Національний банк пояснює зниження курсу гривні сезонним чинником. «Головний сезонний чинник – закупівля енергоносіїв. Хоча «Нафтогаз» зараз валюту не закуповує, а більше є її продавцем…Але є учасники ринку, які валюту…
Past and Future Fed Chairs Testify Before US Lawmakers
Fed Chair Janet Yellen appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday for what may be the last time she speaks before U.S. lawmakers. Yellen, whose term expires in February, will likely be…
Регулятори не визнають криптовалюту платіжними засобами в Україні і попереджають про ризики – НБУ
Національний банк, Національна комісія з цінних паперів і фондового ринку й Національна комісія з регулювання ринків фінансових послуг не визнають криптовалюту платіжними засобами. «Складна правова природа криптовалют не дає нам…
Mexico Economy Minister Calls US NAFTA Autos Proposal ‘Not Viable’
Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said Wednesday that Trump administration demands for a U.S.-specific automotive content requirement in NAFTA were “not viable,” and he declined to specify when Mexico would…
Facebook Suspends Ability to Target Ads by Excluding Racial Groups
Facebook Inc. said on Wednesday it was temporarily disabling the ability of advertisers on its social network to exclude racial groups from the intended audience of ads while it studies…
Cloud Clothing Packs Computing Power Under Your Shirt
For individuals, storing information in the cloud means it can be available to them anywhere they have a connection to the internet. It can be cheap, and it can be…
Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Oppose Republican Tax Bill
Opposition has grown among Americans to a Republican tax plan before the U.S. Congress, with 49 percent of people who were aware of the measure saying they opposed it, up…
Snapchat Seeks to Attract More Users by Redesigning App
Snapchat is separating what friends share and what media organizations publish in an attempt to appeal to a broader range of users. The photo messaging app has not been gaining…
US Economic Growth Speeds Up Slightly
The world’s largest economy shook off the impact of several hurricanes and grew a bit faster than first thought in July, August, and September. On Wednesday, U.S. government experts said…
Trump Touting Tax Overhaul in Missouri Speech
U.S. President Donald Trump is heading Wednesday to Missouri to tout his tax overhaul, trying to convince working class Americans that their taxes would go down and more jobs would…
Price of Bitcoin Over $10,000 as Rally Gains Pace
The price of bitcoin, the most widely used virtual currency, rose above $10,000 on Wednesday for the first time, breaking a symbolic threshold in what has been a vertiginous ascent…
Microsoft Plans to Rebuild its Headquarters
Microsoft says it’s overhauling its longtime headquarters with an 18-building construction project that will make room for another 8,000 workers. The announcement came ahead of the company’s annual shareholders meeting…
India Unveils New Recommendations to Reinforce Strict Net Neutrality
India has strongly backed a free and open Internet, with its telecom regulator recommending stringent regulations on net neutrality – the concept of ensuring equal access to the web — saying…
Solar Power Glass Bricks Generate Energy While Letting In Light
Buildings could soon be able to convert the sun’s energy into electricity without the need for solar panels, thanks to innovative new technology. VOA’s Faith Lapidus reports. …
FCC’s Pai, Addressing Net Neutrality Rules, Calls Twitter Biased
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, accused social media company Twitter of being politically biased Tuesday as he defended his plan to roll back rules intended to…
Researchers Use Advanced Technology to Study Child Mummy
Researchers from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago are using advanced technology to unwrap the mysteries of an 1,800-year-old mummy. They say the high-energy X-ray beams from…
Ethical Data Use Needed as India Embraces Blockchain for Land Records
As India starts to use blockchain technology for land deals, it must protect the rights of the most vulnerable with policies for the responsible use of big data, analysts said.…
Stella McCartney Helps Redesign Climate-friendly Fashion
The fashion industry urgently needs to reform its wasteful, polluting ways, British designer Stella McCartney and record-breaking sailor Ellen MacArthur said Tuesday. With global clothing sales doubling since 2000, people…
Uzbekistan Opens the Door … a Crack
Sensing change in his native Uzbekistan, Hikmat Abdurahmonov plans to build a 10-story office block and open a consultancy firm oriented towards foreign trade. In neighboring Kazakhstan, banker Umut Shayakhmetova…
Paraguay’s First Digital Indigenous Map Aims to Reduce Land Conflicts
Indigenous groups in Paraguay, battling to protect their ancestral lands from expanding agriculture and cattle ranching, launched the first online map of their territory Tuesday. Paraguay’s beef and soy export…
НБУ скасував свою постанову про послаблення для банків
Національний банк України з 28 листопада скасував свою постанову №129, яка впроваджувала послаблення для банків. Як повідомляє прес-служба НБУ, постанова №129 була схвалена у зв’язку з одночасним негативним впливом на…
Artificial Muscles Give ‘Superpower’ to Robots
Inspired by the folding technique of origami, U.S. researchers said Monday they have crafted cheap, artificial muscles for robots that give them the power to lift up to 1,000 times…
Give Women Greater Role in Industry to Cut Poverty, Urges UN Executive
Women need to be given a greater role in industries in poorer nations to meet the global goal of cutting poverty by 2030, the head of the United Nations industrial…
Diplomats Search for Way to Save Trade System After US Vetoes Judges
Diplomats are searching for ways to prevent the global trade dispute resolution system from freezing up, after the Trump administration blocked appointments to the body that acts as the supreme…