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Blockchain & Crypto

U.S. Government Seizes SBF’s $465 Million in Robinhood Shares

Former CEO of FTX, the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange and hedge fund, filed a request to keep his shares of trading platform Robinhood, in order to pay legal fees. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has now seized the shares, valued at roughly $465 million, as the stake wasn’t part of the FTX bankruptcy estate.  Sam […]

Finance & Economics

US Banks to Report Profit Decline, Prepare for Recession

Major US banks are expected to show a net profit decline in their quarterly earnings reports to be released on Friday, while the industry is getting ready for an economic slowdown

Federal Reserve System

Who Is and Isn’t Feeling the Unofficial Recession?

“The credit market is clearly telling the equity market: we don’t see a recession, and if we do see one, it will be a mild one,” says head of international fixed income at NatAlliance Securities, as quoted by the Financial Times. And yet, the current inflation is deemed “the hottest” in four decades. The first […]

Finance & Economics

Customers of US Bank Silvergate Withdrawn Over $8bn of Crypto-Linked Deposits

Customers of the American bank Silvergate have withdrawn more than $8 billion from their cryptocurrency-related deposits. About 65% of Silvergate’s customers have withdrawn their deposits in the last three months of 2022. The bank sold its assets worth $5.2 billion. This decision was made by a financial institution to cover expenses. Also, the sale of […]

News

Americans Spent a Record $212B on Online Holiday Shopping

Online shopping considerably increased this holiday season despite economic downturn, as record-setting discounts helped offset the negative impact of high inflation

Finance & Economics

Retailers Prepare to Close the Holiday Quarter: This Season was Different

As holiday shopping is coming to an end, the next few weeks would help determine the overall success of the 2022-2023 holiday quarter for retailers – so far, signals are mixed

Finance & Economics

The Reason for Record Wage Raises Revealed

Wages for many US employees were up between 5.5% – 7.7% in November – the highest increase in 25 years of record-keeping

Finance & Economics

Are Startups Going Out of Fashion?

Tech startups across the globe are now facing a massive drain of funding from the segment. The total number of startups has also significantly declined. Why does it happen, and what to expect next?