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Source: Adobe / Robert In a bid to circumvent traditional financial oversight, Hamas has increasingly turned to crypto for fund transfers, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. The move by Hamas to turn to crypto followed an air strike by Israel in mid-2019 that targeted a Hamas commander,…

We’ve got clear proof that our favorite income funds—closed-end funds (CEFs), which yield 8% and up—are still well behind the rise we’ve seen in the S&P 500, and set to make up that ground. While I can’t tell you exactly when that bounce will happen, we’re going to dive into…

Just as profits start growing again, the economy is starting to slow, leaving one thing abundantly clear: There’s no escaping a recession.As earnings season stumbles to an end— Home Depot (ticker: HD), Target (TGT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), and Walmart (WMT) are among the stragglers set to report this coming week—one…

© Reuters. Qualcomm (NASDAQ:) has announced its Snapdragon X Elite chip, a groundbreaking technology expected to significantly enhance laptop performance. The announcement was made Today, with the chip surpassing the performance per watt and power efficiency of Apple (NASDAQ:) M2 and Intel (NASDAQ:) chips. The Snapdragon X Elite chip is…

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar slipped higher in early European trade Friday, but was heading for healthy weekly gains after Fed Chair Jerome Powell raised the possibility of further rate hikes to combat inflation.  At 03:20 ET (07:20 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of…

Image Source: Pixabay Bitcoin Argentina, a non-government organization dedicated to promoting crypto, has presented a draft bill aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency market in a manner that ensures decentralization and enhances public trust.  The proposal was introduced by Bitcoin Argentina’s president, Ricardo Mihura, during the LABITCONF 2023 event held in Buenos Aires,…

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