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Bitcoin, ether hit fresh highs
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Bitcoin hit a fresh high in Asian trading on Saturday, extending a two-month rally that saw its ...
Taiwan says receives U.S. letter on auto chips, firms are doing what they should
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said on Saturday she had received a letter from the White House ...
Facebook has ‘tentatively friended’ us again, Australia says
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said ...
Scammers are targeting Texans as winter storm leaves many without power, feds warn
Ice and snow blanketing roads in Odessa, Texas, on February 15, 2021. Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP Federal authorities are ...
Google fires AI manager who protested her peer’s departure
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) – Google has fired a leader of its artificial intelligence ethics team in the fallout from ...
Inspector general reviews Trump relocation of Space Command
DENVER (AP) – The Department of Defense’s inspector general announced Friday that it was reviewing the Trump administration’s last-minute decision ...
EXCLUSIVE: Mailchimp CEO says ‘we have work to do’ on pay equity after company denies bias allegations
Mailchimp CEO Ben Chestnut. Kimberly White/Getty Images Mailchimp CEO Ben Chestnut said the company has “work to do” on pay ...
Airlines plan to ask passengers for contact-tracing details
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. airline industry is pledging to expand the practice of asking passengers on flights to the ...
Idaho bill to outlaw demonstrating at private homes advances
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – A bill to make illegal demonstrating at a person’s residence headed to the full House on ...
Brazil’s Petrobras executive management in talks on possible mass resignation – sources
By Sabrina Valle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s executive management is considering resigning en masse after the ...
THE USAGE-BASED AUTO INSURANCE REPORT: How innovative insurers are using IoT to transform auto coverage
Insider Intelligence publishes thousands of research reports, charts, and forecasts on the Fintech industry. You can learn more about becoming ...
How to get access to and create Story Pins on Pinterest with an approved business account
Pinterest users with approved business accounts can now test out a new feature called Story Pins. Rich Polk/Getty Images for ...
NC lawmakers draft bill that would require people to seek work to receive unemployment
The requirements have been suspended during the pandemic. But the state unemployment agency and legislators say it may be time ...
NC lawmakers draft bill that would require people to seek work to receive unemployment
The requirements have been suspended during the pandemic. But the state unemployment agency and legislators say it may be time ...
Financial Services: 6 Key Attributes to Attract Gen Z
Now the largest generation worldwide, Gen Z accounts for nearly 68 million people in the US alone. As Gen Zers ...
Acorns makes it easy to invest your spare change, but the monthly fee might not make sense for everyone
Acorns; Alyssa Powell/Business Insider Acorns, a micro-investing app, is best for beginners who want a hands-off investing experience. Acorns ...
Trump’s erratic presidency is the latest sign giving one person control of the nukes is ‘dangerous,’ experts say
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Air Force personnel during an event September 15, 2017 at Joint Base Andrews in ...
Damages tied to the ‘life-threatening crisis’ caused by the winter storm in Texas could approach $50 billion
Icicles hang off the State Highway 195 sign in Killeen, Texas. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Costs incurred in Texas ...
2 sectors will be ‘clear winners’ in the event of a sell-off following Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, BofA says
Traders work during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 18, 2020 at Wall Street ...
U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly rise in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home sales unexpectedly rose in January despite tight inventories boosting house prices. The National Association of ...
Biden’s ‘go big’ stimulus has kicked off a huge debate about just how big a hole the pandemic punched in the economy
President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Senators from both parties on the critical need to invest in modern ...
PPP SMALL BUSINESS LOANS: How $525 billion in coronavirus-linked loans were spread across lenders, states, and industries
Business Insider Intelligence This is an update to our May and July PPP Small Business Loans reports. You can purchase all three ...
Column: Oil market rebalancing largely complete, except for jet fuel – Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. petroleum consumption and inventories have returned to normal after the pandemic and volume ...
Nonprofits step up to protect fertility for cancer patients
Roshni Kamta remembers that spring day two years ago when she left for work on her usual crowded New York ...
Manhattan’s district attorney hired a top prosecutor who pursued mafia bosses to investigate Trump
Mark Pomerantz at a 2008 press conference in New York City. Chris Hondros/Getty Images Manhattan’s district attorney hired top prosecutor ...
Traders rush to supply fuel to the U.S. as Texas freeze bites
By Ahmad Ghaddar, Stephanie Kelly and Laura Sanicola LONDON (Reuters) – Massive refining outages in the U.S. state of Texas ...
10 things you need to know before the opening bell
Xinhua/Wang Ying/Getty Images Welcome to 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. Sign up here to get this email in your ...
Elon Musk defends Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin bet as ‘adventurous enough’ for a S&P 500 company – and says it’s less dumb than holding cash
Elon Musk. Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images Elon Musk defended Tesla’s bitcoin bet as “adventurous enough,” rather than also holding Dogecoin. Musk ...
UK court blocks release of HSBC papers in Huawei CFO fraud case
LONDON (Reuters) – A British judge on Friday blocked the release of internal HSBC documents relating to U.S. fraud allegations ...
10 things in tech you need to know today
GameStop millionaire Keith Gill. Roaring Kitty Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday. Sign ...
