US Inflation Rises 7% Over the Course of 2021
Inflation rose 7% over the course of 2021 in the United States, the largest increase since 1982. The United States Labor Department released a survey of the country’s consumer price index on Wednesday,...
View ArticleDogecoin Surges 11% After Tesla Merch Becomes Buyable with the Coin
Dogecoin pumped 11% after Tesla CEO Elon Musk officially made the company’s merch purchasable with the dog-themed cryptocurrency on Thursday. The payment options went live on the Tesla store site on...
View ArticleFitch Changes Greece’s Credit Outlook to Positive
Credit ratings company Fitch bumped Greece’s credit outlook from stable to positive on Friday. The country’s rating remains at BB, which is two ranks below investment grade. Fitch estimated in its new...
View ArticleCats Utilize $500 Starlink Satellite Dish as Wintertime Lounging Area
Thanks to the engineering genius of Elon Musk, cats now have cozy new places to lounge in Winter — satellite dishes that are part of his Starlink telecommunications system. Part of the SpaceX...
View ArticleGreece Raises $3.4 Billion From 10-Year Bond Issue
Greece raised 3.0 billion euros ($3.4 billion) at an interest rate of 1.8 percent from the new 10-year bond issue on Wednesday. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said the country’s first bond issue...
View ArticleAthens Stock Exchange Reaches Levels Unseen Since 2014
The rally at the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) which began at the end of 2021 reached a peak earlier this week when the index climbed to levels unseen since 2014. The last time the main index stood...
View ArticleUS Markets Stabilize After Weekend Crash
The United States’s financial markets stabilized on Monday after suffering their worst crash since 2020 last week. The markets pulled themselves back up amidst global turmoil surrounding the potential...
View ArticleTrump Discovers “Trumpcoin” 5 Years on and Threatens to Sue
Former President Donald Trump finally discovered “Trumpcoin,” a cryptocurrency bearing his name, five years after its inception. Trump’s son Eric Trump aired his father’s grievances with the coin on...
View ArticleWhy is Elon Musk Challenging McDonald’s?
Elon Musk took to Twitter on Tuesday to try to convince fast-food chain McDonald’s to accept Dogecoin as a form of payment. The world’s richest man told the world’s most recognizable fast-food chain he...
View ArticleJamie Dimon Visits Greece to Advance JPMorgan Investments
President and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon said on Thursday that he intends to expand its office in Greece and to attract high-level staff to the country. Dimon met Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis...
View ArticleECOS Becomes First Manufacturer to Receive LEED Zero Certification
ECOS, the maker of safer, plant-powered laundry detergents and household cleaners, has become the first manufacturer in the world to receive the prestigious LEED Zero certification developed by the...
View ArticleJP Morgan Viva Wallet Deal Creates Greece’s First FinTech Unicorn
Greece's "unicorn" Viva Wallet has signed a deal with American banking giant JPMorgan with the latter acquiring approximately 49 percent of the online bank Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
View ArticleMeta, Facebook’s Parent Company, in Talks to Acquire Two Greek Startups
The Facebook parent company, Meta Platforms, is reportedly in advanced discussions for acquiring two Greek startups, it emerged on Tuesday. According to reports, discussions are at an advanced stage...
View ArticleShipping Conference Delves into the Challenges of Post-Covid Times
A conference hosted by the Hellenic American (HACC) and Norwegian American Chambers of Commerce (NACC) to be held digitally on February 8 will delve into the challenging issues facing the shipping...
View ArticleThe Most Successful Greek Startup Deals
The years of the pandemic have been marked with major Greek startup deals with international giants with the latest being that of Viva Wallet Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
View ArticleJP Morgan Investment a “Vote of Confidence in Viva Wallet and Greece”
Greece’s PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated the staff of Viva Wallet on Thursday for signing a deal with American banking giant JP Morgan and said that the investment is “a vote of confidence in the...
View ArticleFacebook in Trouble: Declining Users and $230 Billion Stock Crash
Facebook’s parent company Meta’s market value crashed on Thursday, falling over 25%. This was the company’s worst trading session in history and a dramatic sign of a sea change across social media that...
View ArticleCanadian Truckers Block Major International Bridge in Detroit
Just as they had promised, Canadian truckers protesting vaccine mandates are now blocking the largest international bridge between their country and the United States in their continued effort to force...
View ArticleUS Couple Who Laundered $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin Arrested
A Manhattan couple has been arrested by the FBI after attempting to launder 119,754 stolen Bitcoin. Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and Heather Morgan, 31, are accused of attempting to launder the Bitcoin after...
View ArticlePfizer Made $36.8 Billion from Covid-19 Vaccine in 2021
Pfizer, the international pharmaceuticals giant helmed by Thessaloniki-born Dr. Albert Bourla, made a staggering $36.8 billion on its first-in-the-world coronavirus vaccine last year. First authorized...
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