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© Reuters. MOSCOW – Gazprom PJSC (OTC:) has set a new record for daily deliveries to China, addressing an above-contractual request by China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) through the Power of Siberia 1 pipeline. This milestone, reached on Thursday, marks a significant uptick in energy cooperation between Russia and China. The surge in deliveries comes after the two companies amended their agreement last month, allowing for additional gas supplies through the upcoming year. This adjustment is part of a broader strategy by Gazprom (MCX:) to significantly boost its gas exports to China. The Russian energy giant is aiming to increase…

peterschreiber.media/iStock via Getty Images Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, agreed this past week to fork over $4.3B to settle the U.S. government’s allegations that it violated sanctions and money transmission rules. What’s more, founder Changpeng Zhao, otherwise known as “CZ,” pleaded guilty to alleged breaches of anti-money laundering rules and stepped down from the CEO role. What does this historic settlement mean for Binance’s position at the top of the crypto market, as well as for the overall industry? While the trading platform saw over $1B in outflows after the news, the magnitude of which aligned with what happened…

AI is a new frontier and can be potentially extremely helpful in healthcare. Assembling all known information to solve a problem could benefit many. But there is a dark side to AI, which many have predicted. When it comes to health insurance and denials of care to patients, AI has already triggered a class action lawsuit. As reported in ALM Benefits Pro, a class action lawsuit has been filed against UnitedHealthcare, one of the largest Medicare Advantage Plan insurers, for using artificial intelligence in an algorithm that wrongfully denied care to many. Quoting from the Introduction in that lawsuit, the…

© Reuters. In a strategic pivot towards Asia, Gazprom PJSC (OTC:) has reported delivering record volumes of to China through the Power of Siberia 1 pipeline, exceeding its supply obligations. The Russian energy giant fulfilled an elevated request from China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) on Thursday, marking a significant moment as the company seeks to deepen ties with Beijing amid shifting global energy dynamics. A recent agreement between Gazprom (MCX:) and CNPC, established last month, has laid the groundwork for increased natural gas deliveries in the upcoming year. Gazprom is setting its sights on boosting annual exports to China from…

monsitj JP Morgan said it was bullish on Insmed (NASDAQ:INSM), Denali (NASDAQ:DNLI), Immunocore (NASDAQ:IMCR), Crinetics (NASDAQ:CRNX), Mirum (NASDAQ:MIRM) and BioCryst (NASDAQ:BCRX), rating all six as overweight in a recent note that reinstated ratings for fifteen large cap biotech stocks. The investment bank was less keen on Cervel Therapeutics (CERE), Alkermes (ALKS), Novocure (NVCR), Deciphera (DCPH), Stoke (STOK) and Esperion (ESPR), giving those six a neutral rating, and bearish on Amarin (AMRN), Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) and Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), which were all rated as underweight. For Insmed, JP Morgan said it expects the stock to “work higher” on the back of…

Right-wing American thinking has infiltrated Canadian politics and caused the Conservative Party to “turn their backs” on Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.Trudeau called out the Conservative Party after the group unanimously voted against an update to the Canada Ukraine Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine.”I’ve actually boasted . . . that it’s not a political debate in Canada, all parties in Canada stand with Ukraine,” Trudeau said at a press conference Friday. “So it is particularly troubling to see — even though we are seeing a rise of right-wing rhetoric in the United States with MAGA conservatives,…

President Biden’s 2020 victory in Georgia was one of the biggest Democratic breakthroughs that year.With effective on-the-ground organizing, Biden flipped a state that had long backed GOP WH nominees.But organizers told The New York Times they’re concerned Georgia isn’t at the top of the party’s 2024 list. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app In 2020, Georgia was the the cherry on top for the Biden campaign.Despite its fast-growing population, the Deep South state continued to retain its conservative edge throughout the 2000s…

© Reuters. Economist Dylan Smith has indicated that the Bank of Canada might be considering a rate cut to help homeowners struggling with mortgage renewals. The central bank’s strategy aims to ensure financial stability and timely policy adjustments in the face of these pressures. Smith’s insights suggest that this move could be imminent, offering relief to those facing challenges during their mortgage renewal period. This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Golden_Brown/iStock via Getty Images Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) battle to avoid any sort of unionization in Sweden ramped up to a new level over the last week. Reports indicate that all Tesla shipments (TSLA) arriving by sea are blocked from being unloaded at Swedish ports, and more key suppliers are taking action against the U.S. electric vehicle maker in sympathy with the strike initiated by manufacturers union IF Metall. The growing labor movement against Tesla (TSLA) has also seen the company’s trash bins left uncollected and mail services halted as unions. Notably, a poll conducted of 120 Swedish companies with fleets of…

The stabbing on Friday of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020, at a special unit inside a Tucson, Ariz., prison is the latest in a series of attacks against high-profile inmates in the troubled, short-staffed federal Bureau of Prisons.The assault comes less than five months after Larry Nasser, the doctor convicted of sexually abusing young female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times at the federal prison in Florida. It also follows the release of Justice Department reports detailing incompetence and mismanagement at federal detention centers that led to the deaths in recent years…