BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil has stopped issuing temporary work visas for BYD (SZ:002594), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday, in the wake of accusations that some workers at a site owned by the Chinese electric vehicle producer had been victims of human trafficking.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.

Smiletradefx -- Oppenheimer Asset Management is advising investors to maintain focus on long-term opportunities amid market volatility, suggesting the year ahead will present compelling chances to capitalize on overlooked assets.

LONDON - Premier Miton Group plc has changed its holdings in Xeros Technology Group plc, a UK-based company, according to a regulatory filing dated December 24, 2024. The transaction, which crossed the notifiable threshold on December 23, 2024, resulted in Premier Miton Group holding 4.561279% of Xeros Technology's voting rights through 23,749,960 shares.

LONDON - BSF Enterprise PLC, a company specializing in tissue-engineered materials, has announced the admission of 20 million new ordinary shares to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LON:LSEG). Trading of the Placing Shares is set to commence today at 8 am.

Cathie Wood's ARK ETFs have made their daily trades for Thursday, December 26th, 2024, with significant activity across a range of tech and biotech stocks.

LONDON (Reuters) - Major European energy companies doubled down on oil and gas in 2024 to focus on near-term profits, slowing down - and at times reversing - climate commitments in a shift that they are likely to stick with in 2025

Smiletradefx-- Kyoto-based precision motor manufacturer Nidec Corp (TYO:6594) has announced plans to launch a 257 billion yen ($1.6 billion) tender offer to acquire industrial gear supplier Makino Milling Machine Co Ltd (TYO:6135).

U.S. stock index futures were marginally lower on Thursday evening after Wall Street closed largely unchanged amid soft trading volumes in a holiday-shortened week.

Asian stocks were largely muted on Thursday as trading remained thin with major stock indexes shut for holidays, while Japanese shares climbed after a report showed Japan planning a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday.

U.Today - XRP’s recent rally has come to a halt after achieving highs near $3, leaving the market wondering what happens next. Amid the current uncertainty on the crypto market, XRP appears to be consolidating, particularly in its Bitcoin trading pair. Could a breakout against BTC be on the horizon?