Finance
The price of gold reached a record high on Friday, crossing the $2,500 per troy ounce mark (over CZK 57,000 for 31.1 grams). This growth is mainly supported by the expectation that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will cut the key interest rate in September. According to Reuters, the price of gold climbed as high as $2,500.99 per ounce before lat...
At the beginning of the second week of August, stock markets experienced significant declines, causing concern among investors. Stock values were in considerable negative territory and analysts were quick to compare the situation with the last financial crisis. However, on Friday 9 August, the situation changed: the S&P 500 index had already...
Even before the panic triggered by new data from the US economy and Japan rocked global markets, bets were rising that the US central bank would start cutting interest rates in the autumn. Now it seems that an easing of the Fed's monetary policy is inevitable. Ben Carlson of investment firm Ritholtz Wealth Management looks at what lower rates co...
With an estimated price tag of $23 billion (approximately CZK 534 billion), the planned acquisition of Israeli startup Wiz was to be the largest ever purchase by US tech giant Alphabet, the parent company of Google. The deal, if completed, would significantly strengthen Alphabet's position in the cybersecurity field. However, Israeli startup Wiz...
The central bank's recent decision to cut base interest rates has had an impact on savings account interest rates, which have been falling since the start of the year and are now facing another wave of decline. Nevertheless, people are not abandoning this banking product. On Monday, the reduction in annual interest rates will affect clients o...
Shareholders of US carmaker Tesla on Thursday approved a record $44.9 billion (about one trillion kronor) pay package for CEO Elon Musk, the AP reported. The decision came after a deal struck in 2018 was overturned by a Delaware court earlier this year. The exact number of votes was not immediately announced. According to the AP, approval of ...
In 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as an official currency. The move brought the Central American country not only profits and international attention, but also criticism. However, the main expected benefits are still missing - investors are still shunning El Salvador and locals continue to rely on the US...
Driven by the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), US company Nvidia has grown significantly over the past year, so that its market value now exceeds the entire German stock market and even the gross domestic product of Russia or Canada. Only seven global economies and companies like Microsoft and Apple are ahead of it. When it released its ...
Brothers Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, former students at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), are facing serious fraud and money laundering charges after stealing millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency. According to the BBC, they face up to 20 years in prison. It is unusual for graduates of a respected universit...
