SINGHU, India (Reuters) – India blocked mobile internet services in several areas surrounding New Delhi on Saturday as protesting farmers began a one-day hunger strike after a week of clashes with authorities that left one dead and hundreds injured.Slideshow ( 5 images )Angry at new agricultural laws that they say benefit large private buyers at the expense of producers, tens […]
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FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks visit Xiaomi brand’s store, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kyiv, Ukraine October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn OgirenkoSHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp, which was placed on a Pentagon list of banned companies by the previous U.S. administration of Donald Trump, on Friday filed a legal complaint against the […]
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Slideshow ( 2 images )BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia has reached agreements for doses of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Moderna Inc and Sinovac Biotech Ltd and plans to begin a mass vaccination campaign on Feb. 20, President Ivan Duque said on Friday. The Andean country’s government aims have at least 1 million people vaccinated against the novel coronavirus by the end […]
Read moreSilver Lake Management exited its equity stake in AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., generating around $113 million after converting bonds to equity and selling the shares as the movie theater chain’s stock rallied. The private equity firm converted $600 million of 2.95% bonds to equity at a price of $13.51 a share, according to a regulatory filing Friday. It then sold […]
Read more(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission waded into the battle between small investors and Wall Street hedge funds on Friday, warning brokerages and social-media traders it was on alert for any wrongdoing in this week’s roller-coaster trade. GameStop shares rallied again, awarding retail investors the advantage in the latest round of their week-long slugfest against major financial institutions […]
Read moreWhat’s next for Robinhood after Gamestop stock price surge? Scott Martin of Kingsview Wealth Management and Future File legacy planning system creator Carol Roth provide their insights into how Wall Street and Robinhood have reacted to the Gamestop short squeeze. Robinhood Markets Inc. on Friday told Massachusetts regulators that it doesn't take advantage of inexperienced customers, capping a wild week […]
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In its 19-year history on the U.S. stock market, GameStop Corp. has never experienced a journey like this — record volatility, multiple trading halts and an $18 billion boom in market value. The video-game retailer soared 400% this week even as brokerages including Robinhood Markets clamped down on retail trades that burned short sellers and hedge funds. Its shares have […]
Read moreWhite House press secretary Psaki holds presser with John Kerry, Gina McCarthy-FBN undefined John Kerry is back in the public eye for his new role leading climate policy for the Biden White House, with a seat on the National Security Council. Continue Reading Below Kerry, the former secretary of state, lieutenant governor and senator from Massachusetts, and an unsuccessful 2004 […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Patrick Hughes has put his two side-by-side bars in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, Hellcat Annie’s and Scruffy Duffy’s, up for sale – for 25 bitcoins or 800 Etherium tokens, now worth up to $1.12 million. He listed the bars in the western Manhattan neighborhood – which like other eating and drinking establishments have been hit hard […]
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