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MGM Resorts looking to buy Ladbrokes owner Entain

The exact details and value of the new bid couldn’t be learned, but it is above the £12.85—or $17.56 at current exchange rates—a share that MGM had offered late last year, sources said.

Bitcoin rallies above $30,000 for first time

The price of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency traded as high as $31,824 early Saturday, with almost all other markets closed over the first weekend in 2021.

NYSE starts process of delisting three Chinese telecom companies

The New York Stock Exchange is starting the process of delisting securities of three Chinese telecom companies, after President Donald Trump last month barred U.S. investments in Chinese firms Washington says are owned or controlled by the military.

Lockheed Martin enters agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4B

As part of the transaction's approval, Aerojet Rocketdyne's shareholders will receive a special pre-closing dividend of $5 per share in common stock and convertible senior notes in March 2021, which, unless revoked, is expected to reduce the transaction's purchase price to $51 per share. 

US to blacklist dozens of Chinese companies, Wilbur Ross says

The U.S. is preparing to place dozens of Chinese companies, including the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, on a trade blacklist, citing national security concerns, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Friday morning. 

IRS will make you disclose cryptocurrency on newest tax forms

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) explicitly asks taxpayers to disclose their cryptocurrency transactions on the newest tax form, making it easier for the federal government to tamp down on fraud or tax evasion later down the line. 

When the Robinhood crowd buys for the long haul

Fractional shares are an easy way for small investors to buy a piece of Tesla or Apple, but many are using it as a way to slowly accumulate exchange-traded funds that give them a small piece of the broader market.