US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday broadly eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector in response to a deal reached between the … Read more

Crypto giant Binance’s US affiliate halts direct dollar withdrawals

Crypto giant Binance’s US affiliate halts direct dollar withdrawals

Smartphone with displayed Binance logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken, June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. unit of cryptocurrency exchange Binance has halted withdrawal of dollars by its clients from the platform, its updated terms showed on Monday. … Read more

Exclusive: Biden eyes adding AI chip curbs to Chinese companies abroad

Exclusive: Biden eyes adding AI chip curbs to Chinese companies abroad

Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 12 (Reuters) – The Biden administration is considering closing a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to American artificial intelligence (AI) chips through units located overseas, according to four people familiar … Read more

SPAC to return remaining $533 million raise for Trump social media deal

SPAC to return remaining $533 million raise for Trump social media deal

The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a display of former U.S. President Donald Trump in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC.O), the SPAC that plans to merge with former U.S. … Read more

Germany’s Birkenstock set for US listing after $1.5 bln IPO

Germany’s Birkenstock set for US listing after $1.5 bln IPO

A pair of shoes is pictured in a window of a Birkenstock footwear store in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 11 (Reuters) – LVMH-backed Birkenstock (BIRK.N) was set to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday after the German luxury sandal maker notched a … Read more

Birkenstock prices US IPO conservatively at $46 per share

Birkenstock prices US IPO conservatively at $46 per share

A pair of shoes is pictured in a window of a Birkenstock footwear store in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) – German premium footwear Birkenstock Holding (BIRK.N) chose to price its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) conservatively at the middle of its indicated price … Read more

Finland says ‘outside activity’ likely damaged gas pipeline, telecoms cable

Finland says ‘outside activity’ likely damaged gas pipeline, telecoms cable

Gas pipeline, telecoms cable connect Finland and Estonia Cause of the damage, and who did it, unclear – Finnish PM No threat to energy safety, telecommunications – Finnish PM European gas prices rise on the news HELSINKI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A subsea gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia under the … Read more

SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) – As blank-check deals go, it hardly could have been much worse than Better. The online mortgage lender led by Vishal Garg unveiled plans in May 2021 to go public at a nearly $8 billion valuation by way of a special-purpose acquisition company, exuberantly telling investors it expected to … Read more

United Airlines to announce order for 110 Airbus, Boeing jets – sources

United Airlines to announce order for 110 Airbus, Boeing jets – sources

A United Airlines Airbus A319-100 jet takes off from Washington National Airport in Washington, U.S., August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 3 (Reuters) – United Airlines (UAL.O) is set to announce an order for 110 aircraft from Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (AIR.PA) on Tuesday, a purchase that includes 50 widebody Boeing … Read more

ByteDance’s valuation slumps by a quarter in stock buyback – source

ByteDance’s valuation slumps by a quarter in stock buyback – source

The ByteDance logo is seen at the company’s office building in Shanghai, China July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 2 (Reuters) – China’s ByteDance is buying back shares from U.S. employees in a deal that values the TikTok parent company at $223.5 billion, about 26% lower than a valuation a year … Read more