Report - page 9

News

US Unemployment Rate Increases

Job growth in the United States in March turned out to be stronger than preliminary expectations regarding the pace of the dynamic of this process, which could potentially generate at least temporary confidence that the situation in the US labor market is stable.

News

Ana Botin Says Tariffs to Hit US More Than Europe in Short Term

Banco Santander SA Executive Chair Ana Botin said on Friday, April 4, at the bank’s annual general meeting that the reciprocal tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday, April 2, are likely to hit the US economic system harder than Europe.

Finance & Economics

China Imposes Reciprocal Tariffs on Imports of US Goods

China on Friday, April 4, announced retaliatory tariffs on goods imported from the United States, after the US imposed further measures to tighten its trade policy.

News

U.S. SMBs Share Gloomy Outlook: Report

The post-pandemic recovery has lost momentum for many small business (SMBs) owners, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest small business credit survey, raising concerns for the broader U.S. economy.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolve to Add Affirm’s Pay-Over-Time Option

Fashion retailer Revolve Group will soon provide its customers in the United States with the opportunity to use the Affirm to pay over time solution.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Plaid Raises $575 Million

The digital finance platform Plaid reported that it raised $575 million in new funding.

News

Anthropic Unveils New Version of Claude AI Model

Anthropic has presented a new version of its Claude artificial intelligence model, designed for higher education institutions.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa to Launch New Solutions

Visa unveiled three new value-added services that are designed to simplify and enhance the security of the payment acceptance process.

News

Alibaba Reportedly to Release Upgraded Qwen 3 AI Model in April

The media published information according to which Alibaba Group Holding plans to release an upgraded version of its flagship artificial intelligence model called Qwen 3 at the end of the current month.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Reportedly Offers $100 Million to Get Apple Credit Card Business

The media published information according to which Visa offered Apple about $100 million for the acquisition of this technology giant’s credit card business, which is held by Mastercard.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Walmart Reportedly Keeps Price Pressure on Suppliers

The media, citing insiders, published information according to which Walmart continues to push Chinese suppliers to cut prices as part of efforts to offset tariffs from the United States on imports of goods from the Asian country.

News

PeckShield Says Crypto Hacks Top $1.6 Billion

Data from blockchain security company PeckShield indicates that hackers stole more than $1.63 billion in cryptocurrency during the first quarter of the current year.

News

Bitcoin Mining Using Coal Energy Declines

Over the past 13 years, the use of hydrocarbon fuels in Bitcoin mining has declined dramatically, and the practice of leveraging coal energy also demonstrates a similar tendency.

News

GameStop Finishes $1.5 Billion Raise

Video game retailer GameStop Corporation (GME) has completed a convertible debt offering that raised $1.5 billion.

News

MoneyGram Implements Mastercard Move

MoneyGram has implemented Mastercard Move, a portfolio of functional money transfer solutions designed to facilitate the movement of digital money domestically and abroad.

Science & Technology

Intel CEO Says Company to Spin Off Non-Core Units

Intel Corp. chief executive officer Lip-Bu Tan stated that this company will spin off assets that are not central to its mission, and create new products, including custom semiconductors to better align itself with consumers.