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Snap’s GAAP net loss in Q3 2023 increased by 2% year-on-year to $368 million or 23 cents per share. Snapchat parent company Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) shares fell flat after surging as much as 20% in after-hours trading as the news that some advertisers had suspended ad spending following the start of the war in the Middle East reached investors. At the time of writing, SNAP stock is at around 1.2% up in the pre-market. According to this CNBC report, the company revealed that it has “observed...

The Crypto Sector Index Series will include several indices tracking the prices of a bucket of different digital assets based on their use cases.  The world’s largest digital assets manager Grayscale Investments continues to take steps in order to expand its footprint in the market. Also, the latest report shows that Grayscale is venturing into the crypto indices business in partnership with the London-based indices provider FTSE Russell, a London Stock Exchange subsidiary. Grayscale and...

Solana price started a steady increase above the $25.00 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $28.50 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key rising channel forming with support near $30.40 on the 4-hour chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $32.00 and $32.80 to continue higher in the near term. Solana price is trading in a positive zone above $28.50 against the US Dollar, like...

Bitcoin price started a strong increase above the $32,500 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $33,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $31,950 on the 4-hour chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to rise if it stays above the $30,000 support zone. Bitcoin price is showing positive signs above $33,500 against the US Dollar. BTC might...

Bitcoin (BTC)’s explosion to a new yearly high on Monday has placed the vast majority of investors’ holdings back into profit, according to a new report from Glassnode. The blockchain and market intelligence platform said that 4.7 million BTC flipped green after the rally, representing 24% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply. Chaos In The Derivatives Market The asset’s rise was coupled with a slew of short liquidations clearing 35,000 BTC worth of open-interest from the perpetual...

TL;DR After Jim Cramer’s sell advice in December 2022, Bitcoin nearly doubled from below $18,000 to over $34,000. Cramer wrongly encouraged crypto investments in early 2022, leading to a market downturn. Cramer’s endorsement of Silicon Valley Bank shares preceded its collapse a month later. Cramer ‘Called the Bottom’ John E Deaton – an American lawyer representing thousands of Ripple investors in the lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – was among...

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) removed BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, iBTC, from its ETF list shortly after its addition on Monday. Bitcoin’s price dropped by 3% in response, falling from $34,527 to $33,432 within 30 minutes shortly after the removal was noticed. The drop appears to have triggered $37 million in long liquidations across the crypto market within the past hour, according to CoinGlass. Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart speculated that the...

Coca-Cola is one of the few beverage and food companies worldwide still standing strong despite the ongoing global financial meltdown.  Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO), the global beverage giant, has demonstrated impressive resilience in its recently reported third-quarter (Q3 2023) earnings, beating analysts’ estimates and raising its outlook for the full year. The company reported net sales of $11.91 billion, indicating an 8% increase from the previous quarter, with organic (non-GAAP) revenue...

As the largest sovereign wealth fund worldwide, the Norways’s Government Pension Fund Global boasts a robust portfolio across different sectors within the financial market.  Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, created in the 1990s to manage surplus revenues from the country’s thriving oil and gas sector, faced significant hurdles in its third quarter financial revenues ending September 2023. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Norges Bank Investment Management said the fund, which...

Despite facing challenges, the bank managed to report a net profit of £1.27 billion ($1.56 billion) for the quarter, slightly exceeding expectations of £1.18 billion. Barclays PLC (LON: BARC), one of the prominent players in the global banking industry, saw its share performance plummet by as much as 6.5% earlier today as it hinted at significant cost-cutting measures that are yet to be officially announced and billed to take effect later in the year. Barclays Anticipates Cost-Cutting...