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Two Oath Keepers militia members convicted of seditious conspiracy were sentenced to several years in prison on Thursday for their roles in a violent plot to disrupt the transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6, 2021.Sentences for the two members, Roberto Minuta and Edward Vallejo, were handed down at back-to-back hearings in Federal District Court in Washington. Mr. Minuta, a tattoo artist from New York and Texas, was given a sentence of four and a half years. Mr. Vallejo, a retired military veteran from Arizona, received a term of three years in prison, plus one year in home confinement.The sentences…

vchal/iStock via Getty Images Uranium mining stocks surged in Thursday’s trading after the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to approve a sweeping bill that would fast-track the deployment of a new fleet of advanced nuclear reactors. Among nuclear-focused equities: NexGen Energy (NXE) +11.6%, Uranium Energy (UEC) +11.6%, Fission Uranium (OTCQX:FCUUF) +9.7%, Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) +8.8%, Ur-Energy (URG) +7.9%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +7.5%, Denison Mines (DNN) +7.4%, NuScale Power (SMR) +1.2%. ETFs: (NYSEARCA:URA), (NYSEARCA:NLR) If made law, the legislation would direct the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to examine its processes for licensing nuclear power plants and study whether the…

The investor entered a position in Illumina ILMN and added to the Southwest Gas investment. He curbed the holdings of Herc Holdings and Newell Brands NWL . Billionaire investor Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio) disclosed his firm’s first-quarter equity portfolio earlier this month. The guru’s Florida-based firm, Icahn Capital Management, is known for taking activist positions in struggling companies and working with management to improve profitability as well as unlock value for shareholders. The 13F filing for the three months ended March 31 shows he entered a new position Illumina Inc. (ILMN, Financial), which is a recent target, as well as…

JetBlue vows to give up New York gates if US approves Spirit Airlines deal

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with Netflix logo is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:) shareholders on Thursday withheld their support for the company’s executive pay package, in a non-binding vote that followed a call by striking Hollywood writers to reject the proposed 2023 compensation. The Writers Guild of America West had urged investors to vote against the compensation offered to Netflix’s top executives, arguing such a vote would be “inappropriate” during the strike, which has entered its fifth week. “While investors have long taken…

© Reuters. Investing.com — The outcome of Sunday’s OPEC+ meeting will most likely be price-driven versus the alliance’s hype that it isn’t price-focused, analysts at Citigroup suggested in a note issued Thursday. “What the 8 OPEC+ members, plus Russia, that committed to make output cuts for May actually do when they meet this weekend is likely to be a function of prices,” the Citi note said, referring to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Kazakhstan and Iraq. “Further deterioration in prices toward $70 or below for Brent put a 60-70% likelihood on a cut by some members of…

Bitcoin / Source: AdobeUS labor market data for May is due on Friday the 2nd of June.The data, which is closely scrutinized by policymakers at the US Federal Reserve, could trigger volatility in the Bitcoin market, depending on how and if it impacts expectations for further interest rate hikes from the US central bank.According to the media of a series of polls of economists, the labor market is seen adding 193,000 jobs in May, slightly slower than the 253,000 pace at which jobs were added in April.Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is seen ticking higher to 3.5% from historic lows of…

Belk has scrubbed virtually all of its kids’ LGBTQ pride apparel from its website after FOX Business inquired about a transgender pride T-shirt being sold for children as young as 2.Until Tuesday, Belk’s website was selling a boys’ T-shirt that displayed the words, “So happy to be me,” and featured a blue, pink and white happy face — the colors of the transgender pride flag.The shirt was removed from Belk’s website just hours after FOX Business reached out asking if it was aware of the merchandise.  The ‘So happy to be me’ shirt was removed from Belk’s website just hours after…

The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index SPX, has been trying to break out over 4200 since last August. This past week, with the debt-ceiling negotiations taking on a positive tone, it appeared that SPX was finally going to accomplish the task. It traded up to 4231 on May 30, but then reversed direction. The index closed at 4221 on June 1 and needs to close above 4210 for two consecutive days in order to confirm an upside breakout. Even if that does occur, there is still the resistance at 4300, left over from the…

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