‘SNL U.K.’ Weekend Update Jokes Trump ‘Sh*t Himself’ Before Attack

Donald Trump bore the brunt of the “SNL U.K.” Weekend Update on Saturday, with co-hosts Paddy Young and Ania Magliano joking that the President had shat himself ahead of the White House Correspondents Dinner attack. After describing the gunman’s storming of the Washington event as “an undeniably terrifying event,” Magliano delivered the punchline: “President Donald…

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Voters will judge Trump on the economy

Trump’s strikes on Iran, and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have driven oil prices up, with a barrel of Brent crude, a major oil benchmark, hitting a four-year high of $126 on Thursday. It has since fallen back to $111 but it was trading at around $73 before the war broke out…

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Payward Closes Bitnomial Acquisition, Eyes Regulated US Crypto Derivatives

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, announced it has completed its acquisition of crypto derivatives venue Bitnomial, giving it control of a fully CFTC-regulated derivatives stack in the United States. The acquisition gives Payward a Futures Commission Merchant, Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, infrastructure it plans to use to expand CFTC-regulated products across…

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