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ISO 20022 is an international protocol that provides a secure and standardized way of exchanging financial messages between organizations within the payment industry. The protocol will replace the 50-year-old SWIFT financial messaging system, which banks and other financial institutions use to facilitate global payments. The standard addresses the need of financial services organizations looking t...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the fastest-growing technologies in the world today, and for good reason. AI has the potential to revolutionize every industry and aspect of our lives, from healthcare to finance to transportation and more. As an advertiser, I would like to highlight some of the key factors driving the growth of AI and its immense potential for the future. First and foremost,...

The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Joe Biden signed in August, set various manufacturing requirements for new all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to be able to qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit. As of Aug. 17, for example, final assembly of the car had to take place in North America. The final two requirements — which apply to the sourcing of car battery components and critical...

Tesla has released it's delivery numbers for Q1 they produced over 440,000 vehicles and delivered over 422,000 vehicles. This number came out above analysists estimate. Tesla has also released Master Plan 3 that will be reviewed in this episode. There were also talks about Amazon potentially acquiring AMC. Microsoft's investment in OpenAI is starting to pay off with the viral success of Ch...

Tesla Investor Day is this week. Here is what to look for in Master Plan 3: Solar Power & Updates on the Tesla Ecosystem  Updates on the Robotaxi promised to be produced in 2024 Gen 3 platform which will be half the cost to the Model 3 and Model Y Introducing the $25,000 electric car Cybertruck seen more around the Freemont area. Updates on the final design and more delivery dates Roadste...

In 2022, the average student loan debt for federal loans was $37,358. That's approximately $1.6 trillion of outstanding debt divided by a total of 43.4 million borrowers. However, what individual borrowers owe varies considerably. Debt differs according to borrower demographics, including educational attainment and location. The U.S. Department of Education has launched its official application fo...

Prices rose across the board, it’s getting harder to pay for basic necessities, causing some Americans to fall behind. To that point, 32% of adults have paid a bill late in the past six months, according to a recent report by LendingTree — and 61% of them said it’s because they didn’t have the money on hand to cover the cost. About 40% said they are less able to afford their bills compared with on...

Shares of Rivian Automotive fell today after the EV maker said late Friday that it is recalling more than 12,000 vehicles – nearly every EV it has made to date – to double-check that a fastener in the vehicles’ steering assembly was properly tightened. After falling more than 10% , Rivian’s stock ended the session down about 7%. The recall includes every Rivian R1T pickup and R1S SUV made through...

Bed Bath & Beyond on Wednesday announced swift and significant steps it is taking to try to revive its struggling business, including layoffs, store closures and a shake-up of the brands on its shelves.  On a call with investors, the New Jersey-based retailer laid out details of its latest turnaround push. It said it has started closing about 150 of its “lower producing” namesake stores....

The metaverse was all the rage about 1 year ago. Since the crypto market is experiencing a bear time period, the metaverse has not been brought up. Facebook has taken the name of Meta and this was to prepare for the metaverse. There are also two crypto projects that are popular which are the sandbox and decentreland.  📚Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=reginald+seay&crid=XNP2FB40Q3TH&amp...

CPI data has come out and it was better than expected. There are some investors that say that we are already in a recession. There are a couple of things to look for when trying to benefit from the recession. The first would be to follow the whales. The large hedge funds and the large investors are making moves to restructure there portfolios. This it to embrace for a financial downturn. Also ther...

The inflation Reduction Act was signed into law on August 16, 2022. Caps the amount that seniors will have to pay for prescription drugs they buy at the pharmacy at $2,000 a year, giving peace of mind to seniors who no longer have to worry about spending thousands and thousands more on prescription drugs. Caps the amount that seniors will have to pay for insulin at $35 for a month’s supply. Provid...

Nigeria say's that there central bank digital currency (CBDC) the eNaria was used for $10m USD worth of transactions. The Bahamas are also using CBDCs to implement for the citizens and tourists. The CBDC movement is growing in countries in the world and may eventually make it to the United States. Gemini is going to be moving to add staking for there exchange to prepare for Ethereum's move from pr...

Market Movers are stocks that I will be watching for there current news and momentum that will come this week. The first stock is OXY. This week Warren Buffet took an interest in the company which is one of the leading companies in carbon capture. The next stock is GCT which had an IPO last week. The next stock is TSLA which has raised the price of its full self driving (FSD). Next stock is BBY wh...

Market Movers are stocks that I will be watching for there current news and momentum that will come this week. The first stock is OXY. This week Warren Buffet took an interest in the company which is one of the leading companies in carbon capture. The next stock is GCT which had an IPO last week. The next stock is TSLA which has raised the price of its full self driving (FSD). Next stock is BBY wh...

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.3 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 1.0 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 9.1 percent before seasonal adjustment. The increase was broad-based, with the indexes for gasoline, shelter, and food being the largest contr...

Palantir’s revenue for the quarter increased 26% year over year, and its commercial revenue grew 46%. The software company, which is known for its work with the government, said its commercial customer count increased 250% year over year, growing from 34 customers to 119. Nvidia shares dipped 8% today after the company released preliminary earnings that show second-quarter revenue of $6.7 billion,...

Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OneOf is putting Biggie Smalls on the blockchain, releasing its first collaboration with the late rap legend’s estate. Each edition of the “Sky’s the Limit” generative profile picture (PFP) collection grants its holders voting rights over distribution of a previously unlicensed Notorious B.I.G. (whose real name is Christopher Wallace) freestyle. Artists can sam...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its second consecutive 0.75 percentage point interest rate increase as it seeks to tamp down runaway inflation without creating a recession. In taking the benchmark overnight borrowing rate up to a range of 2.25%-2.5%, the moves in June and July represent the most stringent consecutive action since the Fed began using the overnight funds rate as the princip...

The National Football League now has its own streaming service. The streaming service will be called NFL+ for $4.99 per month or $39.99 per year. The subscription will include all out-of-market preseason games, which was formerly only available with a subscription to NFL Game Pass for $99.99 per year. The NFL preseason kicks off Aug. 4 with the Jacksonville Jaguars facing the Las Vegas Raiders. Lo...

U.S. stock futures changed overnight, coming off a positive week for the major averages, as traders brace for the busiest week of corporate earnings, as well as insights into further interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. There are still more earnings to come this week as the market prepared for the results. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slid 45 points, or 0.14%. S&P 500 futures...

Crypto miners' share prices were up 9.6% between Wednesday and Thursday as bitcoin showed signs of a steady recovery, breaking over the $21,000 mark. Digihost Technology, TeraWulf and Marathon Digital led the pack with 26.6%, 18.94% and 17.62% increases respectively from Wednesday's open to Thursday's close. TeraWulf's run came as the company announced on Tuesday that it had added $50 million to a...

Twitter (TWTR) filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk in the Delaware Court of Chancery after the billionaire said he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy the company. Twitter stated that Musk, after entering a binding merger agreement, now “refuses to honor his obligations to Twitter and its stockholders because the deal he signed no longer serves his personal interests.” Twitter’s lawsuit was...

GameStop today announced the long-awaited debut of its online marketplace for nonfungible tokens (NFT) in a bid to reinvent its business and cash in on consumer adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The platform, which is now open to the public for beta testing, allows users to connect their own digital asset wallets, including the recently launched GameStop Wallet, the company s...

The billionaire tweeted Friday morning ET that merchandise for SpaceX, his space exploration startup, will soon be able to be bought with dogecoin, just as it can be for Tesla merchandise. The price of dogecoin jumped as much as 10% to nearly 9 cents immediately following the tweet, before recently settling to a gain of about 7.7%. Fidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of the financial services gi...