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Trump Retweet of Alleged Whistle-Blower’s Name is Back on Twitter

(Bloomberg) — A retweet by President Donald Trump, naming the alleged whistle-blower whose complaint triggered the investigation that resulted in his impeachment, was restored to Twitter late Saturday.The post, originally from the handle @Surfermom77, was retweeted by Trump to his 68 million followers about midnight Friday and by Saturday morning was no longer visible in the president’s Twitter feed. CNN first reported late Saturday that the temporary removal followed a Twitter glitch that affected certain accounts, not deliberate action to delete the tweet by Trump or someone with access to his account.“Due to an outage with one of our systems, …read more […]

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Ethereum research scientist Virgil Griffith denied bail in North Korea case

Ethereum research scientist Virgil Griffith, who was arrested last month for allegedly assisting North Korea in learning more about blockchain and cryptocurrencies, has been denied bail. Inner City Press reported the news Thursday, saying that the judge denied bail, citing Griffith’s text messages to his parents about renouncing his U.S. citizenship and setting up a […]The post Ethereum research scientist Virgil Griffith denied bail in North Korea case appeared first on The Block. …read more […]

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HEXO Feels the Heat of Share Dilution

HEXO (HEXO) traded down 20% on Boxing Day after the company had a surprise equity raise. Considering the company recently completed a sizable convertible debt offering, the move on an inopportune day to raise equity doesn’t offer a promising outlook for the stock of the struggling Canadian cannabis company.Boxing Day Equity OfferingOn December 26 or Boxing Day in Canada, HEXO announced a definitive agreement to sell 14,970,062 shares to institutional investors at an offering price of $1.67. The deal was an ~14% discount to market prices and raised gross proceeds of $25 million. In addition, the offering includes warrants to …read more […]

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Wall Street's record rally loses steam on profit-taking

White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday the pact was likely to be signed in the next week, but added that confirmation would come from President Donald Trump or the U.S. Trade Representative. A South China Morning Post report earlier said Chinese Vice Premier Liu He would travel to Washington later this week to sign the deal. The Nasdaq fell for the second straight session, after having snapped an 11 session winning streak on Friday. …read more […]