Libra (LBA) & Facebook

For Walmart, the coronavirus outbreak has taken a beneficial turn, as the demand for some categories of goods and the number of deliveries have notably increased. This week, Walmart (WMT) stock cleared the 125.48 buy point.While the whole market is in the red because of coronavirus, Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) stock maintains its position. Moreover, it has managed to jump and reach a new high.On Wednesday, Walmart (WMT) stock got a second upgrade this week and cleared the 125.48 buy point. It...

Square Bank will give loans to small business and corporations. It will also sell debts to third parties and engage in blockchain development.Twitter’s Jack Dorsey is a vivid supporter of Bitcoin as a technology. He was saying a lot of times that cryptocurrency is the future, pointing to the success of Bitcoin’s inception. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) initiated voting among the board members regarding Square. The company wants to put insurance on the holdings to loan. Per...

The Celo Foundation has unveiled a new cryptocurrency network designed to assist people of lower standing.Celo Seeks to Introduce “Crypto for Everyone”In other words, people who are poorer or who don’t have direct access to traditional financial programs are likely to benefit the most from the organization’s latest development. Known as the Alliance for Prosperity, the network is supported by more than 50 firms around the world including Mercy Corps and is seeking to create financial tools...

Celo has announced an Alliance for Prosperity with 50 members as it moves forward with its payment plan in competition with Facebook’s Libra.Since Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) announced the Libra project, its future has been very shaky. There has been so much backlash from the public and also from the government that many people concluded that it might never see the light of day. However, as Libra is fighting to stay alive, the Celo project is competing quite favorably and has taken a page out...

Tuesday’s rally did not last long. Early on Wednesday, U.S. stock futures, including Dow, fell sharply. Tech stocks have also suffered.After the coronavirus outbreak, the market has become as volatile as never before. Yesterday, it rebounded after the crash on Monday, but it was not out of the woods yet. Today, U.S. stock futures dropped sharply, suggesting more volatility when trading began Wednesday, following two roller-coaster days on Wall Street. Dow Futures slide 700 points, rolling...

While Facebook (FB) stock is experiencing not the best times, the company takes contingent plans for the future by adding two female board members.Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) stock fell 6.40% on Monday drastically ending the hopes of recovering any time soon. The stock traded below $170 for the first time since the calendar flipped, and retested September 2019 strong support level. However, it did not respect the level as it has continued to show signs of falling further in the near future. The...

Calling the coronavirus pandemic as an “unprecedented moment”, Apple boss Tim Cook asked employees to work remotely. The virus outbreak has sent tremors all across Wall Street. Trading on U.S. exchange closed for 15 minutes on Monday market opening.As the fears of coronavirus continue to aggravate further, markets continue to make new lows. Even giants like Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) are feeling the heat of this pandemic. Today, both APPL and MSFT stocks...

During the meeting in Vienna on Friday, Russia, Saudi Arabia and other OPEC participants were talking about the oil price and possible decrease of supply. Bitcoin price is down.Per the plan, the world economy supposes to receive a boost thanks to the collective decrease in oil production. If all the major players would shorten oil extraction, the price would rise. However, not all the countries were happy with the OPEC plan. Russia said they don’t have to make any more moves regarding the...

Today more and more blockchain and crypto-related projects are entering the financial market offering competitive advanced services.Innovations around blockchain and crypto tech have been on the rise since Bitcoin’s first transaction a decade ago. Despite the regulatory hurdles, this industry emerged as a force to reckon with especially after Facebook’s digital currency proposal Libra.More so, a number of blockchain and crypto oriented projects are popping up in relation to the financial...

It seems that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is not afraid of the coronavirus and is not going to panic while other giant tech companies are advising their employees to work remotely.Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk through a tweet disregarded the ongoing coronavirus panic where he called it ‘dump’. His comment seems to have been welcomed well by a huge group of his followers, where the tweet had hit 1.1M likes at the time of writing.The coronavirus panic is dumb— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 6,...