“What’s really exciting about this is that it’s a local-currency facility” so the company doesn’t have to take foreign-exchange risk, Anish Thakkar, a co-founder of the company, said in an interview. It “allows us to provide the most affordable financing to customers,” he said.
After becoming the first major US crypto company to be listed on an exchange almost four years ago through a direct listing, shares of Coinbase jumped some 260% in the past two years, valuing the company at roughly $53 billion. Those gains belie a roller-coaster ride for investors following a series of scandals hitting the […]
“CPI categories that are China import-intensive — such as toys, shoes, and apparel – may see modest inflation,” Bloomberg Economics forecasters led by Anna Wong wrote in a note Monday. “Retailers are finding it difficult to pass on higher prices without suffering a sharp drop in demand — though they’ll still try. If that effect […]
Flatley: Well, the, one of the things that you know, came up is this idea of fentanyl, and China shipping precursor chemicals for the production of fentanyl to Mexico and other countries in order to basically get that drug into the United States. And so China sent one of its national security officials to Geneva […]
New Zealand is attempting to match steps in Australia, which late last year passed a law that banned children under the age of 16 from setting up accounts on popular social media sites including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. The UK, the EU, Canada and some states in the US are also exploring the issue, […]
Clinical trial participants who took tirzepatide, the drug sold as Zepbound, lost an average of 50 pounds (22.8 kilograms) over 72 weeks, while those who took semaglutide, or Wegovy, lost about 33 pounds (15 kilograms). That’s according to the study funded by Lilly, which was published Sunday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Globally, Toyota sold 10.8 million cars in 2024, with the US accounting for a little less than a quarter of those. While half were made locally and another 30% came from neighboring Canada and Mexico, some 281,000 vehicles were imported from Japan. That includes popular models such as the 4Runner mid-sized SUV, Prius hybrid and […]
Listeria symptoms usually start within two weeks of eating contaminated food. Mild cases can include fever, muscle aches, nausea, tiredness, vomiting and diarrhea, while more severe symptoms may include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.
The ruling cites an agreed statement of fact court heard in 2021 that said Parajian would drive slowly near the girls in his white Jeep, noting 12 of the victims were between the ages of 10 and 15. On more than one occasion, it appeared to the victims that he was pretending to use his […]
In Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil a new cabinet tasked with an ambitious economic agenda, including removing internal trade barriers and reorienting exports away from the US. Home sales for April will offer insight into a spring slump, while Ontario, the country’s most populous province, releases its budget.