Four analysts from Zacks Investment Research placed the lowest sales revenue figure at $17.21 billion while the highest figure is at $20.94 billion ahead of the company’s Q2 results release on August 4th. The estimates are a positive sign for the manufacturer that is recovering from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The $19.23 billion revenue represents a 62.8% year-over-year growth rate. Under full-year sales, analysts are projecting an average of $80....

Shares of the largest tech company have been struggling over the last few weeks. The latest IDC survey and September quarter results added to investors’ concerns. The company has missed the iPhone revenue consensus estimate by a wide margin for the September quarter. Apple stock is currently trading around $108. Slowing iPhone sales impacted Apple stock performance The sharp share price selloff is mostly blamed on slowing iPhone sales. iPhone revenue came in at $26....

Production during the six months at their flagship Chile mine, Guanaco/Amancaya, increased by 6% to 13,868 gold equivalent ounces (GEO). While, overall the ores mined in 2022 increased to 91,926 tones, a 36.47% increase compared to the same period in 2021. On the other hand, the sales volume and revenue dropped despite the substantial increase in production. Namely, the firm’s sales volume dropped by 18.86%, to 13,831 compared to the same period last year....

Speaking with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Billionaire investor Bill Miller discussed Bitcoin’s potential to serve as a safe-haven asset during periods of international unrest. The American investor explained why Russia and other nations that do not have a non-reserve currency might well resort to Bitcoin to combat inflation that is impenetrable to foreign government’s control. Following the ruble’s record fall on Monday, February 28, the Russian central bank implemented emergency measures that included a significant increase in interest rates, raised to 20% from 9....

However, despite the minor correction, Kitco News analyst Jim Wyckoff on October 28 suggested that bulls are still in control after battling with bears to take charge. The bullish stand by Wyckoff aligns with the projection of crypto trading expert Micheal Van de Poppe. As reported by Finbold, Poppe noted that for Bitcoin to sustain its bullish momentum, the asset needs to stay above the $20,500 zone. Bitcoin technical analysis At the same time, a review of Bitcoin’s technical analysis signals bullish sentiment for Bitcoin....

In particular, Bitcoin Core is programmed to determine which blockchain contains valid Bitcoin transactions, and its users can only accept transactions for that blockchain. In an announcement on April 22, Zhixiong Pan, a Web3 developer, and researcher, stated that Bitcoin Core had released the final version of update 23.0, which included the addition of a macOS ARM build. This could potentially be the first update to natively support Apple Silicon (M1 family), which is the Bitcoin Core version of the chip....

Through his Twitter account, McGlone said that copper particularly when compared to a rising Bitcoin, may be an excellent illustration of the minimal possibility for a commodities supercycle. The chief commodity strategist highlighted that the flagship digital currency’s advantage over copper will continue to grow in durability and maturity. Indeed, the Bitcoin Liquid Index against Copper future (LME) (R1) has continuously increased, whereas the Bitcoin 260-day volatility against Copper 260-day volatility (L1) has already reached 2....

Indeed, new retail investors have not yet gotten involved in Bitcoin’s recent price surge, as shown by a lack of interest in the cryptocurrency on Google Trends, despite the fact that newcomers mostly use Google to make their initial foray into cryptocurrency trading. For example, global interest in the term ‘Buy Bitcoin‘ reached a popularity score of 10 out of 100 in interest over time, according to data from the Google Trends platform for the week ending October 9, 2021....

In particular, at Bitcoin’s current price, the Bitcoin Miner Sell Pressure tracker indicates an extraordinary selling activity from miners, which is denoted by the color red. The selling rate is ‘almost’ higher than compared to five years ago, data by presented by founder of Capriole, Charles Edward, on November 11 indicates. Implications of increased miner selling pressure The Bitcoin miner selling pressure partly points to the reality of the crypto market correction....

We all get curious to see who views our TikTok profiles, especially when you suspect your crush or ex is stalking you to see your videos and what you share on your TikTok profile. On TikTok, you can post videos, comments, and like other people’s content. Besides, you will gradually grow your followers over time. We will begin by seeing the steps to enable the profile view feature. Once we’ve enabled it, we will see how you can see who has stalked you for the past 30 days and conclude by giving two ways of restricting who views your profile....

Indeed, according to data acquired by Finbold, Plutus (a Cardano-based smart contracts platform) has recorded dramatic growth between April 8 and May 8. In this period the largest Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain added 283 new smart contracts, going from 2,400 on April 8 to 2,683 on May 8. In other words, this means that Cardano had been adding an average of more than 70 new smart contracts every week between the two dates, as the data from Cardano Blockchain Insights shows....

As it happens, Cardano is witnessing growth in both its daily and weekly charts, strengthening by 12.92% on the day, as well as 13.54% across the previous seven days, according to the data retrieved by Finbold on October 26. That said, these gains are yet to push Cardano’s monthly chart upwards, as it is still logging an 8.82% decrease over the previous 30 days as at press time ADA was changing hands at $0....

The SPO development was announced by IOHK, the blockchain research and development firm behind Cardano. The company states that SPO decentralization aims to set up a reliable and effective connection between distributed nodes. IOHK notes that before decentralization of the stake pool operator, there is a need to enhance the Cardano network software. The first phase entailed activating the peer-to-peer (P2P) governor, deployment of the connection manager, and releasing a private P2P testnet in April....

Describing the mammoth amount of work in progress, Hoskinson touched upon the plans for the foundation of multiple committees, including “governance steering committee, technical steering committee, and other committees that are related to things like growth and adoption,” in a video broadcast on June 30. In order to support all this work and the network expansion, he stressed the need for more manpower, stating that “you have to allow a set of people in the ecosystem to grow and evolve to a point where those people are capable of participating....

The fourth-biggest crypto mining province in China, has joined other provinces in the country that have already cracked down on bitcoin mining. Yunnan’s authorities ordered to shut down bitcoin mining operations that may pose safety risks due to electricity use, according to SCMP. The Yunnan Energy Bureau warned it would cut the power supply of anyone who illegally uses electricity to mine the flagship cryptocurrency. China’s move against bitcoin mining and trading is also reportedly due to climate concerns, according to Bloomberg....

Thus, China’s state-backed financial institutions are pushing back on Beijing’s calls to help out the property sector, as they worry what impact it may have on its balance sheets, as Reuters reports on August 25. It appears that these financial institutions require Beijing to explicitly offer a financial backstop to ensure that the default of developers will not be born by them. Property investments, home sales, and new constructions are falling as the current and brewing troubles scare off potential buyers, who might be afraid that the recovery is in doubt despite the additional support....

The new survey, which involved 2,000 young working professionals, revealed that 65 percent of women and 63 percent of men think that women feel less entitled than their male counterparts in the workplace. This means that women feel less deserving to pay increases, promotion, and career progression. Entitlement gap Professionals in the media, communications, and marketing industries have a higher perception of the entitlement gap. Those in the director perception also feel a wider gap, with 77 percent of respondents in this category answering in the affirmative that women feel less entitled than men in the workplace....

In particular, prominent cryptocurrency expert Cerbull predicts that the coin’s price will rise by around 15% in the near future. When he made the forecast, the currency was trading at $1.72, so a 15% price increase would lift it to $1.97, just below the vital $2 threshold but a long way from its previous all-time high of $2.96 on September 3. CEO of Eight Global is also bullish Likewise, full-time trader and CEO of consultancy and education platform Eight Global, Michael van de Popple also considers plenty of upside for ADA with a potential scenario in play for the asset if Cardano can break above some previous support levels....

VeChain is among the cryptocurrency projects that recorded increased interest after the platform’s native token VET surged significantly over the past year. Notably, interest in VeChain is partly motivated by its ability to solve significant challenges in trustless data for different industries, including finance, energy, food, and medicine. In recent months, VET has attempted to break out of a consolidation period and embark on a recovery path necessitated by the ongoing cryptocurrency bear market....

SEBA Polkadot ETC (SDOT), which was introduced on the SIX Swiss Exchange in July by issuer SEBA Bank, ranked first on the Top 20 list of ETPs in October with 52.38%, according to Morningstar reports. DOT, Polkadot’s native coin and a blockchain interoperability standard launched in 2016, took center stage leading the first three positions. As of 2021, November 5, the token is valued at $53.27, having begun its upward trajectory in November 2020 with $5....