Good morning, Opening Bell crew. I’m your host, Phil Rosen. The Federal Reserve begins its two-day meeting today. Ahead of Wednesday’s rate hike decision, look out for my rundown of everything you want to know as the Fed makes its latest policy announcement. Today, though, I’m homing in on another front in the global markets…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
President Joe Biden takes his seat with other heads of state and dignitaries at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, held in London, England, on September 19, 2022. Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden sat in the 14th row for the Queen’s funeral on Monday. Trump…
Silhouettes of ants are seen on a flower during sunset in Turkey’s on July 17, 2018. Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Scientists have estimated the number of ants on earth, which is “unimaginable,” a study author said. Per the study, there are 20 quadrillion ants on earth— 20 followed by 15 zeros. That’s about 2.5 million…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks about “News Tab” at the Paley Center, in New York on October 25, 2019. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth has plummeted by $70 billion so far this year, a fall of 55%. Meta’s net income has fallen amid huge investments in the metaverse and a decline…
Top of the morning, readers. I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb. Remember a few weeks ago when Snap shocked employees by laying off 20% of staff? Well now, some of those laid-off employees are having trouble keeping up with demand from recruiters — and some say they’ve received reachouts from more than 70 companies. Before we…
Xbox’s online DRM has been one of the biggest issues with Xbox Series X consoles, as outages and other issues have left players with no access to purchased games. Another big complaint is that cross-platform Xbox One disc games have been inaccessible offline, even with games that don’t require a connection. Now, a new update…
Apple has announced that it’s raising the prices of both apps and in-app purchases, not including auto-renewable subscriptions, across several regions starting on October 5th. All territories using the Euro currency are affected, along with Chile, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland, South Korea, Sweden and Vietnam. Apple says the price increase in Vietman reflects new…
Vivo’s follow-up to its first foldable smartphone is nearing release, we recently saw it appear on the TENAA certification website, and now, more details are emerging. Vivo has officially acknowledged the X Fold Plus, teasing its new hinge design and red colourway. No release date has been shared just yet, but we were treated to…
Rockstar has taken to Twitter to address a major leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 assets and code, which hit the internet over the weekend. It has posted a statement confirming that the leak was due to a “network intrusion” and included “early development footage” of the next GTA. It also expressed how disappointed the…
YouTuber Dan Allen has apologised after it became apparent he was behind a Twitter account which had recently leaked details of Ubisoft’s Forward presentation, alongside other industry details. Allen recently gathered some online clout around the fact he had posted, under the alias The Real Insider, details of the various Assassin’s Creed games Ubisoft was…