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Source: CoinbaseCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said he was met with a “pretty icy reception” when chatting with Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler about registering his exchange.Armstrong said the exchange tried to get a meeting, and did meet virtually at some point.“But unfortunately, it was frankly like a pretty icy reception, I would say,” Armstrong said on Wednesday at a Bloomberg Invest event. Armstrong then said Gensler directed him to talk to his lawyer.Armstrong’s comments come a day after the SEC filed a lawsuit against Coinbase and said it was operating its platform while not being registered as an exchange, broker,…

President Biden has joined far-left “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in linking the ongoing Canadian wildfires pouring smoke into the U.S. to the “climate crisis.””We’ve deployed more than 600 U.S. firefighters, support personnel, and equipment to support Canada as they respond to record wildfires – events that are intensifying because of the climate crisis,” Biden tweeted Wednesday. “Here at home, we’re in close touch with state and local leaders to ensure they have the support they need. It’s critical that Americans experiencing dangerous air pollution, especially those with health conditions, listen to local authorities to protect themselves and their families,”…

With hundreds of wildfires still burning in Canada, a large swath of the U.S. Northeast continues to suffer under hazy skies and compromised air courtesy of the fires over the border. In fact, according to an international gauge, New York City had the worst air in the world at one point Wednesday. As of late Tuesday, Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency said that more than 150 blazes were active, including more than 110 deemed out of control, the Associated Press reported. A hot, dry summer is expected for the province and beyond. Related: Air quality worsens in U.S. as Canada…

getty Municipal bonds, informally referred to as “munis,” are debt obligations of local, county, states, cities, counties and other governmental entities. The issuers use the proceeds of bond offerings to fund their day-to-day operations and to finance capital projects such as building schools, libraries, parks, highways, bridges and sewer systems. As detailed below, most municipal bonds are exempt from income taxes, making them especially attractive to individual investors in high tax brackets. Types Of Municipal Bonds General Obligation (GO) bonds are not backed by revenue from a specific project. Their interest may be paid from the issuer’s general funds or…

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© Reuters. Stanley Druckenmiller, Chairman and CEO of Duquesne Family Office LLC., speaks at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S. May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid By Carolina Mandl and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -Big U.S. hedge fund and family office investors on Wednesday cautioned that despite the U.S. economy showing resilience, a recession and more bank failures remained likely in an environment of persistent inflation. U.S. investor Stanley Druckenmiller, chairman and chief executive officer at Duquesne Family Office, said he still expected a hard landing for the U.S. economy – a scenario where the Federal Reserve’s…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Fox personality Tucker Carlson speaks at the 2017 Business Insider Ignition: Future of Media conference in New York, U.S., November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fox News on Wednesday notified Tucker Carlson’s lawyers that the former prime-time anchor violated his contract with the network when he launched his own Twitter show on Tuesday, Axios reported, citing a copy of a letter obtained by the news website. Carlson released the first episode of his new show on Twitter on Tuesday, weeks after being taken off the air by the network following a damaging defamation lawsuit…

© Reuters. Guarani Mbya Indigenous people take part in a protest against the “Marco Temporal” (Temporal Milestone) bill, in Sao Paulo, Brazil June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday asked for more time to study a case pitting the country’s Indigenous people against its powerful farm sector, a decision that is likely to give lawmakers more time to pass the measure favoring Big Agriculture. The decision by Justice Andre Mendonca, an Evangelical pastor who was appointed in 2021 by far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, represents a set-back for the…

Bitcoin experienced a significant price surge, rallying up by 7%, as concerns surrounding the SEC’s regulatory actions began to subside. This positive development has left investors wondering whether now is the opportune time to enter the market and invest in Bitcoin.With the recent surge in price and the easing of regulatory concerns, many are contemplating whether this could be a favorable moment to buy into the leading cryptocurrency.Bitcoin Price UpdateBitcoin (BTC) halted its previous downward trend and made a remarkable comeback on Tuesday. This impressive recovery resulted in a 7% increase in the value of Bitcoin, as it bounced off above $25,420…

CNN  —  Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House communications director during the Trump administration who is now a CNN political commentator, voluntarily met with federal prosecutors in recent weeks, sitting for a formal interview as part of the ongoing special counsel probe related to January 6 and the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The interview was focused primarily on former President Donald Trump, his state of mind and what he knew about the baseless claims of widespread election fraud he was pushing leading up to the January 6…