Japan banks weigh first rate hikes on ordinary deposits in 17 years

Mizuho Financial Group logo is seen at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File photo TOKYO — Mizuho Financial Group said on Tuesday it plans to raise interest rates on ordinary yen deposits for the first time in 17 years after the Bank of Japan ended eight years of its unorthodox …

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Recession Concerns Ease as Economic Growth Diversifies Across UK Sectors

In a positive turn of events, economic growth has become more widespread across the UK’s private sector, reaching a ten-month high in February. According to Lloyds Bank’s monthly economy tracker, ten out of 14 sectors experienced an increase in output last month, marking the most extensive growth since April 2023. Notably, software and financial services …

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Undersea cables for Africa’s internet retrace history …

Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of the continent, were left without internet services on 14 March because of failures on four of the fibre optic cables that run below the world’s oceans. Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, Burkina Faso and South Africa were among the …

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MBW (and Skibidi Toilet) just inspired a flurry of TikTok music takedowns

Traditionally speaking, you wouldn’t expect an article about a digitized head in a toilet to count as ‘activist journalism’. Evidently, these are not traditional times. Last Thursday (March 14), MBW told you all about Skibidi Toilet – an online phenomenon, streamed tens of billions of times around the internet, that happens to be built on a …

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Email List Building Tips That Attract Email Newsletter Subscribers

Newsletters serve as a platform for launching new products, promoting campaigns, and announcing offers, effectively broadening reach and encouraging conversions. In today’s competitive market, businesses are leveraging email list building through newsletters as a cost-effective strategy to enhance visibility and connect with their audience. This approach updates customers on news, events, and promotions and establishes …

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Decoding the TikTok ownership controversy

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital technology, a new controversy has emerged that has the potential to reshape the dynamics of social media ownership and usage. The center of this controversy is the popular video-sharing app TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. The app, which has gained immense popularity worldwide, is now facing a …

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Nvidia expands ties with Chinese EV makers

BYD’s electric vehicle (EV) Qin moves on a street in Beijing, China Oct 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File photo DETROIT — Nvidia said on Monday it is expanding its collaborations with BYD and other Chinese automakers that are racing to build self-driving vehicles and AI-augmented infotainment technology to compete in global markets. BYD, which overtook Tesla …

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elon musk: Tesla’s troubles raise questions about its invincibility

Elon Musk appeared to be in a defiant mood Wednesday when he stood before employees at Tesla’s factory near Berlin a week after an arsonist set fire to a high-voltage power pylon and brought production to a standstill. “They can’t stop us,” Musk, the company’s CEO, told workers in a giant tent beside the plant. …

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