Nifty 50, Kospi, Nikkei 225, India trade deal

Bombay Gate Gateway of India, Mumbai Arutthaphon Poolsawasd | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington and India had struck a trade deal and would immediately begin cutting tariffs on each other’s goods. Trump added that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had agreed to step up purchases…

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Crypto bill hits road bumps as midterms loom

{Beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Crypto bill clears hurdles as midterms approach A major cryptocurrency bill has cleared several hurdles in the Senate in recent weeks, dimming the legislation’s prospects in a midterm election year when policymaking efforts are expected to face a short runway. © Greg Nash Efforts to advance… Source link

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Powell probe over Fed HQ renovation should continue

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the day he announced the creation of a critical mineral reserve, in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 2, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday said a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell should continue, shrugging off a Republican senator’s vow…

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Strategy slides after bitcoin briefly dips below crypto firm’s key breakeven level

Michael Saylor, chairman of MicroStrategy, speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 26, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Strategy plunged roughly 7% on Monday after bitcoin dipped below the cryptocurrency treasury company’s average purchase price per token.   Bitcoin traded at about $74,500 at its bottom on Monday – its…

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX reportedly combining with xAI ahead of potential IPO

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) weather satellite Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U (GOES-U) lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, June 25, 2024.  Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk is combining rocket maker SpaceX with his artificial…

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