Explainer-What is bitcoin’s ‘halving’, and does it matter?

Explainer-What is bitcoin’s ‘halving’, and does it matter?

LONDON (Reuters) – As bitcoin’s price reaches new heights, attention is turning to its upcoming “halving” and whether it is playing a role in its ascent.  Depending on where you sit, the halving is a vital event that will burnish...
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Stocks slip, US yields edge higher with data eyed

Stocks slip, US yields edge higher with data eyed

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -A gauge of global stock markets edged lower and U.S. Treasury yields rose modestly on Wednesday, as investors looked to the next round of data on inflation and consumer health for clues on the...
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Dollar Tree misses holiday-quarter estimates, to shut nearly 1,000 stores

Dollar Tree misses holiday-quarter estimates, to shut nearly 1,000 stores

By Granth Vanaik and Anuja Bharat Mistry (Reuters) -Dollar Tree missed market expectations for holiday-quarter sales and profit on Wednesday and laid out plans to shutter 970 of its Family Dollar stores, as the retailer looks to revamp the struggling...
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Oil prices up 3% to 4-month high on US crude stock drop, Russian refinery attacks

Oil prices up 3% to 4-month high on US crude stock drop, Russian refinery attacks

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about 3% to a four-month high on Wednesday on a surprise withdrawal in U.S. crude inventories, a bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. gasoline stocks and potential supply disruptions after Ukrainian attacks on...
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Pakistan to ask for new, longer-term bailout during IMF review

Pakistan to ask for new, longer-term bailout during IMF review

By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold a second and last review of Pakistan’s $3 billion stand-by arrangement (SBA) this week, the finance ministry and the IMF said on Wednesday, during which...
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Ukrainian drones damage Russian oil refineries in second day of attacks

Ukrainian drones damage Russian oil refineries in second day of attacks

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine struck Russian oil refineries in a second day of heavy drone attacks on Wednesday, causing a fire at Rosneft’s biggest refinery in one of the most serious attacks against Russia’...
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Musk says ‘Deutschland rocks!’ after visit to arson-hit Tesla plant

Musk says ‘Deutschland rocks!’ after visit to arson-hit Tesla plant

BERLIN (Reuters) – Elon Musk on Wednesday visited Tesla’s European gigafactory in Gruenheide, Germany, where operations had resumed after an arson attack on a nearby electricity pylon last week led to a costly power outage that halted production. T...
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US FDA staff raises concerns over data from J&J, Bristol’s CAR-T therapies

US FDA staff raises concerns over data from J&J, Bristol’s CAR-T therapies

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s staff on Wednesday raised concerns that it was unclear if Johnson & Johnson and Bristol Myers Squibb’s cancer cell therapies would benefit blood cancer patients when given as early treatments. ...
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Wells Fargo pushes back Fed rate-cut expectation to June from May

Wells Fargo pushes back Fed rate-cut expectation to June from May

(Reuters) -Wells Fargo on Wednesday joined major banks such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and UBS Wealth Management in forecasting the first rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve in June. Wells Fargo, which had previously expected the cut in...
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