared to raise rates further if appropriate, and intend to hold policy at a restrictive level until we are confident that inflation is moving sustainably down toward our objective,» he told a central banking conference in Wyoming, according to prepared remarks. More to come...