Popular sports brand Nike has hinted at the possibility of launching a collection of sneaker-themed non-fungible tokens (NFTs) within the popular game Fortnite.In a June 16 announcement from Nike, it was revealed that the “ultimate Sneakerhunt” would begin on June 20, with a video featuring the logos of Fortnite’s Air…

Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) has been a big winner this year, perhaps surprising to some given the stock’s poor performance in the last year. The company has seen resilient growth rates in spite of a tough macro environment, and has finally joined the rest of the tech sector in making big commitments…

Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians and wounded 91 more in an intense gun battle with militants that erupted during a raid in the occupied West Bank, said Palestinian officials.The fighting, during which Israeli forces deployed helicopter gunships over the West Bank for the first time since the second…

A magistrate judge has signed off on special counsel Jack Smith’s request that former President Donald Trump and his co-defendant Walt Nauta be prohibited from disclosing information the discovery handed over to the defense in the criminal case Trump and Nauta now face from the special counsel. Among the restrictions…

As evidence mounts that China’s economy is in worse shape than previously thought, a particularly unwelcome detail is emerging. Domestic spending, which economists hoped would compensate for weakness in traditional growth areas such as manufacturing and exports, isn’t going to revive China’s deflated recovery any time soon. New data show…

The collapse of an elevated section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia has highlighted the importance of mapping and navigations group Waze Inc. to the U.S. road network. Several lanes of I-95, a key highway that stretches from Miami to Maine, collapsed Sunday after a tanker truck caught fire underneath an overpass.…

The amount of money banks borrowed from the Federal Reserve rose in early June for the fifth week in a row and topped $100 billion for the first time in two months, pointing to low-level but ongoing stress in the U.S. financial system. Total bank borrowing increased by $5.7 billion…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A depiction of the Australian Aboriginal Flag is seen on a window sill at the home of indigenous Muruwari elder Rita Wright, a member of the “Stolen Generations”, in Sydney, Australia, January 19, 2021. Picture taken January 19, 2021. REUTERS/ 2/2 By Byron Kaye, Melanie…

Investing.com — Down one day and up the next: oil’s interim volatility isn’t letting up, with bullish Chinese data propping up crude prices Thursday, after the previous day’s slump on the hawkish Fed stance that U.S. rate hikes will likely continue despite a . New York-traded crude was up $2.03,…

By Winni Zhou, Tom Westbrook and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Bond markets are putting Chinese and global rates on opposite paths, speculating on cuts in China against hikes in the U.S. and prompting banks and Chinese companies to prepare for a weaker currency as Beijing rolls out more stimulus.…