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15.08 / 16:47
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Top Crypto Performers Today August 15 – Fantom, Flare, Aave
Since graduating with a degree in economics from the University of Birmingham in 2018, Joel has worked as a financial market/cryptocurrency analyst. He firmly believes that emerging crypto technology...
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Is Donald Trump struggling with his campaign after Kamala Harris joined US Presidential Election 2024?
Donald Trump struggling with his election campaign and set to lose the US Presidential Election 2024 after trailing Kamala Harris in most of the opinion polls? Has the Democrat contenders changed the scenario so quickly after being endorsed by President Joe Biden last month that the Republican candidate has been left clueless? 'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart has said in the most unambiguous terms that Donald Trump is “clearly struggling” to come up with a message now that the vice president has replaced Joe Biden as his campaign rival, reports 'BuzzFeed'.
15.08 / 15:18
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Q2 international sales growth led by Flipkart and other markets: Walmart
Walmart, which owns local ecommerce firm Flipkart, said its international business growth was driven by Flipkart, China, and Walmex, without disclosing specific contributions. The Bentonville-based retailer also said in its second-quarter earnings for FY25 that its advertising business grew 23%, led by Flipkart and Walmex. Walmart recorded nearly $30 billion in net sales from international markets–a growth of 8.3% on year. Walmart also reported an operating income of $1.4 billion for the quarter under review. “Operating income growth led by Flipkart, China, and Walmex…. benefited from lower losses in ecommerce across markets..,” a presentation from the Flipkart owner showed on Thursday.
15.08 / 15:05
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US retail sales beat expectations on autos boost
United States soared past analyst expectations in July, according to government data released Thursday, helped by the autos segment and bringing some relief to policymakers. US consumption has remained resilient despite high interest rates, and experts are closely monitoring if this continues to hold up until the central bank begins rate cuts. A weaker than expected labor market report recently sparked market turmoil, over fears that the world's biggest economy was in worse health than anticipated.
15.08 / 14:59
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NASA to decide stranded Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore's route home by end of month
NASA needs to decide by the end of August whether to return two astronauts to Earth aboard Boeing's Starliner, which flew them to the International Space Station (ISS), or bring them home on a SpaceX craft, officials said Wednesday. NASA astronauts Barry «Butch» Wilmore and Sunita «Suni» Williams blasted off for the ISS on Starliner on June 5 for what was meant to be an eight-day stay. But their return has been delayed by thruster malfunctions that came to light during the first crewed mission to the ISS by the Boeing spacecraft.
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US unemployment claims fall 7,000 to 227,000 in sign of resiliency in job market
job market remains resilient in the face of high interest rates. Jobless claims dropped by 7,000 to 227,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week ups and downs, fell by 4,500 to 236,500. In the week that ended Aug. 3, 1.86 million Americans were collecting jobless benefits, down by 7,000 from the week before.
15.08 / 14:13
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This is why Federal Reserve may slash interest rates only once and not more than 25 basis points
interest rates. Their hope was rekindled after Federal Reserve Chairman Jeremy Powell indicated a reduction in the bank rates in September. Many people believe it may happen earlier and the Fed may convene an emergency meeting to take a decision aimed at saving the US economy from slipping into a recession. However, Ed Yardeni, the president of Yardeni Research and a longtime Wall Street veteran believes there may be only one cut in this financial year and it may be as little as 25 basis points.
15.08 / 14:12
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US stocks open higher on retail sales boost
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Thursday as retail sales data for July indicated resilient consumer spending, allaying fears of an imminent recession in the world's largest economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 287.3 points, or 0.72%, at the open to 40295.74.
15.08 / 13:46
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US battery rush spurs $1.4 billion sodium-ion factory in North Carolina
A startup developing a high-tech battery that is seen as a potential game-changer in the booming industry plans to invest $1.4 billion to build its first big plant in North Carolina, according to people familiar with the matter. Natron Energy is one of the few U.S. companies focusing on sodium, an abundant mineral that can produce batteries that are cheaper and safer than the lithium-based batteries that power electric vehicles.
15.08 / 12:57
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Some patients who appear unconscious know what’s going on
As many 100,000 Americans with severe brain injuries are unresponsive, showing few or no signs that they are aware of themselves or their surroundings. But one in four people with this kind of injury can perform cognitive tasks on command, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The responses were detected with brain scans that show the patients are conscious but have no motor control.
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Artist Shahzia Sikander’s unapologetic approach to body politics
Collective Behaviour, the show spans three-and-a-half decades of her practice. The artist, who reflects on colonial histories of the subcontinent, and draws inspiration from miniature traditions and manuscripts, was in the news recently for vandalism of her work in the US. “At 3 am on July 8, a man with a hammer decapitated an 18-foot sculpture of a woman at the University of Houston.
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Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success
HONOLULU (AP) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88.
15.08 / 11:03
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RBC and TD among financial firms fined by SEC in WhatsApp investigations
Twenty-six financial firms agreed to pay about US$393 million in total fines after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said they failed to keep their employees’ electronic communications, the latest fallout from the regulator’s so-called WhatsApp investigations.
15.08 / 10:18
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Premier Miton poaches Tatton investment specialist to spearhead MPS launch
Robinson's appointment is set to drive the development of Premier Miton's new MPS, a service consisting of two actively-managed portfolio ranges – the index range and the blend range — consisting of four portfolios in each. Prior to his move, Robinson spent over seven years at Tatton Investment Management, first as an investment specialist and then head of the investment specialist team. Premier Miton CEO bets on fund sales boost from falling rates as outflows slow He also has experience as a financial analysts and investment research analyst at American Express and Duncan Lawrie ...
15.08 / 09:26
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White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly
older Americans will pay when they fill those prescriptions. White House officials said Wednesday night they expect U.S. taxpayers to save $6 billion on the new prices, while older Americans could save roughly $1.5 billion on their medications. Those projections, however, were based on dated estimates and the administration shared no details as to how they arrived at the figures. Nonetheless, the newly negotiated prices — still elusive to the public as of early Thursday morning — will impact the price of drugs used by millions of older Americans to help manage diabetes, blood cancers and prevent heart failure or blood clots.
15.08 / 09:20
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Aiming to achieve net zero emission in railways by 2030: PM Modi
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 78th Independence Day, he highlighted his government's efforts towards environment protection in various fields with a focus on rail operations. «We are aiming to achieve net zero emission by 2030 in Railways,» said the prime minister.
15.08 / 09:17
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Ecuador Central Bank Issues Crypto Warning as Wordcoin Adoption Rises
The Ecuador Central Bank has warned citizens about the dangers of crypto as Worldcoin (WLD) adoption continues to increase in the Latin American nation.
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