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President Biden has announced sanctions against former Iranian President Ahmadinejad and the Iranian Intelligence Ministry. This could potentially impact the global oil market and related ETFs.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 18, 2023 | 2:36 pm

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TikTok has seen a surge in fake cryptocurrency giveaways, predominantly exploiting themes related to Elon Musk, Tesla, or SpaceX. The scams involve creating fraudulent websites disguised as crypto exchanges or giveaway platforms, luring users to register accounts in the hopes of receiving free cryptocurrency. However, these scams are designed to steal any deposited crypto. BleepingComputer conducted an investigation into one of these giveaways and discovered that almost all of these scams follow a similar pattern.

Portfolio Pulse from Mehab Qureshi

September 18, 2023 | 2:11 pm

CLX

Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX) shares are trading lower after the company disclosed that its operations were impacted by a cyber attack. The company is operating at a lower rate of order processing and is experiencing product availability issues. Clorox anticipates the breach to have a material impact on its Q1 financial results.

Portfolio Pulse from Adam Eckert

September 18, 2023 | 1:12 pm

ADM

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company's CEO, Juan Luciano, is working to restore safe operations in the areas affected by the Decatur plant explosion last week.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 18, 2023 | 1:10 pm

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Russia scrambled a MIG-31 jet to intercept a U.S. plane over the Barents Sea, according to RIA news agency. The news does not directly mention any US-listed companies or ETFs.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 18, 2023 | 12:44 pm

CLX

Clorox has announced that it expects a significant impact on its Q1 financial results due to order processing delays and a high level of product outages, both resulting from a cybersecurity attack. The company is still evaluating the extent of the financial and business impact and it is too early to determine the longer-term impact, including the fiscal year outlook.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

September 18, 2023 | 10:21 am

CLX

Clorox has reported unauthorized activity on some of its IT systems from August 14. The company believes it has contained the incident due to measures taken. However, it anticipates a material impact on its Q1 financial results.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

September 18, 2023 | 10:19 am

COIN

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Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has retained around $1 million from the July cyber attack on Curve Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) sector player. The funds were obtained during the turmoil that followed the security breach at Curve. Despite pleas from Alchemix, a protocol that lost $22 million in Curve-based tokens, Coinbase has shown no willingness to return the funds. The crypto industry has seen thefts amounting to $735 million this year.

Portfolio Pulse from Bibhu Pattnaik

September 17, 2023 | 9:40 pm

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SPY

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan held talks with China's Wang Yi in Malta over the weekend, according to a US official. The meeting's details were not disclosed.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

September 17, 2023 | 1:32 pm

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Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has lost approximately $870,000 in a cryptocurrency scam involving 10 different cryptocurrencies, including 5 Ethereum (ETH). The scam occurred after Cuban used MetaMask, a cryptocurrency wallet, for the first time in months. Cuban suspects that he downloaded a fraudulent version of MetaMask, which allowed scammers to obtain his private keys or seed phrases and drain his cryptocurrency wallets.

Portfolio Pulse from Mehab Qureshi

September 16, 2023 | 9:36 am