After eradicating their deer prey, wolves on a remote Alaskan island have turned to voraciously hunting and consuming sea otters as their main food source, a new study has revealed. The discovery, made on the 20 square mile (52 square kilometers) Pleasant Island located roughly 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Juneau, Alaska, marks the
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close video US facing ‘financial armageddon’ if it doesn’t solve debt limit crisis: Sheila Bair Former U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairperson Sheila Bair assesses the current debt situation, telling ‘The Claman Countdown’ government is on an ‘unsustainable’ spending path. A bipartisan proposal to shore up the financial future of key federal trust funds that
KYIV Ukraine dismissed the governors of five battlefield provinces and an array of other senior officials on Tuesday in the biggest shakeup of its wartime leadership since Russias invasion in 2022. Separately on Tuesday, a long-awaited decision on whether allies could send German-made heavy tanks to Ukraine finally reached Berlin, after Poland said it formally
Rep. Kevin McCarthy was finally elected speaker of the House of Representatives in the wee hours of Saturday morning after failing to win a majority in 14 rounds of voting. For four long, exhausting days, the Republican party struggled to coalesce around a candidate to lead the House after winning a narrow majority in the
Incredibly detailed computed tomography (CT scans) of the so-called “Golden Boy,” mummy from ancient Egypt have revealed a hidden trove of 49 amulets, many of which were made of gold. The young mummy earned its nickname because of the dazzling display of wealth, which included a gilded head mask found in the mummy’s sarcophagus. Researchers
NYC homeless now filling JFK Airport More and more travelers are noticing members of New York City’s homeless population seeking refuge at JFK Airport. NEW YORK – A number of travelers and staff members say they are noticing that the number of homeless living inside JFK Airport in Queens is rising. A flight attendant told
close video Hard to get inflation down without a recession: Furman Harvard economist Jason Furman shares his economic outlook for 2023, focusing on recession fears, the Federal Reserves agenda and geopolitical factors. A number of business taxes are rising just as the U.S. economy faces the increased risk of a recession, threatening to prolong financial
StockCharts, a technical analysis and financial charting platform, launched a new mobile app on Thursday, offering users a way to make informed decisions on the go. A complement to StockCharts users web access, the mobile app sports detailed summaries of equity, fixed income, commodity, and currency markets. Users can view advanced charts and indicators, as
Apple Inc.AAPL co-founderSteve Wozniakhas describedBitcoinBTC/USD as the only cryptocurrency thats pure-gold mathematics. What Happened: Wozniak made the comments about Bitcoin in aninterviewwith Business Insider in March 2022, adding that many cryptocurrencies are untrustworthy and have a track record of being rip-offs. There are so many cryptocurrencies that come out now; everybody has a way to
House Democrats are itching for a fight with the new GOP majority over who should qualify for committee assignments, tapping Reps. Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (Calif.) to sit on the Intelligence Committee in the face of Republican vows to keep them off of the powerful panel. A similar collision is likely to play
It may now be less necessary for Americans to rely on a bank to succeed financially. As e-commerce grows and digital products become more available, embedded finance has become an option for consumers and companies. Embedded finance comprises non-financial companies offering financial products and services. These products and services can include debit cards, payment programs,
Connecticut’s surplus projection for the current fiscal year received a $324.7 million boost. The Connecticut Office for Policy and Budget Management’s recently announced forecast for fiscal 2023, which runs through June, projects general fund revenue of $23.2 billion. Compared to December’s projections, revenues are up $265.3 million and expenses are down $59.4 million. That $324.7
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has risen about 37% year-to-date and is not showing any signs of slowing down. The S&P 500 index (SPX) has also made a winning start to the year but has seen a relatively muted rally of roughly 4%. While the price of risky assets are rising, the United States dollar index (DXY),
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of state for foreign trade says that cryptocurrency “will play a major role for UAE trade going forward.” He stressed: “The most important thing is that we ensure global governance when it comes to cryptocurrencies and crypto companies.” Crypto to Play a Major Role in the UAE United Arab
In today’s video David Jones will be talking about one of the simplest trading techniques and that is trading breakouts. Textbooks say that if a trend line breaks, then that’s it – another direction is certain. Well, that’s not exactly true. Patience is key. Making the decisions in the right time at the right price
In this article CRM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage on a Saleforce office building in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jeff Ubben of Inclusive Capital had talks with Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, according to sources, CNBC’s David Faber reported
In this article SPY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT (An excerpt from the book, “Shut Up and Keep Talking: Lessons on Life and Investing from the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange,” by Bob Pisani.) Thirty years ago this week, State Street Global Advisors launched the Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipt (SPY), the first
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As the proposed date for the Ethereum Shanghai update draws closer, developers have created a testing environment called a “shadow fork,” according to a Jan. 23 tweet thread by Go-Ethereum developer Marius Van Der Wijden. The new testnet appears to have been created in order to test the conditions needed for Ether (ETH) staking withdrawals,
A record 25% of Redfin.com users looked to move to a different metro area in the fourth quarter as high housing costs drove relocation, according to a new report from the technology-powered real estate brokerage. That’s up from 22.1% a year earlier and around 18% before the pandemic. The people who are buying homes are