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Crypto Inches Upwards Again as Ripple Ruling Lifts Mood

(Bloomberg) -- Major cryptocurrencies ticked upwards on Thursday after Ripple Labs Inc. was ordered to pay a $125 million penalty — an outcome the firm framed as a victory over the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Most Read from BloombergAfrica’s Richest City Needs $12 Billion to Fix InfrastructureNew York City’s Outdoor Dining Sheds Will Start DisappearingNew York City Paid $2 Million for Empty Hotel Rooms Meant for MigrantsNYC Subway Riders See ‘Exceptionally High’ Air PollutionThe 5 Coa

ION Analytics Shelves $500 Million Loan Deal Amid Market Swings

(Bloomberg) -- ION Analytics, a unit of Andrea Pignataro’s ION Group, has pulled the plug on a $500 million leveraged loan deal it had been marketing to investors since late July, in a sign of persisting jitters in credit markets.Most Read from BloombergAfrica’s Richest City Needs $12 Billion to Fix InfrastructureNew York City’s Outdoor Dining Sheds Will Start DisappearingThe 5 Coastal States That Face the Most Devastating Flood RiskNew York City Paid $2 Million for Empty Hotel Rooms Meant for M

Asian Stocks to Dip as US Bond Sale Saps Sentiment: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) -- Asian equities were set to drop Thursday after a weak Treasury auction dealt a fresh blow to sentiment on Wall Street.Most Read from BloombergAfrica’s Richest City Needs $12 Billion to Fix InfrastructureNew York City’s Outdoor Dining Sheds Will Start DisappearingThe 5 Coastal States That Face the Most Devastating Flood RiskNew York City Paid $2 Million for Empty Hotel Rooms Meant for MigrantsNYC Subway Riders See ‘Exceptionally High’ Air PollutionFutures contracts for Japan, Austr

Oil Extends Recovery Rally as Traders Wait for Iran Retaliation

(Bloomberg) -- Oil extended its biggest advance in a week as traders remain on edge over a possible retaliatory strike by Iran on Israel as payback for assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders.Most Read from BloombergAfrica’s Richest City Needs $12 Billion to Fix InfrastructureNew York City’s Outdoor Dining Sheds Will Start DisappearingThe 5 Coastal States That Face the Most Devastating Flood RiskNew York City Paid $2 Million for Empty Hotel Rooms Meant for MigrantsNYC Subway Riders See ‘Ex

Robinhood results beat estimates on meme-stock, crypto-trading boom

(Reuters) -Robinhood beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, as interest in meme stocks and cryptocurrencies soared, and said it continued to gain retail trading market share from rivals. The app, typically associated with mom-and-pop investors, saw a surge in trading volumes as meme-stock influencer Keith Gill returned to social media and reignited interest in the highly shorted shares of videogame retailer GameStop. Robinhood's transaction-based revenue surged 69% to $327 million in the quarter.