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Be wary of the ‘vibes’: positive investor sentiment doesn’t necessarily match the true value of stocks

Mar 14, 2024 08:34 am UTC| Investing Economy

Global stock prices dropped across the board late last year, by between 10% and 15% in a matter of weeks. Fears of a recession took hold after a series of interest rate increases, stubborn inflation and geopolitical...

Robo-advisers are here – the pros and cons of using AI in investing

Mar 14, 2024 08:30 am UTC| Investing Business

Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaking up the way we invest our money. Gone are the days when complex tools were reserved for the wealthy or financial institutions. AI-powered robo-advisers, such as Betterment and...

Crurated Fine Wine Community Launches Metaverse for Wine Collectors

Feb 12, 2024 09:14 am UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency

Crurated, a members-only digital platform for wine enthusiasts, unveiled its groundbreaking metaverse for wine collectors. Its dive into the virtual world marks the groups blockchain-supported expedition into fine...

Digital Currency Revolution

OPNX Crypto Trading Platform Announces Shut Down This Month

Feb 02, 2024 03:54 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

OPNX, or Open Exchange, a bankruptcy claims and crypto exchange, revealed it would shut down its platform this month. The company said users have until Feb. 7 to settle all transactions and withdraw their assets by Feb....

What do I need to know before investing in ETFs and what are the risks?

Jan 26, 2024 11:01 am UTC| Investing

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are tradeable units that have different types of investments all bundled by a professional fund manager into a single investment. In the bundle you might have shares, bonds, property investment...

Digital Currency Revolution

FTX Hedge Fund Arm Alameda Research Scraps Grayscale Lawsuit

Jan 23, 2024 09:48 am UTC| Business Digital Currency Investing

Alameda Research, an FTX affiliate co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Tara Mac Aulay, has dropped its lawsuit against Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. FTXs crypto trading arm decided to scrap the case after GBTC was converted...

Digital Currency Revolution

Terraform Labs Declares Bankruptcy, Files for Chapter 11 Protection in Delaware

Jan 22, 2024 10:15 am UTC| Business Investing Digital Currency

Terraform Labs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States on Sunday, Jan. 21. The crypto firm behind the TerraUSD stablecoin and Luna made the filing at a Bankruptcy Court for the District of...

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Economy

There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well

The federal and Northern Territory governments have just made a historic funding announcement of about A$1 billion for schools in the territory. This includes an extra $737.7 million from the federal government and an...

Undersea cables for Africa’s internet retrace history and leave digital gaps as they connect continents

Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of the continent, were left without internet services on 14 March because of failures on four of the fibre optic cables that run below the...

Economists say Australia shouldn’t try to transition to net zero by aping the mammoth US Inflation Reduction Act

Australias top economists are pressing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese not to ape US President Joe Bidens think big approach to clean energy. Bidens so-called Inflation Reduction Act dubbed the largest climate...

Emissions impossible? How the transport sector can help make the 2050 net-zero goal a reality

Meeting Canadas ambitious net-zero emissions target by 2050 necessitates significant technological, behavioural and systemic changes in the transportation sector, a major contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Why is toddler milk so popular? Follow the money

Toddler milk is popular and becoming more so. Just over a third of Australian toddlers drink it. Parents spend hundreds of millions of dollars on it globally. Around the world, toddler milk makes up nearly half of total...

Politics

SpaceX Builds Spy Satellites for US; Russia Warns of Military Response

Russia has issued a stark warning to the United States, stating that the use of SpaceXs satellites for espionage could render them targets for military action. This follows revelations that SpaceX is constructing a spy...

Israel’s army exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox are part of a bigger challenge: The Jewish state is divided over the Jewish religion

Just when you think nothing can surprise you anymore in Israeli politics, someone always comes along with a new twist. This time it was Yitzhak Yosef, one of Israels two chief rabbis. In response to debates over whether...

Did Biden really steal the election? Students learn how to debunk conspiracy theories in this course

Title of course: Debunking conspiracy theories What prompted the idea for the course? I am interested in how people internalize or learn about political beliefs they go on to adopt. This interest coincided with my...

Trump wouldn’t be the first presidential candidate to campaign from a prison cell

The first trial ever of a former president, the so-called hush money case against former president and likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, is scheduled to begin with jury selection in New York on March 25, 2024,...

Science

The mystery of consciousness shows there may be a limit to what science alone can achieve

The progress of science in the last 400 years is mind-blowing. Who would have thought wed be able to trace the history of our universe to its origins 14 billion years ago? Science has increased the length and the quality...

What is minoxidil, the anti-balding hair growth treatment? Here’s what the science says

Hair loss (also known as alopecia) often affects the scalp but can occur anywhere on the body. Its very common and usually nothing to worry about; about half of Australian men show signs of visible baldness at age 50 and...

Our survey of the sky is uncovering the secrets of how planets are born

When we look out to the stars, it is typically not a yearning for the distant depths of outer space that drives us. When we are looking out there, we are truly looking back at ourselves. We try to understand our place in...

Archeoastronomy uses the rare times and places of previous total solar eclipses to help us measure history

Total solar eclipses have fascinated and terrified people for centuries. Today, we know that total solar eclipses like the upcoming eclipse on April 8 are caused by a cosmic coincidence when the moon comes between the...

Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration

Humans have long dreamed of setting foot on the Moon and other planetary bodies such as Mars. Since the 1960s, space travellers have donned suits designed to protect them from the vacuum of space and stepped out into the...

Technology

Xiaomi Revs Up: SU7 Unveiled, Set to Outpace Tesla, BYD with Sub-500K Yuan Price Tag

As Xiaomi ventures into electric vehicles, it positions itself in Chinas competitive EV sector, focusing on pricing and market disruption. The debut of its first electric vehicle, the SU7, marks a significant move after...

Ferrari, SK On Join Forces to Develop Next-Generation Supercar Batteries

Ferrari NV, an Italian luxury sports car maker, has teamed up with SK On, a South Korean electric vehicle battery manufacturer, to produce next-generation batteries. The partners will work on producing eco-friendly...

Shiba Inu Surges with $219M Whale Activity, Vitalik Buterin Highlights SHIB

Shiba Inu (SHIB) experiences a significant boost with $219 million in whale transactions, as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin makes surprising comments about the meme coins resilience. Shiba Inu Witnesses Major Surge...

Illuvium's $12M Funding Boost Precedes Q2 Game Launch And Airdrop Tease

Illuvium a blockchain gaming universe, secures $12 million funding ahead of Q2 2024 game launch, hinting at a significant token airdrop. Illuvium Labs Secures $12 Million Funding Ahead of Q2 Game Launch Illuvium...
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