Feb 19, 2024,06:30am EST For nearly 20 months leading up to January 2024, investors seeking exposure to U.S. exchange-traded bitcoin funds were constrained to engage in the futures market. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected over 30 applications for funds that sought to purchase the leading cryptocurrency directly and divide their holdings into easily […]
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Dear reader, allow me to pose a question: How much effort are you willing to invest in immersing yourself in a new novel? Are you intrigued by the prospect of delving into a speculative world that mirrors our own in frustratingly close ways? Does the idea of exploring an imaginary city crafted with the meticulous
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TOP LINE: Eli Lilly shares surged in premarket trading on Tuesday following the company’s announcement of fourth-quarter results that surpassed expectations. The upward revision of its 2024 forecast was driven by robust demand for the diabetes drug Mounjaro and the recently introduced weight loss drug Zepbound. KEY FACTS: Eli Lilly recorded global revenues of $9.35
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The emerging Cold War presents Mexico with a significant business opportunity, positioning it favorably among nations to capitalize on shifting global trade dynamics. With US-China tensions reshaping international trade, the US is actively seeking to reduce its supply-chain dependency on geopolitical adversaries while sourcing imports closer to home. Mexico aligns with both objectives, leading to
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TOPLINE Tesla shares experienced a downturn on Monday, reaching their lowest level since last May, marking a continuation of the 2024 decline for Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company, which is trailing behind other prominent technology stocks. KEY FACTS Tesla’s stock dropped by as much as 6% to $175 before recovering slightly by market close,
In a discreet visit to Washington, a 59-year-old Chinese career diplomat, Liu Jianchao, has pledged to transform China’s image of “wolf warrior” diplomacy and enhance cooperation between China and the United States. Liu Jianchao, the head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is being touted by the media as a prominent
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Namibian President Hage Geingob passed away on Sunday while undergoing medical treatment, as announced by his office. He was 82 years old. The Namibian presidency shared the news on the social media platform X, stating that Geingob’s medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital had made every effort to assist him, but he succumbed to the
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In January, as Inter Miami set foot in El Salvador for its initial preseason match of 2024, Lionel Messi, arguably the world’s most renowned athlete, was met with fervent cheers from hundreds of fans. This warm reception in a foreign land would have been inconceivable just eight months prior when Inter Miami, a recent addition
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Meta Platforms Inc. returns with a bang, propelling Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune to new heights. Following Meta’s quarterly results surpassing Wall Street’s projections, the Facebook co-founder’s net worth surged by an impressive $27.1 billion. This surge lifted his wealth to $169.5 billion, marking his highest net worth to date and catapulting him past Bill Gates to
On November 2, holders of a cryptocurrency called the Aragon network token were told they were being cashed out of their investments, like it or not. The tokens were issued by the Aragon Association, a Zug, Switzerland-based non-profit entity that writes software that helps run 7,500 decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) managing a staggering $25 billion
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