By Jake Spring and Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at U.N. talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world’s 20 major economies can break. Heads of state arriving in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for the G20 summit will spend Monday
The makers of Ozempic and Zepbound are fighting to stop compounded copies of their drugs. But it’s unclear whether they can ramp up production enough. Source link
🇺🇸 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says “I put most of my wealth into Bitcoin, so I am fully committed.” @WatcherGuru
Venture capitalist Chris Burniske thinks meme tokens have a purpose that will ultimately lead to the development of fundamentally sound crypto projects. Burniske tells his 303,400 followers on the social media platform X that he believes the dominance of memecoins in this market cycle is forcing the hand of other crypto projects to innovate and stand out. According to the crypto veteran, the “forcing function” of memecoins is ultimately a
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign Source link
One of Dogecoin’s (DOGE) competitors has skyrocketed after being added to the listing roadmap of top US crypto exchange Coinbase. In a new announcement, Coinbase says it’s adding memecoin Floki (FLOKI) to its listing roadmap, which the exchange uses for transparency and to prevent insider trading on coins prior to them being listed. News of the potential listing caused FLOKI to surge, sending the memecoin from a low of $0.000217
In the leadup to this month’s election, House Speaker Mike Johnson promised that Republicans would make “massive” changes to the Affordable Care Act if they won a government sweep. With a trifecta now in hand, the party will soon have its chance to make good on that vow. So far, GOP leaders have been vague about what exactly they might do. During his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, President-elect
Weather worsens in Philippines as Super Typhoon Man-yi gets closer A super typhoon has made second landfall on the Philippines’ main island of Luzon, with forecasters warning of “life-threatening storm surge”, heavy rains and severe winds. Man-Yi, known locally as Pepito, first touched down on the country’s eastern Cantanduanes island at 21:40 local time (13:40 GMT) on Saturday, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 195 km/h (121mph), the state forecaster
A McDonald’s restaurant in El Sobrante, California, on Oct. 23, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images After a tough year for the restaurant industry, executives can’t wait for 2025 to start. “I don’t know about you guys, but I’m ready for ’24 to be behind us, and I think ’25 is going to be a great year,” Kate Jaspon, CFO of Dunkin’ parent Inspire Brands, said at
After last month’s excitement over stimulus plans, Chinese stocks now face mounting challenges as earnings have yet to pick up and heightened U.S. trade tensions loom. “Stock picking remains important with [the] headwind of tariffs, a weaker currency and persistent deflation,” Morgan Stanley chief China equity strategist Laura Wang and a team said in a report Thursday. For investment options, she referred to the firm’s survey of China stocks the
