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Allurion wins FDA approval for swallowable gastric balloon
Allurion Technologies (NYSE:ALUR) received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket approval (PMA) for its Allurion Gastric Balloon System, marking a significant expansion into the U.S. obesity care market.
NYC Transit System Is Running, Despite 15 Inches of Snow
Parts of New York City got up to 28 inches of snow during this blizzard, but most of the transit system is up and running. There are reduced schedules. MTA Chair and CEO Jano Lieber gives an update on Bloomberg Surveillance.
Fed's Waller Says March Rate Cut Hinges on Labor Market
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said his decision on whether to support an interest-rate cut at the US central bank's next policy meeting on March 17-18 will depend on upcoming labor-market data. Waller spoke Monday at an event in Washington with the National Association for Business Economics
Insights
What’s behind the panic-buying of gold?
In times of uncertainty, we often look for something solid to hold onto. Lately, it seems the world’s investors have decided that “something solid” is, quite literally, gold.
The metal’s soaring price is more than just a market trend; it's a global barometer of anxiety.
When faith in currencies, governments, and traditional financial systems begins to waver, we see a familiar flight to the perceived safety of this timeless asset.
Surprise! Lithium gets a recharge
Well, pull out the party hats and dust off the stock tickers.
Lithium, the commodity that investors and analysts had all but left for dead in the great market purge of 2023-2024, is back.
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Billionaire bears take a swipe at Tesla
The stock market has long treated Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) less as a traditional automaker and more as a futuristic technology cult, with its valuation soaring on the gravitational pull of its CEO, Elon Musk.
This persistent "Musk Premium" has burned countless short-sellers.
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Can Bitcoin bring down the global financial system?
Bitcoin has vaporised more than US$800 billion in its latest crash and sucked US$1 trillion out of the broader crypto market.
With nearly US$2 trillion in market value and rising allocations from Wall Street firms, ETFs, pension funds, and insurers, Bitcoin is increasingly woven into traditional finance.
Economy
Economy
U.S. Customs to halt invalidated tariffs as Trump pivots to new 15% global levy
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will officially stop collecting billions in trade duties at 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that declared President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to levy tariffs illegal.
Economy
SCOTUS dismantles Trump’s emergency tariffs in major rebuke
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a historic blow to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda Friday, ruling 6-3 that the administration overstepped its constitutional authority by using a national emergency statute to impose sweeping global tariffs.
Economy
US jobs beat lands, but the real shock is underneath
The January US jobs report surprised to the upside, adding 130,000 roles as unemployment dipped to 4.3% and wages stayed contained.
Washington dodges shutdown, but the clock is already ticking again
Washington has pulled itself back from the brink, passing a $1.2 trillion stop-gap deal that reopened most of the US government after days of disruption.
