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Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive officer of Binance, waves as he arrives on stage for a panel session on the second day at the Vivatech Conference in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The conference, also known as VivaTech, runs though to June 18. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg

Jaidev Janardana, CEO of peer-to-peer lender Zopa. Zopa LONDON — British digital bank Zopa is beefing up its management team with a couple of senior hires, as the company looks to fuel growth and prepare its business for an eventual public listing. The SoftBank-backed company, which offers credit cards, personal loans and savings accounts, told

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his plane for travel to Berlin at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 22, 2021. Andrew Harnik | Pool | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to Beijing this weekend in his first trip to China under the Biden administration. Delayed by

In this article DPZ TGT SOFI WLY COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CAVA, at the NYSE during IPO June 14, 2023 Source: NYSE Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Cava Group — Shares soared 91% in midday trading during its first day as a public company. Cava Group priced its

A football with the NFL logo. Jacob Kupferman | Getty Images The National Football League is making a big play to increase lending in underrepresented communities. The league is borrowing $78 million from a syndicate of Black- and minority-owned banks and community development financial institutions. The loan deal will generate “tier 1 capital” for the

A major financial services CEO warns the economy hasn’t fully absorbed higher interest rates yet. Thomas Michaud, who runs Stifel company KBW, notes there’s a delayed reaction in the marketplace from the last hike — calling a 25 basis point move at 5% a very different situation than off a half percent. related investing news

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 03: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell delivers remarks at a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on May 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced a 0.25 percentage point interest rate increase bringing the key federal funds rate to more than 5%, a 16-year high.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference after the release of U.S. Fed policy decision on interest rates, in Washington, May 3, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters On the heels of a 10-meeting streak of raising interest rates, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to take a break and let the U.S.

In this article BG ZION FHN AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign is posted in front of Oracle headquarters on December 09, 2021 in Redwood Shores, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Oracle — Shares jumped more than 5% after Oracle announced a beat

A JD.com truck receiving incoming goods and preparing shipments at the Northeast China-based Gu’an warehouse and distribution facility in Gu’an, Сhina. XiXinXing | iStock Editorial | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Biogen — Shares of the biotech stock dipped 3% after Biogen revamped its board of directors. Three current

Andreessen Horowitz partner Marc Andreessen Justin Sullivan | Getty Images LONDON — Andreessen Horowitz is opening its first office outside of the U.S. in London, the venture capital firm announced Monday. Andreessen Horowitz, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed leading tech companies from Airbnb to Coinbase, said it was looking to take

The GPT-4 logo is seen in this photo illustration on 13 March, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland.  Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Major banks and fintech companies claim to be piling into generative artificial intelligence as the hype surrounding the buzzy technology shows no signs of fizzling out — but there are

In this article KEY CCL ORCL CTLT ILMN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Carnival Miracle cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Lines sits docked at Pier 27 on September 30, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Carnival — The stock

HSBC UK CEO tells CNBC how the bank bought Silicon Valley Bank’s UK unit. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.K. banking titan HSBC unveiled a new HSBC Innovation Banking unit Monday, as it seeks to push into the technology sector following its eleventh-hour rescue of the U.K. subsidiary of failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)

Pedestrians in front of a pawn shop during Golden Week at night in Macau, China, on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s lackluster economic recovery since emerging from strict “zero-Covid” lockdowns has caused weaker sentiment toward the country, prompting investors to look for alternative options — like its near neighbors.

SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 06: In this photo illustration, the Binance logo is displayed on a screen on June 06, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. The Securities And Exchange Commission has filed lawsuits against cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Binance for allegedly violating multiple securities laws. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan |

Pictured here is a cargo ship sailing from China’s Yantai port to Indonesia on April 23, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China can’t easily rely on its neighbors as export markets in a global slowdown, the latest trade data show. Exports to the Association of Southeast Asia Nations have

Fintech executives descend on Amsterdam for the annual Money2020 conference. MacKenzie Sigalos AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — At last year’s Money 20/20 — Europe’s marquee event for the financial technology industry — investors and industry insiders were abuzz with talk about embedded finance, open banking, and banking-as-a-service. As nebulous as these terms may be, they reflected a

Shopping carts outside a Target store in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Target Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on May 17.  Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Tesla, General Motors — Both carmaker stocks were climbing

Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images There has been much discussion in the financial media of late as to whether there’s another bubble forming in the publicly traded shares of companies involved in the development and use of artificial intelligence. While it’s true that a handful of stocks have enjoyed powerful rallies, from Nvidia,