CANTO, the cryptocurrency that powers Canto’s Decentralized Finance (DeFi) focused layer-1 blockchain protocol, has been exploding higher in 2023. CANTO/USD is up a staggering around 530% since the turn of the year and hit record highs earlier on Thursday in the $0.60s. This time last…

Spotify has a podcast problem. At the height of the boom in podcasts, it appeared the company had found a big shiny object to dazzle Wall Street with. In 2019, founder Daniel Ek declared that audio — not just music — was the future of…

The Commission took issue with Meta’s pairing of Facebook Marketplace with its personal social network.Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in midday trading.Meta — The tech giant’s shares jumped 23.28%, marking its strongest day in nearly…

Apple missed expectations for revenue, profit, and sales for many of its lines of business on Thursday, sending the stock lower in extended trading. Apple’s overall sales for the holiday quarter were about 5% lower than last year’s, the first year-over-year sales decline since 2019.…

Amazon on Thursday issued first-quarter guidance that came in light of estimates, overshadowing better-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter. The stock slid after hours, erasing most its rally from the regular trading day. Here are the key numbers:Earnings: 3 cents per shareRevenue: $149.2 billion vs…

Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, as a smaller rate hike by the Federal Reserve signaled promising improvement on inflation. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.09% in the week ending February 2, down from 6.13% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released…