Author: Anthony M. Orbison

TheStreet aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.If you love cooking, you won’t regret buying a new knife set. Even though a high-quality set can cost you hundreds of dollars, the sharp blades and smooth and seamless cuts make it all worth it. Luckily, we found an epic deal during the Walmart Holiday Deals sale and it’ll bring chef-level utensils to your kitchen for less than $70.For a limited time, the Henckels Dynamic 12-Piece Knife Block Set’s price has been slashed from $270 all…

Standard Chartered’s latest research reveals that Solana (SOL) could see substantial valuation growth if former President Donald Trump wins the election against Vice President Kamala Harris.According to the report, a Trump administration would be more favorable for Solana’s rise compared to Ethereum (ETH). The bank’s report posits that political shifts in Washington could dramatically influence the trajectory of leading digital assets in the coming years.The report, authored by StanChart’s head of crypto research, Geoffrey Kendrick, delves into the potential impact of a Trump or Harris presidency on the crypto market, particularly focusing on the future of SOL and ETH.It highlights…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the German economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Germany is facing its first two-year recession since the early 2000s, as the government downgraded its growth forecast for 2024, predicting a contraction of 0.2 per cent.“The situation is not satisfactory,” Robert Habeck, economy minister, said on Wednesday. “Since 2018, the German economy has not been growing strongly any more.” Just a few months ago he had forecast the economy would grow by 0.3 per cent this year.Germany has been battered by high interest rates, inflation and an increasingly uncertain geopolitical environment,…

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of one of India’s biggest conglomerates, Tata Sons, is in critical condition in intensive care at a Mumbai hospital, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. Tata, 86, said on Monday he was undergoing routine medical investigations due to his age and related medical conditions. A representative for Tata did not immediately respond to a request for an update on his condition on Wednesday. In a statement published on his social media profiles on Monday, Tata said he remained in good spirits and that there was no cause…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. According to Goldman Sachs, Bitcoin (BTC) price appreciation in 2024 failed to compensate for its price volatility risks. Meanwhile, gold’s higher risk-adjusted returns reaffirmed its “safe haven” narrative. Despite The Gains, Bitcoin Fails To Outshine Gold The leading digital asset by reported market cap surged from roughly $42,000 at the beginning of the year to as high as $73,000 in March 2024, recording more than 73% gains. At its current market price of $62,790, BTC is still more than 40% up from its price in January 2024. Related Reading Notably, throughout 2024, Bitcoin…

On Wednesday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Demis Hassabis and John Jumper are recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Hassabis is the CEO of Google’s DeepMind AI unit, while Jumper is a director there. The pair received the award for their work on the AlphaFold2 AI model, which in 2020 stunned the scientific world with its ability to correctly predict the structure of almost all known proteins from their DNA sequences. Previously, computer software was much less accurate at predicting protein structures, while imaging methods to discover the shape of proteins were time-consuming and costly.…

Sam’s Club, which is owned by Walmart  (WMT) , is testing out a major change that can alter the way customers shop in its stores.During a recent interview on Omni Talk Retail, Sam’s Club CEO Chris Nicholas revealed that the company is opening a new store in Dallas that will be free of checkout lanes, which can set the tone for future locations. Don’t miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet’s free daily newsletter“It’s a fully digital experience,” said Nicholas. “So you walk in, and the first thing you’re going to notice on your left-hand side is there are no registers,…

SUI has been one of the few assets that appears to be having a lone bull run despite the struggle of certain cryptocurrencies in the market to reclaim their major highs. Over the past month alone, SUI has increased by more than 100%, with its 7-day performance still seeing green up by 11.8% after nearly touching its all-time high of $2.17 yesterday with a 24-hour high of $2.13. Although the asset is currently facing a price decline down by 4.3% in the past 24 hours with a current trading price of $1.99, a prominent crypto analyst known as CryptoBullet has…

US stock futures stalled on Wednesday as the risk of a Google breakup prompted a pause for thought in the wait for more Federal Reserve clues to the chances of a “soft landing”.Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), the S&P 500 (ES=F), and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) all hovered below the flat line, paring earlier premarket losses.Stocks are faltering amid intense debate over the state of the economy now the Fed has finally eased up on policy. Its decision to cut by a jumbo 50 basis points raised concerns it might see risks the market could not.…

Investing.com — Shares in WeightWatchers surged by nearly 38% in extended hours trading on Wednesday, pointing to an extension in sharp gians logged in the prior session after the firm announced it would offer a compounded version of Novo Nordisk (NYSE:)’s popular weight-loss drug Wegovy. Major drug companies, including Denmark’s Novo Nordisk and peer Eli Lilly (NYSE:), have struggled to keep up with the soaring demand for their blockbuster GLP-1 obesity medications, which have been shown to help patients lose up to 20% of their weight on average. Because of this shortage, US regulators have allowed businesses, including telehealth groups like…