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Carlos Slim invested $1 billion in 2024 to supercharge oil bets

(Bloomberg) -- Carlos Slim, Latin America’s richest man, plowed $1 billion this year into growing his crude-oil producing and refining portfolio in a bet that demand for fossil fuels isn’t going away anytime soon.Most Read from BloombergMigrant Crisis Pushed US Homelessness to Record High in 2024Slim, 84, made his fortune largely by building the telecom behemoth America Movil SAB, but has diversified in recent years into other assets including the oil investments, real estate in Spain and a new

Canadians are growing pessimistic about economy ahead of Trump’s return

(Bloomberg) -- Canadians are less optimistic about the direction of their economy than they’ve been in more than a year, as Donald Trump’s tariff threats create uncertainty for one of the largest US trading partners. Most Read from BloombergMigrant Crisis Pushed US Homelessness to Record High in 2024The Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index, a measure of sentiment based on weekly polling, extended its declines to reach 49.08, the lowest level since November 2023. A reading below 50 indicates

EXCLUSIVE: Janover To Accept Bitcoin Payments And Consider Crypto For Treasury Allocation

On Monday, Janover Inc (NASDAQ:JNVR) announced it will begin accepting payments in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) for select services. The company's decision aligns with the increasing support for digital assets in domestic policy and broader financial markets. Chairman and CEO Blake Janover flagged the broadening acceptance and potential for digital currencies like Bitcoin, citing companies like MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) that have successfully tapp