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Explainer: Does the cryptocurrency crash pose a threat to the financial system?

Representations of virtual cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration taken November 28, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – On Tuesday, bitcoin fell briefly below $30,000 for the first time in 10 months, while cryptocurrencies overall have lost nearly $800 billion in market value in […]

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Business

Explainer: Can Elon Musk renegotiate a lower price for his Twitter deal?

May 11 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) shares have plunged to their lowest level since the social media company agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk for $44 billion on April 25, raising questions about whether the world’s richest person will try to renegotiate the deal. On Tuesday, the implied probability of the deal closing […]

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Business

Indexes fall, led by Nasdaq, as inflation data offers little relief to investors

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register US consumer prices slow in April; inflation still high Coinbase falls on Q1 revenue slump, net loss Indexes: Dow down 0.1%, S&P down 0.6%, […]

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Court says Musk recklessly tweeted that ‘funding secured’ for taking Tesla private

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10 (Reuters) – A court said that Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets that funding was secured to take Tesla private was inaccurate and reckless, saying “there was nothing concrete” about financing from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund at that time. The decision by US District Judge Edward Chen of San Francisco is a […]

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Markets

Analysis: Pain not over for US bond market but some see yields nearing their peaks

An eagle tops the Federal Reserve building’s facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) – Interest rate jitters keep hammering the US bond market but some investors are starting to think a possible slowdown in price pressure as well as […]

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Markets

ARK’s Wood sees global recession, blames market selloff on Fed hike plan

Cathie Wood, Founder, CEO and CIO of ARK Invest, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, US, May 2, 2022. REUTERS/David Swanson Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) – The global economy is in recession and recent stock market volatility is a […]

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Gay dating app Grindr to go public in $2.1 billion SPAC deal

May 9 (Reuters) – Gay dating app Grindr said on Monday it would go public through a merger with a blank-check acquisition firm – a deal that values ​​it at $2.1 billion and features Tiga Investments CEO Raymond Zage on both sides of the transaction. Grindr said its existing shareholders would own 78% of the […]