AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuters) - The president of U.S. crypto firm Ripple is optimistic that a lobbying push by the crypto industry will yield results in this year's U.S. elections, after her company helped the industry lead a record fundraising haul to back political candidates who are crypto-friendly. San Francisco-based Ripple is the second-largest donor to Fairshake, a so-called...

June 4 (Reuters) - A group backed by BlackRock ( BLK ) and Citadel Securities is planning to start a new national stock exchange in Texas, a spokesperson for Citadel Securities said on Tuesday. The Texas Stock Exchange, which has raised about $120 million, plans to file registration documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) later this year, The...

June 5 (Reuters) - Language learning app Duolingo ( DUOL ) has deleted references in Russia to what Moscow calls non-traditional sexual relations after being warned by Russia's communications regulator about publishing LGBT content classed as extremism. Russia last year widened restrictions on the promotion of what it calls LGBT propaganda amid a broader crackdown on LGBT rights, which President...

June 5 (Reuters) - Air Liquide will invest $250 million on a new industrial gas plant in Idaho to supply U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology ( MU ) with ultra-pure nitrogen and other gases. Semiconductor companies have been boosting production capacity on expected growing demand for chips used in virtually all electronics. This investment will support the production of leading-edge memory...