The fourth quadrennial bitcoin halving is about 12 hours away with fewer than 75 blocks left to mine before the event. As of Friday morning, there are fewer than 75 blocks to mine before the next halving. Mempool.space tracks block mining activity for the bitcoin network, and it's a handy tool for those interested in just when the halving occurs.
The excuses being concocted by Australian businesses for not accepting cash are becoming more and more ridiculous.
The move brings CBA in line with NAB, with ANZ now offering the most interest-free days out of the big four banks.
The bank admits customers in regional Australia face 'unique challenges' and want to protect them as much as possible.
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Lloyd's of London insurers Hiscox and Lancashire do not expect large insurance claims from the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in March that caused widespread disruption, they said on Thursday. Hiscox does not have direct exposure to the business interruption policy of the port, which is the busiest in the United States for auto shipments, or the property policy covering the bridge, the insurer said in its first-quarter trading statement. Hiscox said it was one of the reinsurers on the International Group of P&I Clubs' ship reinsurance policy, but said it expected its net loss to be "moderate", without giving further explanation.
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The problem is more psychological than financial.
Macquarie Bank customers only have a few weeks left to access over the counter services.
Exercise equipment company Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON) will be reporting earnings tomorrow morning. Here's what to look for.
As shoppers tightened their belts, the grocery giant said it had experienced a “noticeable shift” in consumers’ behaviours since Christmas.
The US central bank, the Fed, has again kept interest rates high - at 5.25% to 5.5%. It comes despite the policymaker signaling in January that interest rate cuts were around the corner. Data last week showed inflation hit 3.5% in March, up from 3.2% in February and 3.1% in January - above the Fed's inflation target and higher than expected.
Copper producer Zambia is on the cusp of moving on from its debt default after a nearly four-year-long process. Does its deal with bondholders mean its economy is back on track, or that it is now out of default? Zambia already has deals with its official lenders - ie other countries - making the deal with those holding its three Eurobonds the last stage.
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Shares of Starbucks fell 15% to their lowest in nearly two years on Wednesday, after the coffee chain cut annual forecasts on persistent weak demand from inflation-weary U.S. customers and a slower-than-expected economic recovery in China. Price hikes taken last year have forced customers to ditch cafes and restaurants and instead drink coffee at home, hurting business for chains such as Starbucks. "The inability to stop the traffic leakage from the early signs of pull-back in November to date and the worsening macro and competitive dynamics in China may suggest prolonged challenges and no evidence of light at the end of the tunnel," Danilo Gargiulo, senior analyst at Bernstein, wrote in a note.
Investors do not expect India's national elections to spark major volatility in the country's stock market, unlike prior occasions, based on the low cost of insuring against a slide if Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not win a third straight term. The Nifty 50, India's main equity gauge, is trading at record-high levels amid surveys predicting Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will emerge victorious in the elections that started on April 19 and runs through June 4, when results are due. A month before that, the implied volatility of a put option with a strike price that is 10% below the current level of the Nifty 50 Index is at 18%-20% on the National Stock Exchange.
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