Analysis: ‘Hands off’: Why some U.S. investors are pulling meme stocks from brokerages

Jose Castillo pulled his $60,000 worth of GameStop Corp (GME.N) shares from his brokerage last summer, even though he had no intention of selling them.
EXCLUSIVE Turkey’s cryptocurrency trades top 1 million a day amid lira woes

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Factbox: From San Francisco to Munich, key players developing flying taxis

Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) maker Eve, part of Brazilian planemaker Embraer (EMBR3.SA), is planning to go public in the fifth such debut as investors bet on environmentally friendly urban air travel.
BlackBerry revenue beats estimates as cybersecurity demand stays strong

BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO), beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Tuesday, helped by sustained demand for its cybersecurity and Internet of Things products.
EXCLUSIVE Brazil central bank puts brakes on tougher rules for fintechs, sources say

Brazil’s central bank has put the brakes on tougher regulations for the burgeoning fintech industry, withdrawing a draft proposal that had been set to be voted on last month by the government’s top financial policy-making body, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Oracle working to double client numbers in Latin America

Enterprise software maker Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) will look to double its clients in Latin America and increase profits in 2022, a company executive told Reuters, adding that hitting these goals will depend on cultivating the right talent.
Analysis: Weak winds worsened Europe’s power crunch; utilities need better storage

Wind speeds were milder than usual in Europe this year, so windmills across the bloc generated less electricity which worsened a crunch that sent power prices to record highs as utilities had to buy more coal and scarce, costly, natural gas.
Amazon among key tech firms to drop CES plans on COVID-19 concern

Amazon Inc , Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O), Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Pinterest Inc (PINS.N) will not send teams to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas as concerns grow about Omicron, the firms said on Tuesday.
Analysis: After another torrid year, can emerging markets rediscover their mojo?

The spectre of higher interest rates in the United States, slowing growth in China and a strong dollar have this year hammered emerging markets already reeling from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Qatar Airways sues Airbus in A350 jet damage dispute

Qatar Airways said on Monday it had started proceedings in a UK court against planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) in a bid to resolve a dispute over skin flaws on A350 passenger jets, bringing the two sides closer to a rare legal showdown over aviation safety.