November 20, 20240 Comments

Asia FX muted as China keeps rates unchanged; dollar steadies from recent dip By Investing.com

Investing.com– Most Asian currencies moved in a tight range on Wednesday with the yuan treading water after China left benchmark rates unchanged, while the dollar steadied from recent losses.  Regional markets saw a dearth of major cues this week, as traders mostly held back on big bets in anticipation of more cues on what a Donald Trump presidency will entail for the U.S. This notion also helped the dollar steady

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November 20, 20240 Comments

Trump to interview Warsh, Rowan for Treasury job on Wednesday, Bloomberg News reports By Reuters

(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to interview former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh and Apollo Global Management (NYSE:) CEO Marc Rowan on Wednesday for the post of Treasury Secretary, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Financial Times separately reported on Tuesday that Rowan has emerged as a top contender for the Treasury job, citing several people familiar with the matter. The

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November 20, 20240 Comments

MSF charity halts work in Port-au-Prince over attacks

The humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended its operations in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, following a violent attack on its staff and the alleged killing of two patients they were treating by Haitian police officers. The incident took place last week as violence continued to worsen in the country. An estimated 25 people were killed in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday alone in what police say was a foiled

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November 20, 20240 Comments

Mike Tyson, Jake Paul fight was most-streamed sports event: Netflix

Mike Tyson (black gloves) fights Jake Paul (silver gloves) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Nov. 15, 2024. Kevin Jairaj | Usa Today Sports Via Reuters Con Friday’s highly anticipated boxing match between former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will be remembered for more than its unique card. The bout shown on Netflix was the most-streamed global sporting event ever with 65 million live concurrent streams

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November 20, 20240 Comments

H&R Block and Intuit drop on a report that Elon Musk’s DOGE may develop a new tax-filing app

H&R Block and Intuit shares dropped on Tuesday after the Washington Post reported that President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, which is run by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is looking at developing a free app for people to file their taxes. The publication cited two people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, in reporting that the leaders of the incoming administration’s DOGE discussed the idea of

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November 20, 20240 Comments

Oil nudges up on escalating Ukraine war, signs of improving China demand By Reuters

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) – Oil edged up on Wednesday amid an escalation in the Ukraine war and signs of growing Chinese crude imports, while rising stocks checked overall price gains. futures gained 9 cents, or 0.1%, to $73.40 a barrel by 0003 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $69.53 per barrel. U.S. crude oil stocks were seen rising by 4.75 million barrels

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November 20, 20240 Comments

Details, Here’s Why Shiba Inu (SHIB) Is Moving Like Snail, Solana (SOL) Pushes to $300 as Billions in Volume Flow In By U.Today

U.Today – In addition to surpassing earlier highs, has reached a critical price level of $92,000, which has strengthened its position in the current bullish cycle. With Bitcoin once again proving its tenacity and growth potential, this milestone instills new hope in the market. A substantial change in market sentiment is indicated by the chart, which shows that Bitcoin has decisively broken above a long descending channel. This breakout is

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