The position of America’s currency has been far from solid in recent months, prompting analysts to suggest that the dollar will slide even further in relation to the euro throughout next year. Analysts from Goldman Sachs have recommended a bet on the dollar’s depreciation amid the risks associated with coronavirus vaccine trials and forthcoming US elections that they believe are pushing it down, according to a note distributed to investors, as cited by CNBC. The bank suggests that a strategy of “two dollar short trades” would be the most successful, meaning the selling of the currency now with intention to buy […]
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According to the Finnish telecom giant, in the future, entire cities, hospitals and factories will fully depend on 5G and the capacity it offers to move, process and store vast volumes of data. A fresh study by Nokia has forecasted that industries that have embraced 5G will have the potential to add $8 trillion to the global GDP by 2030. Despite the economic challenges presented by COVID-19, a global boom in 5G investment will see massive investments in 5th generation telephony emerge over the next five years, Nokia’s report said. “As organisations across the world move faster towards the deployment of […]
According to prosecutors, twins Michael and William Null are a part of a militia group who conspired to overthrow the government, kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and put her on trial for “treason.” But according to a Michigan sheriff, who once shared the stage with one of the twins at an anti-Whitmer rally, they might have only wanted to perform a citizen’s arrest on the Democratic governor, calling the bombshell allegations “just a charge.” “It’s just a charge, and they say a ‘plot to kidnap’ and you got to remember that. Are they trying to kidnap? Because a lot of people […]
A YouGov poll focusing on 1,000-plus respondents across Europe has outlined citizens’ preliminary political preferences regarding the 46th US president, and they appear to be quite muted as an absolute minority believe the electoral process will be as clean as a whistle. Fewer than one in ten Europeans believe that the upcoming US presidential election will be completely free and fair, with an absolute majority saying they would prefer Joe Biden to win over Donald Trump, according to a new YouGov tracker survey. It was run between 15 September and 4 October with a representative sample of 1,000-plus people in a range […]
On Saturday, Germans marked the thirtieth anniversary of East Germany’s incorporation into the Federal Republic. On the occasion, the eastern German town of Dessau unveiled a monument to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for his personal contribution to German unity. Without the USSR as a whole and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev specifically, Germany would have been left divided, and the Kremlin would have been left without a reliable partner in Europe, Dr. Ernst-Jorg von Studnitz, Germany’s former ambassador to Russia, has suggested. “German Chancellor [Helmut] Kohl always said that the key to German reunification lay in Moscow. In this regard, of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1a/1080583322_0:0:2958:1664_1200x675_80_0_0_830d50f759601dc3ee2a3738f328dd3a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009261080583292-well-preserved-joe-biden-suggests-he-was-elected-to-senate-180-years-ago—video/ US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is prone to slip-ups and stumbles, for which he is mocked by his Republican rival, incumbent President Donald Trump, who regularly links Biden’s verbal blunders to possible issues with the Dem candidate’s mental health. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, while delivering a video message, appeared to add himself a few years when addressing the US Conference of Mayors on Saturday, saying that he “got to the Senate 180 years ago”. “That’s why I made it a priority in my entire career to work closely with you. […]
Ether’s recent price drop has failed to deter investors from accumulating the cryptocurrency, on-chain data indicates. Source link
Donald Trump was “aware of and had approved of” Congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s offer to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the court holding his extradition hearing was told Friday. The existence of the offer was confirmed by barrister Jennifer Robinson, who was present at the 2017 meeting in the Ecuadorian Embassy during Rohrabacher’s visit. Congressman Rohrabacher’s presidentially-approved offer to pardon Julian Assange in exchange for information on the source of the 2016 leak of the Democratic National Committee’s emails offered no guarantees, would have ruined Assange’s reputation as a journalist, and wouldn’t have benefited Trump politically either, says Earl Rasmussen, executive vice […]
India is not yet capable of becoming China’s economic rival in Iran, according to various pundits and lawmakers. Moreover, the United States is limiting New Delhi’s political ties with Tehran, according to experts commenting on the Indian Defence and Foreign Ministers’ visits to Iran. On 8 September, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held talks with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, the second Indian minister to visit Iran in recent days. On Sunday, 6 September, talks were held between Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Iranian Defence Minister Amir Khatami. India is concerned about Chinese cash becoming involved in a project to […]
On late Tuesday, protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, turned deadly after three people were shot, two fatally. Later, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was arrested after fleeing to his home state of Illinois and charged with first-degree murder. Kyle Rittenhouse’s lawyer, L. Lin Wood, is claiming that his teen client, who was arrested after murdering two people and injuring one with a semit automatic rifle, was defending himself. The lawyer referred to newly-emerged video that appears to reveal that the only shooting survivor, Gaige Grosskreutz, was in possession of a handgun. “‘Video eye’ does not lie. Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense. Murder charges are factually […]
Actor Terry Crews found a humorous way to needle NBA players for refusing to play games to protest this week’s police shooting of a black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, saying they should instead boycott a famous strip club. “Boycott Magic City,” Crews said Thursday on Twitter. The host of “America’s Got Talent,” who’s also black and a former National Football League player, used the hashtag #blacklovematters. The comment elicited strong backlash on Twitter, where Black Lives Matter supporters suggested that Crews was being “anti-black” and distracting from the importance of police brutality. Some used racial epithets to attack Crews, calling him […]
Ex-President George W. Bush’s Democratic rival and Bill Clinton’s vice president, Al Gore, has thrown his weight behind mail-in voting – an initiative put forth by Democrats in light of coronavirus concerns that Donald Trump has repeatedly blasted as inherently fraudulent. When the 2000 presidential election was resolved in favour of George W. Bush, who won in a number of states by a very small margin, former Vice President Al Gore conceded defeat, something the politician doesn’t believe President Trump will do if he loses to his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. © REUTERS / KEVIN LAMARQUE Former U.S. Vice President Joe […]
Earlier reports stated that Argentine football icon Lionel Messi had formally asked to leave FC Barcelona this summer, with the move coming 11 days after the Spanish club’s crushing 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals. Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has claimed on social media that FC Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard is looking to sign Argentine football legend Lionel Messi, now that the celebrated athlete is reportedly seeking to part ways with Barcelona. On Tuesday evening, the former Red Devils captain went on Twitter to suggest that Lampard has set his sights on the six-time […]
Last Thursday, former US Vice President Joe Biden, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, officially accepted the nomination by the Democratic Party to run against Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2020 US presidential election. The Republican lieutenant governor of North Carolina, Dan Forest, said during a GOP campaign event on Sunday, that the 77-year-old Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, might not live until Inauguration Day in January 2021, The Washington Post reported. Forest, currently running against the sitting Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, in the state’s gubernatorial race this year, then suggested that Biden’s vice-presidential running mate, […]
Barbijo penguins gather on South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, in 2019. But that’s probably not where their ancestors lived. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images Barbijo penguins gather on South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, in 2019. But that’s probably not where their ancestors lived. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images Penguins are known for huddling on Antarctic ice, or marching across windswept expanses of the frozen continent. But there are at least 18 species of penguins populating the Southern Hemisphere — and many don’t fit that frigid stereotype. There are actually only two species of penguin […]
As the November election draws near, one thing is becoming clearer by the day. The media is absolutely terrified by the idea of Joe Biden debating President Trump. They’re afraid he is going to melt down on national television or have a serious senior moment, showing the country he is unfit to lead. Over the weekend, CNN suggested Biden skip the debates, now the New York Times is joining in. Breitbart reports: TRENDING: “Why Are You Going Out of State? I Can See It at the Airports!” -Ugh- Watch NM Governor Grisham Lecture Her Constituents Like Mom (VIDEO) New York Times […]
The likelihood of bitcoin challenging 2017’s record high by the end of this year may have just nudged up – but don’t raise your hopes too high just yet. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107641/73/1076417326_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_35fbd2bbd6ab858bc4c2174c31887c2d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202007241079976898-private-pilots-photos-of-area-51-show-a-building-going-missing-media-suggests/ Earlier this year, the pilot revealed that he wasn’t “really seeing any activity” as he was flying near the famous installation. A private pilot named Gabe Zeifman, who managed to fly along the border of the legendary US military installation known as Area 51 after obtaining permission to pass through the airspace surrounding it, has spotted a peculiar development at the site as one building there seems to have vanished. According to The Sun, one photo snapped by Zeifman during such flight in April shows a hangar that appears to be under construction, while […]
On a recent Zoom based Seattle city council meeting, councilperson Lisa Herbold rambled on about who to fire in the police department if she gets her wish to cut the funding in half. Herbold made it a point that all police officers of color should be retained, and whitey should get the axe. Jason Rantz reports for MyNorthwest.com: Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold, a supporter of the radical defund movement, suggests the Seattle Police Department fire officers for being white. This wouldn’t just be racist, it would be illegal. The Seattle City Council is on a mission to cut the police […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107921/49/1079214949_0:28:1280:748_1200x675_80_0_0_6ef63e8d46a3f6ca2e481b3672dc392a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202007151079895170-strange-travelling-star-possibly-went-supernova–survived-new-study-suggests/ Having examined the star’s temperature and mass, scientists estimate that the partial supernova occurred some 40 million years ago. A peculiar star hurtling through our galaxy may have been set on its course by a “partial” supernova event, Space.com reports, citing a new study. The star, a white dwarf with a relatively low mass for its kind, was first discovered in 2015 and is located about 1,430 light years from Earth, with the study noting that this celestial body is traveling at a speed of about 900,000 kilometers per hour “in the opposite direction […]
The number of addresses holding a large number of bitcoins, popularly known as whales, has declined to 14-month lows. However, the drop isn’t necessarily a price-bearish development and may instead that the distribution of bitcoin ownership is shifting. As of Sunday, there were 103 addresses holding at least 10,000 BTC – the lowest since May 2019, according to blockchain analytics firm Glassnode. The number has declined by 8% over that 2.5-month period. Some may see the decline in the whale addresses as a sign of weaker buying pressure and anticipate a price drop as a result. However, Richard Rosenblum, co-founder, and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107971/50/1079715015_0:0:2967:1669_1200x675_80_0_0_6d310d8657d2e9f1994cac581ad77184.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202007051079801081–housing-secretary-denies-he-said-uk-has-had-enough-female-prime-ministers-report-suggests/ Robert Jenrick has recently found himself in hot water since approving the development of 1,500 homes in East London worth more than $1.2 billion in a cash-for-favours scheme. His decision was ruled unlawful by the UK High Court. UK Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick denies saying the United Kingdom has “had enough female prime ministers”, the Daily Mail reported. “I don’t believe I ever said that. It’s not something I would say and is about as far removed from my own views as is possible”, the official was cited by the Daily Mail as saying. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107971/77/1079717716_0:194:3130:1954_1200x675_80_0_0_364da2b97bff9fad3502e9a1b3150cf1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202006301079753350-us-senator-suggests-buying-russian-made-s-400-defence-system-from-turkey/ The purchase of Russian S-400 defence systems by Ankara drew a response from Washington, as the Trump administration expelled Turkey from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program and threatened sanctions against the country for buying Russian-made defence weapons. Republican member of the US Senate has proposed legislation that would make it possible for the United States to buy Turkey’s S-400 Russian-made defence system amid issues between Washington and Ankara over Turkey’s purchase of Russian gear. The proposal was made by Senate Majority Whip John Thune, which envisaged an amendment to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act […]
Bitcoin may seem to be more volatile than traditional assets but in crypto markets it is considered relatively stable compared to alternative cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin (BTC) is the biggest cryptocurrency by market value. Not only is it used as the base currency of choice for trading smaller digital assets, it is also less vulnerable to manipulation or sudden price swings compared to altcoins, most of which are based on Ethereum’s blockchain. However, that pricing situation may change during the third quarter, according to options market data. The spread between the three-month at-the-money implied volatility for Ethereum’s ether (ETH) token and bitcoin pair, […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Brexit talks have hit a new obstacle in the form of Brussels’ multi-billion subsidies to farmers which London fears would suck UK farmers into an unfavourable competition, The Guardian reported, citing a leaked paper, on Tuesday. This comes as the negotiations are set to resume next week with the sides seeking to reach a trade deal after the transition period. According to the paper, 27 EU states would issue a statement welcoming the new talks, scheduled to run into September, but call on businesses to be ready “for all outcomes.” The row reportedly comes down to Brussels […]
Submitted to VT by the Washington Post Ty Seidule, retired U.S. Army brigadier general and professor emeritus of history at West Point, writes in Washington Post Opinions: Ten Army posts named during World Wars I and II honor men who fought for the Confederate States of America against the United States of America. These men committed treason to create a country dedicated to human enslavement. The posts must be renamed — as should another, in Virginia, given what its name honors. But whom should the Army honor? The number of Army heroes over the course of the service’s 245-year existence is enormous. […]
Bitcoin’s options market suggests Monday’s price drop could be short-lived. However, the cryptocurrency remains vulnerable to a sell-off in stocks and increased miner hoarding is a sign the market lacks strength. Bitcoin is feeling the pull of gravity on Monday alongside losses in the traditional markets. At press time, bitcoin is changing hands near $9,080, representing a 2.7% decline on the day. Prices hit a three-week low of $8,910 during the early European trading hours, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index. Meanwhile, futures tied to the S&P 500 are down over 2.5% and major Asian and European equity market indices are […]
Bitcoin could be on the verge of breaking into a multi-month bull run, according to a lesser-known data metric. The percentage of bitcoin’s circulating supply in profit is currently hovering at 87%, according to data provided by blockchain analytics firm Glassnode. The metric is calculated by looking at the ratio of coins with a value that is higher now than when they were last moved. Essentially, over 16 million BTC out of the total circulating supply of 18.4 million is currently making gains. More importantly, the 87% level is close to that seen at the onset of the previous long-term bull […]
The novel coronavirus outbreak may have started months before it was detected in Wuhan, China in December, according to a group of researchers. But they acknowledged their stunning findings are not conclusive. Satellite images from Wuhan, as well as search engine data, point to the possibility that Covid-19 was spreading in the city as early as last August, a paper published by Harvard Medical School has argued. The team of researchers behind the study examined high-resolution satellite imagery of hospital parking lots in the Chinese city, and determined that there had been an uptick in hospital visits in late summer of […]
A New York Times opinion piece suggests the only true way to alleviate white guilt is to cut off family and friends unless they support anti-racism causes, either through protest or financial contributions. Author Chris Sanders is not happy about white people he knows texting him about the current unrest in the nation amidst the ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd. After ranting about his agent and publishing company pushing off a scheduled meeting for a “blackout” day in support of the demonstrations around the country and people suddenly caring about the Black Lives Matter movement in light of […]
Option market traders look to be placing bets for a continued upward move in bitcoin, according to a key metric. The put-call open interest ratio, which measures the number of put options open relative to call options, fell to 0.43 on Thursday – the lowest since March 24, according to crypto derivatives research firm Skew. The data takes into account open interest at leading derivatives exchanges Deribit, OKEx, CME, LedgerX and Bakkt. Notably, the ratio has declined sharply from 0.81 to 0.43 over the last four weeks. “The put-call ratio can gauge the overall sentiment of traders and the lower ratio […]
The old Wall Street maxim “sell in May and go away” is detrimental to bitcoin investors, market data from Messari suggests. The largest cryptocurrency generated positive returns during eight of the past 10 Mays, outperforming its monthly average for that year during six of them. “Sell in May” refers to an old investment strategy that advises against holding investments during summer months, starting in May. While there may be truth to the adage for traditional markets, some bitcoin investors don’t give the idea much credence. “It’s just a meme to me,” said Qiao Wang, a cryptocurrency startup investor and former quantitative […]
A key bank regulator in the U.S. may be open to allowing crypto companies to be licensed as financial institutions on a national, rather than state-by-state, level. Brian Brooks, chief operating officer of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the nation’s national bank overseer, said Monday he believes crypto companies could fall under a federal licensing regime – if they provide what can be described as payment services. Speaking at CoinDesk’s Consensus: Distributed virtual conference, the former Coinbase chief legal officer said many crypto companies are payments companies, and it therefore might make sense to treat these […]
And Then They Stopped Talking to Me: Making Sense of Middle School, by Judith Warner Crown hide caption toggle caption Crown And Then They Stopped Talking to Me: Making Sense of Middle School, by Judith Warner Crown Middle school spans those tween and early teenage years when, for many, puberty hits. Bullies seem to reign supreme. And we begin to grow into ourselves. Like most, writer and reporter Judith Warner was once a middle schooler. She’s also the mother of two former middle schoolers. In her new book, And Then They Stopped Talking To Me, she investigates why the middle-school years […]
With bitcoin more than doubling in price since “Black Thursday” nearly two months ago, nearly 85% — or 25.79 million — of addresses holding the cryptocurrency are now “in the money,” according to blockchain intelligence firm IntoTheBlock. However, the current state of the bitcoin market is warning of a post-halving price pullback. The number one cryptocurrency by market value is trading near $10,000 at press time – up nearly 160% from the low of $3,867 registered on March 12, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price. An address is said to be in the money if the current price of bitcoin is higher than […]