AmEx’s profit view dampens strong results from record card spending

By Manya Saini (Reuters) -American Express kept its annual profit forecast unchanged despite a record spending on its credit cards by consumers in the second quarter, disappointing investors and sending its shares down 5% on Friday. Even though resilient spending on travel and entertainment encouraged company executives to remain optimistic going into the second half…

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Crypto rapper ‘Razzlekhan,’ husband reach plea deal over Bitfinex hack laundering

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -An American couple accused of laundering billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hacking of virtual currency exchange Bitfinex have entered into a plea agreement, court records showed on Friday. Heather Morgan, who used the hip-hop alias “Razzlekhan” to push her music online, and her husband…

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Ad group Interpublic cuts growth forecast as tech clients dial back spending

(Reuters) -Interpublic lowered annual growth expectations on Friday and posted a fall in quarterly revenue as clients in the technology sector slashed marketing budgets, sending the advertising group’s shares down more than 12%. Rival Omnicom also posted weak earnings for the quarter, underscoring the pressure on ad agencies as economic uncertainty prompts businesses to tighten…

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Dutch online marketplace OLX contributing to EU antitrust probe into Meta

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Dutch online marketplace OLX is helping EU antitrust enforcers in their investigation into Facebook owner Meta Platforms, the Naspers unit said on Friday. The European Commission has accused Meta of gaining an unfair advantage by tying its classified advertisements service Marketplace with its social network Facebook and imposing…

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