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May 05
Gucci the latest luxury brand to accept crypto payments in store

Gucci’s past efforts into Web3 have culminated with the brand accepting 12 cryptocurrencies at a few select stores, with a wider rollout planned for the future. 1605 Total views 36 Total shares The Italian high-end fashion label Gucci has announced it will begin accepting cryptocurrency payments by the end of the month in five of […]

May 05
Dow ends over 900 points higher as Fed’s Powell sparks relief rally

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Wednesday, jumping as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered remarks following the conclusion of the Fed’s two-day policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.81% ended around 932 points higher, or 2.8%, while the S&P 500 SPX, +2.99% climbed about 3% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +3.19% jumped about […]

May 05
New crypto litigation tracker highlights 300 cases from SafeMoon to Pepe the Frog

A new crypto litigation tracker from commercial law firm Morrison Cohen LLP shows details of more than 300 active and settled court cases since 2013. Morrison Cohen is a New York-based firm that caters to large financial institutions, entrepreneurs and early-growth stage companies, and specializes in capital markets, business litigation, real estate and bankruptcy to […]

May 05
Costco April sales rise nearly 14%

Costco Wholesale Corp. COST, +3.10% said late Wednesday its April net sales rose 13.9% to $17.33 billion, from $15.21 billion in April 2021. Same-store sales rose 12.6%, the retailer said, with e-commerce sales up 5.7%. The month had one fewer shopping day as compared with last year’s thanks to the later-than-usual Easter holiday. That trimmed […]

May 05
Fraud Alert – Beware of scammers impersonating FCNB employees

The Financial and Consumer Services Commission (FCNB) is warning the public of scammers impersonating enforcement employees from FCNB. FCNB was made aware of the scam from a Nova Scotia resident, who received a telephone call from a person identifying themselves as Sam Henderson and a Karen Fherwood. Henderson and Fherwood falsely claimed to work for […]

May 05
Sunrun stock jumps more than 10% after higher Q1 revenue

Shares of Sunrun Inc. RUN, +6.10% rallied more than 10% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the residential solar company reported sales that were well above Wall Street estimates, even as quarterly losses came in wider than expected. Sunrun said it lost $87.8 million, or 42 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with a […]