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Spain adds Bitstamp to its list of virtual exchange providers
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's central bank has added European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp to its list of virtual exchange providers, it said. Inclusion means Bitstamp must uphold a professional repu...
Nov 17, 2022
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall despite surge in technology layoffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, showing widespread layoffs remain low, keeping the labor market tight despite the Federal Res...
Nov 17, 2022
New FTX CEO says ‘complete failure of corporate control’ at crypto exchange
(Reuters) -FTX's new chief executive officer, John Ray, has criticized the oversight of the bankrupt crypto exchange, a court filing showed on Thursday. "Never in my career have I seen such a complete...
Nov 17, 2022
Roku becomes latest firm to reduce staff with 200 job cuts
(Reuters) - Roku Inc said on Thursday it would cut 200 jobs in the United States, becoming the latest tech company to lay off workers amid an economic slowdown and decades-high inflation. Tech compani...
Nov 17, 2022
France’s Digital Virgo to list in U.S. in $513 million SPAC deal
(Reuters) - Digital Virgo said on Thursday it would list in the United States in a blank-check deal that values the French mobile payments platform at $513 million, including debt. The Lyon-based comp...
Nov 17, 2022
North Korea’s internet temporarily knocked offline, researcher says
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's internet was hit by the largest outages in months on Thursday, a cybersecurity researcher told Reuters, after similar service interruptions in January wer...
Nov 17, 2022
U.S. senator questions Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift sales complaints
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ticketmaster faced new questions from a Democratic U.S. senator over its sales practices on Thursday, two days after Taylor Swift fans complained about website...
Nov 17, 2022
China grants licenses to 70 online games in November
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's gaming regulator on Thursday granted publishing licences to 70 online games, including titles belonging to Tencent Holdings Ltd, NetEase Inc and other developers. (Report...
Nov 17, 2022
Alibaba quarterly revenue misses expectations as spending slows
(Reuters) -Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd posted a smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly revenue on Thursday as COVID-19 curbs and a worsening economic outlook stifled consumer s...
Nov 17, 2022
Analysis-U.S. banks to pounce on fintech deals as valuations plunge
By Saeed Azhar and David French NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financial technology companies, long seen as a threat by the likes of JPMorgan Chase & Co, are increasingly becoming acquisition targets for tradit...
Nov 17, 2022
