Summer is heating up and you know what that means: it’s time to return to Love Island. The new season of Love Island USA premieres this week, kicking off six weeks of steamy reality romance that you can stream from the comfort of your couch (with the AC blasting next to you). Season 6 sees a group of sexy singles …
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Is Apple’s New Tap to Cash the Crypto Payments Killer?
Apple’s latest iOS 18 introduces Tap to Cash, a seamless way to transfer money using Apple Pay. This feature lets users send money instantly by simply bringing their phones close together. However, as Tap to Cash gains traction, it could potentially overshadow the utility of cryptocurrencies for payments. Does Apple Tap to Cash Endanger Crypto Payments? Crypto has been steadily …
Read More »Deutsche Telekom wins EU interest fight, bodes well for Intel
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Deutsche Telekom on Tuesday won a legal fight to get EU antitrust regulators to pay interest on the portion of a fine reimbursed after an appeal, in what could be good news for a similar 593-million-euro ($638 million) claim by Intel. A score of companies have in recent years sued competition enforcers for default …
Read More »ECB Mustn’t Rush Nor Dally After Decisive Cut, Villeroy Says
(Bloomberg) — The European Central Bank should neither rush nor procrastinate over future interest-rate cuts after a “decisive orientation” to start loosening last week, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said. Most Read from Bloomberg With uncertainty over reigning over the ECB’s next steps after its widely expected reduction to borrowing costs last week, the French central banker’s …
Read More »Palo Alto Networks vs. Fortinet
Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) and Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) are two of the largest cybersecurity companies in the world. Both originally developed next-gen firewalls (NGFWs), which upgraded traditional firewalls with more robust network filtering tools, and they subsequently expanded their ecosystems with additional security services. Palo Alto Networks now operates three ecosystems: Strata for its NGFW and on-site networking tools, …
Read More »MAT) And The Rest Of The Toys and Electronics Stocks
Q1 Earnings Outperformers: Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) And The Rest Of The Toys and Electronics Stocks Let’s dig into the relative performance of Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q1 toys and electronics earnings season. The toys and electronics industry presents both opportunities and challenges for investors. Established companies often enjoy strong brand recognition and customer loyalty while …
Read More »NBA wants ‘many more’ media partners amid shifting sports landscape, league executive says
The NBA has a straightforward plan when it comes to the complicated world of sports media rights: It wants to be seen everywhere and by everyone. “Our fans are consuming the NBA in diversified ways, so our goal as a sports league is to try to make sure that no matter where the fan is, no matter how they’re consuming …
Read More »S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Closing Records Ahead of This Week's Fed Decision, Inflation Data
S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Closing Records Ahead of This Week’s Fed Decision, Inflation Data
Read More »Savings interest rates today, June 11, 2024 (top rate at 5.30%)
If you have some savings that you want to protect from market fluctuations but still earn a generous return, consider a high-yield savings account. These accounts work the same way traditional savings accounts do, but pay much higher interest rates — around 5% APY and up in some cases. That said, savings interest rates vary widely, so it’s important to …
Read More »Greatest supercars that never made it to production
It seems odd to think of a four-cylinder Vauxhall as a supercar, but the XVR was a special case. Quite unlike anything else the company has ever made, it was a two-seat coupe with a clamshell bonnet, a rear-hinged tail and two upward-opening doors, each of whose glass served both as a side window and half the windscreen. (The engineers …
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