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Trump says Japan, US to form LNG joint venture
Trump said Japan, US to form joint venture for Alaskan LNGNot clear if Trump was referring to proposed $44 billion Alaska LNG projectMETI is working to confirm the facts, official saysJERA, Tokyo Gas previously expresses cautious interestBy Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova TOKYO, July 23 (Reuter...Reuters
Wed, Jul 23
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RPT-Billionaire Ortega buys stake in UK's PD Ports from Brookfield
July 22 (Reuters) - Zara founder Amancio Ortega's investment vehicle Pontegadea Inversiones has agreed to acquire a 49% stake in PD Ports from Brookfield Asset Management BAM.TO, the British ports and logistics company said on Tuesday. Brookfield will remain invested in the business as a long-te...Reuters
Wed, Jul 23
Stocks
Texas Instruments slumps as tariff uncertainty hits demand
By Arsheeya Bajwa July 22 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments' TXN.O quarterly profit forecast failed to impress investors as it pointed to weaker-than-expected demand for its analog chips from some customers and underscored tariff-related uncertainty.Shares in the company slumped 12% in early Euro...Reuters
Wed, Jul 23
Cryptocurrencies
SharpLink Acquires 79,949 Ethereum, Expands Treasury to 360,807 ETH
SharpLink Gaming, a Nasdaq-listed company chaired by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, has increased its Ethereum (ETH) reserves by nearly 30% in a strategic treasury move. The company acquired 79,949 ETH between July 14 and July 20 at an average price of $3,238 per token, bringing its total holding...Bitcoinist
Wed, Jul 23
Cryptocurrencies
XRP Breaks Out Of Bull Pennant—Is $15 Now In Sight?
An analyst has pointed out that XRP has broken out of a Bull Pennant on the weekly chart and may now be setting its sights on this target. XRP Has Surged Above Bull Pennant Recently In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has talked about how XRP has exited above a Bull Pennant recently. The Bull P...NewsBTC
Wed, Jul 23
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COLUMN-AI and gravity-defying US GDP: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - For the second time in three years - and straddling two separate presidencies - heightened U.S. fears of recession have proved wide of the mark. The artificial intelligence boom is once again the prime suspect.The AI explosion and arms race since the laun...Reuters
Wed, Jul 23
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US-Philippines trade talks yield modest tariff shift after Trump-Marcos meeting
Trump says trade deal involves 'big numbers'Philippines had sought lower tariff rate than 20% threatened by TrumpTrump lauds Philippine shift away from ChinaMarcos calls trade deal a significant achievementBy Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Presiden...Reuters
Wed, Jul 23
Commodities
BREAKINGVIEWS-Japan trade deal breaks US tariff template
By Una Galani HONG KONG, July 23 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Everything is up for grabs. That's the takeaway from the U.S.-Japan trade pact Donald Trump and Shigeru Ishiba revealed on Wednesday. By setting tariffs on U.S. imports from the Asian country at 15%, including autos, the U.S. presiden...Reuters
Wed, Jul 23
Commodities
Russia begins major naval drills in the Pacific and Arctic oceans and the Baltic Sea
MOSCOW, July 23 (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday began major navy drills involving more than 150 vessels and 15,000 military personnel in the Pacific and Arctic oceans and in the Baltic and Caspian seas, the defence ministry said.The so-called "July Storm" exercise from July 23 to July 27 wil...Reuters
Wed, Jul 23
Stocks
Australia's Iperionx rises on plans to expand titanium production in US
** Iperionx IPX.AX rises as much as 5.6% to A$5.60, highest since January 7** Mineral explorer raises A$70 mln (~$46 mln) via placement to accelerate U.S. titanium production expansion by fast-track ordering of long-lead capital items, others** Around 2 mln shares traded, 1.3x the 30-day avg** YTD, ...Reuters
Wed, Jul 23
Stocks
GLOBAL MARKETS-Nikkei, EU stocks surge as US-Japan trade deal avoids the worst
Asia, EU shares relieved by US-Japan trade dealU.S.-China to discuss tariff extension in StockholmWall Street restrained ahead of Google, Tesla resultsBy Stella Qiu SYDNEY, July 23 (Reuters) - Japanese shares surged to a one-year high on Wednesday as the country struck a trade deal with the Unite...Reuters
Wed, Jul 23
Commodities
Marathon refinery in Texas restarts diesel, gasoline units, sources say
By Erwin SebaHOUSTON, July 22 (Reuters) - Marathon restarted a diesel-producing unit and the gasoline-producing unit at its 631,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, people familiar with plant operations said on Tuesday.The refinery’s 64,000-bpd residual hydrotreater ...Reuters
Wed, Jul 23
