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Bitcoin breaks $100,000 barrier as Crypto momentum surges
Bitcoin has surged past $100,000 (£78,701) for the first time, marking a historic milestone for the cryptocurrency. The dramatic rally...
FTX sues Binance for $1.8b over 2021 share repurchase
The bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against its former competitor Binance, seeking nearly $1.8 billion. The suit,...
Absa secures $150m to bolster African SMEs, targets trade growth under AfCFTA
South Africa's Absa Bank has secured a substantial $150 million facility from British International Investment (BII) aimed at financing sustainable...
Israel vows targets strikes on Iran military, spares nuclear, oil sites
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured U.S. President Joe Biden that any Israel retaliatory strikes against Iran would focus solely...
US backs concerns as lawmakers seek to punish S.Africa over Russia
The White House said Tuesday it shared concerns over South Africa's relationship with Russia after lawmakers called for the longtime...
How and Why African Immigrants Successfully Manage Businesses in The Bronx
The Bronx, one of New York City's five boroughs, has experienced several demographic changes over the years, with the African...
Amazon sued for not telling NY store customers about biometrics tracking
In a class-action suit, Amazon has been sued for not alerting its New York City customers that they...
State regulators close NY Signature bank
State regulators closed New York-based Signature Bank on Sunday, just two days after California authorities shuttered Silicon Valley Bank,...
Halal Businesses in New York City: An Investigative Report
In an attempt to explore and investigate how halal some Muslim businesses in New York City are, I recently visited...
Amazon workers called back to office, 3-day per week minimum
Amazon is calling workers back to the office for at least three days per week. CEO Andy Jassy...
Credibility: As Essential Element of Greatness
Dear Destiny Friends, One of the most endearing qualities of all great people, companies, businesses, leaders, and friendship is credibility....
Usain Bolt seeks missing $12.7 mln from Jamaica investment firm
Olympic champion Usain Bolt is seeking to recover more than $12.7 million that disappeared from his account with...
Afghanistan Taliban administration in oil extraction deal with Chinese company
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya...
UAE delegation on official visit to Scotland to explore trade, renewable energy project opportunities
A delegation of business leaders and investors from the United Arab Emirates have embarked on an official visit to...
UAE to host next major WTO ministerial conference in February 2024
The next World Trade Organization ministerial conference will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in February 2024,...
Elon Musk dissolves Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council
Twitter owner Elon Musk on Monday disbanded the platform’s Trust and Safety Council, an advisory body of about 100...
Trump bid to prevent Congress from accessing tax returns rejected by Supreme Court
Former President Trump's bid to prevent the Congress from accessing tax returns has been rejected by the Supreme Court....
Saudi’s real estate company signs deal with Trump Organization to build project worth over $4B
A Saudi's real estate company has signed a deal with the Trump Organization to build a project worth...
Twitter’s relaunched premium service unavailable following wave of imposter accounts
Twitter's relaunched premium service was unavailable Friday after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince launches first Saudi electric vehicle brand
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman announced the launch of Ceer, the first Saudi electric vehicle brand that will...
Increased transparency coming to job postings in NYC
With remote work changing the way we conduct business globally, increased transparency is coming to job postings in New York...
Trump’s real estate empire faces criminal tax fraud trial
Donald Trump's real estate empire is facing a criminal tax fraud trial. For years, as Donald Trump was soaring from...
Real estate transactions involving cryptocurrency show potential throughout UAE
Real estate transactions involving cryptocurrency in Dubai and throughout the UAE could become more popular, with the region positioning itself...
Trump Organization’s financial sentry expected to plead guilty to criminal tax fraud charges
The Trump Organization’s longtime financial sentry Allen Weisselberg is expected to plead guilty to criminal tax fraud charges later this...
Elon Musk to countersue Twitter to blow up deal
Elon Musk is set to countersue Twitter in order to blow up his deal with board. Musk pledged to pay...
NYC OASAS to launch workplace tax credit awareness
The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS) has today announced the launch of a new...
NYC Mayor vows to increase tax credits for working New Yorkers
On Sunday, March 13, the Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams vowed to increase tax credits for New Yorkers....
Financial Focus Digital open to the Digital world! – 1st topic: Income Taxes!
By Prof. Anthony Rivieccio Rivieccio Financial Advisors, a virtual financial advisory firm & a strategic partner with The Financial Advisors...
Bronx business owners, legislators, NYFEC organize conference, call for corporate accountability
Bronx small business owners, workers, elected officials, and advocates from the New Yorkers for a Fair Economy coalition have organized...
Zuckerberg speaks out on service outage, debunks fake news about “Facebook secrets”
The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has debunked viral news report on why Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram went out of...
Financial Focus: REAL inflation or Corporate Greed Or Theft Or Ask Mom?
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA I'll tell everyone a secret . In 1976, at 16 years old, I went...
Financial Focus: Your 2020 Tax Refund – The IRS Cloggy Processing hole from hell!
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Got those stimulas checks- from the Government? Was a good thing, huh? Over the...
Financial Focus: The Path to a Bigger Tax Refund for 2021 – Rental Income/Expense (Part 5 of 7)
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Many people own a home or property that they rent out. People do it...
Financial Focus: The Path to a Bigger Tax Refund for 2021 – Business & Self-Employment (Part 4 of 7)
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA If you have been keeping track of our income tax deduction series, you should...
Halal, organic food delivery opens door for investors, sets to kick off in New York
Founders of a new halal and organic food delivery service in New York called Fooderudite Delivery Service (FDS) have announced...
Financial Focus: End of year 2020 Income Tax savings tips – by friends
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Well the holidays are here! Glad 2020 is almost over? Sure you are! Are...
Author and Financial Authority Stephen Leeb Advises: Buy Gold
By Robert Golomb Conversing in person with the revered stock market and gold authority Stephen Leeb, or reading the latest...
Financial Focus: Should you take that part time job?
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA So, you had a good full time job? Good pay? Liked hanging out in...
Qatar Airways receives $1.95bn government lifeline after losses widen
Qatar Airways has received a 7.3 billion riyal ($1.95 billion) lifeline from the Qatar government after losing almost 7 billion...
UK announces new job support program for businesses
The U.K. has introduced a new measure against rising unemployment in the country as it effects an emergency package called...
Zhong Shanshan tops China’s richest list
Zhong Shanshan, Founder of Nongfu Spring, a bottled water giant, has topped the China’s rich list following a round of...
New York Council members propose legislation to assist women-owned businesses
New York Council members, Andy King, Stephen Levin, and Peter Koo, has proposed new legislation in relation to COVID-19 grants...
Financial Focus: How to clean up your credit report in 3 steps
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio Normally when I have Clients that want to discuss " their credit score", I first let...
Republican senators introduce $28 billion addition aid bill for airline industry to prevent job cuts
Republican Senators have introduced a bill that would give airline industry across the U.S. additional aid that is worth more...
UK battles unemployment surge despite ease of restrictions
U.K.’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown in an official data published early on Tuesday September 15, 2020, that...
NBCI launches emergency program to boost Black businesses
The National Black Church Initiative has joined over 150,000 sister faith communities across the country to launch an emergency small...
Oracle supercedes Microsoft in bid to buy TikTok
Oracle has supercede its rival Microsoft in a bidding war to buy Chinese-owned TikTok's US operations, according to media reports...
COVID-19: NYS DSBS releases guidance for small business owners
The New York State Department of Small Business Services has released guidance for small business owners. This was disclosed in...
European Central Bank declines change of interest rates, coronavirus stimulus program
The European Central Bank has announced that it would not change its interest rate and coronavirus stimulus program despite the...
Financial Focus: Are you ready to live comfortably in your retirement years?
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA By the time you read this, school would have started, many now virtually. At...
Sterling drops as UK-EU tensions escalate amidst trade deal deadlock
In the early European trading hours on Monday September 7, 2020, Sterling dropped about 0.5% against the USD amidst escalating...
Buy the Right Kind of Life Insurance
By J. A. Soto One of the most important expenditures the average Family should make is life insurance. It is...
NYC Mayor delays plan to lay off 22,000 workers
The New York City Mayor, de Blasio has disclosed plan to delay the move to layoff thousands of municipal workers...
EDUPEACE | COVID-19: Calamity as Opportunity
For billions of people across the world, the Coronavirus pandemic is the worst humanitarian calamity of our life-time. Globally, it...
First Israel-Abu Dhabi flight to fly over Saudi airspace
Israeli and American officials have announced that the first Abu Dhabi to El Al flight from Israel to the United...
NY releases guidelines for reopening businesses
The authority in the New York City has released the guidelines for the reopening of small businesses in the city....
American Airlines to lay off 19,000 employees in October
American Airlines has said that it will eliminate 19,000 employees by 1 October, as it is working to recover from...
Chief actuary warns against termination of payroll tax
Stephen Goss, the chief actuary of the Social Security Administration, has condemned President Donald Trump’s plan to terminate the payroll...
