India-focused ETFs are attracting investor attention amid reports that the U.S. and India are on the verge of a trade agreement. Instead of a sudden rally, the move indicates increased positioning in anticipation of tariff relief and a positive shift in bilateral trade sentiment.
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U.S. stock market saw significant movements on Thursday, with major indices recording gains after a volatile trading week. Investors reacted strongly to a combination of rising oil prices, corporate earnings reports, and market speculation. These factors together created a day of selective rallies across different sectors.
The S&P 500 climbed 0.3%,
Shares of Rigetti Computing Inc (NASDAQ:RGTI) are surging Thursday morning amid reports suggesting the Trump administration is exploring taking equity stakes in several U.S. quantum computing firms.
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The European Council adopted a comprehensive 19th sanctions package on Thursday. It introduces numerous further restrictive economic measures against key sectors financing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The sanctions target the energy, finance, and military-industrial complex sectors. For the first time, blockchain-based digital payment instruments are also included.
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The latest developments have shown by the European heads of state and government that Russia is increasingly using cryptocurrencies to circumvent existing sanctions.
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President Trump on Thursday pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to the White House.
Zhao was previously the CEO of Binance, and pleaded guilty in 2023 to charges of violating anti-money laundering laws, The Hill news outlet reported. He was sentenced to four months in prison after the Biden administration sought a three-year sentence.
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The US-based Southwest Airlines will be setting up a global innovation centre in Hyderabad.
This was announced after a meeting of Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy with Southwest Airlines senior management team including Chief Information Officer Lauren Woods, Chief Technology Officer Tom Merritt, Jason Shying, Head, Legal Counsel and Sarthak Brahma from HEX Advisory Group in the State Secretariat here on Thursday.
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Oil prices are rising once more as investors absorb the Trump administration’s new sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil producers, Lukoil and Rosneft, an action that has added new geopolitics to an already volatile market.
The United States Oil Fund LP (NYSE:USO) increased 3.4% on Wednesday and a further 4% on Thursday morning,
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