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Business & Finance

What’s Happening With XRP?

UNITED KINGDOM – 2024/10/08: In this photo illustration, the XRP logo seen displayed on a smartphone … [+] with stock market graphs in the background. (Photo Illustration by Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The price of Ripple’s cryptocurrency, XRP, has plunged 27% from $3.07 to $2.23 over the last […]

Business & Finance

What’s Next For Jabari Smith Jr.?

HOUSTON, TEXAS – MARCH 23: Jabari Smith Jr. #10 of the Houston Rockets and Kris Dunn #11 of the Utah … [+] Jazz are separated on the court in the first half at Toyota Center on March 23, 2024 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or […]

Lifestyle & Culture

What’s With All the Dancing at the Fashion Show?

The models were dancing. Again. Here, during the first full weekend of the men’s fall shows, a noticeable number of fashion houses had decided that merely showing off their new clothes wasn’t enough. No, no, the audience should be given a performance right out of Alvin Ailey. Runway shows are out. Free Jazz dance recitals […]

Technology

DDR4 vs. DDR5 RAM: What’s the Difference?

Overclocking has improved as well, with Intel updating XMP (eXtreme Memory Profile) to 3.0 for DDR5. Where XMP 2.0 supported just two profiles, the newest version boasts five. Three are set by the memory manufacturer, with two more for you to tweak and edit your own settings. Intel hosts spreadsheets with settings from common manufacturers […]

Technology

What’s behind ballooning video game budgets?

Why does it cost some companies hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a popular video game? A couple weeks ago, The New York Times blamed the never-ending quest to deliver more photo-realistic graphics— and it suggested the industry is beginning to see diminishing returns, leading to layoffs and studio closures. However, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier […]

Business & Finance

What’s up with bond yields?

We love bonds, but we hate it when they make the front page. Let’s face it, while they are intellectually fascinating, there are no good news stories about bond markets. It’s always “someone’s defaulted”, “someone’s crashing the economy”, or some other such awfulness. Readers would have found it hard to miss the excellent coverage that […]

Business & Finance

After Falling 25%, What’s Next For Freeport?

UKRAINE – 2021/10/08: In this photo illustration, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. logo seen … [+] displayed on a smartphone and in the background. (Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX), one of the largest producers of copper, has seen its stock underperform over the […]