Joseph Branch

Joseph Branch

Apple and Disney chiefs to tell congressmen about China

A group of lawmakers will travel to California to meet with tech and media executives, including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Disney CEO Bob Iger, to discuss China-related topics, CNBC reported. The committee's work could affect the technology and media industries, which are interested in both a large

Allbridge liquidity pools hit by hack

Allbridge has been hit by a hacker attack. According to PeckShield, about $570,000 was lost. "We are investigating the current situation with BNB Chain pools. The bridge is temporarily closed while investigations are underway. We apologise for the inconvenience," the platform said in a statement. P.S.

Kazakhstan to cut oil production

Kazakhstan to cut oil production by 78 thousand bpd from May to the end of 2023 Kazakhstan together with other OPEC+ countries intends to further reduce oil production by 78 thousand bpd from May until the end of this year. This is reported by RT with reference to the press

China signs yuan trade deal with Brazil

China and Brazil sign yuan trade agreement China and Brazil have signed an agreement on yuan trade and plan to expand cooperation. It was announced by Deputy Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China Guo Tintingz, the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo. According to him, the

Irish farmer turns manure into bitcoins.

Irish farmer Tom Campbell turns cow manure into digital gold. He uses the manure itself (Campbell has a big farm in County Armagh), mining equipment and anaerobic digestion. Campbell usually uses the electricity he produces for his farm. But if a surplus appears, the man plugs in the mining units.

Russia to abolish international roaming with three countries.

Russia will abolish international cellular roaming with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), by 2025, Vedomosti newspaper wrote with reference to the application to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), sent to all major mobile operators of the union states and the Ministry of Economic Development

Nasdaq to launch cryptocurrency storage service

The US stock exchange Nasdaq has announced that it will soon launch a cryptocurrency storage service. The company plans to do so by the end of the second quarter of this year. The company began developing the service back in September last year. It will offer BTC i ETH storage

IMF chief talks about the importance of China's economic recovery

China will account for about a third of global economic growth in 2023, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Sunday, speaking at the China Development Forum in Beijing. "The strong recovery of the Chinese economy means it will account for about a third of global

Citi: Mobile money is a "game changer" for banking

Citigroup's chief executive Jane Fraser says mobile apps and the ability for consumers to transfer millions of dollars with the click of a button will bring fundamental changes to how banking is run while regulators are forced to react to the risk of customers withdrawing their bank deposits,

Financier calls China vulnerable to European economy

Financier Macdonald called China vulnerable to Europe's economy and U.S. consumers Lawrence Macdonald, former vice president of Lehman Brothers Financial Corporation, in a conversation with RIA Novosti called China very vulnerable to the European economy and consumers in the United States. According to McDonald, China is a