Kazakhstan Completes First Crypto Purchase With Local Currency, Eyes Regulation: Report
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Kazakhstan Completes First Crypto Purchase With Local Currency, Eyes Regulation: Report

The first purchase of cryptocurrency with Kazakhstan’s local currency has been finalized.The President of Kazakhstan says further demand could likely result in full legal recognition of digital assets. The country will continue running a pilot program through this year to test demand and security. Kazakhstan’s first cryptocurrency purchase with its local currency, the tenge, took… […]

Britain Opens Up Its Visas For Graduates Of World’s Top Universities
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Britain Opens Up Its Visas For Graduates Of World’s Top Universities

Britain will give visas to recent graduates from the world’s top universities. Of the 37 eligible … [+] institutions on the most recent list, 20 are in the United States. getty In an attempt to boost its ability to recruit talented, high-skills workers, Britain has announced that recent graduates from dozens of the world’s best… […]

‘Stranger Things 4’ Sets Netflix Viewership Record In Opening Weekend
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‘Stranger Things 4’ Sets Netflix Viewership Record In Opening Weekend

Topline The first part of the fourth season of Netflix’s Stranger Things had the biggest opening weekend for an English-language show on the platform, the streaming service said Tuesday. : (L-R) David Harbour, Caleb Mclaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Sadie Sink, Noah … [+] Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, and Priah Ferguson attends Netflix’s “Stranger Things”… […]

Tyson Foods posts surprise loss, cuts 2023 revenue forecast as beef, pork prices fall
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Tyson Foods posts surprise loss, cuts 2023 revenue forecast as beef, pork prices fall

May 8 (Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N) shares plunged 16% to a three-year low on Monday as the U.S. meatpacker posted a surprise second-quarter loss and cut its full-year revenue forecast amid slowing consumer demand.The weaker-than-expected results indicate cash-strapped shoppers are cutting back on meat spending in a high-inflation environment while a shrinking cattle… […]

Factbox: Alberta wildfire impact on Canadian energy companies
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Factbox: Alberta wildfire impact on Canadian energy companies

May 8 (Reuters) – Canada’s main oil-producing province Alberta on Saturday declared a provincial state of emergency due to wildfires, shutting in at least 319,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), or 3.7% of the country’s production.On Tuesday, Canada Energy Regulator (CER) said it was aware of some companies reducing operations across Alberta and… […]

Chile to Nationalize Lithium Industry
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Chile to Nationalize Lithium Industry

Chile to create state-owned lithium companyState firm to control world’s largest lithium reservesCopper giant Codelco to play key roleSANTIAGO, April 20 (Reuters) – Chile’s President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he would nationalize the country’s lithium industry, the world’s second largest producer of the metal essential in electric vehicle batteries, to boost its economy and… […]