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  • Reuters

    Lithium Americas plans 55 mln share offering to raise more cash

    Lithium Americas said on Wednesday it would sell 55 million of its common stock in a bid to raise more cash, a month after the U.S. unveiled plans to lend it $2.26 billion to build Nevada's Thacker Pass lithium project. The company aims to extract lithium at Thacker Pass from a large clay deposit, something that has never been done before at commercial scale. The loan, announced last month, is a key part of the Biden administration's effort to reduce dependence on lithium supplies from China.

  • Business Wire

    Interactive Brokers Launches Global Contracts for Difference (CFDs) in Japan

    GREENWICH, Conn., April 18, 2024--Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced a recently expanded suite of investment options for Japanese clients with the addition of Global Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on US stocks, offering leverage to investors through Interactive Brokers Securities Japan Inc. (IBSJ).

  • Reuters

    Dollar takes a breather as investors ponder US rates outlook

    The dollar was soft on Thursday as traders assessed the U.S. interest rates outlook in the wake of comments from Federal Reserve officials that cemented expectation of monetary settings remaining restrictive for a while longer. The dollar has been rising in recent weeks as a slew of strong U.S. economic data and persistent inflation dashed expectation of rate cuts in the near term. Dollar strength has cast a shadow across currency markets, keeping the yen rooted near 34-year lows and leading to several warnings from Japanese authorities as traders fret about possible intervention.