Author: Anthony M. Orbison

While the holiday spirit will dominate the news agenda, there are notable developments to watch across the world, as the three defining themes of 2024 — elections, war and inflation — continue to hum in the background. On Tuesday, Moldova’s pro-EU president-elect Maia Sandu will attend her inauguration. Her narrow election victory in October, despite alleged Russian meddling in the process, will set the former Soviet country on a path to EU membership. Maia Sandu © Dumitru Doru/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockGeorgia, on the other hand, will on Sunday swear in Mikheil Kavelashvili to the presidency, a pro-Russian firebrand and Croatia will hold a…

You don’t need to spend extra money beyond the cost of your cruise fare.Technically, when you buy a cabin on a Carnival Cruise Line ship, you’re paying for everything you need on your cruise. You will have a place to sleep, as much food as you want from both sit-down restaurants and some more casual options.Related: Carnival Cruise Line explains big changes to its casino programYou also won’t go thirsty, although your beverage options will be basic and fairly limited. A Carnival Cruise does not require extra spending, but most cruisers do spend extra money,  The mistake many people make…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, recently experienced a significant price correction, dropping below $3,100 for the first time in 29 days. This marks a notable shift from its peak performance in December, when it reached this year’s high of $4,106 on December 16. However, the all-time high for ETH, set at $4,877 on November 8, 2021, remains unbroken. Since reaching that high, Ethereum has been forming lower highs and lower lows, indicating bearish momentum in the market. Ethereum Market Sentiment And Support Levels The year 2024 has been tumultuous for…

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By Maki Shiraki and Norihiko Shirouzu TOKYO (Reuters) -Honda and Nissan (OTC:) are expected on Monday to announce the start of business integration talks, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the carmakers strive to survive a rapidly changing industry landscape. The two automakers are hosting board meetings on Monday about the talks and will later hold a joint press conference that Nissan’s alliance partner Mitsubishi Motors (OTC:) is also expected to attend, the people said. A merger of the three Japanese brands would create the world’s third-largest auto group by vehicle sales after Toyota (NYSE:) and Volkswagen…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. XRP has been trading in a decline over the past few days alongside the broader cryptocurrency market. However, despite this lull, the XRP price has managed to maintain its critical support levels and is currently positioning itself for a potential recovery.  Related Reading Interestingly, technical analysis highlights the $2.20 mark as a key level to watch for XRP going forward. This was noted in an analysis by popular crypto analyst Ali Martinez, who emphasized that XRP’s next major move could hinge on its outcome on this threshold. Key Levels To Watch: $2.20 Support…

Nvidia has dominated the AI narrative in the stock market, captivating investors and the media after soaring 2,190% over the past five years and becoming the most valuable company in the world for a brief period (it’s currently No. 2). However, Nvidia is far from the only opportunity in the AI or semiconductor space. In fact, one chipmaker just reported 400%-plus year-over-year data center revenue growth and overall revenue growth of 84% to $8.7 billion in its latest earnings report (for the quarter ending Nov. 28). I’m talking about Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), the memory-chip specialist that is surprisingly down…

Workers putting together financial plans for their retirement years rely on monthly Social Security payments as a big part of their income strategies.Personal finance radio host Dave Ramsey explains how those monthly checks should only account for part of one’s retirement income — and points toward a potential problem that needs to be considered.💰💸 Don’t miss the move: SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE Daily newsletter 💰💸Broadly defined, Social Security benefits are payments that one receives after he or she retires (or becomes disabled). People pay taxes during their working years to fund the federal program that, in turn, pays them a…

Solana network activity maintains positive trajectory the bearish market conditions. Assessing the chances of SOL entering recovery mode after a bearish week. The Solana [SOL] blockchain is still demonstrating signs of robust network activity despite the recent market cool down. The bears are responsible for subduing the market excitement previously observed in November and earlier this month. It is business as usual for Solana as evident by its latest spike in activity. For context, the network’s TVL just hit a new 2024 high at 55.37 million SOL. The TVL performance is more accurate in terms of SOL rather than in…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK property myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Agreed UK property sales jumped by almost a third year on year at the end of 2024 as buyers rushed to avoid the rise in stamp duty from next April, according to data from Zoopla. Research by the property portal reported on Monday that there were 283,000 sales agreed but not yet completed as of December 14, the largest sales pipeline in four years and up by 30 per cent on the end of 2023. Buyers’ inquiries were up 21 per cent in…