Steemychickens Articles Selection Week.3

Gary Gensler

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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler refused to say whether ether was a security during a nearly five-hour hearing. He probably lost his words or tangled his tongue or he just didn't know the answer or he was just afraid only he knows but the good thing out of that is that he made the crypto twitter laugh and probably made a good meme.
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/04/19/sec-chair-gensler-declines-to-say-if-ether-is-a-security-in-contentious-congressional-hearing/

US, Ukraine Allies Consider Near-Total Ban on Exports to Russia

So they are finally talking openly about a total embargo on Russia. If this where to be happened then a new stage for the war would begin. I believe then Russia will become even more aggressive to other countries or just start using small nuclear weapons.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-20/us-ukraine-allies-consider-export-ban-for-russia-over-putin-s-war-in-ukraine?srnd=premium-europe

Meta Prepares more layoffs

The move is part of a cost-cutting push that will eventually eliminate 10,000 positions at the company, as announced by Zuckerberg in March. A further round of cuts is set to follow in May. Meta had also fired around 10,000 people last year. Meta is being hit hard by the crisis and in a corner the fed is thinking we are getting closer to our goal.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-prepares-more-layoffs-across-025035572.html

Fox News settles with Dominion Voting systems

A massive 787 million dollars settlement was reached between Fox news and Dominion voting systems. The initial reason for the two of them was that Fox News broadcasts from late 2020 contained blatantly untrue assertions that Dominion rigged the presidential election. Classic fox news and when the trial came they all said Trump was a disaster.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/18/media/fox-dominion-settlement/index.html

Charles Schwab Corp.
Schwab Leaders Say Firm Can Weather Storm After Deposit Drop. The corporation lost 30% of it's deposits in one year so while they say everything it's fine i am bit worry about them and i believe that if things continue that way Charles Schwab corp. will be the next big disaster
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-17/schwab-deposits-drop-as-brokerage-pauses-share-repurchases

Dutch Say Russia, China Are Top Threats to National Security

The General Intelligence and Security Service, known by its Dutch initials AIVD published a report saying that China targets Dutch high-tech companies and institutions through corporate takeovers, academic cooperation, as well as illegitimate (digital) espionage, insiders, covert investments and illegal exports. are the two biggest national threats. While it's probably true it amazes me that we are once again returning to the cold war eras fear.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-17/dutch-say-russia-china-are-biggest-threats-to-national-security#:~:text=Russia%20and%20China%20pose%20the,according%20to%20Dutch%20intelligence%20agency.

Banks Betting on Paris

London was for many years the most important city in the banking and economical life in Europe but after years of Brexit complications and a many many political problems big money is leaving and the city that they are betting on as the new center is Paris.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/banks-betting-paris-really-life-230007686.html

Brits Believe Government Should Not Fund Coronation

Polls are suggesting that the majority of the British people don't wont the coronation to be paid by the tax payers money. But is this about the money or is it because they don't wont the monarchy ? or because they just don't like Charles ?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-18/51-of-britons-believe-government-should-not-fund-coronation-poll-suggests?srnd=premium-europe#:~:text=The%20YouGov%20survey%2C%20carried%20out,around%2018%25%20did%20not%20know.

ChatGPT Can Decode Fed Speak, Predict Stock Moves From Headlines

And the AI is just phenomenal think that it can accurately predict it what an edge it could give to a trade? We are doomed
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-17/chatgpt-can-decode-fed-speak-predict-stock-moves-from-

Space X starship blew up

SpaceX Says It Blew Up Starship Rocket After Engine Mishap. Elon did everything he could to delay the launch to 20/4. The good news is that there were no passengers.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/elon-musks-spacex-launches-debut-flight-starship-rocket-system-2023-04-20/

India passes China as worlds most populous country

At last it happened India has officially surpassed China in population India’s population surpassed 1.4286 billion, slightly higher than China’s 1.4257 billion people, according to mid-2023 estimates by the UN’s World Population dashboard. China’s numbers do not include Hong Kong and Macau, Special Administrative Regions of China, and Taiwan, the data showed.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-19/india-surpasses-china-as-world-s-most-populous-nation-un-says

Russia Accidentally Bombs One of Its Own Cities

A Russian Su-34 military jet accidentally fired on the city of Belgorod north of the Ukrainian border. That happens in war and when things start getting out of hand.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-21/russia-ukraine-latest-news-april-21-2023?srnd=premium-europe

Civil War On Sudan

Fighting has erupted in Khartoum and other cities in Sudan as powerful rival military factions battle for control, increasing the risk of a nationwide civil war.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/18/what-is-happening-in-sudan-a-simple-guide

The thirds week steemychicken article selection is finally out hope you liked it and maybe find some of them interesting. I would love for you to leave articles that you might consider interesting.

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