The Truth About Dollar Tree’s Product Quality

The Truth About Dollar Tree’s Product Quality

ollar Tree has seen a tremendously successful year in terms of revenue. In Q1 2023, the discount destination experienced a 3.4% increase in same-store sales, and corporate also opened 107 new stores. Despite its success, critical speculation of the company has been rampant, per BestLife, with concerns over safety violations within its stores rising. See: 8 Essentials…

ECB Executive Fabio Panetta: Cryptocurrencies Hold No Societal Benefits, Likens to Gambling

ECB Executive Fabio Panetta: Cryptocurrencies Hold No Societal Benefits, Likens to Gambling

Cryptocurrencies hold “no societal benefits,” and should instead be seen as a form of gambling, according to European Central Bank (ECB) board member Fabio Panetta. In a speech held at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) last week, Panetta argued that cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), fail to serve any meaningful purpose in society. He also made it clear that…

2020 Twitter Hack Mastermind Gets Five-Year Sentence for Crypto Theft

2020 Twitter Hack Mastermind Gets Five-Year Sentence for Crypto Theft

A culprit in the infamous 2020 Twitter hack who phished thousands of dollars in Bitcoin from Twitter users has been sentenced to five years in prison for his crime, as well as for a separate SIM swapping scheme. During the sentencing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday,…

French Real Estate Firm Signs Crypto Pay Deal – Is Adoption on the Rise?

French Real Estate Firm Signs Crypto Pay Deal – Is Adoption on the Rise?

A French real estate firm has signed a partnership deal with domestic crypto pay provider, an indication that the European nation may be the next to embrace crypto-powered commerce. Per Boursier, Apsys will allow customers to pay using crypto at all of its shopping malls. The firm operates the malls L’Heure Tranquille in Tours, Les Rives de l’Orne in Caen,…

Gemini Announces Plans for Expansion in Asia-Pacific Amid SEC Lawsuit

Gemini Announces Plans for Expansion in Asia-Pacific Amid SEC Lawsuit

Crypto exchange Gemini has announced plans to expand into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to capture the “next wave of growth for crypto.” The US-based crypto exchange aims to increase its headcount in Singapore and establish an engineering division in India, the platform said in a Monday blog post. “We are excited to announce our expansion plans in APAC as Gemini’s leadership team recently…

Bitcoin ETF Race Intensifies as WisdomTree and Invesco Both File Submissions Within 24 Hours Joining BlackRock

Bitcoin ETF Race Intensifies as WisdomTree and Invesco Both File Submissions Within 24 Hours Joining BlackRock

The competition to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the US has intensified, with Invesco and WisdomTree filing submissions with the Securities and Exchange Commission for their own Bitcoin ETFs. On Tuesday, WisdomTree filed for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Trust, requesting the SEC to allow it to list its fund on the Cboe BZX Exchange under the ticker “BTCW.” The asset management firm, with…

I Went to 4 Finance Pros for Their Best Advice: Here’s the Ultimate Financial Planning Guide

I Went to 4 Finance Pros for Their Best Advice: Here’s the Ultimate Financial Planning Guide

recently got a promotion and figured it was a great time to start really hashing out my finances. I wanted to make a financial plan of some kind, but wasn’t sure where to start. When I reached out to experts on the matter, many of them referenced the six steps in the financial planning process, according…

2 Stocks That Are Absurdly Cheap Right Now

2 Stocks That Are Absurdly Cheap Right Now

Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) and GE Healthcare Technologies (NASDAQ: GEHC) are both compelling buys based on their current earnings and their growth potential. Here’s why they are worth adding to a diversified portfolio. Freeport-McMoRan electrifies the future The case for copper is based on a long-term marginal increase in demand from the “electrification of everything,” a catch-all phrase to describe…

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