Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline The value of top cryptocurrency tokens—including market leaders bitcoin and ether—soared on Tuesday, the sixth day of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, reversing steep declines from the start of the war amid expectations Russia could use the assets to evade Western sanctions. Bitcoin has rebounded after initially dropping when…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinLast week, many political and military experts predicted that the Russians would be successful in their invasion of Ukraine. However, the war is clearly not going as the Kremlin planned. Their gains have been small, and they have been met with fierce resistance. As the conflict continues, they are also losing…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline The Russian central bank on Monday more than doubled interest rates to 20% as the ruble, the country’s currency, sank to an all time low of nearly 118 against the U.S. dollar in offshore trading following a flurry of stringent western sanctions against the country amid its invasion…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline As governments around the world release an onslaught of measures to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, a growing number of experts warn that Russia will almost certainly turn to cryptocurrency to help evade sanctions, though it could prove only minimally successful. Russian President Vladimir Putin in…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinEntrepreneur Danish Lakhani has spent much of the last 15 years building one of Pakistan’s largest fibre broadband providers – but in a role that took him on frequent visits to China, he increasingly felt there was a bigger business opportunity to explore. Now NayaPay, the fintech platform that…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline As the growing conflict between Russia and Ukraine hoists the S&P 500 into a correction and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index into bear-market territory, analysts are warning clients a brutal stock market selloff could intensify if the conflict escalates, but many are convinced the market pressure will be short-lived,…
An electric vehicle is fine for the morning commute, but to power the huge trains, trucks and ships that move the global economy, hydrogen, heavy-duty batteries and cleaner fuels are the ticket. Cummins, a century-old maker of dirty diesels, is leading the charge. Cummins Inc.’s stylish, cantilevered steel-and-glass office tower in Indianapolis looks more like…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Linkedin Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a double thumbs-up to the crowd during the … [+] evening session on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Getty Images Even amid registration glitches and a lengthy waiting…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott—whose ex-husband Jeff Bezos founded Amazon—has pledged to donate a record $50 million to the National 4-H Council, an agriculturally focused youth organization that serves six million children nationwide. MacKenzie Scott has pledged $50 million to the National 4-H Council, the organization announced … [+]…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Russia’s stocks and currency were the worst performers on global markets Monday, as President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing two partially separatist-controlled regions in Ukraine as independent states, a move that provoked renewed threats of severe economic sanctions against Russia should it invade Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir…





