SEC asked Coinbase to trade only in bitcoin before suing crypto exchange -FT

(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had asked Coinbase to stop trading in all cryptocurrencies except bitcoin before suing the cryptocurrency platform in June, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing CEO Brian Armstrong. “We really didn’t have a choice at that point. Delisting every asset other than bitcoin, which by the…

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U.S. lawmakers urge Biden administration to tighten AI chip export rules

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two U.S. lawmakers who head a committee focused on China on Friday urged the Biden administration to tighten export restrictions on artificial intelligence chips in the wake of industry lobbying to leave the rules unchanged. Representative Mike Gallagher, a Republican and chair of the House of Representatives select…

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Insurer CNA Financial misses profit estimates on higher catastrophe losses in P&C segment

(Reuters) – Insurer CNA Financial missed second-quarter profit estimates on Monday, as wider catastrophe losses in its property and casualty (P&C) segment partially offset higher investment income. Profits at insurers came under pressure from a rise in catastrophe-related claims due to severe storms and hail in several parts of the United States during the quarter….

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Promising new Alzheimer’s drugs may benefit whites more than Blacks

By Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Groundbreaking treatments for Alzheimer’s disease that work by removing a toxic protein called beta amyloid from the brain may benefit whites more than Black Americans, whose disease may be driven by other factors, leading Alzheimer’s experts told Reuters. The two drugs – Leqembi, from partner biotech firms Eisai…

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