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Gold managed to bounce a bit on Friday, although it was too little to prevent a weekly decline. On the week, the metal fell 2.5%, making its second consecutive weekly decline. Though gold again managed to hold its own above the key $4,000 level on a daily and weekly closing basis, the metal was now flat on the month. The struggles come as the dollar was looking to steady itself after suffering a double dose of inflation surprises last week with both CPI and PPI coming in weaker than expected. Meanwhile, we saw a bit of a risk off trade…

AI is lowering the barriers to cybercrime while raising the stakes for every organization.gettyCybercrime remains one of the most significant and costly risk management challenges facing business leaders. Despite massive investment and improved defenses, attacks on the world’s expanding digital footprint are increasing in scale and impact and are projected to reach a staggering cost of $14 trillion in 2028.Fortunately, with the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence, the tools to defend against cyberattacks are growing in sophistication and effectiveness. AI is a welcome addition to the cyber professional’s portfolio of options to protect their organizations.Perhaps not surprisingly, AI has also…

Let’s say you have $500 ready to invest, and XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) is the coin you’re eyeing. At $1.09, the token is down 68% over the past year. That makes it risky, because the price could fall further from $1.09, but the low price also makes it a cheap entry point into XRP if the catalysts it’s waiting on finally arrive. So what could a $500 investment in XRP become over five years? To answer that, we looked at how the same bet played out for someone who bought XRP in 2021, then mapped our XRP price prediction for every year…

Competing in the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team, the Colchester Harriers sprinter triumphed in the 200 metres, breaking the championship record in the process. Hearn-Smith, 16, coached by Stephen Garnham at Harriers, clocked a superb time of 20.70 seconds in the final, which took place in hot and humid conditions. Danny Cowley’s verdict on Colchester United pre-season win at Harlow The Tiptree athlete had earlier run 20.89 in his semi-final, after posting a time of 21.37 in the heat. A delighted Hearn-Smith said: “I’ve got no words, honestly. “I didn’t think it would be that big a time.…

Rome (AsiaNews) – The first billboard in North Korean history first appeared on the streets of Pyongyang in December 2003. It was an advertisement for a car named “Huiparam” (Whistle), made with Fiat parts exported to South Korea which had made there way north of the border in an attempt to replace used Chinese and Japanese vehicle in addition to the country’s increasing number of bicycles.The cars sold for 8000 euro. Yet even if unaffordable to most, the phenomenon signaled the few small steps North Korea, one of the last communist strongholds, enshrouded in mystery and cut-off from the rest of the…

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There is $1.6 trillion in Bitcoin sitting idle, earning nothing, doing nothing. Charles Hoskinson has a plan to put it to work on Cardano, and the plan quietly requires every transaction to burn a little $ADA. Whether that saves Cardano or exposes its central problem is the whole question. Cardano has a problem it has had for years, and it is not a technology problem. $ADA trades around 94% below its 2021 high, the network’s DeFi activity has long lagged its ambitions, and its founder spends a meaningful share of his time denying rumors that he is quitting. What Cardano…

Bill Ackman, the renowned hedge fund manager, is having a difficult year as his portfolio continues to underperform the broader U.S. stock market, while several of his recently launched investments have also declined. As a result, his net worth has fallen sharply from its peak earlier this year.Bill Ackman’s Returns are Lagging the Market This YearPershing Square data shows that the company’s portfolio has dropped by 9.3% this year. In contrast, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices have jumped by 9.6% and 13.4% in this period. Ackman has also underperformed other hedge funds, with Point72 and Millennium gaining by 14.5%…

Gold took two decades to build its ETF empire. Bitcoin is trying to do it in two years. That is the core observation from Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas, who argues that Bitcoin ETFs are on a trajectory that closely mirrors the arc of gold ETFs since their launch around 2004. The comparison is not just flattering for Bitcoin. It is also a warning label. Balchunas points out that both Bitcoin and gold share a structural quirk that sets them apart from most investable assets: neither produces cash flows. That means price movement in both assets is almost entirely a…

When it comes to Virginia’s economy, the glass may be half full, or it may be half empty. First, some bad news: In the year that ended May 31, Virginia lost 51,400 jobs. That is the most jobs lost by any state. A good share of those jobs, about 40%, were caused by federal government cutbacks. The Department of Government Efficiency has shut down, but it continues to bite in the commonwealth. However, “even if Virginia didn’t lose any federal jobs, it would still lead the nation in job losses, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,” as Dwayne Yancey…