Bitcoin is on a roll, today. The currency has rebounded from its recent drop to surge by roughly $500. At the time of writing, it is trading for over $10,300, marking a new high for the year.Bitcoin Has Set a 2020 RecordThe asset has undergone a period of hardcore change since 2020 began. It initially began the year trading at a measly $6,900, the lowest it had been in approximately one month. From there, it rose by $400 to reach $7,300 following political tensions between the United States...
Read More »Samsung Wants to Tackle Apple’s iPhone via New Partnerships with Netflix and Microsoft’s Xbox
Samsung has just unveiled its new Galaxy S20 phone family. Now the company is on a course to snatch the mobile market from competitors through attractive partnerships with Netflix and Xbox.Samsung Electronics Co., for many years now, has been in heavy competition with Apple in the mobile phone market. Both companies seem to go head-to-head with their products every year and are also being constantly pitched against each other by consumers. Now, it would seem that more than ever, Samsung is...
Read More »Facebook Stock Dips Down ahead of Official Visit of Mark Zuckerberg to Europe
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Facebook is going to come to Europe with an official visit this month. At the same time, FB stock is experiencing not the best period.Facebook (FB) stock continued to trade lower on Tuesday closing at $207.15 from the previous monthly high of $224. At the time of writing, the price was around $210. This comes as Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is preparing for visiting Europe to meet with EU officials in the course of the month.Facebook Stock Price Movements:...
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra: Unveiling New Face of Photography
Samsung has wowed the public with its new Galaxy S20 family. One of the devices that definitely deserves your attention is the Galaxy S20 Ultra.One of the most proliferated industries in the technology market is the mobile phone industry. The market is flogged with a lot of mobile phone products with features meant to wow potential customers, but with the introduction of the latest Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, the South Korean technology giant is changing the face of photography with modern...
Read More »Ripple’s Xpring, Mastercard, Binance X, Others Join Blockchain Education Alliance
Blockchain education is an important issue that should be addressed these days. Xpring, Ripple’s investment arm, as well as Mastercard and Binance X and other prominent companies have joined a new education alliance.Ripple’s Xpring, along with multinational payment processing giant Mastercard, and Binance’s development arm Binance X, among others, have all joined the Blockchain Education Alliance. Initiated last year, the alliance aims to support the growth and development of blockchain...
Read More »Heineken Stock Is Up as Company Expects 2020 Profit to Rise by Mid Single-Digit Percentage
Heineken Holdings has reported a 14% increase in its 2019 net profit and expects the profit to rise in 2020. After such an announcement Heineken (HEIA) stock jumped by over 6%.Heineken, one of the world’s largest brewing company, has reported a 14% increase in the total profit made in 2019. According to CEO Jean Van Boxmeer, the company is expecting a better return in this year’s profits, where the organic adjusted profit growth is forecasted in the mid-single-digit. Heineken Profit...
Read More »FTC Starts Investigation of Acquisitions by Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft
As it tries to sanitize the playing field, the FTC has announced an investigation into some of the biggest tech companies: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft.The Federal Trade Commission, FTC, has announced its decision to begin an investigation targeted at some tech giants. The Commission said that the investigation is to shine its spotlight on these companies’ acquisitions carried out in the past, that may not have been thoroughly scrutinized by the regulator. The tech giants...
Read More »ETH Price Crosses $250 as JPMorgan Announces It Could Support Ethereum Ecosystem
Ethereum price has broken $250 after JPMorgan has demonstrated its interest in a partnership with ConsenSys. This could push the Ethereum price to new heights as developer is preparing to Ethereum 2.0 transition.JPMorgan is paying attention to Ethereum blockchain and has offered a partnership to ConsenSys. Currently, Ethereum trades around $251, showing the signs of incoming action. The price goes up on a set of news.Reuters informed that a possible partnership between the big bank and the...
Read More »Fintech Bank N26 Is Leaving UK and Closing UK Accounts Because of Brexit
German fintech bank N26 has told customers that it’s pulling out of the UK because it won’t have a license to operate there after Brexit. The company said it will close down all UK accounts on April 15 and is advising customers to transfer their funds to alternative bank accounts.German online bank N26 announced on Tuesday it is leaving the United Kingdom because, after Brexit, it will be enabled to operate there. The company said that “with the UK having left the EU at the end of January, we...
Read More »Dow Futures Rise Despite Bernie Sanders’ New Hampshire Win
Bernie Sanders has seized his wins in Iowa and New Hampshire in the presidential race indicating a strong start to the national elections ahead this year. However, the markets have preferred to neglect his wins and continue to be on the rising momentum ahead. Dow Futures are moving up.The Dow Futures have rallied to a new high 29, 270 despite Bernie Sanders winning the Democratic Primary from the New Hampshire. The Dow Futures broke 45 points northwards soon as the news broke out despite the...
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