By Tim Reid DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) -Republican rivals Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley jockeyed on Wednesday to emerge as the clear alternative to frontrunner Donald Trump just days before voting in the presidential primary race kicks off in Iowa. Here are takeaways from their first head-to-head debate: CANDIDATES ATTACK EACH OTHER, GO EASY ON …
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By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley came out swinging at Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate, as the two candidates sought to emerge as the leading alternative to Donald Trump just days before the campaign’s first votes are cast. But with the former …
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By Hannah Lang and Suzanne McGee WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday approved the first U.S.-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) to track bitcoin, in a watershed for the world’s largest cryptocurrency and the broader crypto industry. The Securities and Exchange Commission said it approved 11 applications, including from BlackRock, Ark Investments/21Shares, Fidelity, …
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By Jihoon Lee and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s credit market is showing signs of stability less than two weeks after officials pledged to expand a $66 billion program if needed to limit the fallout from a builder’s debt woes, analysts said, but added that it was still early days. An announcement by Taeyoung …
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By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s markets, which soared after President Javier Milei took office a month ago, are now giving the libertarian leader a dose of reality, with bond prices slipping, the peso weakening again and investors wary of the government’s new debt auctions. The splash of cold water from investors after …
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By Aditi Shah, Shivangi Acharya and Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s trade department has backed lowering taxes on hybrid vehicles to help the transition to cleaner energy sources, following demands by Japanese car makers, five government and industry sources told Reuters. The move could irk some local carmakers. India’s combined sales and additional …
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By Muyu Xu and Arathy Somasekhar SINGAPORE/HOUSTON (Reuters) -The economic incentive to import oil from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia has closed as the cost of booking supertankers on the route has surged amid a jump in bookings for the vessels, traders said this week. With the arbitrage for U.S. shipments closed, Asian refiners …
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By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday as megacaps rallied, but gains were limited ahead of inflation reports and major bank earnings later in the week. Microsoft, Meta Platforms and Nvidia were the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 index, as the benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield held near 4%and …
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By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgian authorities are investigating the defacing of a recently-installed icon in Tbilisi’s main cathedral depicting Josef Stalin, a case that has exposed deep divisions in Georgia over the former Soviet dictator’s legacy in his homeland. An unknown culprit splashed paint on Tuesday on the icon, which has been displayed …
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By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stock indexes rose and U.S. 10-year Treasury yields edged up on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to a U.S. consumer price report for possible clues on when the Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates. Late in the day, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the …
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