Oil price is currently trading around the highest level in the past 52 weeks, with expectations that economic recovery will fuel more growth in the days ahead. China, the world’s largest oil consumer, expects double-digit economic growth in the first quarter. Simultaneously, vaccination in the European region and the United States is likely to boost economic numbers in 2021. Traders and analysts have close been watching the cyclical change in the energy market....

Also worth mentioning is the ongoing argument among governments and financial institutions over whether cryptocurrencies should be prohibited, as well as what realistic long-term price targets for the assets in question. Speaking with Kitco News, Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank made the argument that banning Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies was no longer an existential threat. Hedge fund manager is not ruling out a ban In opposition to O’Leary’s stance was hedge fund manager Roy Niederhoffer, the founder of R....

Indeed, European natural gas led commodity gains, surging up to 13%. German electricity and coal costs climbed at the same time that Brent crude oil was closing in on $100 a barrel on February 22, 2022. It’s also worth mentioning that Russia is the largest supplier of natural gas to Europe, with over a third of that supply traveling via pipelines that pass Ukraine. It is also a key exporter of a wide range of commodities, from crude oil to refined products....

Indeed in the last just a day, the market sentiment shifted with over $100 billion flowing into the crypto market cap, which has increased from $1.76 trillion to $1.873 trillion in only 24 hours, representing a total of $103 billion, according to CoinMarketCap data. As things stand the global crypto market cap is $1.87 trillion, a 5.26% increase, while the total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours is $94....

A number of significant milestones have been reached on the network in recent months, as development on the blockchain has surged boosted by the upgrade. Indeed, the Cardano ecosystem continues to grow, with currently 517 projects being built on ADA as of March 11, including non-fungible tokens (NFTs) collections, DeFi lending, and new wallets, according to a LinkedIn post by Tim Harrison, the Marketing and Communications Director at Input Output Global, the creators of Cardano....

Indeed, next month the highly anticipated parachain auction procedure, in which projects will be given slots for construction on the Polkadot cryptocurrency network, will take place. Currently, the ‘Ethereum-killer’s’ launch of parachain auctions has led to a price rally for DOT up 18% in the last 24 hours and up 28.08% over the previous seven days. At the time of publication, DOT is ranked the eighth largest digital asset with a market capitalization of $41 billion, according to CoinMarketCap....

It will provide you with additional benefits such as auditing enhancements, fine-grained password policies, read-only domain controllers, restartable Active Directory domain services, and an Active Directory database mounting tool. In Windows 2008, the Active Directory service is now called Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), formerly known as Active Directory Directory Services. There are a few steps that you must take in order to prepare and upgrade your existing Active Directory Forest to support new Windows 2008 domain controllers....

On Thursday, the stock further slipped at 1.04%, correlating with a general minor pullback for the stock market. The stock was projected to emulate the 2020 trend after the chipmaker reported its third fiscal-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst estimates and offered a strong forecast for the fourth quarter. In the wake of the results released in late July, the stock surged 3% bringing QCOM stock’s 50-day MA near its 200-day MA....

Speaking to Kitco News, Booth suggested that gold has been in a holding pattern for long and several aspects like continued market depression will likely propel the metal. She added that the ongoing market volatility is also in favour of gold. Her sentiments align with the perennial belief that gold is the presumptive store of wealth and hedge against inflation. In recent months, amid rising inflation, the value of the precious metal has slightly surged....

One such stock is Realty Income (NYSE: O), which delivered better-than-expected Q2 earnings on August 3, increasing its guidance and showing revenue growth spurred on by increased occupancy rate and same-store rental revenue growth, possibly ensuring further dividend growth. Staying true to its mantra of being the “Monthly dividend company,” the firm announced its 626th consecutive common stock monthly dividend on August 16. The dividend amount is $0.2475 per share or $2....

Repare Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RPTX) is down over 35% year-to-date (YTD), yet is one of the rare biotechs that have seen large insider purchases. Namely, a San Francisco investment company BVF Partners LP took a huge interest in RPTX, buying over $30 million worth of stock from June 2 to June 6. Meanwhile, on June 1, the company announced it secured a deal with Roche (SW: ROG) to cooperate on a tumor drug, potentially worth over $1....

One of the governments eyeing this endeavor is that of the Republic of Palau, with its president Surangel S. Whipps Jr. stating that the country’s IT team was actively working with blockchain company Ripple Labs, exploring the possibility of launching a “national stablecoin,” as he told Bloomberg’s Joanna Ossinger in September. Palau’s digital asset strategy Discussing Palau’s digital asset strategy, the president of the archipelago of over 500 islands, which is a part of the Micronesia region in the western Pacific Ocean, explained that such a small country had to diversify its economy, look at ways in which it could be more innovative, and “take advantage of new technologies,” referring to the passing of the Digital Residency Act as one of the examples of these efforts....

In a press statement, Ripple indicated that the move is part of the company’s efforts to work with central banks, assisting them on technical and policy aspects in developing CBDCs. The firm will be represented at the Foundation by Susan Friedman, who also serves as the Head of Policy. According to Friedman, Ripple chose the United Kingdom because the digital pound will highlight the height of the country’s support for innovation in the crypto space....

In the latest development, United States defense lawyer James Filan revealed that the regulator had filed a motion to block Ripple’s expert opinion. According to the SEC, the testimony should be struck, noting that the experts are unreliable as they offer ‘improper legal conclusion.’ The agency also alleged that one of the experts lacked the right background to provide an opinion, citing that he copied it from sources such as Ripple blogs....

The electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer noted that the production and delivery numbers were in line with their expectations, which will enable them to deliver 25,000 vehicles for the full year. Rivian seems to be following in the footsteps of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), which delivered a record number of vehicles in Q3 2022. In addition, Truist Securities recently started coverage on Rivian with a buy rating, seeing the firm as just getting started with deliveries while being strategically positioned in the EV market....

Meanwhile, the company released its May numbers, on June 15, indicating that daily active users for May were 50.4 million, an increase of 17% year-on-year (YoY). These numbers translate into 3.6 billion hours of engagement, representing an increase of 10% YoY. The figures are commensurate with the fact that the company is dominating the U.S. iPhone gaming market. Further, the average bookings per daily active user decreased by 23%-24% YoY, to between $3....

The development was disclosed in records from a meeting conducted at the White House in Moscow last week, Bitcoin.com reports citing the Russian business newspaper Kommersant.ru. A clash between two rival views will likely decide the future of cryptocurrencies in Russia. While the Central Bank of Russia suggests a blanket ban on crypto-related activities, the Ministry of Finance is advocating for legalization under strict rules and without acknowledging Bitcoin as a payment method....

The 3nm chips are compatible with specific integrated circuits (ASICs), machines known to be effective in mining Bitcoin, with sources indicating trials are already underway, The Elec reported on June 29. Samsung’s ability to manufacture 3nm chips will likely solve some Bitcoin mining pain points, like reducing power consumption by up to 30%. Additionally, the chips can increase the mining speed by about 15% alongside a 33% higher translator density....

One of them is the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which has recently announced settled charges against technology company NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), over “inadequate disclosures concerning the impact of cryptomining on the company’s gaming business,” the agency said on May 6. According to an SEC press release: As the agency further explained, “NVIDIA customers increasingly used its gaming GPUs for cryptomining,” with the growing demand and interest in crypto in 2017....

The Australian computer scientist Wright, who claims to be the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin (BTC) and author of its whitepaper, said on January 4 in a series of tweets that Ripple claims banks are using their product “yet, not a single case can be demonstrated,” as he continued his war of words against Ripple CTO and one of the original XRP ledger architects David Schwartz. Wright also claimed Ripple has been using ambiguous language to conceal the truth for over 8 years now, in turn defrauding the market, labeling it a Ponzi scheme....