LONDON (Reuters) - Spotify ( SPOT ) reported quarterly results broadly in line with analyst expectations on Tuesday, but failed to meet its own target for user growth. The Swedish audio-streaming giant sought to reduce costs through layoffs and cuts to its marketing budget last year, while trying to grow its user base through promotions and new investments in podcasts....

(Reuters) - Some of the staff at Elon Musk's Neuralink are making preparations to sell the brain implant company's stock in the wake of its valuation jumping following its first human trial, according to people familiar with the matter. Stock compensation is a big incentive for employees at startups such as Neuralink. The shares they receive are not publicly traded,...

(Reuters) - The first U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to the price of ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin, are due to begin trading on Tuesday, in another watershed event for the crypto industry's push to go mainstream.  Ether ETFs from VanEck, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity, 21Shares and Invesco ( IVZ ) will begin trading on Cboe, the exchange said...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A potential Democratic administration led by Vice President Kamala Harris would likely advance President Joe Biden's agenda of tough financial rules, an unwelcome prospect for Wall Street banks, crypto companies and other players that have chafed under the current administration. Harris is the frontrunner to win the Democratic nomination after Biden exited the presidential race on Sunday...