03:12 PM EDT, 03/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ( GBTC ) said Wednesday it has filed to launch Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust, ticker BTC, with a portion of assets from its flagship bitcoin exchange-traded fund GBTC. The proposed launch is effectively a spin-off, but with an ETF, the company said in a filing with the US Securities and...

President Joe Biden is reportedly poised to express significant apprehension regarding Nippon Steel Corporation’s (OTC:NPSCY) proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel Corporation , potentially jeopardizing the deal and straining relations with Japan.  Sources familiar with the matter reveal that Biden will release a statement addressing the Japanese conglomerate’s $14.9 billion bid for the Pennsylvania-based steel giant ahead of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s scheduled visit to Washington on April 18. ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Three Black bankers, who sued Barclays ( JJCTF ) for a combined 52.8 million pounds ($66.7 million) in London over allegations that included race discrimination, harassment, victimisation and whistleblower detriment, have largely lost their case. In a near 460-page judgment published on Wednesday, the East London Employment Tribunal dismissed almost all claims brought by former Vice President (VP)...

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Contracts have been awarded for the acquisition of 3.25 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the U.S. Energy Department said on Wednesday. ExxonMobil ( XOM ) has a contract for 1.05 million barrels, Macquarie Commodities Trading for 1.2 million barrels and Sunoco ( SUN ) for 1 million barrels, the department said....