Two months ago, in his first network television interview after the election, Donald Trump said he owed his victory to Americans’ anger over immigration and inflation, specifically the rising cost of groceries. “When you buy apples, when you buy bacon, when you buy eggs, they would double and triple the price over a short period […]
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Brooklyn Travel Selects BR-DGE to Expand Payment Options Amid Travel Industry Bounce Back
Brooklyn Travel, a Scottish travel group with multiple brands, has selected a payment orchestration solution from BR-DGE to modernise its tech stack and expand the number of payment method choices it offers its end customers. Glasgow-based Brooklyn Travel has signed a three-year deal for fellow Scottish trailblazer BR-DGE to become its sole payments orchestrator. Through […]
Embedded Finance Can Solve Employee Unhappiness Surrounding Employer Reimbursement Failures
Embedded finance specialist, Weavr has raised a serious cause for concern amongst employers as it found that employees in the UK lost an estimated £690million in unclaimed and unpaid expenses, with 81 per cent stating they were left out of pocket by their employer for more than a month, leading to financial and mental health concerns. The Weavr report, The […]
Perplexity AI revises Tiktok merger proposal that could give the U.S. government a 50% stake
Perplexity AI on Sunday revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok parent ByteDance. The proposal, which would create a new entity combining Perplexity and TikTok U.S., would now also allow for the U.S. government to own up to 50% of the new company upon a future IPO, CNBC has learned. A proposal document […]
LNG exporter Venture Global raises $1.75 billion in US IPO
Liquefied natural gas exporter Venture Global said on Thursday it had raised $1.75 billion, marking the first big initial public offering of President Donald Trump’s second term as investors bet on his plan to boost U.S. energy production. Venture Global is the second-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, in the United States, and […]
Senate Banking Committee convenes its first digital assets subcommittee
The new Senate subcommittee focused on the blockchain world will be led by two solidly pro-crypto legislators: Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R.-Wyo.) will chair while Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) will serve as its ranking member. Why it matters: Gallego had the backing of Fairshake and its affiliated pro-crypto PACs. His appointment is a win for the industry and […]
Mortgage rates finally fall after 6-week climb
Mortgage rates finally broke a six-week streak of increases, but the decline will not provide much relief, as long-term rates dipped just below 7%. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 6.96%, down from last week’s reading of 7.04%. The […]
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Increases Holdings in Brazilian Digital Bank Nubank
Berkshire Shares in Nubank Rises to 0.4% Berkshire Hathaway’s stake in Nubank rose from 0.1% in Q4 2022 to 0.4% in Q3 2024, according to recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. This increased Hathaway’s holdings to 86 million Nubank shares, valued at nearly $1.2 billion. Nubank is a digital banking business based in […]
Stock market today: Nasdaq jumps, S&P 500 nears record as Netflix, ‘Stargate’ AI project invigorate tech
Tech stocks led the market on Wednesday as Netflix (NFLX) stock surged to a record, while President Donald Trump’s boost to AI demand hopes outweighed fresh tariff worries. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose nearly 1.3%, bolstered by a jump in Netflix shares on the heels of surprisingly strong earnings. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) climbed more […]
Netflix stock secures all-time closing high as Wall Street cheers ‘near flawless’ earnings
Netflix stock (NFLX) closed at an all-time high on Wednesday, finishing the day up nearly 10% as Wall Street analysts praised the company’s fourth quarter earnings results. Shortly after the opening bell, the stock leaped to around $1,000 a share as analysts rushed to increase their respective price targets. Pivotal Research upped its target from […]
VeriPark and Canadian credit unions team up on digital banking
VeriPark, an omnichannel customer experience solutions provider, has collaborated with a coalition of Canadian credit unions and financial institutions to launch a digital banking solution specifically designed for the Canadian market. This coalition comprises First West Credit Union, Prospera Credit Union, DUCA Credit Union, and Coastal Community Credit Union. It seeks to foster innovation, improve […]
The stock market has never looked like this before — regardless of who’s president
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term in office, investors are debating how his proposed policies will play out in the stock market. While the answer may be unclear, what’s evident is the remarkable position the market is in as he takes the helm of the country. For one, 2024 marked the […]