2024 saw the cannabis industry grappling with persistent challenges, mirroring those of the preceding two years. The absence of meaningful regulatory reform in both the US and Canada continues to stifle market growth There was some positive momentum in the US as new markets entered the industry and the US Drug Enforcement Administration moved to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I ...
Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton has criticized a newly finalized crypto tax reporting rule issued by the Biden administration. The rule, titled “Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers that Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales,” was recently introduced by the IRS. Deaton has labeled the regulation as detrimental to decentralized finance (DeFi). Pro-XRP Lawyer John Deaton Criticizes New IRS Rules Following ...
Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to warn relatives and local consulates if they think they are about to be detained by the U.S. immigration department, a senior official said Friday. The move is in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to carry out mass deportations after he takes office on Jan. 20. The app has ...
Are you ready to make 2025 a financially healthy year? The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to set intentions and make positive changes to your portfolio. These five New Year’s resolutions can make you a proactive investor so you can better control your financial portfolio in 2025. 2024 was a good year for the stock market. ...
The Reagan-era director of the FBI, and later the CIA, is urging the Senate to reject two of President-elect Donald Trump’s selections for top law enforcement and intelligence posts. In a letter to senators on Thursday reported by Politico, former FBI and CIA director William Webster wrote that Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard are unqualified to be FBI director and ...
Richard Parsons, who helped Time Warner divorce from AOL after what was considered one of the worst takeovers in history, has died. He was 76. His death was confirmed by Lazard, where he was a longtime board member. Parsons became CEO of AOL Time Warner in 2002, replacing Gerald Levin, who stepped aside two years after the media giant’s disastrous $165 ...
This story was updated with new information. Jim Larrañaga has stepped down as the University of Miami basketball coach following a slow start to the 2024-25 season for the Hurricanes, two years after leading the program to its first-ever Final Four. Miami held a press conference Thursday, during which Larrañaga, 75, announced his retirement. The school also announced that Associate ...
Stock futures climbed on Wednesday, driven by strong performances from Salesforce and Marvell Technology, following upbeat quarterly earnings. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 215 points (0.5%), while S&P 500 futures gained 0.3%, and Nasdaq-100 futures advanced by 0.7%. Salesforce surged 12% after reporting fiscal third-quarter revenue that exceeded expectations, showcasing robust demand in the enterprise ...
Hertz Energy Inc. (“Hertz” or the “Company”) (CSE: HZ; OTCQB: HZLIF; FSE: QE2) is pleased to provide an update on the Company’s critical minerals projects, including antimony, lithium, and uranium and announces proposed financing. ANTIMONY The Company is focused on exploring its two antimony projects aggressively with use of Quebec Critical Minerals Flow thru funds at the Harriman Antimony Project ...
Crypto analyst Egrag Crypto has predicted that the XRP price could rally to as high as $27 in this market cycle. The analyst also provided insights into why XRP could reach such an ambitious price target. XRP Price To Reach $27 In This Market Cycle In an X post, Egrag Crypto predicted that the XRP price could reach $27 in ...
Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, which administers the yacht race, has said that one sailor each on entrants Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline were killed after being ...
Qubits, quantum advantage, gate speed — these terms could one day be as ubiquitous as AI or large language model (LLM). Quantum computing could become the next big thing in the technology space and, as an investor, it’s something you don’t want to ignore. Some companies, Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) to name a few, have already dipped ...