February 08, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

South Korean authorities clamp down on cryptocurrency looters

Reportedly, Haru Invest emphasised high-yield promises while it froze certain platform functions in June 2023. Around this time, the outfit also cut 100 jobs. The company cited issues with its partners as the reason why customers could not make deposits or withdrawals. Yonhap News described the company as a “rug pull” front for fraud, which…

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February 08, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Chinese NEV sales hitting long-time lows

Based on the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) statistics, the overall sales, which include exports, came to 2.44 million units. Although this is an annual 47.9% jump, it is a 22.7% dip compared to December 2023. The CAAM data tracks sales to third-party dealers and vehicles such as trucks.  Reuters indicated that, according to…

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February 07, 2024 BY Simon Mugo

Monte Paschi Bank Announced Its First Dividend Payout in 13 Years

Alongside major Italian banks such as Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI) and UniCredit (CRDI.MI), MPS has benefited significantly from the rise in interest rates. Additionally, the bank has gained from positive outcomes in several legal disputes with former executives, alongside ongoing restructuring efforts led by CEO Luigi Lovaglio. Thanks to the favourable court decisions, the bank could…

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New York Community Bancorp
February 07, 2024 BY Simon Mugo

New York Community Bancorp Appoints a New Executive Chair

The rally higher helped mitigate the recent downturn triggered by the bank's disclosure of significant provisions for potential bad loans in the commercial real estate sector, an unexpected quarterly loss, and a reduction in dividend payments. The decline in shares previously erased around 60% of the bank's market value, bringing it down to just over…

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February 07, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Cisco launches first-of-its-kind AI defence against identity cyber-attacks

The company pointed out the gaps between virtual authentication and access processes. According to its 2023 data, 26% of all Cisco Talos Incident Response incidents comprised fraudulent logins to gain access to authentic accounts. Due to the connection between accounts used on different platforms, Cisco said that cybercriminals only need to compromise one digital identity…

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February 07, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Novartis broadening horizons with bolt-on MorphoSys acquisition

This per-share takeover price is significantly higher than the German manufacturer’s going market performance. At the final bell on Monday, MorphoSys’s Nasdaq shares priced at $17.27. Bloomberg claimed that this acquisition was an attempt by Vasant Narasimhan, the Novartis CEO, to prove to investors that he could drive financial and organisational growth.  After disappointing financial…

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February 06, 2024 BY Simon Mugo

ECB Should Not Hurry To Cut Rates, Says Croatia’s CB Governor

Despite a rapid decrease in inflation from the high levels of 2022 and the euro zone's current economic slowdown, market forecasts anticipate up to five ECB rate reductions this year, potentially starting as early as April. However, Vujcic and other policymakers in Europe and the Federal Reserve in the United States advocate for a cautious…

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JP Morgan Chase & Co.
February 06, 2024 BY Simon Mugo

JP Morgan Plans To Open 500 New Bank Branches in the US by 2027

This expansion strategy is set against a backdrop where some financial institutions are scaling back their physical locations. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, the total number of U.S. bank branches stood at 77,690, following 123 closures and 80 openings in October alone. At the end of 2023, JPMorgan boasted the largest branch network,…

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