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Former Federal Reserve adviser arrested for passing trade secrets to China, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A former senior advisor to the Federal Reserve, John Harold Rogers, was arrested on charges he conspired to steal Fed trade secrets for the benefit of the People's Republic of China, the Justice Department announced Friday.Rogers, who worked as a senior adviser in ...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Economic Indicator
TREASURIES-Yields rise as White House says tariffs will start on Saturday
Updates to New York afternoon tradingBy Karen Brettell, Douglas Gillison Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday, a day ahead of new U.S. tariffs to be levied on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, and as traders weighed data showing strong consumer spending and a moderate incre...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
Why Did Boot Barn Stock Drop Today?
Shares of retail chain Boot Barn (NYSE: BOOT) dropped on Friday after the company reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter of 2025. As of 2:20 p.m. ET, Boot Barn stock was down 6%, but it had been down 11% earlier in the day.The beat-and-raise quarter wasn't enoughI'm actually surpris...The Motley Fool
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
GLOBAL MARKETS-Trump tariff plan rattles stocks, dollar; Treasury yields jump
Updates to afternoon U.S. tradingUS stocks dip after tariff plans confirmedDollar gains versus euro, yen10-year Treasury yields jumpOil prices tick downGold hit recordBy Lawrence Delevingne and Harry Robertson BOSTON/LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks slipped and the dollar...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Commodities
US Cash Grains-Corn, soy basis bids unchanged amid slow sales
CHICAGO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans were unchanged in the U.S. Midwest on Friday, spot checks showed, as farmer sales remained slow and traders positioned amid ongoing uncertainty around U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs.* Analysts have warned that th...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
Here's Why Tesla Stock Rose Again Friday
After it reported fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday night, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) investors weren't sure how to react. Shares bounced around yesterday before ultimately closing about 3% higher. That positive momentum continued today, and it wasn't solely from investors digesting those results.The stoc...The Motley Fool
Jan 31, 2025
Commodities
CBOT corn falls on tariff uncertainty, profit taking
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell down on Friday as uncertainty over whether the U.S. would impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico weighed on markets, encouraging profit-taking by traders. CBOT March corn CH25 settled down 8-1/4 cents at $4.82 a bushel. For ...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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BRIEF-Mexico's Gentera Says Peruvian Subsidiary Compartamos Financiera Has Received Local Banking License
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Gentera SAB de CV GENTERA.MX:PERUVIAN SUBSIDIARY COMPARTAMOS FINANCIERA HAS RECEIVED LOCAL BANKING LICENSE Source text: [here]Further company coverage: GENTERA.MXReuters
Jan 31, 2025
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FBI launches wide-ranging round of cuts, sources say
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The FBI launched a wide-ranging round of cuts on Friday, as President Donald Trump's administration moves to swiftly shake up the nation's leading law enforcement agency, according to three sources familiar with the matter.At least five top FBI officials in maj...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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US State Dept OKs potential sale of SM-6 Block I Missiles to Japan, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of State has approved the potential sale of Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I Missiles and related equipment to Japan for an estimated cost of $900 million, the Pentagon said on Friday.Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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US health agencies scrubbing websites to remove 'gender ideology'
Missing web pages included statistics on HIV among transgender people, HIV testing A database tracking youth behaviors that increase health risks was taken offlineAdvocates say basic health information is 'going dark'Adds comment from AIDS advocate in paragraphs 8,9, details of dropped websi...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Commodities
US cattle herd drops to 74-year low at 86.7 million head, USDA says
CHICAGO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The size of the U.S. cattle herd dropped to its lowest level since 1951 as of Jan. 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.Farmers have slashed their herds by sending more animals to slaughter, instead of keeping them to reproduce, following a years-long drou...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
