Author: Anthony M. Orbison

In the cryptocurrency space, XRP is gaining much attention, and many people are making predictions regarding its prospects for 2025. Bitstamp, a cryptocurrency exchange, excites investors with its promising future. The XRP Army, a dedicated group of aficionados, is feeling hopeful after Bitstamp declared that the altcoin will “make history” next year. A Year Of Development And Transformation For XRP, 2024 has been a great year. The digital asset has gained more than 250% since the March 2020 low of $0.1151 up to a current high of $2.30. The impressive gain comes after significant events that have made the climate…

A photo showing $100 bills being counted out.Kham/Reuters A secretary bought three shares of her company’s stock for $60 each in 1935. Grace Groner reinvested her dividends for 75 years, and her stake ballooned to $7.2 million. Her employer, Abbott, shared Groner’s story in a recent website post. A secretary paid $180 in 1935 for three shares of her employer’s stock. By the time she died in 2010, her investment had mushroomed to $7.2 million. Abbott, a pharmaceutical company, gave a shout-out to the former employee in a recent post on its website. “As we celebrate 101 years of dividend…

(Reuters) – Unifor said on Sunday that its members at Canadian National Railway (TSX:) have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, averting a potential strike action. Unifor, which represents more than 3,000 members at the railroad’s Council 4000 and Local 100 committees, said the agreement includes improvements to wages and benefits as well as job protections for members working in CN terminals and headquarters across Canada. The railroad earlier this month had reached a new tentative four-year collective agreement with the union. “This agreement secures important gains that reflect the critical contributions of Unifor members to CN’s operations,” Unifor National…

The asset risks losing its current support level within the bullish pattern it is trading in, potentially leading to a deeper correction. Metrics reveal active participation from both long and short traders, but with a clear direction. dogwifhat [WIF] has been predominantly bearish, with a monthly market performance of -43.11%. However, there are signs that the downtrend may pause in the coming trading sessions. Before any rally materializes, WIF is likely to experience an additional price drop from its current level. The recent 14.69% decline over the past 24 hours may extend further. WIF remains bullish but risks a short-term…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Russian politics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico visited Moscow on Sunday and met with Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has said, one of the few meetings the Russian president has had with an EU leader since he ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost three years ago. The visit, not announced in advance but confirmed on Sunday by the Kremlin when it shared a video of Fico in Moscow shaking Putin’s hand, follows an uptick in contacts between Russian and western politicians in anticipation of…

In case you have not been counting, 2024 has five-and-half trading days left. And  2024 has been a very good year so far. Not record-breaking, but a 24.3% gain for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as of Dec. 20, is not something to thumb your nose at. If it’s a record you seek, go back to 1995, when the index jumped 34.1% and started a 5-year streak when the index grew 20% a year. (Okay, 1999 was only a 19.5% gain.) 💰💸 Don’t miss the move: SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE Daily newsletter 💰💸Besides, this past week reminded investors and…

After two years of struggling, Ripple (XRP) has skyrocketed 258% in 2024. Ahead of Christmas, analysts are predicting a further surge. Could this surge mark XRP as a must-buy cryptocurrency before the holidays?XRP has struggled within the last week due to an overarching market downturn. Prior to this weekend’s start, Ripple’s cryptocurrency was down 7% in the week. Ripple’s recent launch of RLUSD hopes to be a catalyst for the price to climb into the new year, with plenty of analysts still bullish. CoinCodex analysts in particular are still firm believers in XRP, encouraging users to buy in before Christmas.CoinCodex…

Following intensive negotiations between Volkswagen AG, IG Metall (German labour union) and the Works Council, a joint agreement entitled ‘Zukunft Volkswagen’ [Future Volkswagen] has been concluded, the company has announced. In a statement, VW said it realigning production capacities at Volkswagen AG’s German locations and creating the conditions for a reduction in labour costs of €1.5 billion per year at the collectively agreed level with an agreement on the company wage settlement until 2030. The short-term reduction in labour costs and the agreed structural measures through capacity reduction and a decrease in development costs will lead to cost savings of…

Investing.com – Israel stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tel Aviv, the rose 1.09% to hit a new all time high. The best performers of the session on the were Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TASE:), which rose 4.77% or 368.00 points to trade at 8,080.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Big Shopping Centers Ltd (TASE:) added 3.34% or 1,710.00 points to end at 52,920.00 and Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd (TASE:) was up 2.93% or 32.00 points to 1,124.00 in late trade. The worst performers…

A widely followed crypto analyst is issuing a new warning about the digital asset market during the final days of the year. The pseudonymous analyst known as Altcoin Sherpa tells his 234,800 followers on the social media platform X that the crypto market may experience wild price swings to close out December. However, the analyst predicts markets may rally in January based on historical precedence. “We probably get one-plus more flushes before the year’s end, but keep your eye on the prize and manage yourself through the volatility. January is historically a great month for crypto. In my opinion, sell…