Bitcoin Plunges, and Softbank's Deadline on Uber Looms Large
Bitcoin prices plunged Thursday after South Korean regulators announced a crackdown. Among the changes: a ban on anonymous crypto accounts and the added authority to shut down exchanges if needed.
And Softbank's offer to take what could be a 14% stake in Uber expires at 3 pm ET. We'll be watching whether the Japanese conglomerate can get enough willing shareholders to get behind the deal.
Plus Apple CEO Tim Cook got a 47 percent pay raise for its fiscal year. But his new $12.8 million salary, as large as it is, pales in comparison to his stock compensation. That added nearly $90 million to his net worth.
And Cheddar Scoops! Snapchat is developing "Stories Everywhere," which will allow users to post content to other websites and apps. You heard it first here on Cheddar!
Surprise, surprise: tech is still the sector to watch, according to Karyn Cavanaugh, Chief Investment Officer at Carolinas Wealth Management. Learn how to properly diversify your portfolio.
Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images in their feeds. Hopefully this will save time for everyone zooming in each picture to see how many fingers someone's hand has.
Seth Schachner, Managing Director at StratAmericas, weighs in on Spotify earnings and why that headline-grabbing deal with Joe Rogan could be worth that $250 million.
Mitch Roschelle, Managing Director at Madison Ventures, shares why investors may be waiting longer than expected for those interest rate cuts, and why he’s watching tech, oil, and homebuilder stocks.
Amazon saw 24% growth in their Thursday Night Football audience in 2023. Subscribers will be rewarded with even more sports, but not without enduring more ads — unless they pay extra, of course.
Low unemployment + 350 thousand new jobs in January = ...more layoffs? A bunch of tech and retail companies have laid and are laying off employees after a nationwide hiring surge during the pandemic.
The most magical place on Earth wants a protective order to keep Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees from knowing how the magic happens. A federal judge dismissed a separate Disney lawsuit last week.
