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Pocket wallets vs. smartphones: Can we replace cash with digital currencies?

The more than a decade-long history of cryptocurrency has clearly demonstrated that the world is keen on the new form of money. The crypto frenzy has even prompted leading central banks to work on...

Researchers Suggest Previous Studies On Smartphone Addiction May Be Flawed

Researchers are now suggesting the there are some serious flaws in a large majority of studies and surveys that have been conducted in recent times which examines the impact on the psychological...

Myth Of Positive Health Impact Of Moderate Drinking Debunked In New Study

Earlier studies which had given rise to the notion that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke have been negated in the results of a major genetic study which has also claimed a very...

US Legislators Quiz TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew At Congressional Hearing

Deutsche Bank's Stock Is Falling As Its Cost Of Default Insurance Keeps Rising

Boeing Finance Chief Says Company Will Take Charges Over A KC-46 Tanker Quality Issue

Accenture Lowers Expectations And Will Eliminate 19,000 Employees As IT Investment Slows

As Expenses Rise, Amazon And Other Retailers Overhaul "Free" Shipping

GameStop Stock Rises As Cost Reductions Result In A Surprise Profit

Iraq's Goal Of Equaling Saudi Arabia's Oil Production Likely S Unattainable

Days After Issuance, UBS Purchases Bonds To Bolster Investor Confidence

OpenAI CEO Acknowledges That A Glitch Permitted Certain ChatGPT Users To View The Titles Of Other Conversations

Toshiba Board Approves $15.2 Billion Takeover Offer From Japan Industrial Partners

Bank Deposits Worth Around $100 Billion Removed, And Authorities Praised The System For Being Stable And Robust

Germany And The EU Have Agreed On The Use Of Combustion Engines In The Future

Markets

How The Global Tech Industry Lost $7.4 Trillion In 2022

It seems like an eternity ago, but it was only a year ago. The Nasdaq Composite had just reached its peak in 2021, having more than doubled since the beginning of the pandemic. Rivian's mega-IPO was the latest in a record-breaking year for new issues. Hiring was brisk, and tech workers reveled in...

'Metaverse' Amongst Top Three Contenders For Oxford's Word Of The Year For 2022

The term "metaverse" is amongst of top three contenders for the title of Oxford "Word of the Year" (WOTY) within a competition conducted by Oxford University Press (OUP), the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary. On November 22, OUP officially announced the launch of...

Consumer Credit Rating Agencies Require Reform, Says UK Watchdog

The Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday that Britain's 'highly concentrated' consumer credit ratings market, which is used to obtain loans, is not working well and that a new industry body is needed to help improve the quality of scores. Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion account...

The Silver Institute Predicts The Largest Deficit In Decades For Silver

According to the Silver Institute on Thursday night, the world's demand for silver is anticipated to increase 16% this year to 1.21 billion ounces, resulting in the largest deficit in decades. According to the institute, record levels were anticipated for the use of silver by industry, in...

As The Cryptocurrency Market Collapses, Binance Intends To Purchase Rival FTX

To help with a "liquidity crunch" at the rival exchange, cryptocurrency giant Binance signed a non-binding agreement on Tuesday to purchase FTX's non-U.S. unit. This stunning bailout has renewed investor concerns about cryptocurrencies. Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of FTX, and Changpeng...

With Declining Yen, Tech-Obsessed Japan Purchases Used iPhones

A falling yen has made new iPhones out of reach for some consumers and sparked a growing secondhand trade in a significant market for Apple Inc. For years, Japanese consumers eagerly paid top dollar for the newest gadgets. The Japanese yen's decline to a 32-year low against the dollar has...

Major Changes In China’s Covid Policy Soon, Says Former Govt Expert

A former Chinese disease control official said, in a conference held by Citi on Friday, that China will make significant changes to its "dynamic-zero" COVID-19 policy in the upcoming months, according to a recording of the session as reported by the media. Separately, according to three...

South Korea Broadens Its Corporate Bond-Buying Initiative In Response To Credit-Crisis Fears

With growing concerns in bond and short-term money markets about a credit crunch, South Korea's government has decided to broaden its corporate bond-buying program, along with taking up other liquidity-supply measures. Choo Kyung-ho, Minister of Economy and Finance, announced on Sunday...

Urgent Talks With Chip Companies Held By China In Response To US Tariffs: Reports

According to Bloomberg News, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has held a series of emergency meetings with leading semiconductor companies over the last week to assess the impact of US chip restrictions. According to the report, the ministry summoned executives from...

Alternatives For Europe If Russia Cuts Off Gas Supply

Unknown damage to the Nord Stream pipelines running beneath the Baltic Sea has dashed hopes that Russian gas flow to Germany will resume soon. Nord Stream 1 had been shut down for maintenance since the end of August, raising concerns about supply to Europe if the outage was prolonged....

EU Nations Look For A Way To Break The Gas Price Cap Deadlock

As Europe prepares for a winter of limited Russian gas, a cost-of-living crisis, and the looming threat of recession, the 27-nation European Union is strategizing its next course of action to control rising energy prices and protect consumers from soaring bills. "We need to find a quick...

Britain Intends To Tax Low-Carbon Power Companies In A De Facto Manner

The industry claimed that Britain's temporary revenue cap on low-carbon electricity producers was a "de facto windfall tax" on sources of renewable energy. The government is looking for ways to stop the skyrocketing cost of energy while also raising money to help pay for tax cuts, despite...

Lifestyle

Pocket wallets vs. smartphones: Can we replace cash with digital currencies?

Researchers Suggest Previous Studies On Smartphone Addiction May Be Flawed

Myth Of Positive Health Impact Of Moderate Drinking Debunked In New Study

US Legislators Quiz TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew At Congressional Hearing

Deutsche Bank's Stock Is Falling As Its Cost Of Default Insurance Keeps Rising

Boeing Finance Chief Says Company Will Take Charges Over A KC-46 Tanker Quality Issue

Accenture Lowers Expectations And Will Eliminate 19,000 Employees As IT Investment Slows

As Expenses Rise, Amazon And Other Retailers Overhaul "Free" Shipping

GameStop Stock Rises As Cost Reductions Result In A Surprise Profit

Iraq's Goal Of Equaling Saudi Arabia's Oil Production Likely S Unattainable

Days After Issuance, UBS Purchases Bonds To Bolster Investor Confidence

OpenAI CEO Acknowledges That A Glitch Permitted Certain ChatGPT Users To View The Titles Of Other Conversations

Toshiba Board Approves $15.2 Billion Takeover Offer From Japan Industrial Partners

Bank Deposits Worth Around $100 Billion Removed, And Authorities Praised The System For Being Stable And Robust

Germany And The EU Have Agreed On The Use Of Combustion Engines In The Future

How The Global Tech Industry Lost $7.4 Trillion In 2022

'Metaverse' Amongst Top Three Contenders For Oxford's Word Of The Year For 2022

Consumer Credit Rating Agencies Require Reform, Says UK Watchdog

The Silver Institute Predicts The Largest Deficit In Decades For Silver

As The Cryptocurrency Market Collapses, Binance Intends To Purchase Rival FTX

With Declining Yen, Tech-Obsessed Japan Purchases Used iPhones

Major Changes In China’s Covid Policy Soon, Says Former Govt Expert

South Korea Broadens Its Corporate Bond-Buying Initiative In Response To Credit-Crisis Fears

Urgent Talks With Chip Companies Held By China In Response To US Tariffs: Reports

Alternatives For Europe If Russia Cuts Off Gas Supply

EU Nations Look For A Way To Break The Gas Price Cap Deadlock

Britain Intends To Tax Low-Carbon Power Companies In A De Facto Manner

World

IMF's Chief Says Ukraine Is Just "Weeks" Away From Receiving Full Support Program

UN Concerned About Not Much Time Being Left With Surge In Greenhouse Gases

With Extensive New Export Regulations, US Hopes To Cripple China's Chip Industry

Experts Urge WHO And Governments To Take Stronger Action Against Monkeypox

Many More Cases Of Monkeypox Likely To Emerge Worldwide, Expects WHO

People

The Way Bankman-Fried Of FTX Obtained A $250 Mln Bail

Majority Of Elon Musk’s Twitter Followers Do Not Want Him As Twitter Chief, Shows A Musk-Conducted Pool

Elon Musk Looses Position As The World's Richest Individual

Reasons Why One Should Use A New Login, Passwords Quickly Following Microsoft’s Latest Data On Hacks

Lee Newman, Dean of IE Business School