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☆ An N.F.L. Stadium Brings Sports Betting Inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | More About Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Since a Supreme Court ruling in 2018 opened the door for more states to greenlight sports gambling, the N.F.L. issued its most extensive set of penalties for violations of its gambling policy. Nine players in the past four years — including one Commanders player — have received at least season-long bans for betting on N.F.L. This diverges from other professional leagues such as Major League Baseball, which prohibits only betting on baseball games or illegal betting. Commanders left tackle Charles Leno Jr. said he doesn’t like talking about the gambling policy because he’s wary of saying something that could get him in trouble.

Persons: Roger Goodell, —, Charles Leno Jr, Leno, “, ” Organizations: Caesars Entertainment, MGM, Harbor, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, N.F.L, Major League Baseball Locations: FanDuel

Haley's stance on military aid to Ukraine after Russia's 2022 invasion in particular puts her at odds with much of her party's rank-and-file. The campaign is making a strategic wager, advisers said, that Haley's full-throated support for Ukraine is more popular among voters looking to move past Trump, than with the Republican Party writ large. That position puts her in conflict with rivals, Republican front-runner Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign town hall meeting in Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S., September 5, 2023. Haley is getting more attention from Republican voters since the first Republican primary debate on Aug. 23, where she strongly asserted the importance of confronting Russia and China.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Haley, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Brian Snyder, Betsy Ankney, DeSantis, they're, Al Lepine, Mike Loftus, Gram Slattery, Grant McCool Organizations: United Nations, Republican, Reuters, Trump, U.S, United, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Mexico, Ukraine, China, Taiwan, U.S, Trump , Florida, Claremont , New Hampshire, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, MEXICO, United States, Europe

☆ Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +88 min

Iger told Chapek that he lived for those "two-shower days," according to people familiar with the conversation. In January 2020, Iger told Chapek the plan was back on. During his 27 years at the company, Chapek had only attended one annual meeting — as a guest in the audience. Bob Iger, Disney CEO, during a CNBC interview, Feb. 9, 2023. WATCH: Disney CEO Bob Iger's exclusive July 2023 CNBC interviewTake the 'A'During Chapek's tenure as CEO, Disney lost more than a quarter of its market value.

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☆ Analysis-Grayscale victory big boost for decade-long spot bitcoin ETF push
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Hannah Lang | Chris Prentice | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are placed on a PC motherboard, in this illustration taken June 16, 2023. A spot bitcoin ETF would give investors exposure to the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization without having to own it. The SEC has denied all spot bitcoin ETF applications, saying applicants have not shown they can protect investors from market manipulation. Grayscale argued the same setup should be satisfactory for its spot ETF, since both products rely on bitcoin’s underlying price. Other firms have spot bitcoin ETF applications with the SEC, including asset management giant BlackRock, Fidelity and WisdomTree.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Grayscale’s, It’s, ”, Christopher LaVigne, Withers, “, Michael Sonnenshein, Bitcoin, Sui Chung, Joseph Toner, Seth Hertlein, Ryan Louvar, Paul Grewal, ” Coinbase, Withers ’ LaVigne Organizations: WASHINGTON, REUTERS, District of Columbia, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, CNBC, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Fidelity, Coinbase, BlackRock, Supreme Locations: Washington, New York, WilmerHale, BlackRock

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are placed on a PC motherboard, in this illustration taken June 16, 2023. A spot bitcoin ETF would give investors exposure to the world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization without having to own it. The SEC has denied all spot bitcoin ETF applications, saying applicants have not shown they can protect investors from market manipulation. Grayscale argued the same setup should be satisfactory for its spot ETF, since both products rely on bitcoin's underlying price. Other firms have spot bitcoin ETF applications with the SEC, including asset management giant BlackRock (BLK.N), Fidelity and WisdomTree (WT.N).

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Grayscale's, It's, Christopher LaVigne, Withers, Michael Sonnenshein, Bitcoin, Sui Chung, Joseph Toner, Seth Hertlein, Ryan Louvar, Paul Grewal, Coinbase, LaVigne, Carolina Mandl, Tom Wilson, Michelle Price, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, District of Columbia, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, CNBC, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Fidelity, Coinbase, CME, BlackRock, Supreme, Thomson Locations: Washington, New York, WilmerHale, London

☆ ‘And Just Like That …’ Season 2 Finale Recap: On the Verge
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Ali Trachta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They are simply entering a five-year holding pattern that Aidan promises will go by in a silent snap. Yes, Wyatt needs steady, present parents right now, but this idea that his recovery will take precisely five years, and that they couldn’t still visit each other during that time, is contrived. The Season 2 finale doesn’t feel final at all. Instead, it feels as if each character were on the verge of becoming richer, more seasoned versions of themselves. Who would have imagined 25 years ago that the traditionalist Charlotte would become the most vocal feminist of them all?

Persons: Carrie aren’t, Aidan, Wyatt, Carrie, Aidan —, Charlotte, Harry Locations: America

☆ Fin Capital has become the most prolific fintech investor in the world. Behind the scenes, there's been a phishing attack, whistleblower complaints, and a wave of exits.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

It was August 2021, during the waning months of the frothy startup bull market, and Fin Capital was on the ascent. The message was a phishing attack — Fin Capital had been hacked. But there is dispute over how Fin Capital handled the attack and its aftermath. Still, as other firms have sharply pulled back on investing in the downturn, Fin Capital has done the opposite. It's unclear whether the whistleblower complaints that former Fin Capital employees filed with the SEC are being investigated.

Persons: Logan Allin, Fin Capital, Allin, you've, Gene Price, Frost Brown Todd, who'd, It's, fiduciaries, Capital, Tom Allin, Obama, Forbes, you'll, he'd, Peter Thiel ., Henry Kravis, Roelof Botha, Thiel, Kravis, Botha, fintech, Pipe's cofounders, Peter Ackerson, Ackerson, Andreessen Horowitz, fundraisings, Ben Bergman, bbergman Organizations: Fin, Sequoia, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Fin Capital, Francis Yacht Club, Constellation, titans, KKR, Sequoia Capital, Caplight, FT Partners, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook Locations: York, Los Angeles, Fin, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, fintech, Sequoia

☆ San Francisco officials want to stop robotaxis operating 24/7 after one got stuck in concrete and others caused traffic chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

San Francisco is getting ready to tell robotaxi operators: not so fast. San Francisco wants robotaxi operators to slow things down amid a series of unfortunate events. San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed motions to the California Public Utilities Commission, the regulatory body that voted in favor of full-scale robotaxi services this month, asking for permits to be temporarily suspended, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. Previously, Waymo could only offer rides without charge and Cruise was limited to operating in about a third of San Francisco. However, San Francisco residents have been increasingly vocal about their city becoming a dangerous test-bed for driverless car technology amid fears the robotaxis will cause havoc.

Persons: Francisco, Cruise, General Motors, David Chiu, Aaron Peskin, Axios, Waymo Organizations: General, California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco Chronicle, Cruise, San Francisco, of Supervisors, San Locations: San Francisco, San Francisco City

☆ Elite investor David Einhorn warns stocks may falter - and cautions the Fed's inflation fight may not be over
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

David Einhorn expects stubborn inflation and the Fed to only cut interest rates next year. If inflation sees a resurgence and rates go higher, that could threaten the current bull market, he says. They may be celebrating too soon, hedge fund boss David Einhorn warned in his quarterly letter to investors this week. He viewed the move as bullish for stocks and likely to fuel inflation at the time. "If we were 'bearish' until March and 'neutral' through June, we would now characterizeourselves as 'worried,'" the veteran investor said.

Persons: David Einhorn, he's, ValueWalk, Einhorn, Greenlight Organizations: Fed, Service, Federal Reserve, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Treasury Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Greenlight Capital releases new investor letter on positioning
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGreenlight Capital releases new investor letter on positioningCNBC's Leslie Picker joins 'Halftime' to discuss the latest investor letter from David Einhorn's Greenlight which details the firms material losers and winners.

Persons: CNBC's Leslie Picker, David Einhorn's Greenlight

☆ Will Hollywood Learn These 5 Lessons From ‘Barbie’?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Kyle Buchanan | More About Kyle Buchanan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But can the runaway success of “Barbie” reshape Hollywood? I’m too cynical to think studio executives will learn all the right lessons from it. Still, “Barbie” proved at least five things to be true, if decision makers are willing to think outside the pink box. A summer movie can be smartly writtenWe count on summer movies to deliver spectacle, but how many also come with a witty, thoughtful script? “Barbie,” by contrast, feels totally thought through instead of frantically rewritten.

Persons: Greta Gerwig’s, Barbie ”, Mario, it’s, Jim Carrey, “ Barbie, they’ll, “ Barbie ”, “ Frances Ha ”, America, Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Barbie Organizations: Mario Bros

☆ David Einhorn is worried about the market, sees stickier inflation than expected
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn said he's getting concerned about the stock market after a strong rally and has added sizable downside protection to his portfolio. Between January and June, the S & P 500 popped 15.9% for its best first half since 2019. Einhorn, 54, believes inflation remains a big risk even though data has suggested easing price pressures. Recent inflation readings have shown a noted deceleration and the tailwind from higher rents is likely to dissipate, causing core inflation to fall further," Einhorn said. "Even so, we believe inflation is stickier and more entrenched than the market is currently appraising."

Persons: Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn, he's, Einhorn, Michael Burry Organizations: CNBC, Green Brick Partners, Nasdaq, Trust, NET

☆ ‘Barbie’ on track to become highest grossing domestic film of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Trailing behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” by an estimated $48 million, writer-director Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” appears destined to gain the top spot for highest grossing domestic film of 2023. While “Pink Fever” has slowed in the last week, “Barbie” is estimated to have earned $33.7 million this weekend to maintain its stronghold in the theaters. The comedy about the iconic doll is estimated to have reached $525 million domestic and nearly $1.2 billion worldwide. “Barbie” took in $10 million Friday alone, earning an average above $11.3 million per day from August 5-11. “Barbie” passed the $500 million domestic mark in the middle of its third week, while “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” needed more than five weeks to reach the milestone.

Persons: New York CNN — “ Barbie ”, Mario, Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie ”, “ Barbie ”, Paul Dergarabedian, “ Oppenheimer, ”, “, Barbenheimer, “ I’ve, Barbie ’, ‘ Barbie ’, ‘ Oppenheimer, ’, Margot Robbie, “ Barbie Organizations: New, New York CNN, Mario Bros, CNN, Collider, Warner Bros, Warner Bros . Locations: New York, North America

☆ 'Barbie' makes history with $1 billion box office
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —“Barbie” has answered the billion-dollar question with a resounding “yes.” Barely three weeks into its run, writer-director Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster has raked in an astounding $1.03 billion at the global box office, according to official Warner Bros. estimates. He added the movie’s marketing campaign was the first hint “Barbie” would be a box office smash. “Barbie” was distributed by Warner Bros., which is owned by CNN’s parent company Warner Bros. Its global success was driven by box office sales in some of the world’s largest movie markets, including the United Kingdom, Mexico and Australia. 1 release in these markets every weekend since its release, according to tracking site Box Office Mojo.

Persons: New York CNN — “ Barbie ”, Greta Gerwig’s, Barbie ”, “ I’ve, Barbie, ”, Paul Dergarabedian, Dergarabedian, ‘ Barbie ’, ‘ Oppenheimer, ’, Margot Robbie —, —, “ Barbie ”, “, Barbie ’, Michael Berry, Berry, Barbie haters, it’s, BoxOffice, Shawn Robbins Organizations: New, New York CNN, Warner Bros, Comscore, Collider, Warner Bros ., UCLA’s Center, Chinese Studies, BoxOffice Pro Locations: New York, United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia, China, United States

☆ This Is The Best Debit Card for Teens Who Want to Try Their Hand at Investing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Kerri Anne Renzulli | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

With Fidelity’s Youth Account, teens can experience firsthand the risks and rewards of investing. There are other debit card accounts available to under 18-year-olds that also offer investing services, but most charge a subscription or other fee to take advantage. Greenlight, our pick for best overall debit card for kids, for example, costs $9.98 a month if you want access to its investing platform. Chase’s First Banking debit card, our pick for best free debit card for younger children, also offers a range of spending controls. How we pickedTo pick Buy Side from WSJ’s Best Debit Cards for Kids, we looked at card options available to those under the age of 18, including prepaid debit cards, checking account-linked debit cards, secured credit cards and brokerage account-linked debit cards.

Persons: Kerri Anne Renzulli, Roth Organizations: Fidelity, Learning, Fidelity ZERO

☆ 4 steps leaders must take to make the most of AI and not get left behind, according to an MBA professor
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Leigh Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Go with a growth mindsetPrior to ChatGPT's public launch, most managers had minimal experience using generative AI. That changed quickly as some businesses — including IBM — suggested that managers start using AI or risk losing their jobs. The better question for leaders is, "Do I believe I can learn to leverage generative AI in a productive way?" We are seeing this at an organizational level with AI, as some leaders put the brakes on using generative AI, based in part on perception of an AI-related skills gap among employees and the challenge of filling that. The conclusion here is that to get the best of generative AI, don't play into a dictator-servant relationship.

Persons: Leigh Thompson, Thompson, I've, IBM —, Carol Dweck's, Siri, Phil Zimbardo's, —, ChatGPT Organizations: Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, IBM, Alexa, Research, Stanford

☆ Greenlight's David Einhorn hit home runs short selling and buying companies making big buybacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn, a value-oriented hedge fund manager, found success pivoting to short selling and buying companies with big buyback programs. At the end of that bull market, Einhorn said the majority of surviving value investors ceased to consider valuation as a determining factor in their investment process. That "was an exceptionally good year," Einhorn said in his 2022 investor letter. The 54-year-old Einhorn also pivoted to buying companies with sizable buyback programs in place, instead of purchasing cheap stocks that have been struggling to close the valuation gap. Atlas Air Worldwide and Green Brick Partners were some of the stocks Einhorn held whose boards had authorized big repurchases.

Persons: Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn, Einhorn, shorting, Cathie Wood, Greenlight Organizations: Cornell, Greenlight Capital, Wall, Atlas Air, Green Brick Partners, Apollo Global, Green

☆ Colombia proposes 502.6 trillion pesos 2024 budget
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BOGOTA, July 29 (Reuters) - Colombia's government on Saturday presented a budget proposal worth 502.6 trillion pesos ($127.8 billion) for 2024 to Congress, 19% greater than this year, the Finance Ministry said, an amount that would be the country's highest if approved. The proposal includes spending 94.52 trillion pesos for servicing debt, and 97.75 trillion pesos for investment. "The 2024 budget is realistic," the finance ministry said in a statement. Government ministers worked through Thursday night to finish the proposal, President Gustavo Petro said on Friday in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The proposed budget earmarks 70.5 trillion pesos for education, health, drinking water and other general purposes, and some 57.4 trillion pesos would fund the state pension system.

Persons: Gustavo Petro, Colombia's, Nelson Bocanegra, Julia Cobb Symmes, Oliver Griffin, Sandra Maler Organizations: Finance Ministry, Twitter, Congress, Thomson Locations: BOGOTA

☆ Progressives dish on 'chilling effect' on Israel criticism after uproar over Pramila Jayapal's comments: 'We never do anything constructive on this issue'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Rep. Pramila Jayapal's comments on Israel caused an uproar this week in Congress. Even after Jayapal clarified her remarks about Israel, House Democratic leadership issued a statement rebuking her. Separately, 43 House Democrats said in a statement that they were "deeply concerned" about Jayapal's "unacceptable comments." "There's a few issues where any nuance is really discouraged," said another progressive House Democrat who insisted on anonymity to discuss the issue frankly. But Phillips held firm in his belief that it was important to firmly denounce criticism of Israel when it crosses a certain threshold.

Persons: Pramila, Israel, Jayapal, —, Mark Pocan, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, he’s, Leigh Vogel, Bowman, Isaac Herzog, I'm, Ilhan Omar, Minnesota, Rashida, Tlaib, Rashida Tlaib, Dean Phillips, Phillips, Dean Phillips of, Bill Clark, Israel — Organizations: Service, Democratic, Israel, House Democratic, Democrats, Republicans, West Bank, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Democrat, New, New York District, Rep, The Recording Academy, Reps, Dean Phillips of, Jewish Democrat, Michigan Democrats, Palestinian, Jewish, House Democrat, Dean Phillips of Minnesota, Getty, Progressives, Israel Democrats Locations: Israel, Wall, Silicon, Washington, Chicago, Gaza, Wisconsin, Alexandria, Cortez of New York, New York, Westchester County, Congress, Palestine, Michigan, Dean Phillips of Minnesota, Palestinian, Jewish Diaspora, Cortez, Africa

☆ This Is the Best Debit Card for Teens That Doesn’t Charge a Monthly Fee
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Kerri Anne Renzulli | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Capital One’s debit card, available to kids ages eight and up, charges no monthly service or subscription fees; comes with no minimum balance requirements to open or maintain; and has no overdraft fees. Capital One Money Teen Checking Account Learn MoreWhat does the debit card offer? That’s a small sum, but more than most other free kid’s debit accounts offer. Parents who want to provide more of a guiding hand to their children would do better with a different card that boasts more comprehensive spending controls, such as those offered by our pick for Best Overall Debit Card for Kids, the Greenlight debit card, or our pick for Best Free Debit Card for Younger Kids, the Chase’s First Banking debit card. How we pickedTo pick Buy Side from WSJ’s Best Debit Cards for Kids, we looked at card options available to those under the age of 18, including prepaid debit cards, checking account-linked debit cards, secured credit cards and brokerage account-linked debit cards.

Persons: Kerri Anne Renzulli, they’ll, it’s Organizations: Capital, Teens, Best, Greenlight Locations: That’s

It is an unexpected truce between Sony, which makes Playstation consoles, and its far larger U.S. rival. Details have yet to be disclosed, and it's not clear why Sony, which Microsoft earlier offered a 10-year contract, has had a change of heart. Sony's video-game division reported digital software and content sales of $11 billion in the fiscal year to March. Yoshida has been selectively snapping up smaller gaming studios to beef up Playstation content, including splashing out $3.6 billion for developer Bungie. Details were not disclosed, but a Microsoft spokesperson clarified with various media that the deal is for 10 years.

Persons: it's, Boss Kenchiro Yoshida, Yoshida, Phil Spencer, Una Galani, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, Activision Blizzard, Sony, Activision, Microsoft, Nintendo, Nvidia, U.S, UK Competition, Markets Authority, Bungie, Nikkei, Federal Trade, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, U.S

☆ Women React to News About an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Alisha Haridasani Gupta | More About Alisha Haridasani Gupta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

An over-the-counter pill would eliminate a lot of barriers, she said. For young people, accessing birth control can be “really challenging,” she said. The New York Times interviewed 18 women and girls about the F.D.A. “My mom does not approve of birth control” because of her more conservative Sri Lankan heritage, said Tharushi Samarasinghe, a 19-year-old student at Hunter College. “I took birth control once for hormonal issues as I was going through puberty.

Persons: greenlight, Elise Berlan, ”, KFF, Tharushi Samarasinghe, “, ’ ” Elizabeth, I’m Organizations: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, New York Times, Hunter College Locations: United States, Columbus , Ohio, Sri Lankan

Those export controls, which "were imposed for important reasons," remain in place, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office said in statement. "The Prime Minister discussed Sweden's accession to NATO with our partners in Vilnius, including with President Erdogan," the statement said. Ahead of the NATO summit, Turkey, already seeking assurances over the F-16s in talks with Washington, asked that Canada's export controls also be rolled in to the final discussion, the person familiar with the talks said. At Vilnius, Canada outlined its position to Turkey on rules regarding uses of any exported technologies, and was awaiting a response. This means the talks on export controls are no longer frozen, a move that helped play a role sealing Erdogan's pledge over Sweden, the person said.

Persons: Erdogan, Tayyip Erdogan's greenlight, Justin Trudeau's, Joe Biden, Devlet Bahceli, We've, Huseyin Hayatsever, Jonathan Spicer, Steve Scherer, John Irish, Tom Perry, Jamie Freed Organizations: NATO, Atlantic, Organization, Canada, Canadian, Washington, U.S, Kurdistan Workers Party, European Union, Nationalist Movement Party, Erdogan's, Thomson Locations: Turkey, Erdogan, ANKARA, Canada, Ankara, Sweden, Stockholm, Vilnius, Washington, United States, Armenia, Nagorno, Karabakh, Finland, Turkish, Ukraine, Turkey's, Helsinki, European, Istanbul, Ottawa

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - Partnering with Coinbase Global (COIN.O) may hinder rather than help Nasdaq's (NDAQ.O) bid to win regulatory approval for a bitcoin exchange-traded-fund it wants to launch with BlackRock (BLK.N). The SEC has denied previous spot bitcoin ETF proposals on the basis that they would be vulnerable to manipulation. The SEC last month sued Coinbase, escalating SEC chair Gary Gensler's crackdown on the crypto industry. And with roughly 56% of U.S. dollar bitcoin trading, according to Nasdaq's filing, Coinbase is integral to the U.S. bitcoin market. All told, the SEC has 240 days after it accepts the bitcoin ETF filing applications to make a decision.

Persons: Larry Fink, Bitcoin, Coinbase, Gary Gensler's, John Reed Stark, Sui Chung, Gensler, Joseph Silvia, Dickinson Wright, Silvia, Chung, Richard Marshall, Katten, Marshall, Michelle Price, John McCrank, Hannah Lang, Will Dunham Organizations: Coinbase, BlackRock, Nasdaq, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Cboe Global, Fidelity, FOX Business, Internet Enforcement, BlackRock's, Reuters, Thomson Locations: BlackRock, U.S

☆ China to ban food imports from Japan citing safety reasons
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING, July 7 (Reuters) - China will ban the import of food from about one-fifth of Japanese prefectures for safety reasons, Chinese customs said on Friday, citing Japan's move to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea. China, the biggest buyer of Japan's seafood exports, said it would also strictly review the documents for food, especially aquatic products, from other parts of Japan, customs said in a statement. China customs said it would continuously strengthen the detection and monitoring of radioactive substances to ensure the safety of food imported from Japan in banning food from 10 prefectures. The move was to prevent the export of radioactive contaminated Japanese food to China and protect the food safety of Chinese consumers' imports, China said. China customs said the report did not fully reflect the views of all the experts involved in the assessment process, and the conclusions were not unanimously endorsed by the experts.

Persons: Japan's, Ella Cao, Bernard Orr, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: International Atomic Energy Agency, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, China, Japan

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