The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed settlement that would ensure water rights for its tribe and two others in the drought-stricken Southwest — a deal that could become the most expensive enacted by Congress. The Navajo Nation has one of the largest single outstanding claims in the Colorado River basin. Delegates…
Cryptocurrency lawyer James Murphy, known as MetaLawMan, believes the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has gotten into trouble following its approval of spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the Ethereum network. In an X post, Murphy said the SEC is in “deep trouble” with its lawsuits against some crypto firms because the agency’s approval…
An index of major crops wiped out its 2024 loss as bad weather stokes worries about harvests from wheat to coffee, reviving concerns about rising food prices. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/SVvP6E7
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted there was a disagreement with the Biden administration on a large-scale Rafah operation but vowed Thursday to do what is necessary to defeat Hamas. Netanyahu told Fox News host Sean Hannity there were four Hamas battalions remaining in Rafah and Israel refuses to “leave them there.” “We’re going in…
Pension funds and other investors plan to diversify their portfolios with private-debt allocations this year. https://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-eye-expansion-in-private-credit-74dbae81
The European Central Bank shouldn’t lower borrowing costs too rapidly as the retreat in euro-zone inflation is “bumpy,” according to Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/HWEqbFB
TL;DR Coinbase enabled trading services for XRP in the state of New York, coinciding with a brief price spike to $0.53 before correcting to around $0.51. The company will also expand its offerings by introducing perpetual futures contracts for Shiba Inu (SHIB), Bonk Inu (BONK), and Floki Inu (FLOKI). ‘Exciting News’ for Some XRP Traders…
Norway’s $1.6 trillion wealth fund said it will vote next week against the election of Exxon Mobil Corp Director Joseph Hooley after the oil and gas giant filed a lawsuit against climate-focused shareholders. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/4qoRTW5
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Justice Department is coming under fire after reports that some of its personnel have an apparent political bias against the targets of their investigations. The OIG says its mission is to “detect and deter fraud, waste, abuse, and misconduct by conducting objective, independent, and impactful oversight of…
Daniel Duggan is wanted in Washington for allegedly training Chinese military pilots – which he denies. https://ift.tt/GWEQSC2 May 24, 2024 at 01:28PM