Bitcoin extends its slide to start May, falling to $57,000 as Fed leaves rates unchanged
Bitcoin slid to its lowest level in over two months to kick off May, as the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady.
Privacy breach at Australian airline Qantas gives access to other customers’ details
Some customers using the Qantas app on Wednesday were shown the name, flight details and loyalty status of other passengers.
Police use tear gas, water cannons and stun grenades on ‘foreign agent’ bill protesters in Georgia’s capital
Tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons were used by riot police against protesters of Georgia’s controversial “foreign agent” bill in its capital Tbilisi.
Spain’s BBVA takes aim again at $10 billion Sabadell
BBVA said on Tuesday it had approached Sabadell about a possible merger, a deal which would create a Spanish bank with assets of nearly 1 trillion euros ($1.07 trillion).
Luxury carmaker Aston Martin slumps 6% as losses nearly double
Adjusted loss before tax was £110.5 million ($137.8 million) compared to a loss of £57.3 million the previous year.
The world’s happiest countries are targeting net-negative emissions — despite a growing ‘greenlash’
Finland and Denmark are both targeting “net-negative emissions” in the years to come — despite an intensifying green political backlash.
Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University
New York City police arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators holed up in an academic building on Columbia University campus late on Tuesday.
Hedge funds are ‘dead as a doornail,’ says chairman of ultra-rich investors’ club Tiger 21
Hedge funds are “dead” as an investment asset class among members of Tiger 21, a network of ultra-high net worth investors, said founder Michael Sonnenfeldt.
Australia and Japan markets slip as Fed decision looms, most Asian markets closed
Most markets in the region are closed for the Labor Day holiday, except Australia and Japan
Binance co-founder Zhao set to keep on growing his $33 billion fortune even as he heads to prison for four months
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao expected to see his $33 billion personal fortune continue to climb while he’s in prison.
