Malaysian financier said he discussed 1MDB probe with Trump allies -testimony

A fugitive Malaysian financier said he won support from allies of former U.S. President Donald Trump for a possible settlement of a probe into the looting of funds from the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, a former Goldman Sachs banker testified on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Trump app opens to hundreds of testers ahead of expected launch

Details about former U.S. President Donald Trump’s new social media app are trickling out as about 500 beta testers have begun using an early version of “Truth Social,” two sources told Reuters.
Ukraine tensions lift dollar, yuan holds firm

LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The dollar rose to a two-week high on Monday against a basket of currencies, lifted by the tension between Russia and the West over Ukraine and the possibility of a more hawkish stance from the Federal Reserve this week. Markets were until recently not fretting about the massing of Russian […]
Oil prices steady ahead of OPEC+ meeting

Oil prices were largely steady on Tuesday as investors expected major producers to agree to stick to their planned output increase at their meeting later in the day amid diminishing concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Striking Kellogg workers could return after Christmas as tentative deal reached

Kellogg Co (K.N) and the union representing striking workers at its U.S. breakfast cereal plants have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract that could pave the way for the employees to return to work two days after Christmas.