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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mostly lower Thursday after a quiet day on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 added to its record.Worries about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies remain high on regional investors’ minds. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 1.2% to finish at 38,678.04. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 1.2% to 8,322.80, while South Korea’s Kospi lost nearly 0.7% to 2,654.06.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped 1.3% to 22,640.18, after China left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, in a move it said was meant to maintain financial stability. The Shanghai Composite shed less than 0.1% to 3,349.60.“The yuan has…
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Meet Samuel Edyme, Nickname – HIM-buktu. A web3 content writer, journalist, and aspiring trader, Edyme is as versatile as they come. With a knack for words and a nose for trends, he has penned pieces for numerous industry player, including AMBCrypto, Blockchain.News, and Blockchain Reporter, among others. Edyme’s foray into the crypto universe is nothing short of cinematic. His journey began not with a triumphant investment, but with a scam. Yes, a Ponzi scheme that used crypto as payment roped him in. Rather than retreating, he emerged wiser and more determined, channeling his experience into over three years of insightful…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he likes the idea of giving some of the savings from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency back to U.S. citizens as a kind of dividend.He said at an investment conference in Miami that the administration is considering a concept in which 20% of the savings produced by DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts goes to American citizens and another 20% goes to paying down the national debt.Trump also said the potential for dividend payments would incentivize people to report wasteful spending.“They’ll be reporting it themselves,” Trump said. “They participate in the process of…
Maria Bartiromo stopped in her tracks for peddling Trump’s false ‘4% approval’ claim about ZelenskyYour support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Bitcoin price started a recovery wave above the $94,500 zone. BTC is rising within a range and might revisit the $98,000 resistance zone. Bitcoin started a decent recovery wave above the $95,500 zone. The price is trading above $96,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $96,700 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could start another increase if it stays above the $96,000 zone. Bitcoin Price Recover Losses Bitcoin price formed a…
The Walmart logo is seen outside of one of its stores in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesWalmart will report its latest quarterly earnings before the bell on Thursday, as investors try to parse whether softer retail sales in January were a blip or a bigger warning sign.As Walmart is the top grocer in the U.S., investors often view it as a barometer of consumer health. The company will report its holiday-season results and is expected to give a forecast for the year ahead. Its leaders may also preview how they see the economic backdrop in the U.S.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon. His response might be confusing to anyone who hasn’t spent the last several days monitoring Musk’s account on X. Trump said Musk would be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository for American gold reserves in Kentucky.Why? “To make sure the gold is there,” Trump said. Another reporter seemed puzzled. Where would the gold have gone?“If the gold isn’t there, we’re going to be very upset,” Trump said.Musk, the…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum price is showing positive signs above the $2,650 zone. ETH is rising like Bitcoin and might start another increase in the near term. Ethereum is still showing positive signs above the $2,620 zone. The price is trading above $2,680 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a key contracting triangle with resistance at $2,700 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a decent upward move if it settles above $2,725 and $2,755. Ethereum Price Eyes Upside Break Ethereum price remained supported…
President Donald Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk emphasized the role of “full transparency” in efforts to root out waste, fraud and abuse in an exclusive interview on “Hannity.””You know what’s better than saying ‘trust me’? It’s just full transparency. So what we’re doing with DOGE, just go to DOGE.gov. You can see every single action that has been taken,” Musk told Fox News host Sean Hannity during a segment that aired Wednesday.PRESIDENT TRUMP, ELON MUSK ADDRESS THE LEFT’S CRIES OF A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN ‘HANNITY’ EXCLUSIVETrump and Musk discussed a range of topics during their wide-ranging interview, including DOGE…