News
Important Only
Cryptocurrencies
Over $700 Million In XRP Moved In April, What Are Crypto Whales Up To?
XRP is making headlines this month as whale activity surges across the network. In a surprising twist, reports indicate that XRP whales have dumped more than $700 million worth of tokens just this April. This sudden shift in whale behavior raises the question of what these big players are really up ...NewsBTC
Thu, Apr 17
Commodities
GRAINS-Wheat up on US Plains dryness, soybeans fall on profit taking
Wheat rises on weather concernsSoybeans and corn drift as market awaits trade talksBy Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, April 17 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday, supported by concerns that forecasted rain will not be enough to alleviate dryness in some U.S. wheat production regions, ana...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Other
MP Materials Ceases Shipments Of Rare Earth Concentrate To China In Response To China's Retaliatory Tariffs & Export Controls
April 17 (Reuters) - Mp Materials Corp MP.N:MP MATERIALS ACCELERATES STRATEGY TO REINDUSTRIALIZE THE RARE EARTH SUPPLY CHAINMP MATERIALS CORP: CEASED SHIPMENTS OF RARE EARTH CONCENTRATE TO CHINAMP MATERIALS CORP: CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AND ARE STOCKPILING CONCENTRATE WHILE ACCELERATING DOWNSTREAM OPERA...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Stocks
FTSE 100 posts biggest weekly gain in over 2 years
Man Group down as assets fall nearly $6 billionSainsbury's expects flat profit growth; shares riseFTSE 100, FTSE 250 steady on the day April 17 (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 index .FTSE posted its biggest weekly gain since October 2022 on Thursday ahead of the Easter break, alt...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Other
Brazil's Petrobras cuts diesel prices to distributors
SAO PAULO, April 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras PETR4.SA will reduce the price of diesel sold to distributors by an average 0.12 real ($0.0205) per liter starting on Friday, it said in a statement on Thursday.The reduction comes with crude prices falling in recent weeks aft...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Stocks
LIVE MARKETS-Individual investor bears notch a record streak - AAII
S&P 500 up ~0.6%, Nasdaq slightly green; Dow off ~0.8%Energy leads S&P sector gainers; Tech sole loserDollar edges up; bitcoin up 0.6%; crude rallies ~3.5%; gold dipsUS 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~4.34%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters repor...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Stocks
Charles Schwab rises after first-quarter results beat
** Shares of brokerage Charles Schwab SCHW.K up 3% at $77.99 after Q1 results beat estimates ** Co posts Q1 adj. EPS of $1.04, beating estimates of $1.01, according to LSEG data** Q1 revenue of $5.60 bln also above est of $5.51 bln ** Upbeat performance in asset management and trading bus...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Stocks
Why Eli Lilly Stock Is Soaring Today, While Novo Nordisk and Viking Therapeutics Slide
It's Thursday morning, 11:50 a.m. ET -- and Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) stock is off to the races!This morning, the Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant announced that its new GLP-1 weight loss pill, orforglipron, has "demonstrated statistically significant efficacy results and a safety profile consist...The Motley Fool
Thu, Apr 17
Other
EU's green push costs chemical firms more than $20 billion annually, says trade body
By Tanay Dhumal April 17 (Reuters) - The European Union's increasingly stringent environmental regulations are saddling global chemical companies with more than $20 billion in annual costs, according to the trade association, European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC). WHY IT'S IMPORTANT ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Other
PREVIEW-US oilfield services firms brace for earnings as tariffs cloud outlook
By Vallari Srivastava April 17 (Reuters) - Results next week will likely provide a peek into how the world's top three oilfield services companies are navigating the uncertainty fueled by the on-again, off-again U.S. tariffs, as well as a recent slide in oil prices.President Donald Trump pro...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Stocks
Here's Why Lockheed Martin Stock Flew Lower Today
Shares in defense contractor Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) declined by as much as 6% in early morning trading Thursday on the news that chief financial officer (CFO) Jay Malave was departing the company to pursue other opportunities. An interesting departureMalave has held the title of CFO at two busi...The Motley Fool
Thu, Apr 17
Other
Nvidia CEO stresses importance of China market in Beijing visit, Chinese state media reports
BEIJING, April 17 (Reuters) - Nvidia NVDA.O CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday that China was a very important market for Nvidia after the U.S. imposed a ban on sales of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to the country."We hope to continue to cooperate with China," Huang said in a meetin...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Other
FACTBOX-Google's antitrust woes mount in US cases over search, apps, ads
April 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google illegally dominated two markets for online advertising technology, a federal judge said on Thursday, dealing another blow to the tech titan in an antitrust case brought by the U.S.The ruling could allow prosecutors to argue for a breakup of Google&#...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Other
Exclusive: Envelop Risk CUO Chatterjee exiting cyber reinsurance MGA after seven years
By James ThalerApril 17 - (The Insurer) – Envelop Risk’s chief underwriting officer Ari Chatterjee is exiting the UK-based cyber reinsurance MGA after seven years with the company, with the executive's role having been eliminated and with Chatterjee declining to take up an alternative post as gl...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Other
US airlines struggle to forecast their business in worsening economic fog
Trump's tariffs seen as self-inflicted industry challengeMixed economic signals complicate airlines' strategic decisionsAirlines cut costs by retiring older planes and reducing flightsCarriers wary of drastic measures to avoid losing market shareBy Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, April 17 (Re...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Other
Ex-Harvard morgue manager charged with selling stolen body parts to plead guilty
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, April 17 (Reuters) - A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing and selling organs and other parts of cadavers donated to the school for medical research and education has agreed to plead guilty.Cedric Lodge, who managed Harvard's morgue for mor...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Cryptocurrencies
‘West as we knew it no longer exists,’ EU Commission chief says as US tariffs bring Brussels and Beijing closer together
With the world being thrown into disorder by tensions, tariffs and wars, the West is not what it used to be, the President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen has noted in comments for the German press.Cryptopolitan
Thu, Apr 17
