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President Trump signs an executive order pardoning Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht
Ross Ulbricht, the mastermind behind Silk Road, is a free man after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 21st granting him a full and unconditional pardon. Trump, 78, announced the decision on Truth Social, sharing that he personally informed Ulbricht’s mother of the news. The president wrote: “I just called the mother […]Cryptopolitan
Jan 22, 2025
Commodities
LIVESTOCK-Cattle futures mixed as wholesale prices retreat
By Renee Hickman Jan 21 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures ended mixed on Tuesday as export demand remained solid for beef, according to analysts, although wholesale prices showed signs of weakening. U.S. markets were closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr holiday...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
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CORRECTED-BlackRock and Weinstein's Saba reach settlement in battle over closed-end funds
Corrects paragraph 7 to show that investors voted at a total of 10 not 4 fundsBy Svea Herbst-BaylissNEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) - BlackRock BLK.N and Saba Capital Management announced a standstill in a long-raging battle over the future of closed-end funds with the asset manager buying back shares in...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
Commodities
U.S. Plains HRW Wheat-Basis bids steady; frigid conditions grip region
CHICAGO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Basis bids for hard red winter (HRW) wheat remained steady in the southern U.S. Plains on Tuesday, as K.C. wheat futures climbed to two-month highs, according to spot checks.* Farmers and market players were monitoring frigid conditions that may have damaged dormant winte...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
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Trump officials ask US health agencies to pause external communications, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed federal health agencies to pause all external communications, such as health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, cit...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
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Meta ex-COO Sandberg sanctioned in investor lawsuit for deleting emails
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' META.O former chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, was sanctioned by a judge on Tuesday for deleting emails related to litigation over Facebook's Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, despite being told to preserve the messa...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
Commodities
LNG companies hail Trump decision to lift freeze on export permits
HOUSTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Three companies developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Texas and Louisiana said they will move full speed ahead with their plans after U.S. President Donald Trump lifted the previous administration's freeze on export permits.Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
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Trump announces private-sector $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure
Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund infrastructure for artificial intelligence, aiming to outpace rival nations in the business-critical technology.Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
Forex
BUZZ-USD/JPY holding in tad lower range with 55-DMA base
USD/JPY looks to have bottomed for now, base at 154.81 ascending 55-DMASwoon yesterday to area of 55-DMA, bounce since, Asia today 155.60-82 EBSSpike high yesterday 156.24, high Monday 156.56, likely near-term capMarket still on tenterhooks on Trump policy moves, initiativesNo other Trump tariff mea...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
Cryptocurrencies
World Liberty Financial Raises $1B: Trump-Backed Crypto Venture To Extend Token Sales
The Financial Times reported on Monday that World Liberty Financial (WLF), the digital asset venture associated with President Donald Trump, has successfully raised $1 billion through its token sales. Initially launched in October with a goal of selling only 20 billion WLF tokens, the decentralizedNewsBTC
Jan 22, 2025
Forex
Australia, NZ dollars buffeted by tariff talk; NZ inflation benign
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Australian and New Zealand dollars were again buffeted by uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy on Wednesday, while kiwi bonds rallied as a benign reading on inflation left the door wide open to more rate cuts there.The headline consumer price index rose...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
Stocks
Netflix shares soar on price hikes and record subscriber gains
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Netflix NFLX.O reaffirmed its dominance of the streaming video market on Tuesday, as its mixture of live sporting events, popular returning series - and singular moments, such as a football halftime performance by Beyonce - helped attract a record number of subscribers over the hoReuters
Jan 22, 2025
Stocks
Great Southern Bancorp Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary
Great Southern Bancorp Inc GSBC.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $1.27 per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $1.11. The mean expectation of three analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $1.32 per share....Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
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Trump pardons Silk Road website creator Ross Ulbricht
Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had signed a full and unconditional pardon of Ross Ulbricht, who is serving a life sentence for creating and operating the website Silk Road, which allowed users to secretly buy and sell drugs and other illegal products. (Report...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
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BRIEF-Arrivent Biopharma Enters Exclusive License With Lepu Biopharma For Mrg007, An Antibody Drug Conjugate
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Lepu Biopharma Co Ltd 2157.HK:ENTERS EXCLUSIVE LICENSE WITH LEPU BIOPHARMA FOR MRG007, AN ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE FOR THE TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERSSource text: ID:nGNX8rlqWMFurther company coverage: 2157.HK ((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com;))Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
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Trump order leaves Cuba prisoner deal in limbo
Trump revoked recent Biden decision to remove Cuba from terrorism blacklistHavana had begun to release prisoners seen by West as political detaineesFuture of deal and of those still in jail now unclearBy Dave Sherwood and Mario Fuentes HAVANA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Karen Vasquez, 44, walked out of ...Reuters
Jan 22, 2025
Stocks
Netflix (NFLX) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX)Q4 2024 Earnings CallJan 21, 2025, 4:45 p.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Spencer Wang -- Vice President, Finance, Investor Relations, and Corporate Development Good afternoon, and welcom...The Motley Fool
Jan 22, 2025
