𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 📰📢 (first of many on this page 😁)
𝐔𝐒🇺🇸 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 / 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚🇷🇺? / 𝐎𝐢𝐥🛢 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞
𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 📈
Today, American retailer Kroger ( $KR (+0,52 %) ), semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom ( $AVGO (+1,46 %) ), computer security company, and McAfee ( $MCFE ), among others, are releasing their quarterly earnings results.
𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 📅
Today is the ex-dividend date for the large banks, Bank of America ( $BAC (-1,55 %) ) and Barclays ( $BARC (-0,56 %) ), as well as Hargreaves Lansdown ( $HL. (-0,27 %) ) and multinational food and beverage company PepsiCo ( $PEP (+0,41 %) ).
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 🏛️
The chairman of the US🇺🇸 Federal Reserve has confirmed his support for raising interest rates this month by 𝟮𝟱 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀. Amid global geopolitical tensions, Powell has hinted at a series of increases, as part of the Fed’s plan to curb inflation.
US oil🛢 prices have reached their highest levels in 14 years, with WTI (West Texas Intermediate) prices having increased by 50% YTD to over $115 a barrel (42 gallons or 159 litres). The global Brent crude benchmark has also hit $120 a barrel.
𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼💎
The EU🇪🇺 looks to prevent use of crypto to avoid Russia 🇷🇺 sanctions. However crypto exchanges resist calls for a ban ⛔ on Russia 🇷🇺 transactions, as many say it goes against the philosophy behind cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin ( $BTC (-1,58 %) ) now has a greater market cap than the Russian ruble (when quoted in USD), as their market caps are $823bn and $626bn respectively (11:00 UTC, 03.03.2022).
𝗡𝗙𝗧
GAMA is set to launch the world’s first carbon-negative NFT marketplace. No, not carbon-neutral but carbon-𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘. The minting of the NFTs will fund climate change initiatives, including renewable energy, such as solar and wind🌱🌍.
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