Bitcoin rose 6.8% to $56,852.03 by 1000 GMT on Wednesday, adding $3,622.23 to its previous close.However, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is down 12.4% from the year’s high of $64,895.22 on April 14.Ether , the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 5.92% to $3,430 by 1000 GMT on Wednesday, adding $191.58 to…
Topline A Texas Democratic county leader who called Sen. Scott (R-S.C.) an “oreo” after his rebuttal to President Biden’s joint address to Congress last week resigned from his position on Tuesday amid backlash. Key Facts Gary O’Connor, the chair of the Lamar County Democratic Party, announced his resignation in a Tuesday statement apologizing for the…
Barratt Developments Plc (BDEV.L) said on Thursday it expected to complete more wholly owned homes this year than its own estimates and was also seeing strong reservation rates, as the sector benefits from government measures and low interest rates.Last month, UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak extended tax breaks for home buyers until October and unveiled…
The US Department of Labor issued guidance Wednesday that lets states waive recovery of unemployment insurance overpayments. “In many cases, individuals received payments for which they may not have been eligible through no fault of their own,” the department’s Suzi LeVine said. States that already collected repayments should give that money back, the department said.…
A 1997 Time Magazine profile of Bill Gates delved into his love life and family life with Melinda Gates. Bill Gates reportedly had an agreement with Melinda where he would spend a long weekend with his ex every year. “We can play putt-putt while discussing biotechnology,” Gates told Time. See more stories on Insider’s business…
People walk on the Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield platform in the North Sea, Norway December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ints KalninsNorwegian oil companies have come to a wage agreement with employees, three labour unions and an industry association said on Wednesday, preventing the potential outbreak of a strike among workers later this year.Norway is western Europe’s largest…
Topline President Joe Biden will restrict travel to the U.S. from India by most non-U.S. citizens beginning Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Friday, as the world’s second-most populous country struggles with the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak. Key Facts In a statement, Psaki said Biden was acting on advice from the U.S. Centers…
Health and ScienceU.S. cases, vaccinations continue to drop as White House sets new inoculation goalKey PointsPresident Joe Biden set two new vaccination goals for July 4: Getting 70% of U.S. adults to receive at least one shot and having 160 million adults fully vaccinated.The country would hit those goals by mid-June if the current vaccination…
Vitalik Buterin, who spearheaded the launch of the Ethereum blockchain in 2015, has become the world’s youngest crypto billionaire at age 27. Ethereum’s cryptocurrency, ether, surged past $3,000 for the first time early Monday morning, marking a 325% rise since the beginning of this year. Buterin’s ether address, which he disclosed in October 2018 as…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. services industry activity grew at a slightly slower pace in April, likely restrained by shortages of inputs amid a burst of demand that is being driven by massive fiscal stimulus and a rapidly improving public health environment.FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask walks past empty tables outside a restaurant,…
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