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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo 2/2 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple (NASDAQ:) and Google, by banning major app store operators from forcing software developers to use the operators’ own payment systems, a government panel said. The final report by the panel, released on Friday, also said major suppliers of smartphone operating systems (OS) should be obliged to offer users alternative ways to…

Bitcoin’s price has experienced a significant recovery, witnessing a notable bounce of $1,000 from a critical support level of $25,000. This sudden upward movement has sparked speculation about the actions of influential market participants known as “whales,” who might be capitalizing on the price dip to accumulate Bitcoin. As the cryptocurrency market continues to attract attention, it is crucial to examine recent events that could potentially impact Bitcoin’s trajectory. This analysis will delve into these developments and their potential effects on Bitcoin’s future outlook, including their influence on price trends.Over $1.2 Million Worth of BTC Transferred After 13 Years of InactivityIn a significant…

Warning: WF is at high risk of cutting its dividend

Lycia Lamini moved from Paris to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of being a celebrity stylist.  Only two years ago she was working in Parisian stores as a sales associate.  Now the 22-year-old is dressing some of the biggest celebrities including Cardi B and Lil Nas X. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Lycia Lamini, a 22-year-old celebrity fashion stylist who moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream career. Insider…

It’s been a roller-coaster ride for U.S. financial markets the past 15 months, after the Federal Reserve started its most aggressive monetary tightening campaign in four decades to tame inflation.  After 10 consecutive interest-rate hikes which took the benchmark fed-funds rate from near zero to a range of 5% to 5.25%, the Federal Reserve this past week finally decided to pause rate hikes to figure out whether the U.S. economy was fully digesting all that tough medicine. Market participants hope this is the beginning of the end of that tightening era even though it is still unclear whether the interest-rate-related…

“Quiet thriving” is a workplace strategy that’s helping people take more control of their work. Lesley Alderman, a psychotherapist, said it’s a way to build resilience in a tough economy.  She and another expert agreed that, by contrast, quiet quitting can disempower certain workers.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Quiet quitting may still be popular, as a recent Gallup survey found, but another career strategy, “quiet thriving,” is helping workers find joy in their jobs during a difficult economic climate.The strategy is…

RelaxFoto.de/E+ via Getty Images Southern Co.’s (NYSE:SO) Georgia Power is delaying the commercial operation of the newly constructed Unit 3 reactor at its Vogtle nuclear power plant for at least another month, it said Friday in an 8-K filing. Southern (SO) said a degraded hydrogen seal in the main generator was found during the start-up and pre-operational testing of Plant Vogtle Unit 3, and it now estimates the in-service date for the reactor will occur in July, instead of June as had been expected. The utility said Unit 3, whose power-ascension testing is ~95% complete, operated as designed during the…

CNN  —  Preparations are underway at the White House as President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will welcome India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington for an official state visit on Thursday, rolling out pomp and circumstance at a state dinner in the evening as the two countries reaffirm close ties. There has been close attention to diplomatic detail in advance of Thursday’s state dinner, including catering to the guest’s dietary restrictions. Nina Curtis, a plant-based chef from Sacramento, California, will be the dinner’s guest chef, working with White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford, and White House Executive Pastry…

Thousands of Reddit communities have been made private to protest changes to the site’s API. The Verge reported that Reddit admins reached out to protesting mods to urge them to work or be removed. Critics argue the move is punishing users for protesting changes to the platform. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Reddit administrators sent messages to protesting moderators threatening to kick them out of their roles if they don’t get in line and end their virtual blackout, The Verge reported. The…

Hours before he was arraigned on criminal charges at a Miami courthouse this week, Donald Trump phoned in to a South Florida radio station to give an exclusive interview. Host Carines Moncada questioned the former US president in English. Then, with a colleague, she translated the interview into Spanish for listeners tuning in to Radio Libre 790.Moncada likened Latin America’s “persecution of the political conservative opposition” to what she said “is happening here in the US”. Trump agreed, praising the host for her “nice” and “incredible” questions. The talk show runs on Americano Media, a broadcaster that calls itself the…