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In a recent interview with CBS 60 Minutes, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed the possibility of an impending recession, attributing the current economic conditions to distortions caused by the pandemic. The interview was broadcast on ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s recent Throwback Thursday (TBT) post on Twitter, now known as X, happened to fall on the first day of Black History Month. But that did not stop the agency from proudly touting its failed war on drugs, which a ...

President Joe Biden won big in the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday, taking 96.2% of the votes. With the Republican primary in the Palmetto State about three weeks away, new poll results released on Thursday suggest that it might not be ...

  Shaquille O'Neal invested in the online community college initiative Campus, influenced by the wisdom of Jeff Bezos, the visionary behind Amazon, according to a report by CNBC. With a substantial backing of over $29 million from investors, including ...

On Saturday, President Joe Biden described the 2024 presidential election as the most bizarre campaign he has ever been involved in, citing  the eccentric conduct of his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump.  "Look, I'm feeling good about ...

On this day 28 years ago, tech legend Steve Jobs returned to the company he had founded alongside Steve Wozniak in 1976 in his parents' home in California. While Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is currently the world’s second-largest company by market ...

Viral videos of the Charging Bull bronze statue on Wall Street wearing a knitted hat sent commentators on X, formerly Twitter, into a frenzy and the referenced memecoin Dogwifhat (CRYPTO: WIF) surging 17%. What Happened: On Friday afternoon, videos ...

Most opinion polls have shown that immigration has become a main election issue, and economist and Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, on Friday, weighed on the merits of concerns around it. What Happened: “Immigration is looming larger in the campaign, ...

Cloud titans Amazon, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) all reported fourth-quarter results this week, and the spotlight was on their Cloud businesses, given their high-margin nature. The ...

On Saturday, "Rich Dad Poor Dad" author Robert Kiyosaki voiced a grim forecast for the stock and bond markets. In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, Kiyosaki cautioned investors about an imminent market downturn, despite the current upward trends in ...

In a recent interview on Bloomberg Television’s "Wall Street Week" with David Westin, Lawrence Summers, the former U.S. treasury secretary, shared his insights on the current economic climate. Summers focused on the surprising robustness of the ...

Elon Musk expressed criticism of President Joe Biden's approach to immigration, accusing the nation's leader of deliberately allowing a significant influx of undocumented immigrants into the U.S. in order to shift the country's political landscape ...

Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors' favorite stocks over the last week — here's a look at some of our top stories. The S&P 500 hit a new record high on Friday, buoyed by impressive tech earnings and a surprisingly strong January jobs ...

The week saw electric vehicle giant Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) rebound modestly from its post-earnings weakness even as the market awaited earnings from startups. Monthly deliveries reported by Chinese EV makers as well as Tesla showed the effect a ...

This week witnessed a flurry of activity in the world of cryptocurrency. From the surprising emergence of a GameStop memecoin to Elon Musk’s tweet causing a stir in the memecoin world, there was no shortage of excitement. Cryptocurrency analysts also ...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook's first mention of AI during the December quarter earnings call has Wedbush's Dan Ives excited about the iPhone maker's prospects going forward. What Happened: Ives thinks despite headwinds in markets like China, ...

Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe has predicted a bullish run for Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) in the next three to six months, amid the scheduled final "Dencun" upgrade and anticipation of a spot Ethereum ETF (exchange-traded fund.) What Happened: Van de ...

Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) fourth-quarter performance has impressed analysts, leading to "increased confidence" about the company's potential going forward. What Happened: Wedbush's Dan Ives believes "comeback kid Mark Zuckerberg is just ...

The U.S. initiated military strikes in Iraq and Syria, marking its first retaliatory action in response to a deadly drone strike that killed three American soldiers. The strikes represent a critical juncture in the U.S.'s strategy to deter the ...

"Tokenization," particularly of "real world assets," or RWAs, has recently been touted as the next big thing in crypto. Most people do not make the connection that this trend is just another form of security tokens, a term you may not have heard since 2018 (for good reason).Dave