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Dow Ends Volatile Quarter on High Note But Economic Dangers Remain

The Dow and broader U.S. stock market traded in positive territory on Friday, as investors turned their attention to an upcoming meeting between President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping, The meeting, which is scheduled for Saturday in Japan, wraps up a highly volatile quarter that required central-bank intervention to ease pressure off the stock market. […]

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Thank Elizabeth Warren for the Bitcoin Price Surge

Not that long ago, economist Tyler Cowen told bitcoin to “put up or shut up.” Following the cryptocurrency’s ridiculous ascent during the first half of the year, the George Mason University professor finds himself forced to begrudgingly admit that the nascent asset is “probably here to stay.” And he says you can thank Elizabeth Warren […]

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How a trivial cell phone hack is ruining lives

On a Tuesday night in May, Sean Coonce was reading the news in bed when his phone dropped service. He chalked it up to tech being tech and went to sleep. When he woke up, his Gmail account had been stolen and by Wednesday evening he was out $100,000. Source: engadget

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NVIDIA 'Super' GPU leaks hint at not-so-super speed boosts

There might not be much mystery left to NVIDIA's "Super" launch. VideoCardz claims to have detailed specs and release details for the company's GeForce RTX Super lineup, and they appear to be what you'd expect: souped-up versions of existing RTX chi… Source: engadget

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Downplays Threat from Facebook’s Libra

In an interview with Yahoo Finance Thursday, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was asked about Facebook’s “cryptocurrency” Libra coin. The Wall Street royal brushed it off along with other cryptocurrencies. He pointed out that competition is inevitable in business. Dimon assured anyone listening that JPMorgan Chase is going nowhere and then rattled off a list […]