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Kenyan President Ruto withdraws controversial finance bill following deadly protests

Kenyan President Ruto withdraws controversial finance bill following deadly protests  CNNKenya president backs down on tax hikes after deadly unrest  ReutersKenya's Tax U-Turn Highlights Political Realities of Africa's High Debt Burden  The Wall Street JournalWho Is Auma Obama? Former President's Sister Tear-Gassed In Kenya Protests  ForbesKenyan President Rejects Bill That Led to Deadly Protests  The New York Times...

Nvidia Stock Surges as Sales Forecast Delivers on AI Hopes

(Bloomberg) -- Shares of Nvidia Corp., the chipmaker at the center of an artificial intelligence boom, surged on Thursday after a bullish sales forecast showed that AI computing spending remains strong. Most Read from Bloomberg Nvidia Stock Surges as Sales Forecast Delivers on AI Hopes Harvard Students Walk Out of Commencement Protesting Suspensions Citi Trader

GameStop and AMC Shares Soar as Meme Stock Revival Continues

DealBook | Revival of Meme Stock Mania Continues for GameStop and AMC https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/business/dealbook/gamestop-amc-meme-stocks.html U.S. World Business Arts Lifestyle Opinion Audio Games Cooking Wirecutter The Athletic Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT A heady market rally extended to a second day after Keith Gill, the trader known as Roaring Kitty who rallied small investors to buy out-of-favor stocks in

Ethereum ETF Applicants Ditch Staking Language in ‘Temporary Concession’ to SEC: Analyst

As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) mulls applications for spot Ethereum ETFs—with analysts expecting approval as soon as this week—amended filings from several asset managers have dropped their language around staking. Staking refers to the process through which users delegate Ethereum tokens to the network in exchange for rewards. It became a core component

US home sales post second straight monthly drop; house prices jump

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly fell in April as higher mortgage rates and house prices weighed on demand, dealing another setback to the housing market. Though the report from the National Association of Realtors on Wednesday showed inventory increasing last month to a 2-1/2-year high entry-level homes remained scarce

Stock market today: US futures tread water with Dow poised for another bid for 40,000

US stocks ticked upward Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) closed at 40,000 for the first time ever. The Dow rose 0.3% to score its record high. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) ticked up 0.1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) slipped 0.1%, but all the gauges notched weekly wins. Investor enthusiasm for interest

Walmart stock pops after earnings beat, retailer surpasses $500 billion in market cap

Walmart (WMT) wowed Wall Street yet again, causing the stock to jump as much as 7% in early trading Thursday. For its fiscal 2025 Q1, America's biggest retailer posted revenue of $161.51 billion, higher than the $159.58 billion expected, while adjusted earnings per share also came in higher at $0.60, compared with estimates of $0.53.

GameStop soars as flag bearer ‘Roaring Kitty’ resurfaces, sparks meme stock rally

By Medha Singh and Laura Matthews (Reuters) -Shares of videogame retailer GameStop surged 70% on Monday after "Roaring Kitty", a former marketer at an insurance firm credited with sparking the 2021 meme stock rally, returned to X.com after a three-year hiatus from social media. GameStop's shares hit an 18-month high at $38.20 and were halted