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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said women who wear makeup, especially during their weddings, do not believe God did a perfect job on them.

Speaking at the Redemption City, Mowe, Ogun State, Adeboye said: “When you marry, you cut your coat according to your clothes. Some of you want to be like the people of the world. I can’t even imagine some of the things I see now. It wasn’t so in the beginning.

People spend hundreds of thousands of naira on ‘shoot out’ (photo shoot). And then, on the day of the wedding, the girl put on all manner of decorations. Those who do makeup are those who do not believe God did a good job.

When God created you, He did a great job, you are wonderful, perfectly made, and you cannot find any other fellow like you. You are special.

When you begin to paint, and you think you can improve on what God has already done, you are a f%%l. You can never improve on what God has done.”

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Rocket Lab USA (RKLB) shares popped Friday, a day after the company posted record revenue and a narrowing of its second-quarter loss.

The aerospace company reported revenue of $106.3 million, up 71% year-over-year and ahead of estimates from analysts polled by Visible Alpha. Its second-quarter net loss also beat forecasts, narrowing to $41.6 million from $45.9 million last year.

"This 71% year-on-year revenue increase demonstrates the strong and growing demand for our launch services and space systems products, and importantly, our team's ability to execute against it," Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Beck said. 

Rocket Lab is projecting third-quarter revenue between $100 million and $105 million. Analysts polled by Visible Alpha expect $102.8 million.

Meanwhile, Rocket Lab announced that it successfully hot fired its Archimedes engine, which will be used in the company's medium-lift rocket, Neutron.

Shares of Rocket Lab surged 12% to $5.35 as of 12:50 p.m. ET but are still down around 3% this year.

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The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq were little changed at midday Friday, heading to the close of a volatile week for markets that began with a global sell-off.

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) was the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 after the tech firm beat profit and sales estimates and raised its earnings guidance as it saw higher demand for its security and cloud computing offerings.

Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) gained after the video game maker also posted better-than-expected results and gave an upbeat outlook as net bookings rose.

Sweetgreen (SG) shares soared after the salad restaurant chain cut its losses, exceeded revenue forecasts, and raised its guidance as it added locations.

Intel (INTC) shares dropped as the chipmaker reportedly canceled an event scheduled for September after reporting wider-than-expected losses and announcing layoffs.

Shares of Insulet (PODD) slumped as the manufacturer of the Omnipod insulin delivery system missed earnings estimates amid concerns about the number of new products reaching the market.

Mondelez International (MDLZ) shares dropped as the snack food maker missed revenue estimates as consumers turned to lower-priced brands.

Oil and gold futures advanced. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell. The U.S. dollar lost ground to the euro, pound, and yen. Prices for most major cryptocurrencies were higher.

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Muslim faithfuls across Kano State on Saturday, August 10, observed the national special prayer and Qur’anic recitation against hardship and hunger in the country.

Daily Trust reports that the session was observed at decentralized locations across the state.

📷: @daily_trust

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Bitcoin (BTCUSD) briefly rose above $61,000 early Friday, riding on the heels of Thursday's stock market rally, but the cryptocurrency gave up some of those gains to trade on either side of the $60,000 mark depending on where stocks were trading.

This comes after the cryptocurrency crashed below $50,000 for the first time since February on Monday amid one of the worst days for stocks in recent history.

Much like Monday's price drop came in the midst of global market turmoil more generally, the price recovery and eventual reversal has mimicked what has taken place in traditional equities markets.

Notably, bitcoin's correlated movements with traditional equities markets have shown that the cryptocurrency can still act as a risk-on asset at times, despite the hope that it can operate as a safe haven in times of economic uncertainty.

According to Pearson correlation data from , bitcoin moved more in tandem with the S&P 500 than gold this week, despite the "digital gold" nickname that has been frequently applied to the asset.

That said, many bitcoin holders were not phased by this week's price action. "In crises, markets sell what they can, not what they want," Strike CEO Jack Mallers posted on X on Monday. "#Bitcoin is down because it was the only market open to sell on Sunday night, not because the only fixed supply money we have is now less valuable."

The U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-trade fund (ETF) market also saw strong inflows of $194.6 million on Thursday, according to Farside Investors. However, flows are still negative on net this week, with $77.3 million leaving the funds.

Things have looked better for the spot ether ETFs this week, with $120.6 million of inflows, as outflows from the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) have slowed down, even as ether prices (ETHUSD) continue to fall. Ether is trading close to $2,500.

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