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Inflation Cools, But 'Too Soon To Blow The All Clear,' Economist Says
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 11:32am | 709The annual inflation rate eased more than expected in March, coming in at 2.4% on Thursday's Consumer Price Index report. Multiple economists emphasized that March's cooling may be temporary, as President Donald Trump's reinforced tariffs and trade measures could reverse progress by raising...
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Elon Musk's Tweet Amplifies False Identity Accusation, Sends College Grad And Mother Into Hiding
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - 3:02pm | 521A conspiracy spread on social media and exacerbated by Twitter owner Elon Musk forced a recent college graduate and his mother into hiding. What Happened: Ben Brody, 22, found himself at the center of a storm after he was wrongly identified as a neo-Nazi involved in a far-right brawl during an...
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Fintech Focus For December 7, 2020
Sunday, December 6, 2020 - 8:02pm | 1605Quote To Start The Day: Robinhood’s revenue model could easily disappear. They’ve made it clear that they are comfortable living on this regulatory edge. Source: Tyler Gellasch One Big Thing In Fintech: Congresswoman Maxine Waters has released a wide array of recommended policy changes...
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Fintech Focus For November 23, 2020
Sunday, November 22, 2020 - 6:01pm | 1864Quote To Start The Day: Life is made of ever so many partings welded together. Source: Charles Dickens One Big Thing In Fintech: The pandemic has seen incumbent financial services providers fight against disruption by individuals and startups thinking about new ways to innovate. Nasdaq is...
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Fintech Focus For September 17, 2020
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 6:17pm | 2478Quote Of The Day: It is hard to fail but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. - Theodore Roosevelt Fintech Movers: The global fintech sector faces an "existential crisis", says McKinsey, as sources of funding dry up. - Finextra What’s the outlook for crypto brokerages....
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Fintech Focus For September 2, 2020
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 7:21pm | 2275Quote Of The Day: Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. - Mother Teresa Fintech Movers: Two community leaders from Oakland, California, with backgrounds in real estate and impact investing launched a new investment platform Tuesday to provide capital...
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Google Kicks Out Financial Blog ZeroHedge From Advertising Platform Over Racism, Warns The Federalist
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 6:36am | 409Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google LLC has banned right-wing financial publication ZeroHedge from its advertising platform, NBC News reported Tuesday. Racist Content In Comments Caused Violation ZeroHedge was notified by the search engine giant last week over policy...
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Why Zero Hedge Has Been Permanently Suspended From Twitter
Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 9:41am | 395One of the most popular accounts in the financial Twitter world, better known to most as "FinTwit," has been permanently suspended. The Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) account associated to Zero Hedge, the controversial but widely followed blog for finance, economics and political analysis...
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FireEye Pops On Takeover Talk, Source Says No Deal Imminent
Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 12:49pm | 246FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE) spiked Thursday on rumors of a possible takeover by Lifelock, Inc. Cincarious Research posted the news in a ZeroHedge article, citing sources in the security space. “We were told the company is seeking to expand offerings and the added cyber-security depth from...
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17 Financial Twitter Names To Follow For 2017
Friday, December 16, 2016 - 4:43pm | 1041With 2017 fast approaching, it is time to reassess your Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) follows and make room for some good insight at a critical point in the global markets. Twitter’s power to move stocks cannot be discredited, especially with the incoming president's affinity for the...
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Criminal? Goldman Upgrades Tesla To Buy Same Day It Underwrites Offering
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 5:25pm | 430Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced a $2 billion offering after Wednesday's closing bell. The net proceeds from the offering are to be used to accelerate the ramp of its Model 3. CEO Elon Musk will sell the remaining shares to "cover tax obligations associated with his concurrent...
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Banks Are Worried About Some Of This ETF's Holdings
Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 9:45am | 546As was widely noted last year, one of the most significant headwinds faced by the U.S. high-yield corporate debt market and the corresponding exchange-traded funds was oil. Tumbling oil prices drained the financial positions of an array of mid- and small-cap shale producers, prompting scores of...
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The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Wednesday, August 28
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 12:11pm | 663There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful or just down right comical. 1. Bloomberg News Bloomberg News ( @BloombergNews ) tweeted out the great irony of our...
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The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Friday, August 23
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 11:58am | 670There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful or just down right comical. 1. CNNMoney.com CNNMoney.com ( @CNNMoney ) tweeted out this morning about Microsoft (NASDAQ...
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The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Thursday, August 22
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 11:57am | 740There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful or just down right comical. 1. Reuters Business Reuters Business ( @ReutersBiz ) tweeted out that even the ominous FOMC...