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Core Scientific is planning to raise $3.3 billion through a junk bond issuance

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April 21 (Bloomberg) — Core Scientific Inc. plans to raise $3.3 billion via a junk bond offering, joining a wave of high-yield issuers tapping the debt market to fund AI infrastructure. A person with direct knowledge of the matter said the company is building six data center facilities — all fully contracted to CoreWeave Inc. under a 12-year deal — with projected revenue of roughly $10 billion.
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Due to uncertainty surrounding the negotiation prospects, crude oil futures prices have risen.

April 21 – Crude oil futures prices rose Wednesday as markets waited to see if Iran would send a delegation to Pakistan for talks with the U.S. Phil Flynn of Price Futures Group said in a note Iran’s conflicting signals aren’t just “diplomatic theatrics”—they signal an attempt by the country’s pragmatic faction to ease tensions with hardliners. That means more volatility ahead for oil prices, per FXStreet.

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Source: Officials: US Negotiators Arriving in Pakistan

April 21st — Xinhua: U.S. negotiators have arrived in Pakistan in succession over the past two days, per Pakistani sources.

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Powell: More Inclined to Take Interest Rates as the Key Driver

April 21 — Federal Reserve Chair Nominee Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy is now approaching full employment overall. The Fed’s balance sheet is working against its dual mandate, he added, and the central bank is leaning more toward using interest rates as its primary policy tool. (FXstreet)

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CNN: Voss's exact visit to Pakistan still TBD

CNN — As of April 21, the timing of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s planned trip to Pakistan remains unconfirmed, according to sources cited by the network. The White House will hold additional policy meetings Tuesday, with Pence set to participate, a White House official told CNN. Pence had been scheduled to depart for Islamabad Tuesday morning, but a key unresolved question lingers: whether an Iranian delegation will travel with him. As of late Tuesday morning local time, Iran had not yet decided whether to send officials to Pakistan for the second round of talks.

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Iranian Parliament Speaker's Office Member: No Second Round of Talks Until Maritime Blockade Is Resolved

April 21 — A member of the presiding board of Iran’s Parliament, Nadri, told the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) on Tuesday that Iran will not convene a second round of talks until the maritime blockade issue is resolved. Nadri also denied media reports that Iran had sent a high-level delegation to Pakistan, stating, “There is no Iranian delegation in Pakistan.”

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Bloomberg: Cryptocurrency Industry Political Action Committee Accumulates $180 Million War Chest for U.S. Midterm Elections

April 21 (Bloomberg) — Crypto-related political action committees (PACs) have amassed a war chest of roughly $180 million ahead of this year’s U.S. midterm elections, giving the sector spending power that outpaces even some top Republican super PACs. Most of the funds are rolled over from 2023, with the bulk concentrated in the Fairshake organization — primarily backed by firms including Coinbase Global Inc., Ripple Labs and venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz. This level of funding underscores the crypto industry’s growing political clout in the U.S.

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