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Yahoo Finance
- SEC Reaches $63 Million Settlement With 12 Firms Over Recordkeeping
- IRA expert: Why traditional retirement accounts have become the worst asset for estate planning
- How do I find my bank account number?
- Stocks Are Close to Wiping Out Trump Bump as Rate Fears Kick In
- S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Moderna Plunges After Big Cut to Sales Forecast
- Airline and Cruise Stocks Slide as Oil Prices Surge to 5-Month High
- Stock market today: Dow pops higher, tech weighs on Nasdaq as Treasury yields keep climbing
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Reuters
- Japan's service mood improves, rising costs cloud outlook
- Lindt & Spruengli posts 2024 sales slightly below expectations
- Explainer: Who are the bond vigilantes and are they back?
- Oil shipping rates surge after US sanctions tighten global fleet
- EU reassesses tech probes into Apple, Google and Meta, FT reports
- Morning Bid: Bonne chance, Bayrou
- Country Garden overdue results set to show steep losses amid sector's sales slump
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Wall Street Journal
- China Officials Internally Discuss Option of TikTok Sale to Musk
- Germany Puzzles at Elon Musk's Embrace of Its AfD Populists
- Jamie Dimon Wants to Take JPMorgan Chase to Germany and Beyond
- Israel Defies Expectations With Surge in Tech Funding Despite War
- China Reins In Its Once-Freewheeling Finance Sector With Purges and Pay Cuts
- Oil Loses Ground; Sanctions on Russia Could Support in Near Term
- Gold Edges Higher on Possible Technical Recovery
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Movers
Bloomberg
- UK Startup That Uses DNA to Gauge Biodiversity Raises $25 Million
- Persimmon Home Sales Rose 7% in 2024, Beating Market Estimates
- JD Sports Lowers Guidance Citing Waning Athleisure Demand
- Bankers Prep Up to £3 Billion Debt on Reckitt Homecare Unit Sale
- UAE Green Energy Firm Plans Its First Battery-Linked Solar Plant
- Hungarian Inflation Jumps, Breaching Central Bank Tolerance Band
- Indian Refiners See Moscow Finding Path Around Latest Oil Curbs
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Financial Times
- Beijing and London to assess feasibility of UK-China ETF link
- BP postpones markets day after chief Auchincloss has ‘medical procedure’
- The European (non?) discount
- Election meddling evidence enough to convict Trump, says prosecutor
- EU gas prices jump after claimed attack on last Russian pipeline
- ‘Donald of Dubai’: Emirati real estate mogul rubbing shoulders with Trump
- Age is more than a number when it comes to policy
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Marketwatch
- The risk of dementia is even worse than we thought, new research says
- The much-awaited Angi spinoff is here. What’s changing?
- The 3 biggest scams to watch out for following California’s devastating wildfires
- TikTok ban: Here’s what to expect if the app is banned in the U.S. on Sunday
- Zuckerberg is no ‘expert’ — but still sparks plunge in quantum-computing stocks
- Small-cap stocks face heightened risk with rate cuts in question, warns BofA
- How NFL star A.J. Brown just sent a self-help book to No. 1 on Amazon
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Google Business
- Lawsuits allege power company involvement in LA wildfires
- New York traffic falls after $9 congestion fee introduced
- Southern California Edison accused of "profits over safety" in L.A. fires lawsuit
- Celebs and tech luminaries including Mark Ruffalo want to create a fully open social media ecosystem
- Asia stocks mixed; Chinese shares surge on report of gradual Trump tariffs
- CES 2025: 41 Products You Can Buy Right Now
- Bitcoin Dips Below $90,000 as Fed Rate Cut Doubts Grow
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Tipranks
- UBS Group AG Ceases Substantial Holding in Latin Resources Limited
- Benz Mining Corp. Acquires WA Gold Projects from Spartan Resources
- Labyrinth Resources Launches Key Drilling Initiatives at Western Australia Gold Projects
- KKR Credit Income Fund Reports December NTA Per Unit
- HITIQ Secures R&D Tax Incentive, Strengthening Financial Position
- Wedgemount Resources Updates on Management Cease Trade Order
- Ava Risk Group Ltd. Announces New Securities Quotation on ASX
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Benzinga
- EU Reconsiders Apple, Meta And Google Investigations Ahead Of Trump's Potential White House Return: 'It's Going To Be A Whole…
- Blackstone, KKR Among 12 Firms To Pay $63 Million To SEC After Recordkeeping Violations
- Walmart Refreshes Image With New Brand Identity
- Biogen Bid For Sage Therapeutics Could Strengthen Neurology Strategy: Analysts
- Nordstrom Balances Strong Holiday Sales And Competition, Analysts Highlight Margin Pressure
- American Electric Power Is Attractive Going Forward, Analyst Double-Upgrades Stock
- Exact Sciences Sparks Analyst Optimism Amid Competitive Multi-Cancer Test Market
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Seeking Alpha
- Super Micro Computer: February's Catalyst Could Be A Game-Changer
- 2 Preferred Stocks +7% Yield, Sleep Well At Night
- The Case For Trump's Tariffs
- Dividend Growth Investing: The Strategy That Always Wins
- If I Could Only Own 3 Investments For The Next 5 Years
- The Market Is Likely Wrong About Trump And Inflation - Here's Why
- Recession Alert: What I Learned From The Global Financial Crisis
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ZeroHedge
- Who Will Need An ETA To Visit The UK?
- Zelensky 'Blackmailing' Europe For Aid, Says Slovak PM Fico In Latest Spat Over Russian Gas
- WEF Elites Unveil Plan To Use Carbon Controls As A Trojan Horse For Global DEI
- Pentagon Reluctantly Admits Russian 'Incremental Gains' In Eastern Ukraine
- Former UK Ambassador: How The West Destroyed Syria
- Zelensky 'Ready' To Hand North Korean POWs To Kim Jong Un
- Crazy Like A Fox: Trump's Greenland Pitch
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SEC / FED
Twelve Firms to Pay More Than $63 Million Combined to Settle SEC’s Charges for Recordkeeping Failures
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Two Robinhood Broker-Dealers to Pay $45 Million in Combined Penalties for Violating More Than 10 Separate Securities Law Provisions
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SEC Charges Former Public Company Officer and His Sister-In-Law with Insider Trading
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SEC Charges BMO Capital Markets with Failing to Supervise Agency Bond Desk
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Alternative Trading Systems Operator Liquidnet Charged with Violations of Market Access Rule and for Failing to Protect Confidential Subscriber Trading Information
Marketplace
- From satellites to AI, tech has a role to play in battling blazes
- ‘Magnificent Seven’ AI stocks make up a huge part of the S&P 500
- When disasters like the California wildfires strike, what options do property loan borrowers have?
- When disasters like the California wildfires strike, what options do property loan borrowers have?
- In pricey Western towns, employers truck in workers’ homes from factories
- What are the CAFE standards, the fuel efficiency regulations Trump may target?
- Musk’s DOGE aims to cut $2 trillion in spending. That will be tricky
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Barrons
- Manufacturers Could Shine in 2025. Eight Stocks to Watch
- Tech Stocks Are Expensive. Micron and 2 Others That Look Cheap—and Have Momentum
- Oil Prices Are on a Tear. It’s a Short-Term Headache for Inflation
- No One Is Talking About a Recession. 4 Red Flags for Markets to Watch
- Higher Premiums Will Salve Mercury General’s Fire Losses, Says Analyst
- As TikTok Ban Looms, RedNote Surges to No. 1 in the Apple App Store. There’s One Hitch
- Producer Inflation Expected to Stay Stubbornly High
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Investing.com
- China's growth seen slowing to 4.5% in 2025 as US tariffs bite: Reuters poll
- Japan's service mood improves, rising costs cloud outlook
- Singapore's single family offices climbed to 2,000 last year, minister says
- Explainer-Who are the bond vigilantes and are they back?
- Morning Bid: Bonne chance, Bayrou
- Thailand's Thaksin bullish on legalising online gambling, crypto
- China’s growth faces headwinds from US tariffs and property woes, says UBS
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Morning Brew
The wardrobe revamp is in
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LA: Landlords are trying to squeeze fire victims
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China’s exports are breaking world records
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Brew Mini: Ghost buster
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Robovacs are evolving into versatile butlers
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Could Meta’s fact-checking pivot hurt its coffers?
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Turntable: January 13
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Delta Air Lines and DraftKings announce partnership
CNBC
- CNBC Daily Open: Tech sells off but AI is still likely to drive markets
- As the U.S. dollar soars, here are Europe's biggest winners and losers
- The UK wants to do its 'own thing' on AI regulation, suggesting a divergence from U.S. and EU
- Trump is fixated on Greenland — a vast Arctic island with massive resource potential
- CNBC Daily Open: Tech sells off but AI isn’t going anywhere for now
- China considers selling TikTok U.S. operations to Musk, Bloomberg reports
- Jim Cramer explains why the Nasdaq failed to rally on Monday
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CBS
- Starbucks reverses open-door policy, requiring purchases to stay
- Does the tech industry really need so many workers on H-1B visas?
- Oscars nominations announcement delayed due to Los Angeles wildfires
- Kohl's is closing 27 stores. Here's which ones are shutting their doors
- Consumers who bought phony N95 masks getting more than $1 million
- Taquitos sold at Aldi stores are recalled due to metal pieces
- Biden administration proposes new restrictions on AI chip exports
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NYT Business
- Robinhood to Pay $45 Million Fine to Settle SEC Charges
- How the NFL Moved the Vikings-Rams Playoff Game Away From the L.A. Fires
- Biden’s Push to Cancel Student Debt Surpasses 5 Million Borrowers
- Cleveland-Cliffs Signals a Possible New Bid for U.S. Steel
- Oil Tycoon Harold Hamm Throwing an Inauguration Day Party
- News Outlets Batten Down the Hatches for Trump’s Return
- Dementia Cases in the U.S. Will Surge in the Coming Decades, Researchers Say
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EurActiv
Iran, European powers hold ‘constructive’ nuclear talks
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Ukraine tried to attack TurkStream infrastructure in Russia, Moscow says
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Albania on course for unpredictable election as diaspora register in droves
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Spain taxes tourism to save housing
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US tells Serbia to zero out Russian ownership of largest national oil company
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Romanian MEP mocked for returning from Maduro inauguration empty-handed
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Trump says he will meet ‘very quickly’ with Putin
MSNBC
- Jack Smith’s final report on Trump’s Jan. 6 case released
- Read Jack Smith's final report on Trump's Jan. 6 case
- ‘The most unqualified nominee in recent history’: Pete Hegseth set for a brutal confirmation hearing
- Trump’s incoming border czar proposes an eerie tactic for immigration enforcement
- The revealing public resentments of Mark Zuckerberg
- Read the special counsel’s final report on Hunter Biden
- JD Vance enrages MAGA world with answer about Jan. 6 pardons
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NBC
- Justice Dept. sends Congress Jack Smith's report on Trump's effort to overturn 2020 election
- Cleveland-Cliffs CEO calls Japan ‘evil’ as he reiterates interest in acquiring U.S. Steel
- Chinese TikTok alternative RedNote tops app charts ahead of potential TikTok ban
- Hunter Biden special counsel dings President Joe Biden over pardon
- Everything Meta has changed in the last week in its shift to the right
- Displaced Los Angeles-area residents face spiking rents as authorities warn of price gouging
- Death toll rises in wildfire disaster as winds intensify again
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investors.com
- Trump Tariffs: Advisers Mull Gradual Hikes To Avoid Inflation Spike
- Apple Stock Drops Amid Soft iPhone Sales, Zuckerberg Diss
- SpringWorks Therapeutics Stock Sees RS Rating Jump To 86
- TD SYNNEX Stock Scores RS Rating Upgrade
- Stryker Had A Good Year Last Year; Here's How It's Looking For 2025
- BridgeBio, ARS Pharma, Harmony Bio Shine At JPM. But SpringWorks, Beam Take Their Lumps
- Coterra Energy Stock Sees RS Rating Bump
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ABC News
- J&J buys Intra-Cellular in $14.6B deal, delving into central nervous system disorders
- Moderna surprises the Street by predicting a bigger-than-expected sales drop
- Austrian far right and conservatives reach budget accord in a step toward new government
- Thailand's Cabinet approves a draft bill to legalize casinos to boost tourism and economy
- China's electric car sales grow in 2024, as sales of gasoline cars plunge
- Taiwan iPhone maker Foxconn sets its sights on the ever more crowded EV market
- China's exports grew 10.7% in December, beating estimates ahead of uncertainty over trade tariffs
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Fox Business
- California wildfires: Insured losses could top $30B, Wells Fargo analysis finds
- Apple's board recommended shareholders reject DEI rollback proposal
- Is DEI dying? Here's the list of companies that have rolled back the 'woke' policies
- MoonPay acquires Helio for $175M to expand crypto payments infrastructure
- Bezos 'very optimistic' about Trump admin space agenda
- Looking to buy your first home? These markets are your best bet in 2025
- It's 2025 and breakfast food prices continue to soar
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CNN
- Video A look into the conspiracy theories on California wildfires 1:54
- Apple backs its diversity policies, calling anti-DEI proposal ‘restricting’
- Video Sotheby’s realtor details price gouging problem in LA following start of fires 2:44
- Industry groups sue to stop Biden from banning medical debt on credit reports
- SoCal Edison blamed in a lawsuit for starting one of the Los Angeles fires
- Rachel Maddow returns to MSNBC five nights a week for Trump’s first 100 days
- Here’s what TikTok users are saying about the looming ban
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AP News
- Jenson Brooksby returns to pro tennis at the Australian Open after 2 eventful years away
- Lakers lose to Spurs 126-102 in their 1st game back after wildfire postponements
- Dutch delve into family pasts as the names of accused Nazi collaborators released
- Strong winds forecast for Los Angeles threaten area's fight against fires
- Pete Hegseth faces crucial confirmation hearing as Trump's defense nominee
- Tracking Trump's Cabinet nominations
- North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says
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The Economist
- A Damascene conversion—or not?: Violent Jihadists are getting frustrated by the new Syria
- Editor’s Picks: The complicated truth about drinking and wellbeing
- Choppy waters: Iran is vulnerable to a Trumpian all-out economic assault
- Old friends, new plans: India’s Faustian pact with Russia is strengthening
- Down and out: Homelessness in England has risen by 26% in the past five years
- The fires–and next time: How will calamity change Los Angeles?
- The Intelligence: LA’s fires expose an insurance mess the world will see more of
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The Hill
- 5 ways the debt limit fight could play out under Trump
- CEOs are bracing for Trump tariff disruption: survey
- Koch-backed group unveils $20M campaign highlighting Trump tax cuts
- Trump Jr. joins betting market Kalshi as adviser
- Bezos 'very optimistic' about Trump's space agenda
- Newsom announces executive order centered around rebuilding post-fires
- SALT-focused Republicans to meet with Trump as they threaten to hold up bill
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The Guardian
- JD Sports warns of lower profits; pound rises amid pressure on Reeves – business live
- Labour has been sucked into the WFH culture war. It should know better | Polly Toynbee
- Tokyo drift: what happens when a city stops being the future?
- Chinese officials reportedly discuss sale of TikTok in US to Elon Musk
- Spain proposes 100% tax on homes bought by non-EU residents
- Meta moderators were already in Texas before Zuckerberg announced move, say ex-workers
- Surrey councillors ask ministers to ‘write off’ Woking’s £1bn debt
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BBC
- TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote as US ban looms
- Miners 'thrown to the wolves' over pensions
- Buy something or leave, Starbucks says
- TikTok says report of possible sale to Musk 'pure fiction'
- New-build owners claim roof leaks are causing misery
- GPs turn to AI to help with patient workload
- Over 2,000 new Post Office scandal compensation claims - minister
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Baha Breaking News
- Europe opens mostly higher ahead of inflation data
- Daimler lands record order over 200 trucks from Amazon
- BP expects weak refining margins to impact Q4 results
- UK seeks independent path in AI regulation
- Trump calls Jack Smith 'deranged' after report release
- Europe flat to higher in premarket as inflation reports loom
- Houthis report strike on Israel Defense Ministry
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YouGov
'Liberal', 'left,' 'conservative,' and 'right': Americans identify their ideology
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Immigration, terrorism, TikTok, and health care: January 5-8, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll
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What are Americans’ New Year’s resolutions for 2025?
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The share of Americans who think there is a war on Christmas has fallen sharply since 2022
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What are Americans' favorite dinosaurs?
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What Americans believe about health, from eight daily glasses of water to the hair of the dog
The Street
- Analyst who forecast Palantir’s rally unveils another defense stock pick
- Analysts deliver new auto insights following CES, shed doubt on Tesla
- Mark Zuckerberg makes bold accusations against big tech rival
- Walmart misses a key goal because of surprising culprits
- Tesla makes surprising decision on Cybertruck production
- Stellantis exec admits "anti-American" mistake scared away buyers
- Huge healthcare provider files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Insider
- Jack Smith's final report about January 6 is out. Read it here
- Starbucks says you're going to have to buy a drink to sit around at their stores
- Russia's energy giant is planning to cut 40% of its HQ staff as Moscow's war snatches away its Western customers
- How to use Microsoft Teams: A guide to the collaboration application, its features, and how to join meetings
- I retired early after becoming managing director at a big bank. People should think twice before chasing the FIRE lifestyle
- I'm giving dating apps another try. This time around, it's all about my '3-option poll.'
- Spencer Pratt helped Heidi Montag top the iTunes charts after the LA fires destroyed their home. Will they actually make money?
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AOL Finance
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk borrowed customers’ new Cybertrucks to provide Starlink internet in decimated California wildfire regions
- France's new prime minister faces first big test during period of political instability, budget woes
- Sygnum hits $1 billion valuation after latest funding round
- Oil Could Hit $90, Goldman Sachs Says: 'Trump May Not Ease Sanctions' On Russia
- 153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to grow food to meet surging global need
- India's HCLTech tumbles nearly 10% after Q3 revenue miss
- Cleveland-Cliffs CEO calls Japan ‘evil’ as he reiterates interest in acquiring U.S. Steel
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Podcasts
24/7 Wall Street
- Wall Street Loves These 6 Amazing Passive Income Dividend ETFs
- Jim Cramer Positive on Top Blue Chip Bank Dividend Stocks: Buy These 4 Right Now Before Earnings
- I’m a multi-millionaire in my 40s. Should I purchase long-term care insurance?
- Billionaire Investor Daniel Loeb Slashes Magnificent 7 Stocks to Buy This 1 Instead
- Here’s A Secret: The Best Rifles Come From These Companies
- My husband just inherited $100k and looking for the best retirement account to put it in so we aren’t tempted with it – where…
- The Biggest Manmade Explosions in History Nearly Punched Into Space
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LA Times
- Sonos CEO to step down after disastrous app overhaul
- Supreme Court denies oil industry plea to block climate lawsuits filed by California, other blue states
- Stuart Spencer, GOP strategist who helped Reagan become California governor, 40th president, dies
- Private firefighters in place to help Rick Caruso's home and neighborhood: 'He's smart, he wants to be ready'
- They lost their home insurance policies. Then came the fires
- When receipts of home renovations are lost, is the tax break gone too?
- 'We will not be closing.' Amid the fires, employers and employees walk a fine line between work and safety
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Washington Post
- McDonald’s sued over scholarships for Hispanic and Latino students
- Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to California
- Cleveland-Cliffs mulls purchase of U.S. Steel if Nippon deal fails
- Arrested by AI: Police ignore standards after facial recognition matches
- Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn rocket launch over technical issue
- Work Advice: A colleague shook me. How can I avoid working with him?
- Steve Bannon derides Elon Musk, vowing to limit influence over Trump
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Chicago Tribune
- Illinois approves 4 new conditions for women for medical marijuana
- McDonald’s sued over Hispanic scholarship program one week after rolling back some diversity goals
- Bally’s resumes demolition at Freedom Center as city looks to permanent casino to meet revenue goals
- Hemp THC products to be sold at Salt Shed, as cannabis companies enter the hemp market
- WGN-Ch. 9 reporter Dean Richards sells Avondale home for $949,000
- CTA President Dorval Carter to step down
- Kennedy express lanes set to reopen Monday
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Seattle Times
- France’s new prime minister faces first big test during period of political instability, budget woes
- 153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to grow food to meet surging global need
- Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after drops for Big Tech leave Wall Street mixed
- WA Legislature starts 2025 session as fierce budget debate looms
- Canada ready to buy more American products to appease Trump’s tariff threat, ambassador says
- Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as company drops open-door policy
- Amazon is ending its ‘Try Before You Buy’ option for Prime members
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Boston Herald
- Amazon is ending its ‘Try Before You Buy’ option for Prime members
- Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as company reverses its open-door policy
- Company linked to Alex Jones doubles offer to buy Infowars after failed bankruptcy auction
- Ticker: Fox News names Will Cain to replace Neil Cavuto; Company linked to Alex Jones doubles offer to buy Infowars
- 8 ways to get free financial advice
- Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
- US extends deadline on Nippon’s bid for US Steel, offering some hope that the deal is not dead
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Financial Post
- Toronto’s proposed 2025 budget includes 6.9 per cent increase to property taxes
- Tariffs would plunge Canada into recession by mid-year
- Shopify buys pair of domain names from Emerge Commerce
- BMO signs deal with alternative asset manager to expand private credit reach
- Severe weather caused record breaking $8 billion in insured losses in 2024
- Mali starts executing order to seize gold stocks at Barrick mine
- EV transition runs into more trouble as Transport Canada abruptly pauses rebate program
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The Trade
- Pico and BMLL partner to provide historical and real-time data integration capabilities
- Clearwater Analytics picks up SaaS business Enfusion in $1.5 billion deal
- ING Bank’s Malrait joins Etrading Software
- People Moves Monday: SS&C Technologies GIDS, BNY, TD Securities and more…
- MetLife IM set to acquire investment teams managing $6 billion from Mesirow
- State Street and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation collaborate on USD cash collateral to clearing service offering
- Optiver, XTX Markets among consortium to back launch of Brazilian derivatives exchange A5X
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Observer
- Elon Musk’s Neuralink Aims to Implant 10 Times More Brain Chips in 2025
- Speaker Maker Sonos CEO Patrick Spence Steps Down After Failed App Revamp
- Could Elon Musk Upend NASA’s Return to the Moon? Astronaut Weighs In
- Waymo Co-CEO Is Optimistic About Self-Driving Regulation Under Trump and Musk
- OpenAI o3 vs. Google Gemini 2.0: Which Model Is Closer to Artificial General Intelligence?
- An American Sovereign Wealth Fund Could Be the Missing Piece in Supporting Working Families
- X CEO Linda Yaccarino Defends Elon Musk, Predicting ‘Overwhelming Success of DOGE’
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Semafor
- Trump expected to dial into Davos
- UK plans to ramp up AI in ‘decade of national renewal’
- Qatar presents final draft of Gaza truce deal after a 'breakthrough'
- Ghana fire devastates garment traders
- Dubai developer DAMAC tokenizes $1 billion in real-world assets
- China reports record global trade surplus as threat of Trump tariffs looms
- Strong pipeline of Gulf IPOs expected in 2025
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Reason
- Second Amendment Roundup: Circuit Conflict in Felon Gun Ban Cases
- "Regulation of Algorithms" Panel at Federalist Society Faculty Conference,
- How Awful Policies Fueled the L.A. Fires
- Maryland Cop Who Recklessly Shot a 5-Year-Old Boy Got Qualified Immunity
- The Incoming FCC Chief Is No 'Warrior for Free Speech'
- California's Insurance Regulation Fixes Came Too Little, Too Late
- 41 Percent of Chicago Teachers Were Chronically Absent Last Year, Report Finds
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Nikkei Asia
- The Quad needs a functional two-ocean strategy in the Indo-Pacific
- South Korean sentiment swings, buoying Yoon's party as arrest nears
- India e-scooter market set for shakeup as Ola knocked out of lead
- Cleveland-Cliffs CEO shows willingness to bid for U.S. Steel
- Apple in final stages of verifying TSMC's 'Made in USA' chips
- China slows supply chain shifts by Apple, others as Trump 2.0 looms
- Xiaohongshu tops U.S. App Store as TikTok sell-or-ban deadline nears
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Institutional Investor
- Tesla Gains Gave Arne Alsin Another Big Year
- Record Bankruptcies for Private Equity-Owned Companies
- Meme Stocks Are Back, and They’re Worse Than Ever for Short-Sellers
- CFA’s New OCIO Guidance Gets Mixed Reviews
- The Return of Dan Loeb
- Sagard Real Estate’s Latest Deal Is a Bet That Property Has Hit ‘Bottom’
- An Introduction to Private Equity Basics
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- How Small Businesses Are Using AI to Automate Customer Support
- Relative Strength Screener - Help needed for adjustments
- 43K fewer drivers on Manhattan roads after congestion pricing turned on, MTA says
- Not to Late to Enter - Just the start for DJT - 14,000 $50 calls bought today(yesterday)
- The first Wendy’s opening in Australia
- Maybe someone can offer some advice
- Favourite business/marketing strategy?
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PYMNTS
- Robinhood to Settle SEC Charges of ‘Broad Array’ of Violations
- Neobanks Navigate SMB Market Potential and Regulatory Risks
- Report: FTC to Sue Property Management Firm Greystar, Alleging Hidden Fees
- Report: Databricks Completes Largest Financing Round Yet, Raising $5 Billion
- What Is Artificial General Intelligence and Why It Matters to Business
- CFPB Seeks to Stop Financial Companies From ‘Weaponizing’ Fine Print
- GoodRx CFO Karsten Voermann to Resign for Personal Reasons
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Forbes
- Women’s Health: A New Frontier For VC Investment Report Finds
- In Photos: Mars Devoured By ‘Wolf Moon’ In Stunning Sight For U.S. Sky-Watchers
- Dealing With Post-Holiday And Post-Vacation Letdowns Via Soothing Advice From AI
- 5 ChatGPT Prompts That Will Supercharge Your Job Search
- UFC 311: Full Card Update After Another Fight Change
- Kuro Kara Kuri Optimus Prime Toy Review: Much More Than Meets The Eye
- L-Charge Powers EV Rideshare Alto With Energy To-Go
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Fortune
- This viral video trend could reshape U.S. consumer behavior in 2025—or even your wallet
- Do you need overdraft protection? This service helps you beat expensive fees
- Mortgage shoppers should beware of fraudulent spam calls. Trigger leads may be why
- Why a serial entrepreneur shops at Trader Joe’s, eschews a wristwatch, and believes the future of office work is in your…
- Crypto bank Sygnum achieves unicorn status with new funding round that gives it a valuation of $1 billion
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk borrowed customers’ new Cybertrucks to provide Starlink internet in decimated California wildfire regions
- China discusses sale of TikTok US to Musk as one possible option
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Inc.
- How AI Triggered a Venture Capital Uptick in 2024
- Artificial Intelligence and the New Human Experience
- How Community Engagement Has Shaped My Leadership Style
- Why I’ll Never Save for Retirement (and Neither Should You)
- Biden Administration Awards $635 Million to EV Charging and Alternative Fuels
- Payroll Startup Deel Accused of Money Laundering
- Who Might Buy TikTok? These Are Four Potential Buyers If the Supreme Court Rules Against It
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Axios
- Jack Smith releases final report on Trump's Jan. 6 case
- Jack Smith releases final report on Trump's Jan. 6 case
- American workers' job enthusiasm hits 10-year low
- Scoop: House Democrats' factions try to make nice ahead of Trump return
- Scoop: Blinken to present post-war plan for Gaza on Tuesday
- Southern California Edison accused of "profits over safety" in L.A. fires lawsuit
- Scoop: Trump team sets red line on Hegseth's FBI background check
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Vox
- I plan to retire in 2025. Am I financially prepared?
- Lyman Stone on America’s falling birth rate
- Big Oil and Big Ag are teaming up to turn cow poop into energy — and profits. The math doesn’t add up
- Welcome to the January issue of The Highlight
- It’s getting harder to measure just how good AI is getting
- What Megyn Kelly gets right — and wrong — about Conclave
- The real danger of Trump’s Greenland gambit
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FastCompany
- Trader Joe’s exposed: The real story behind the quirky grocer
- How functional medicine is revolutionizing healthcare
- Biden administration extends deadline on Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel
- ‘Inner Excellence’: This self-help book is now Amazon’s #1 bestseller after Philadelphia Eagles player A.J. Brown was seen…
- Reasons not to ban TikTok: Fans share their favorite viral videos in a last-ditch attempt to prove the platform’s value
- As NVDA stock drops on Biden’s proposed AI rules, Nvidia flatters Trump in statement blasting ‘government overreach’
- People are unhappy with rising healthcare costs and decreased access around the world: survey
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Entrepreneur
- 'More Soul-Crushing Than Ever': Popular Hiring Platform Finds Around 20% of Its Postings Were 'Ghost Jobs'
- JPMorgan Shuts Down Internal Message Board Comments After Employees React to Return-to-Office Mandate
- 5 Risk-Taking Lessons From Founders Who Bet Big and Won
- I Transformed My Company With Employee Ownership — Here's Why You Should Too
- Trying to Reach a Multi-Generational Audience? Here Are the 3 Elements Your Marketing Strategy Must Include
- 'It's Horrendous': Los Angeles Rental Prices Surge During Fires Despite Price Gouging Laws
- 'Masculine Energy Is Good': Mark Zuckerberg Tells Joe Rogan He Thinks Companies Need More Aggression
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Politico
- ‘Non-starter’: California Democrats blast GOP’s fire trade
- Energy and Commerce Republicans plan meeting on reconciliation this week
- Rep. Jared Moskowitz departs Oversight Committee
- FBI background check delays VA secretary confirmation hearing
- Million dollar campaign targets Robert F. Kennedy Jr
- Million dollar campaign targets Robert F. Kennedy Jr
- McKenna is out as Air Force contender
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Newsweek
- Photos Show New York City Home That's Nearly Doubled in Value in 4 Years
- Jack Smith's Donald Trump Report: Read Full Document
- New California 'Auto Fire' Breaks Out in Ventura County
- Today's 'Wordle' #1,305 Hints and Answer for Tuesday, January 14 Game
- 'Connections' January 14: Hints and Answers for Puzzle #583
- Wolves Getting Released in Colorado Sparks Republican Concern
- Full List of Senators Who Voted Against Advancing Laken Riley Act
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NPR
- How batteries are riding the free market rodeo in Texas
- The latest on the fate of TikTok
- Undocumented workers have been aiding labor investigations
- Undocumented Whistleblowers
- California's wildfires may also be catastrophic for its insurance market
- A TikTok ban could hit the U.S. in days. What to know — and how to prepare
- Party City is closing. Share your special memory with NPR
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Globe And Mail
- Global bond sell-off persists on strong U.S. data, widespread fiscal concerns
- Disaster costs are overwhelming private insurance. We need a national public insurer
- Net Zero asset managers suspend operations in wake of BlackRock’s departure
- Electric vehicle rebates paused as federal program runs out of money
- Insured damage from natural disasters in Canada hit $8.5-billion in 2024, smashing prior record
- Canadian dollar ends daily losing streak as bond yields climb
- Archaeologists study ancient tattoos on Peruvian mummies with lasers
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CBC
- BMO agrees to pay $40M US settlement on SEC charges related to bond selling
- Apple pushes back against proposal to abandon diversity programs
- Space company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos calls off debut launch of new rocket
- Canada Post is hiking its postage prices today. What does that mean for its future?
- Ahead of Trump presidency, U.S. banks abandon Mark Carney climate initiative
- Meta ending its diversity, equity and inclusion program, according to employee memo
- Supreme Court justices skeptical of TikTok's free speech arguments ahead of potential ban
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Techmeme
- Texas sues Allstate and its subsidiary Arity, accusing the insurer of illegally collecting and selling data about people's…
- Amazon's AGI lead Rohit Prasad says Alexa will relaunch as an AI agent as Amazon works to address challenges in the system's…
- Sygnum, a Switzerland and Singapore-based digital asset bank and crypto trading platform, raised $58M led by Fulgur Ventures…
- Sony launches Soneium Ethereum L2 platform for creators, after a four-month test that drew 14M+ users; Blockscout: Soneium…
- Sources: the EU is reassessing its DMA probes into US tech giants like Apple, Meta, and Google, launched since March 2024, as…
- Sources: China tightens scrutiny of Apple and other US tech firms' exports under its dual-use export controls, slowing…
- Sources: Apple is finalizing verification of its first cutting-edge chips from TSMC's Arizona plant, with the initial batch…
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Silicon Valley
- TikTok case: 4 takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments
- TikTok ban is closer than ever: How will it work?
- Oakland office woes widen with value nosedives and rising vacancies
- Prospect Medical, owner of private hospitals in California, files for bankruptcy
- Jill On Money: 5 words for the 2025 economy
- Of the Bay Area’s 10 most expensive home sales of 2024, half were in one city
- Department of Interior approves federal trust status for site of new Bay Area casino
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Techcrunch
- LemFi moves remittances further into Asia and Europe with $53M in new funding
- How Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups
- China is reportedly open to Elon Musk acquiring TikTok US
- China reportedly considers selling TikTok US to Elon Musk
- As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out
- Robinhood agrees to pay $45M in SEC settlement
- Microsoft forms new internal dev-focused AI org
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The Register
- Hulk smash Musk and Zuck! Actor Mark Ruffalo and non-billionaire pals back network tech underpinning Bluesky
- Intel’s datacenter architecture boss and Xeon lead jumps to Qualcomm
- Sonos CEO steps down after smart speaker app upgrade hit bum note
- WordPress leader Matt Mullenweg exiles five contributors
- Miscreants 'mass exploited' Fortinet firewalls, 'highly probable' zero-day exploited
- HPE may have bagged $1B order from Elon Musk's X for AI servers
- Microsoft re-orgs to create ‘CoreAI – Platform and Tools’ software engineering team
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Silicon Republic
- UL engineer on what drives his autonomous systems research
- Trinity scientists develop ‘Malteser’ molecules in biotech breakthrough
- Is it time to put the annual review under the microscope?
- US announces new export rule to curb misuse of AI chips
- How to slam the door on workplace gatekeeping
- Galway’s Aquila Biosciences and ESA partner for safer space exploration
- Technical issues delay Blue Origin rocket launch
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Tech Co
- Time Is Running Out: What Options Does TikTok Have Left?
- Zuckerberg Asks Trump a Favor – Days After Meta Moderation Revamp
- 400+ Fully Remote Jobs at Microsoft You Can Apply for in January
- WPP Employees Start a Petition to Avoid Return-to-Office Mandate
- Study: Within 5 Years, 41% of Companies Will Cut Jobs Due to AI
- DOGE Can’t Save $2 Trillion in Spend, Admits Musk
- Microsoft Announces Layoffs, Targeting Poor Performing Employees
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Business Journals
- D.C. VC activity buoyed by same companies in tail end of 2024
- East Bay’s Mechanics Bank retools leadership as it eyes expansion on the Peninsula
- Clean energy startup in talks to develop R&D facility at Alameda Point
- Oakland 'green cement' startup Brimstone planning to build new factory with large federal grant
- Opinion: Biden Administration’s misguided ‘AI Diffusion’ rule
- Daily Digest: Taiwan launches new Bay Area tech hub; Concord looks to rezone
- Luke's Local launches on Instacart, ends own delivery program
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InvestorPlace
- Oil Triggers a “Buy” Signal
- How You Can Join the Race to Find the Best AGI Plays
- Why the Most Astonishing AI Gains May Still Be Ahead
- Weekly Upgrades and Downgrades
- Unveiling the Biggest Investment Breakthrough of the Decade: The “Green Day” Strategy
- 3 Seasonal Stocks to Buy Immediately
- Nvidia Shines at CES… and Shines a Light on AI’s Future Profits
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Wolf Street
- Some Basics about U.S. Tariffs, and What Trump’s New Economic Team Said about Tariffs
- The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, Dec 2024: In 21 of the 33 Metros, Prices Have Now Dropped Below 2022 Peaks
- Treasury Yield Curve Steepens, as Long-Term Yields Coddle Up to 5% while Short-Term Yields Stay Put, Not Seeing Any Rate Cuts.…
- This Strength of the Labor Market & Economy, amid Accelerating Inflation, Puts the Fed Back into Wait-and-See Mode
- “Bond Market Rout” in the UK (like in the US) Only Pushes the 10-Year Yield into Low End of Old Normal after Many Years of…
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The Week
- North Carolina Supreme Court risks undermining its legitimacy
- Indonesia eyes the world stage
- Can Republicans navigate their narrow House majority?
- How does Inauguration Day work?
- make more sense?
- 'The proudly backward were validated by self-loathing Western intellectuals'
- TV to watch in January, including 'Severance' and 'The Night Agent'
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PBS Newshour
- Hegseth confirmation hearings to begin amid sexual misconduct accusations
- Hostage negotiator Roger Carstens reflects on his efforts to bring detained Americans home
- Why Trump wants Greenland and what makes it a strategic polar outpost
- Tamara Keith and Andrew Desiderio on the politicization of the California wildfires
- Canadian ambassador to U.S. on tensions with Trump: 'We are prepared for any scenario'
- Dangerous winds pick up as crews continue to battle devastating LA-area fires
- News Wrap: Biden defends legacy on world stage in address at State Department
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Naked Capitalism
- 2:00PM Water Cooler 1/13/2025
- Links 1/13/2025
- Russia’s Difficult Ukraine End Game Choices and the Issue of “Imposing Terms”
- Musk, Meloni, and the AfD: Trump’s Plan for Reorganizing EU Vassals Comes into Focus
- Rebuilding Rate for Santa Cruz Mountains Lightning Complex Fire Bodes Ill for Los Angeles Reconstuction
- Rebuilding Rate for Santa Cruz Mountains Lightning Complex Fire Bodes Ill for Los Angeles Reconstruction, Even Before Getting…
- The Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) Lacks Legal Structure and Promised Transparency
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SCMP
Top CIOs cautious on global growth amid Trump and China policy uncertainties
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Nvidia CEO to visit China amid Beijing’s antitrust probe, US AI chip curbs
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Hong Kong stocks bounce back from 4-month low as CSRC vows to stabilise market
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Distressed property deals to rise this year as slump forces landlords, receivers to cut prices
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Chinese tech firms face curbs on overseas expansion under Trump 2.0, UBS analyst says
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US proposes to increase oversight of ‘de minimis’ exemption for low-value imports
Euronews
- Unions, green groups fear sweeping deregulation as EU pursues competitiveness agenda
- Virgin Group speeds up train order to compete with Eurostar challenge
- California wildfire costs set to impact European reinsurance giants
- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin calls off maiden launch of new rocket over vehicle issue
- China sees a boom in EV sales while petrol-filled cars tank
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Asia Financial
- China Fumes as TSMC Begins Producing 4nm Chips in US
- TikTok’s Could Face Ban in US After Bad Day in Court – GZero
- Biden Restricts Access to AI Chips to US Firms And Its Allies
- US Probe Shows China Unfairly Dominates Shipbuilding: Sources
- New US Sanctions ‘Will Cut Russian Oil Shipped to China, India’
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Japan Times
- BOJ deputy chief signals chance of rate hike next week
- SoftBank's chip designer Arm considers acquiring Ampere Computing
- White House unveils new curbs on exporting Nvidia AI chips
- Japan’s 40-year yield rises to highest since debut in 2007
- China discusses sale of TikTok U.S. to Elon Musk as possible option
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Coindesk
- Crypto Bank Sygnum Gets Unicorn Status With $58M Round
- Binance.US Chief: The SEC Called Us a Cauldron of Fraud, Without Any Evidence
- Is Bitcoin Bottom In? BTC's Price Action is Inverse of December Peak Above $108K
- Sony’s Layer-2 Blockchain “Soneium” Goes Live
- Why Investor Protection and Enforcement Still Matters
- MoonPay Buys Crypto Payment Processor Helio for $175M
- U.S. Judges Demand SEC 'Explain Itself' for Rebuffing Requests for Crypto Rules
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The Block
- Semler Scientific expands bitcoin holdings to 2,321 BTC with latest $23 million purchase
- Sygnum Bank achieves Unicorn status following $58 million funding round to expand Bitcoin focus
- Japan’s Remixpoint buys 33.3 additional bitcoin, boosting holdings to nearly $32 million
- Sony’s public blockchain platform Soneium launches on mainnet
- Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis acquires AI-powered fraud detection platform Alterya
- Polymarket users bet on whether Trump will say ‘bitcoin’ or ‘dogecoin’ in his inauguration speech
- Trump’s first day executive orders could repeal SEC’s controversial accounting bulletin: Washington Post
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Blockworks
- MoonPay acquires Solana startup to grow payments services
- Bitcoin ETFs: Better year or sophomore slump?
- Tis the season for campaign promises follow-throughs
- AI agent sector suffers 44% market cap wipeout
- Binance hasn’t slowed since CZ — neither have the memecoin launches
- Accountable aims to be ‘the new Celsius’
- Meet Sol Strategies: The MicroStrategy of Solana
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Wikipedia Current Events
January 13
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War
- War against the Islamic State
- Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
- Twenty-six ISIS militants are allegedly killed, including a female combatant and two soldiers, and several others are injured when Puntland forces capture eight ISIS bases during ongoing offensive military operations in Bari, Puntland, Somalia. (Idil News) (AFP)
- Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
- War against the Islamic State
- 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
- 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement
- The Israel Defense Forces strike several Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, alleging that the targets violated the terms of the ceasefire agreement. (The Times of Israel)
- 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement
- Israel–Hamas war
Business and economy
- A general strike by Belgian unions to protest against government plans for pension reform occurs, with the work stoppages severely disrupting public transport in Brussels as well as rail and air travel throughout the country. (Politico)
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 California wildfires
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
- AccuWeather releases a preliminary estimate of the total physical and economic losses caused by the ongoing wildfires in Southern California of between US$250–275 billion, a figure attributed to exceptionally high property values in and near Santa Monica, which would surpass their estimates of the costs of the entire 2020 United States wildfire season as well as Hurricane Helene in 2024. (NBC News)
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
- Twelve people are killed and many others are missing in a landslide in Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar, that buried or damaged around 50 homes. (AP)
Law and crime
- 2025 California wildfires
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
- Prosecutors charge nine people for looting homes during the Palisades and Eaton fires. (Los Angeles Times)
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
- Venezuelan attorney general Tarek Saab asks for an arrest warrant and a red notice from Interpol against opposition figure Leopoldo López, who is currently in exile. Venezuela accuses López of instigating the use of arms against the state and treason, among other charges. (Reuters)
- A judge in Peru dismisses charges of money laundering against Popular Force leader and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Efforts to impeach Sara Duterte
- Members of the Iglesia ni Cristo hold a nationwide National Rally for Peace in the Philippines to express their disapproval of impeachment efforts against Vice President Sara Duterte. (Rappler)
- International Court of Justice President Nawaf Salam becomes the Prime minister designate of Lebanon after winning an absolute majority of votes from parliament. (CNN)