Author: Anthony M. Orbison
Tengbo Yang, a Chinese man who became a confidant of the UK’s Prince Andrew, allegedly worked for a senior part of China’s hierarchy that Beijing calls “its magic weapon”. But this week in London, that weapon spectacularly backfired.While the United Front Work Department, where UK intelligence agency MI5 alleges Yang worked, is regarded by Beijing as officially distinct from its espionage agencies, its overseas operations aim to win influence for China by using various methods — some open, some shadowy — to befriend and inveigle senior figures to serve its cause, analysts say.Yang, a 50-year-old Chinese national banned from entering…
Last week, Elon Musk’s SpaceX made headlines as it skyrocketed in value, reaching a new high of $350 billion. As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, Musk’s proximity to the incoming president has kept his companies in the spotlight, driving significant growth for Tesla stock (TSLA) . 💰💸 Don’t miss the move: SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE Daily newsletter 💰💸And while SpaceX is still a privately held company, its value has surged 67% since June 2024 as it has continued to dominate the space exploration field coverage. SpaceX isn’t the only private company frequently making more headlines than…
Meet Samuel Edyme, Nickname – HIM-buktu. A web3 content writer, journalist, and aspiring trader, Edyme is as versatile as they come. With a knack for words and a nose for trends, he has penned pieces for numerous industry player, including AMBCrypto, Blockchain.News, and Blockchain Reporter, among others. Edyme’s foray into the crypto universe is nothing short of cinematic. His journey began not with a triumphant investment, but with a scam. Yes, a Ponzi scheme that used crypto as payment roped him in. Rather than retreating, he emerged wiser and more determined, channeling his experience into over three years of insightful…
For aspiring business leaders, hard work pays off—sometimes even in the form of a fast-track to the c-suite. The leaders likely to make it there are on Fortune’s Most Powerful Rising Executives list, a collection of 25 up-and-coming stars at Fortune 500 companies. But how they made it to senior roles at companies like Walmart, Amazon, and Apple is no easy story to tell, especially from an educational perspective. Advertisement STEM-designated. Tar Heel ROI. No compromises. Learn More While some took more traditional routes, studying business and economics in school and later obtaining an MBA, others carved less popular routes,…
Investing.com– Global logistics giant FedEx Corporation (NYSE:) is set to report its quarterly earnings later this week, with analysts at Stifel predicting a sharp move in the stock, especially if it announces plans to spin off its freight business. Stifel said that FedEx’s shares were set for a “sizable move” after the company reports its quarterly earnings after the close on Thursday, with the options market implying an at least 10% move in either direction. Stifel rates FedEx as Buy with a target price of $321.0. A main point of focus will be the firm’s update on the strategic review…
A university education is often considered to be the best path to superior lifetime earnings and financial freedom. Actual earnings seem to bear this out. People with a four-year degree make far more over their lifetimes than those without—about 75% according to this study by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. But this path must be weighed against alternatives. Bitcoin is also an excellent investment, with a 71% average compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past ten years. The growth trajectory of bitcoin has created an alternative path to financial freedom. What if we invested in bitcoin instead…
Mark Cuban Calls Healthcare Pricing ‘Horrific’– Says Hospitals And Doctors Are ‘Sub Prime Lenders’ – But He’s Proposing A Way To Fix Things Mark Cuban isn’t holding back when it comes to his thoughts on the U.S. health care system. On Bluesky, on Dec. 10, he laid out exactly why he thinks the system is broken and how he’s taking steps to fix it. His biggest gripe? Hospitals and doctors are being forced into the role of “Sub Prime Lenders” because they bear 100% of the credit risk for unpaid deductibles, co-pays and coinsurance. “That’s insane,” he wrote, adding, “When…
It hasn’t been a good week for Nvidia (NVDA) stock, which seems to have entered a correction period.💰💸 Don’t miss the move: SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE Daily newsletter 💰💸While the tech sector’s leader among artificial intelligence (AI) chip makers has enjoyed a year of strong growth, shares have been trending downward recently as market conditions continue to shift away from its favor. Some experts suggest these declines are caused by fears that AI spending is either slowing down or that business is spreading to Nvidia’s competitors.Given the high price of Nvidia products, the threat of rising competition from companies…
Follow Nikolaus On 𝕏 Here For Daily Posts HODLing bitcoin is so simple, yet it’s one of the most difficult and challenging things to do.HODLing bitcoin is a choice. You have to wake up every day and choose to continue HODLing BTC. When you have every reason to sell bitcoin, you have to continue HOLDing. This is where most people fail. The anxiety of losing money kicks in. The fear of being wrong becomes a cloud over your head and you start to wonder if you’re wasting your time and ruining your future by HOLDing bitcoin. It really isn’t for…
Brexit has hit UK trade less than many forecasters predicted thanks to larger companies adapting to red tape at the border, according to research by the London School of Economics.Researchers estimated UK worldwide goods exports and imports fell 6.4 and 3.1 per cent respectively between 2020 and 2022, compared to the levels predicted for the country remaining in the EU, according to analysis of company-level trading data from HM Revenue & Customs for the first two years after Brexit.The report by economists at the LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance concluded that while the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement signed in…