New York District Attorneys Seek Approval of New Deadly Driving Bill
BRONX, NY—District Attorneys from Suffolk, Bronx, and Queens counties have united to press for the swift passage of the “Deadly Driving Bill.” Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney, alongside Bronx District…
Exclusive-Biden approval ticks up, extremism still top worry, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s approval ratings ticked up slightly in the last month, according to a poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, as more Americans named extremism and threats to democracy…
16 States Sue Biden Admin Over Natural Gas Exports Approval Pause
16 States Sue Biden Admin Over Natural Gas Exports Approval Pause Nick Pope on March 21, 2024 A coalition of 16 states is suing the Biden administration over its January decision to…
Sen. Menendez Faces Plummeting Approval in New Jersey Amid Corruption Charges
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ — A recent Monmouth University Poll reveals a significant decline in public support for Sen. Bob Menendez following his latest corruption charges, marking a stark contrast to sentiment…
Mayor Eric Adams Faces Low Approval Ratings Amid Various City Challenges
NEW YORK CITY, NY — Mayor Eric Adams is encountering significant challenges as he approaches the end of his second year in office, with a Quinnipiac University poll of registered voters in…
Phil Murphy’s Approval Rating Hangs at 46% as Wife’s Campaign Lingers On
Madison, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey maintains a stable approval rating amidst the growing political landscape shaped by First Lady Tammy Murphy’s Senate campaign, as revealed by the latest…
FTX sold about $1 billion of Grayscale’s bitcoin ETF since its approval – CoinDesk
(Reuters) – FTX has sold 22 million shares worth close to $1 billion in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) since it was converted into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) earlier this month, taking FTX’s…
Bitcoin miner Core Scientific gets court approval for restructuring
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved Core Scientific’s Chapter 11 restructuring, allowing the bitcoin mining company to cut $400 million in debt and emerge…
CoinShares to acquire Valkyrie Funds after US spot bitcoin ETF approval
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – CoinShares International said on Friday it has exercised an option to acquire Valkyrie Funds, expanding the European digital asset firm’s U.S. offerings, after Valkyrie’s spot bitcoin…
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs could win approval next week after last-minute application updates
By Suzanne McGee and Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Investment management firms, stock exchanges and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday discussed final wording changes on filings for spot bitcoin ETFs,…
US pharmacy chain Rite Aid agrees to bankruptcy mediation, gets loan approval
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pharmacy chain Rite Aid received court approval on Tuesday for a bankruptcy loan that would let the company borrow an additional $200 million, while agreeing…
‘I Am Reading All The Polls!’: Veteran Comedian Roasts Biden For Berating Staffers Over Sagging Approval Numbers
‘I Am Reading All The Polls!’: Veteran Comedian Roasts Biden For Berating Staffers Over Sagging Approval Numbers Harold Hutchison on December 18, 2023 Comedian Nick Di Paolo roasted President Joe Biden on…
California’s only nuclear plant gets state approval for 5-year extension
(Reuters) – California’s utilities regulator on Thursday granted a five-year extension to operate Pacific Gas and Electric’s Diablo Canyon power plant, the state’s only nuclear facility, to avoid electricity shortages during extreme…
Approval of Brazil’s Lula roughly stable in December -polls
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Approval of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government was roughly stable in December, according to two polls released on Thursday. Nearing the end of the first year…
Biden approval near lowest level of his presidency-Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s popularity was near its lowest level of his presidency this month, a sign of the challenges ahead for his re-election bid next…
Sri Lanka to receive about $600m ADB funding post-IMF approval – official
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will get about $600 million, on a staggered basis, from the Asian Development Bank after the International Monetary Fund releases the second tranche of…
Retail investors crowd into Eli Lilly after weight-loss drug approval
By Bhanvi Satija and Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) – Retail flows into Eli Lilly spiked to a more than two-year high in November, as small investors rushed to buy the stock after the…
Airline SAS wins $450 million loan approval in US court ruling
(Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy court ruled on Thursday that Scandinavian airline SAS can receive a loan next week of $450 million from investment firm Castlelake, boosting the carrier’s effort to complete…
Ant Group wins approval to release AI products to Chinese public
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Ant Group has received Chinese government approval to release products powered by its “Bailing” artificial intelligence (AI) large language model to the public, a spokesperson for the Chinese firm…
Biden approval near lowest of his term as immigration concerns rise -Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s popularity was near the lowest level of his presidency this month as Americans’ concerns over immigration rose to their highest level since…
Biden’s Economic Approval Dives To Lowest Point Of His Presidency: POLL
Biden’s Economic Approval Dives To Lowest Point Of His Presidency: POLL Jake Smith on October 2, 2023 President Joe Biden’s economic approval ratings have hit an all time low as his administration…
Glencore may look elsewhere for recycling hub after Italy rejects fast-track approval
MILAN (Reuters) – Glencore Plc may look at alternative options for a recycling hub in Europe for electric car batteries after the Italian region of Sardinia rejected a fast-track approval process for…
Country Garden wins approval to extend another onshore bond
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Embattled Chinese developer Country Garden has won approval from creditors to extend repayment on another onshore bond, the last in the batch of eight bonds it has been…
Country Garden wins approval to extend yuan bond – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Chinese property developer Country Garden won bondholders’ approval on the last of a batch of eight local notes it sought to stretch out repayments on, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.…
FTX gets court approval to sell crypto assets
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX received U.S. court permission on Wednesday to liquidate cryptocurrency assets, a move the company said would allow it to repay customers…
Lingering inflation worries keep Biden approval stagnant at 40%-Reuters/Ipsos
By Josephine Walker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating held steady at 40% in early August, with concerns about the economy souring Americans’ opinion of his performance despite…
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