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US annual consumer price increase slows to below 3% as inflation ebbs

U.S. consumer prices rose moderately in July and the annual increase in inflation slowed to below 3% for the first time in nearly 3-1/2 years, opening the door wider for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next month. The report from the Labor Department on Wednesday marked the third straight month of tame consumer price readings and added to a mild rise in producer prices last month in suggesting that inflation was firmly back on a downward trend.

Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin Donates $500,000 from ‘Animal Coins’ to Charity

Vitalik Buterin has yet again put the trillions of crypto tokens that people routinely send to him to good use: this time, to help animals in need.  On Wednesday, the Ethereum co-founder donated $532,000 worth of ETH to the Effective Altruism Fund’s dedicated Animal Welfare Fund. The crypto, he says, came from selling off all of the “animal coins”—animal-themed, Ethereum-based meme coins—that crypto users sent him over the last year.  Meme coins routinely invoke animals—dogs, cats, ducks, you na...

Defiance Launches Leveraged ETF to Amplify MicroStrategy Gains

A new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that gives investors a chance to maximize returns on rising MicroStrategy stock just hit the market. Dubbed MSTX and launched by Miami-based Defiance ETFs, the fund gives investors access to a leveraged position in a MicroStrategy stock investment. Typical ETFs give investors exposure to an asset—be it a security or commodity—via shares that track its price and trade on stock exchanges. A “long leverage” ETF like MSTX also holds debt to amplify its position. Retu...

BMW to Bring Uno Card Game Into Its Luxury Cars

Lovers of the classic card game Uno will soon be able to take the game on the road. Just don't deal and drive. German car manufacturer BMW has inked a deal with toy and game developer Mattel and gaming platform AirConsole that will bring a digital version of the game to its line of high-end automobiles, including the BMW X3, the company said on Thursday. “We’re super happy about the addition of Uno to some of our new vehicles and think lots of our customers of all ages will be as well,” a BMW sp...