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Worried about an AI bubble? Here’s what to do with your money now
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · May 6

#Techcrunch - #GlobalX, airline used for #Trump #deportations, gets hacked: Report
On Monday, 404 Media first reported news of the breach, based on a defacement message on the airline’s official website and stolen data that the hackers shared with the news website.
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GlobalX, airline used for Trump deportations, gets hacked: Report | TechCrunch

Hackers claiming to be part of the hacktivist group Anonymous claimed the data breach.

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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Apr 23

Intel stock surges as chipmaker reportedly plans to cut 20% of workforce
#Intel — the only US chip manufacturer capable of producing leading-edge semiconductors at scale — has struggled over the past several years to keep up in an increasingly AI-dominated market.
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Intel stock surges as chipmaker reportedly plans to cut 20% of workforce

Intel stock rallied early Wednesday following a report that said the company is preparing to cut up to 20% of its workforce.

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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Apr 23

#Techcrunch - Tesla profits drop 71% on weak sales and anti-Elon Musk sentiment
At this time last year, #Tesla was grappling with some gloomy numbers. In case you forgot, the company’s profits fell 55% to $1.13 billion in the first quarter of 2024 from the same period in 2023.
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Tesla profits drop 71% on weak sales and anti-Elon Musk sentiment | TechCrunch

Tesla’s flailing sales figures have put the company closer to the red than it has been in years, according to financial results released Tuesday,

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NairaMetrics @nairametrics.bsky.social · Apr 17

#IBDinvestors | Federal Judge Rules Against #Google In Advertising Antitrust Case
The Department of Justice had claimed Google's dominance of the digital ad market has damaged advertisers and content creators. Some analysts call it the "DoubleClick trial."
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Federal Judge Rules Against Google In Advertising Antitrust Case. Trade Desk Gains.

A federal judge ruled that Alphabet has used classic monopoly-building tactics to dominate online advertising. Google stock fell amid the news.

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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Apr 16

#BBC | Nigerians fear savings lost as investment app #CBEX freezes them out
The company had promised that investors would double their money every month. #Nigeria is currently facing straitened economic times and many are desperate to find a way to boost their income.
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CBEX accounts in Nigeria: People fear savings lost as investment app freezes them out

People share videos of themselves crying, saying that they cannot withdraw their money on CBEX.

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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Apr 10

#Reuters | Selloff resumes on Wall Street as markets weigh tariff risks
#WallStreet nosedives after Wednesday rally on tariff reversal
Stocks surged in Asia & Europe Thursday
EU pauses countermeasures against US #tariffs
Wall Street bosses fear #anti-American backlash
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Trump U-turns on tariffs but keeps trade war heat on China

Trump's turnabout, which came less than 24 hours after steep new tariffs kicked in on most trading partners, followed the most intense episode of financial market volatility since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Apr 3

#APnews | #Dow drops 1,100 as US stock market leads a worldwide sell-off following Trump’s #tariff announcement
Little was spared as fear flared globally about the potentially toxic mix of higher #inflation and weakening economic growth that tariffs can create.
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Dow drops 1,100 as US stock market leads a worldwide sell-off following Trump's tariff announcement

Financial markets around the world are reeling following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it.

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Commentary @commentary.bsky.social · Mar 27

Elon Musk’s Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to #Apartheid & #Neo-Nazi Movements
How Musk’s upbringing shaped his worldview-as well as that of his South African-raised colleague #PeterThiel, a right-wing billionaire who cofounded #PayPal alongside Musk
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Elon Musk’s Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements

Elon Musk was born in 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in a wealthy family under the country’s racist apartheid laws. Musk’s family history reveals ties to apartheid and neo-Nazi politic...

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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Mar 24

#DWnews - #Boxing legend #GeorgeForeman dies aged 76
George Foreman, one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, has died at the age of 76. Foreman won an #Olympic gold medal at just 19-years-old before going on to become a two-time world #heavyweight #champion.
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Boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76 – DW – 03/22/2025

George Foreman, one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, has died at the age of 76. Foreman won an Olympic gold medal at just 19-years-old before going on to become a two-time world heavywe...

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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · Mar 20

#BBC - Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum
Some white South Africans say they are discriminated against..
Simultaneously, South Africa's white minority possess the vast majority of privately held land and wealth in the country
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US-South Africa relations: Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum

This follows President Donald Trump's February executive order offering Afrikaners refugee status.

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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Mar 20

#AP | #Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position
Country rankings were based on answers people give when asked to rate their own lives. The study was done in partnership with the analytics firm #Gallup and the U.N.
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Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position

A new global report says that people in Finland are the happiest in the world. The northern European country is leading the world in happiness for the eighth year in a row.

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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · Feb 18

#AP - #NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
-encourages consumers to “buy-in” on companies that back their values. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to use the Black Consumer Advisory.
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NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans

The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward corporations that haven’t pulled back from diversity programs under conservative pressure.

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Payadox.com @payadox.bsky.social · Feb 14

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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · Jan 28

#reuters - What is #DeepSeek and why is it disrupting the #AI sector?
DeepSeek's launch of its latest AI models,••are on a par or better than industry-leading models in the United States at a fraction of the cost, is threatening to upset the #technology world order.
www.reuters.com/technology/a...

What is DeepSeek and why is it disrupting the AI sector?

Chinese startup DeepSeek's launch of its latest AI models, which it says are on a par or better than industry-leading models in the United States at a fraction of the cost, is threatening to upset the technology world order.

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ThisDay @thisday.bsky.social · Jan 22

The recent decision by the #Trump administration to terminate all memberships of advisory committees within the Department of Homeland Security #DHS has significant implications for Company Executives
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Trump Terminates DHS Advisory Committee Memberships, Disrupting Cybersecurity Review

The recent decision by the Trump administration to terminate all memberships of advisory committees within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has significant implications for Company Executives

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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Dec 20

🌍 Supporting Accessibility First: The #AIEquity Council 🤖
This 501(c)(3) #Non-Profit is dedicated to empowering the #Disabled and #Underserved
✅ All donations are tax-deductible!
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Dec 5

#reuters | #UnitedHealth executive killed in #Manhattan in targeted attack
In May, a firefighters pension fund in Hollywood, Florida, sued the company and three executives, including #Thompson, accusing them of selling a combined $120 million in company shares- -
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UnitedHealthcare executive fatally shot in Manhattan, reports say

Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit, was fatally shot in the chest on Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan, the NY Post and Bloomberg reported, citing police sources.

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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · Dec 5

#bbcnews - #Niger junta takes control of #French uranium mine
The country accounts for about 5% of global #uranium output, making it one of the world's top 10 producers of a vital raw material in the generation of #nuclear power.
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Niger junta takes control of French uranium mine, Orano says

Since the coup last year, the junta has been trying to reduce French influence in the country.

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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Dec 3

#reuters - Commodities trading giant #Cargill plans to cut around 8,000 jobs
#Minnesota-based Cargill has more than 160,000 employees, which implies that a 5% cut in staff would hit about 8,000 jobs.
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Commodities trading giant Cargill plans to cut around 8,000 jobs

Global trading house Cargill said on Tuesday it plans to cut around 5% of its staff, or about 8,000 jobs after revenue slumped in its most recent fiscal year as crop prices hit multi-year lows.

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Polls @polls.bsky.social · Nov 18

#Poll - When will #Bitcoin hit $100k?
1- Before January- 2025
2- Before December- 2024
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Bitcoin to top $100,000 before year-end, according to bettors on Kalshi
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Bitcoin to top $100,000 before year-end, according to bettors on Kalshi

Sixty percent of bettors on the Kalshi platform now believe that bitcoin could top the $100,000 mark before the end of 2024.

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FOREXmarket @forexmarket.bsky.social · Sep 16

#Zambian #Copper Mines Desperate for Power Find an Unlikely Savior
#Eskom’s transmission unit has a deal to supply 250 megawatts of power to Zambia, and has been doing so since August, the utility said in reply to questions this week.
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Zambian Copper Mines Desperate for Power Find an Unlikely Savior

Zambian Copper Mines Desperate for Power Find an Unlikely Savior Zambia’s biggest mines are turning to a surprising power source

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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Sep 16

China’s Grip on Rare Earths Undercuts Projects From US to Japan
“China’s influence over the global rare earths market is pervasive,” Iluka-CEO Tom O’Leary said in May. -It is this monopolistic production, combined with interference in pricing, that is resulting in market failure
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China’s Grip on Rare Earths Undercuts Projects From US to Japan

A couple hours outside Houston, in a remote field near a Dow Chemical Co. plant, America’s bid to undercut China’s grip on the global supply of rare earth minerals critical to high technology has yet ...

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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · Aug 28

@reuters - Warren Buffett's #BerkshireHathaway tops $1 trillion market value
Berkshire joined six other companies, mainly from the technology sector, above $1 trillion: Apple-Nvidia-Microsoft-Google parent Alphabet-Amazon.com and Facebook
www.reuters.com/markets/us/w...

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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · Aug 5

@cnn.com - Global #stockmarkets plunge
#Japanese stocks suffered their biggest ever daily loss Monday as fears about a US economic #slowdown sent shock waves through global markets.
www.cnn.com/business/liv...

Live updates: Global stock markets plunge | CNN Business

Japanese stocks crash in biggest one-day drop ever as global market rout intensifies. Follow the latest news here.

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