• Feb 19, 2025

Ecopetrol Boosts Its Bet on Colombia’s Oil-Rich Eastern Plains

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• Feb 19, 2025

Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE dividend’ — experts say crypto could be an option

If Musk offers tax refunds in crypto, “it would be an extreme headache and ripe for potential fraud,” one expert said.

• Feb 19, 2025

The White House tightens control over the Fed — but not on rates

A new executive order gives President Donald Trump's appointees more power over independent agencies, including how the Fed regulates banks. But monetary policy will remain under the central bank's full control.

• Feb 19, 2025

Crypto Industry Asks Congress to Scrap IRS's DeFi Broker Rule

In what may be a big test of the crypto sector's new influence over a markedly friendlier U.S. Congress, it's asking for the reversal of an incoming tax policy.

• Feb 19, 2025

Fate of Rivian’s $6.6 billion federal loan—secured in the dying hours of the Biden administration—now hangs in the balance

If the loan is canceled, Tesla CEO and Trump “First Buddy” Elon Musk stands to benefit the most.

• Feb 19, 2025

Trump’s social media posts about the stock market have 'disappeared,' JPMorgan says

Trump looks to post less on the stock market.

• Feb 19, 2025

Ford is cutting stock bonuses for half of middle managers—the company says it’s in the name of ‘driving a high-performance culture’

CEOs are pulling out all the stops to boost productivity—ditching remote work, setting up AI war rooms, and now, tightening the purse strings on bonuses.

• Feb 19, 2025

Bumble Stock Tumbles as Users Depart, Issues Soft Outlook

On Wednesday, shares of Bumble tumbled after the online dating service issued a weaker-than-expected first-quarter outlook and said it lost 57,000 paying customers in the fourth quarter versus the third.

• Feb 19, 2025

Exxon, government plan large-scale gas project in oil-dominated Guyana

GEORGETOWN (Reuters) -U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil plans to boost natural gas output and supply in Guyana through a large-scale project announced on Wednesday, following the government's call for more gas to fuel onshore power and petrochemical projects. The "Wales Gas Vision", outlined by Exxon's Guyana head, Alistair Routledge, at an energy conference in Georgetown, is set to provide gas for several petrochemical and power projects through a $1 billion pipeline completed last year. The government will take a portion of the gas, produced by Exxon at its massive Stabroek Block and transported through the pipeline for power generation and natural gas liquids production.

• Feb 19, 2025

Top Stock Movers Now: Bumble, Garmin, Toll Brothers, and More

Major U.S. indexes were mixed and little changed at midday Wednesday ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve's January meeting.