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Yemen's Houthi rebels on Friday set off explosions ahead of a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said. The attack targeted the bulk carrier Propel Fortune, which continued on its way, according to the United States military's Central Command. «The missiles did not impact the vessel,» Central Command said. «There were no injuries or damages reported.» The Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility for the attack. A statement from Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree was delayed on Friday night over «urgent military developments in the theatre of military operations», according to the rebel-controlled SABA news agency. He was scheduled to speak on Saturday.

Joe Biden said on Friday he would sign legislation that gives China's ByteDance about six months to divest the popular TikTok short video app as his rival Trump raised concerns about a ban of the service used by 170 million Americans. The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week on the TikTok crackdown bill after a committee on Thursday unanimously approved the measure. The House will vote on the proposal under rules requiring two-thirds of members to vote «yes» to win approval.

As Bitcoin (BTC) consolidates in the $68,000s as trading volumes drop off ahead of the weekend, traders are turning to the on-chain shitcoin markets in the hope of identifying top crypto gainers today.

As Bitcoin (BTC) consolidates in the $68,000s as trading volumes drop off ahead of the weekend, meme coins are stealing the limelight as the bulls regain control, with traders hunting for the best crypto to buy today flocking to major names in the hope of making quick gains.

Sam Altman will return to the board of OpenAI, the company said on Friday, just months after a boardroom dustup that saw him fired and rehired by the company behind ChatGPT. Altman was also found to have been wrongly fired in an internal investigation that was launched in the days after his chaotic dismissal last year, the company said.

government shutdown on Friday, as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours before current funding was due to expire. By a bipartisan vote of 75-22, the Senate approved a $467.5 billion spending package that will fund agriculture, transportation, housing, energy, veterans and other programs through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The package now heads to Democratic President Joe Biden to sign into law.

Gold rate today: The record run in gold prices continued throughout this week as expectations of the US Fed rate cut gained momentum after Jerome Powell's testimony before the US Congress. Spot gold price settled at a record high on Friday after briefly topping the $2,200 mark.

Vivek Ramaswamy once again spoke against the TikTok ban saying that ‘bashing the China-based social media platform is easy. Understanding the actual issue is harder’. Coming in support of Donald Trump, he noted that ‘the former president was right in opposing a legislative ban’ and further criticised ‘other Republic candidates’ saying ‘many people in professional politics say what they are supposed to say without thinking about the why’.

graphic processing units (GPUs) that are deemed essential for the creation of artificial intelligence-based applications and models is a “good starting point” as it strives to stay apace with global leaders in the rapidly evolving area of AI innovation, top investors and technologists said. The Rs 10,372-crore Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mission, announced on Thursday, will operate on a public-private partnership model. It will extend GPUs as a digital public infrastructure that can offer AI-as-a-service.

one of three bills signed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee last year seeking to address gun violence. It requires the industry to exercise reasonable controls in making, selling and marketing weapons, including steps to keep guns from being sold to people known to be dangerous or to straw buyers.

BlackRock Inc. said it’s acquiring SpiderRock Advisors, an asset management and technology firm, to expand its customized investing strategies to wealthy clients.

On March 7, Wall Street Investment firm Goldman Sachs (GS) adjusted its bearish stance on Coinbase by upgrading COIN’s stock position from sell to neutral. This shift in position followed the recent bitcoin price uptrend, which set a new all-time high of $69,225.37 on Wednesday.

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FOX Business' Madison Alworth speaks to diners in Reading, Pennsylvania, who are still feeling sticker shock.

Terra founder Do Kwon has been caught in a legal battle between the United States and South Korea over which nation gets to extradite the crypto mogul to their turf.

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Investing.com — The S&P 500 snapped a two-week win streak Friday, on an abrupt halt in Nvidia's record run and a mixed labor market report showing that more jobs were created in February, but the unemployment rate unexpectedly ticked up as layoffs picked up pace last month.      

three of its four leases in the Butler Valley Basin would not be renewed. Fondomonte was simultaneously notified that the fourth lease would be canceled as well.

UBS economists maintained their views that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates in June, projecting a total of three reductions by the end of this year.

The Bitcoin (BTC) price just pumped to new all-time highs above $70,000 in volatile trade.