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Cryptocurrency

Trump, Crypto’s Intended White Knight, Immediately Worries the Industry

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For the crypto industry, President Trump is something of an enigma. But the launch of the Trump family coins was a bit, well, embarrassing.

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Big Tech

Under Trump 2.0, EU’s Big Tech Enforcement Becomes a Sovereignty Issue

The EU wants everyone to know it has no intention of genuflecting toward a new Trump administration and won’t stop doling out Big Tech fines.

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Social Media

TikTok Restored Services in the US. Now What?

After a brief blackout period from late Saturday, TikTok began restoring services to US users on Sunday morning.

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Energy

Oil Markets Show Signs of Resilience and Retreat as 2025 Gets Underway

With the way things are going today, it’s becoming increasingly hard to figure out what’s going on with the oil market.

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Social Media

The TikTok Ban Looms But Nobody Can Agree On What That Means

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The clock is ticking on TikTok. Or is it? And if it is, whose hand is on the alarm setting as of this morning?

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Energy

OPEC+ Once Again Moves to Cut Production

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The global oil cartel announced it would be extending its ongoing production cuts through the first few months of next year.

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Banking

Goldman Sachs Taps a New Generation of Leadership Ahead of Deals Boom

The toast of Wall Street has elevated a new generation of executives to run its investment banking and trading operations.

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Artificial Intelligence

Mistral CEO Says the Company Wants an IPO

Mistral is among a clutch of privately held AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic that have seen valuations soar.

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Policy & Power

Is Trump Pivoting From a Trade War to an International Tax Fight?

The Trump 2.0 era may have officially begun this week, but the much-hyped tariff-fueled trade war has not. At least, not yet.

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