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Trump pitches himself as ‘crypto president’ at San Francisco tech fundraiser

By Alexandra Ulmer SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump presented himself as a champion for cryptocurrency and slammed Democrats’ attempts to regulate the sector during a San Francisco fundraiser on Thursday, three sources present told Reuters. Trump raised $12 million from the fundraiser hosted by tech venture capitalists David Sacks and Chamath Palihapitiya […]

Trump pitches himself as ‘crypto president’ at San Francisco tech fundraiser

By Alexandra Ulmer SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump presented himself as a champion for cryptocurrency and slammed Democrats’ attempts to regulate the sector during a San Francisco fundraiser on Thursday, three sources present told Reuters. Trump raised $12 million from the fundraiser hosted by tech venture capitalists David Sacks and Chamath […]

Nickel-rich Indonesia pitches EV battery plant plan to Elon Musk

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top investment official said Monday that the government has proposed to Tesla CEO Elon Musk the construction of an electric vehicle battery plant in the nickel-rich country. The official spoke after Musk met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo while attending a water conference on the island of Bali. “We made […]

Maddow Blog | Trump pitches a highly dubious $1 billion deal to Big Oil execs

Two months into Donald Trump’s presidency, the oil industry had reason to be pleased with Republican control in Washington, D.C. ExxonMobil’s former CEO had just been confirmed as the secretary of State; congressional Republicans agreed to make it easier for oil giants to hide payments to foreign governments; and the new Republican administration was already […]

David Einhorn Pitches Long Bet on Chemicals Company Solvay

(Bloomberg) — David Einhorn said he’s betting on European essential chemicals company Solvay SA. Most Read from Bloomberg The Greenlight Capital founder made the comments Wednesday at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York. Solvay’s American depositary receipts surged 13% to $3.10 apiece at 2:19 p.m. in New York. The company, a large producer of […]