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Top economist Mohamed El-Erian says the FTX crypto fiasco will keep regulators up at night as they scramble to catch up

Mohamed El-Erian. Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images Mohamed El-Erian said the FTX crypto chaos will keep regulators up at night.  That’s because they will be playing “massive” catch-up, after FTX revealed a liquidity crunch.  He said what’s happening with cryptocurrencies is “stunning” as the market sheds value.  Top economist Mohamed El-Erian said the latest mess…

Fundrise review: Invest in real estate with as little as $10 — but plan on parking your money for at least 5 years

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Tesla gets booted from Wedbush’s ‘Best Ideas’ list as the stock has been tarnished by Elon Musk’s ‘ongoing Twitter train wreck disaster’

Elon Musk dances at the opening of Tesla’s Berlin-Brandenburg Gigafactory in Germany in March. Getty Images Tesla was kicked off Wedbush’s “Best Ideas” list on Thursday following last month’s purchase of Twitter by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.  The “Twitter circus show” brought forth by Musk is starting to impact the EV maker’s “pristine” brand  Wedbush…

Wives of Russian soldiers showed up at Ukraine border and demanded to take their husbands home, report says

Outside a military processing center as drafted men said goodbye to their families in Moscow, Russia on October 6, 2022. Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Wives of Russian soldiers traveled to a military base at the Ukrainian border, The Insider reported. They said their husbands were wounded on the front and demanded they be…

US stocks soar 4% and yields plunge after CPI report shows inflation cooling more than expected in October

Xinhua/Wang Ying/ Getty Images US stocks soared as much as 4% early Thursday after October’s CPI report showed a decline in inflation.The annual US inflation rate was up 7.7% in October, which was below economist estimates of 7.9%.The 10-year US Treasury yield plunged 20 basis points as expectations of a Fed pivot grow. US stocks…

Twitter’s new paid-for checkmark system has created a Wild West of scamming and parody

Elon Musk’s crackdown on accounts impersonating prominent figures isn’t going that well. Getty Images/Rachel Mendelson/Insider Twitter’s new paid-for checkmark system has created a Wild West of scamming and parody. Verified accounts have impersonated public figures including LeBron James and George W. Bush. Billionaire Mark Cuban also told Musk he spent “too much time” muting newly…

Newly-elected House Republican, who ousted a top Democrat, says it’s time for the GOP to move on from Trump

Republican Rep. elect- Michael Lawler addresses reporters in a post-midterm news conference alongside his wife Doina and daughter Julianna. Mary Altaffer/AP Rep.-elect Michael Lawler pushed for the Republican Party to move beyond Trump. “I would like to see the party move forward,” Lawler told CNN.  Lawler pulled off a major midterm upset by ousting a…

Waymo is one step closer to charging for self-driving taxis in California

Waymo is considerably nearer to offering fully driverless rides to California residents. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles has greenlit an amended deployment permit that lets Waymo charge the general population for completely autonomous rides on public roads. The update clears the way for Waymo One to charge for passenger-only service in San Francisco, much…

Labpano PilotPano camera – A live streaming game-changer

Whether you’re an amateur vlogger or a professional streamer, you need a camera that consistently provides unmatched performance. Unfortunately, customers are all too familiar with devices that fail to deliver on the promise of supposedly brilliant specifications. That all changed when Labpano, one of the most reputable panoramic algorithm providers, introduced its Pilot Era devices…