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Bitcoin Supports The US Dollar’s Reserve Status, Says Coinbase CEO
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Axis International seeks $28.9 billion from Guinea over revoked bauxite permit
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Polyrizon To Explore Investment In Revenue-Generating Real Assets
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Illumin Announces TSX Acceptance Of Normal Course Issuer Bid
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AXT falls after filing for $87 million stock offering to certain investors
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GRAINS-Chicago wheat falls as Black Sea peace hopes assessed, soybeans and corn also down
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Supports The US Dollar’s Reserve Status, Says Coinbase CEO
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong argued that Bitcoin ultimately strengthens the US dollar by acting as a market-based constraint on fiscal and monetary excess, framing the asset as a “check and balance” that could help the US retain reserve-currency credibility. In a Dec. 28 post on X accompanied by a s...Bitcoinist
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Commodities
Axis International seeks $28.9 billion from Guinea over revoked bauxite permit
DAKAR, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Axis International Ltd is seeking $28.9 billion from Guinea at a World Bank tribunal after the West African country revoked its permit to operate a bauxite mine there this year, the United Arab Emirates-based company said on Monday.Guinea, which has the world's largest ...Reuters
21 hours ago
Stocks
AXT falls after filing for $87 million stock offering to certain investors
Shares of semiconductor parts maker AXT AXTI.O down 8% at $14.19 premarketCo files for common stock offering of 7.1 million shares at $12.25 apiece to certain institutional investorsOffer price implies a 20.3% discount to stock's last close of $15.37AXTI expects gross proceeds of about $87 milli...Reuters
21 hours ago
Commodities
GRAINS-Chicago wheat falls as Black Sea peace hopes assessed, soybeans and corn also down
By Michael Hogan HAMBURG, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat fell on Monday as dealers assessed positive signals from talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to end the war in Ukraine, while abundant global supplies also depressed prices. ...Reuters
21 hours ago
Stocks
Praxis Precision climbs after FDA's 'breakthrough' tag for tremor drug
Shares of drug developer Praxis Precision Medicines PRAX.O rise 11.5% to $299.9 premarketPRAX says U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted "breakthrough" tag for its experimental drug, ulixacaltamide, to treat patients with essential tremorThe breakthrough therapy tag is meant to speed...Reuters
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Stocks
Tonix Pharmaceuticals ticks up after $20 million direct stock deal
Drugmaker Tonix Pharmaceuticals' TNXP.O shares rise 0.9% to $16.40 premarketTNXP announces $20 million registered direct offering of common stock and pre-funded warrants to Steven Cohen's investment firm Point72Offering priced at $16.26 apiece, in line with stock's last closeTD Cowen act...Reuters
21 hours ago
Other
Zevra Therapeutics Executes Distribution Agreement to Broaden Access to MIPLYFFA for the Treatment of Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC)
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Zevra Therapeutics Inc ZVRA.O:ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS EXECUTES DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT TO BROADEN ACCESS TO MIPLYFFA® FOR THE TREATMENT OF NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE TYPE C (NPC)ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS INC - AGREEMENT ENABLES NPC PATIENTS TO ACCESS MIPLYFFA OUTSIDE EUROPEReuters
21 hours ago
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Putin amends law to let Russia ignore foreign criminal courts
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law changes that give Russia the right to ignore judgements in criminal cases issued by foreign and international courts amid Ukrainian and European attempts to punish Moscow for its actions in Ukraine.The move, which comes as...Reuters
21 hours ago
Cryptocurrencies
Executives expect AI agent-led shopping to blow up in 2026
Payments giant Visa and Mastercard are creating a payment system that will let AI agents search, compare prices, book items, and even pay for users in the same chat, calling the system “agentic commerce.” Apparently, this is the next phase of online buying. Sandeep Malhotra, Mastercard EVP for Core Payments in Asia Pacific, said, “A […]Cryptopolitan
21 hours ago
Other
Greece, Israel and Cyprus to step up joint exercises in eastern Mediterranean
ATHENS, Dec 29 - Greece, Israel and Cyprus will step up joint air and naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean in 2026, deepening their defence cooperation, Greek military officials and a senior source said on Monday.The three eastern Mediterranean nations have drawn closer over the past decade ...Reuters
21 hours ago
Forex
FOREX-Yen strengthens a touch after BOJ minutes, traders still on intervention watch
BOJ report shows many board members saw need for rate hikesUkraine talks, China live-drill preparations take centre stageFed minutes highlight thin data calendarBy Rocky Swift and Alun John TOKYO/LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The yen recovered some ground on Monday following a drop late last week as...Reuters
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Lululemon founder launches proxy fight for board changes, WSJ reports
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Lululemon Athletica's LULU.O founder Chip Wilson has launched a proxy fight for a board shakeup, days after the apparel maker announced the exit of CEO Calvin McDonald, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.Wilson has nominated thre...Reuters
21 hours ago
Cryptocurrencies
Bulgaria's plan to adopt the euro overshadowed by political instability, corruption
Bulgaria, arguably one of the oldest nations in Europe that never changed its original name, is now ditching its national currency, the Bulgarian lev, in favor of the euro, the common European fiat denominator. This significant change in its history is not happening without turmoil. Political unrest, caused in part by price spikes and tax […]Cryptopolitan
21 hours ago
Stocks
Could Vertiv Become the Next Essential AI Infrastructure Stock?
Key PointsAI data centers are consuming more increasingly-expensive electricity than the industry anticipated.Keeping data centers cool enough to remain operational has also surfaced as a challenge.Most investors have yet to realize Vertiv’s book of future business continues to outgrow revenue.10 st...The Motley Fool
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