Asian shares are set to dip on Tuesday, following a listless US session where the main focus was the bond market’s sudden climb after weak data bolstered bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/lAxUmha
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 is set to fall at the open as Wall Street opened June on a subdued note. https://www.wsj.com/articles/australia-shares-set-to-fall-at-the-open-0a74d022
Out of the approximately $60 million (ZAR1.1 billion) that was recovered to pay back victims of the collapsed bitcoin investment platform Mirror Trading International (MTI), only $34.3 million remains. Court documents reportedly state that liquidators have used the recovered funds to pay an outstanding tax liability of $15.2 million and legal fees of $7.78 million.…
Recent archaeological excavations in Israel have revealed a rare find: early Christian art from around 1,500 years ago. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery in a Facebook post on May 23. The art was found in an ancient church in the city of Rahat, located in the northern Negev Desert. The church dates…
Donald Trump’s team and the Republican National Committee say they had a fundraising boom in May. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/03/trump-campaign-and-rnc-say-they-raised-141-million-in-may.html
Arguments on Donald Trump’s appeal to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election-interference case have been tentatively set for Oct. 4, making a trial before the US presidential election on Nov. 5 virtually impossible. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/iZwuVLO
Pat McAfee went to social media on Monday to apologize for referring to Caitlin Clark as a “white b—-” on his “The Pat McAfee Show” earlier in the day. McAfee wasn’t insulting Clark when he made the comment, as he began his show by talking about her superstar status in the WNBA following a controversial…
Matter Labs, the developer behind the ZkSync Ethereum Layer 2 network, has decided to abandon its efforts to trademark the term “ZK.” In an update on June 3rd, Matter Labs said its decision to abandon its efforts to trademark the term “ZK” stems from the reasoning that it is “impossible to agree on a group…
New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez filed to run for reelection as an independent on Monday, a move that could be costly for Democrats trying to hold on to what has been a safe Senate seat. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/ByI9PtA
A list of some new chapter 11 bankruptcy filings made during the last week. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-chapter-11-bankruptcy-filings-week-ending-june-3-2024-f198dae1