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US bond ETF launches up 50% from last year’s levels
Bond-focused exchange-traded fund launches nearly doubled from last year’s levels in 2024, driven by expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Nearly 120
Russia calls for tougher measures against cryptocurrency miners
The southern Russian republic of Dagestan called for tougher measures against cryptocurrency miners who, according to local officials, were causing power outages and trying to
US awards Polar Semiconductor $123 million chip deal
The US Department of Commerce announced the award of a $123 million grant to Polar Semiconductor to expand its Minnesota plant, which will allow the
SpaceX plans to send five unmanned spacecraft to Mars in two years
SpaceX plans to launch about five unmanned Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk said. Earlier this month, Musk had said the
Samsung plans to invest $1.8 billion more in Vietnam
Samsung plans to invest $1.8 billion in a factory in northern Vietnam to produce OLED displays for automobiles and technology equipment. The new OLED display
China urges vigilance against Taiwanese cyber attacks
China’s Ministry of National Security said a Taiwanese-backed hacking group called Anonymous 64 has been carrying out cyber attacks against targets in China. Taiwan’s Ministry
SEC approves listing of options on BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the listing and trading of options for asset manager BlackRock’s bitcoin exchange-traded fund on Nasdaq. Options trading
Brazilian court asks X for documents
Brazil’s Supreme Court has asked social platform X, owned by Elon Musk, to produce documents validating its new legal representative in the country. Separately, the
Qualcomm approached Intel for an acquisition in recent days
Qualcomm has in recent days approached Intel to explore a possible acquisition of the troubled chipmaker, a source familiar with the situation said. Such a
Nintendo sues Palworld
Nintendo and its partner The Pokémon Company have filed a lawsuit against the creator of the hit game Palworld for alleged patent infringement. Palworld quickly