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Crypto crash: Here’s why billionaire John Paulson’s ‘worthless’ call might be right It feels as though cryptocurrency has been deemed a worthless fad since Bitcoin first emerged from the guts of an anonymous engineer’s computer rig back in 2009. While some of the criticism has come from the general public, who may not have a clear grasp on what cryptocurrencies are, how they work or why they possess any value whatsoever, some very clued-in financial minds have also questioned crypto’s… Source link

Fool’s gold? The SEC alleges that a stock manipulator sucked investors into a worthless company by claiming it was about to become a big player in cannabis. If you’ve been following the ludicrous saga of trading in GameStop shares, you’ve probably heard about how short sellers try to profit by manipulating stocks to fall in price. But that’s not the only way people try to play the market. The Securities and Exchange Commission just unveiled fraud charges against a trader allegedly trying to… Source link

You still have to pay a couple bucks for a gallon of gas (more in California, as always), but automakers are discovering that gas-powered cars may be a liability that detracts from their valuations, instead of an asset that enhances values. New research from Morgan Stanley argues that traditional internal combustion engines—the mainstay of automobiles for more than a century—are destined to become money-losers as early as 2030. “We believe the market may be ascribing zero (or even… Source link