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SEC Chair Atkins says crypto innovation ‘has been stifled’ as regulators push for change
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins speaks to reporters after giving opening remarks at a roundtable with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force at the Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters on April 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images WASHINGTON — SEC Chair Paul Atkins said on Friday that innovation in the […]
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Trump meme coin insiders have to wait additional 90 days before they can sell
A cartoon image of US President-elect Donald Trump holding a Bitcoin token to mark the cryptocurrency reaching over $100,000 displayed at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong, China, on in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will have to wait another […]
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Trump dinner for meme coin buyers prompts senators to demand ethics probe
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Senators Adam Schiff and Elizabeth Warren are warning that President Donald Trump’s private dinner with holders of his meme coin may constitute “pay to play” corruption, and are calling for an ethics investigation. The Democratic senators, from California and Massachusetts, respectively, sent a letter on Friday […]
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Trump meme coin surges 50% after top holders offered dinner with the president
A cartoon image of US President-elect Donald Trump with cryptocurrency tokens, depicted in front of the White House to mark his inauguration, displayed at a Coinhero store in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images The $TRUMP meme coin jumped more than 50% on Wednesday after the […]
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BP shares jump 5% as activist investor Elliott discloses stake build
The BP logo is displayed outside a petrol station that also offers electric vehicle recharging, on Feb. 27, 2025, in Somerset, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images BP shares jumped on Wednesday after activist investor Elliott went public with a stake of more than 5% in the struggling British oil major, […]
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Sam Altman steps down as Oklo board chair, freeing nuclear startup to work with more AI companies
OpenAI’s Sam Altman is stepping down as chair of the board of nuclear startup Oklo, after bringing the company public through a merger with his special purpose acquisition company, AltC Acquisition Corp., in May 2024. The move gives Oklo, which is developing advanced nuclear reactors, more flexibility to potentially explore partnerships with OpenAI or other […]
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5 European stocks to watch this earnings season as Trump’s tariffs hit
Investors are entering 2025’s first-quarter earnings season with a huge cloud of uncertainty hanging over them — thanks primarily to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The scale of duties announced in April, along with the volatility injected by subsequent updates and reversals in policy, have so far exceeded even the most bearish forecasts. Negotiators from […]
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Trump tariffs push Asian trade partners to weigh investing in massive Alaska energy project
Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are considering investing in a massive natural gas project in Alaska in an attempt to reach trade deals that would both satisfy demands from President Donald Trump and avoid high U.S. tariffs on their exports. Alaska has long sought to build an 800-mile pipeline crossing the state from the North […]
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Global Payments shares plunge 17% after company announces $24 billion Worldpay deal
The Global Payments Company logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Igor Golovniov | LightRocket | Getty Images Global Payments shares tumbled 17% on Thursday after the company said it’s buying Worldpay for more than $24 billion while simultaneously selling its Issuer Solutions business to Fidelity National Information Services. The company said that in acquiring Worldpay, […]
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BP shareholders punish chair Helge Lund with low support
The BP logo is displayed outside a petrol station on January 30, 2025 in Warrington, United Kingdom. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images News | Getty Images BP’s CEO Murray Auchincloss and Chair Helge Lund were re-elected on Thursday, although the sharply reduced level of shareholder support for Lund could mean his previously announced departure is […]
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