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And we're exclusively reporting that the Trump administration told Congress it won't share the classified intelligence that led to a whistleblower complaint against U.S.
spy chief Tulsi Gabbard.
In an email to Democratic congressional staffers sent earlier this month, Gabbard's office said it was unable to provide the unredacted intelligence that underpinned the complaint because of presidential claims of executive privilege.
Yesterday, two top Democrats on the Congressional Intelligence Committees sent a letter to Gabbard asking who asserted privilege over the intelligence report and on what basis.
The Journal has reported that the intelligence relates to a conversation two foreign nationals had about Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Coming up, what's got investors feeling chipper?
That's after the break.
Circle, the issuer of the world's second largest stablecoin, said today its fourth quarter profit jumped as crypto investors continued to flock to its stablecoin.
Its total revenue also surged 77 percent to $770 million in spite of the meltdown in crypto prices at the end of last year.
Vicky Guihuang covers cryptocurrency for the journal and is here to break it down.
Vicky, why are the biggest stablecoins doing well when other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have tanked?
Circle went public in June last year, and it had this big stock market debut.
But since then, shares have fallen almost 70%.
Today, though, its stock rose 35%.
Is this a sign of a turnaround potentially for its stock price?
That was WSJ reporter Vicky Gehuang.
Thanks, Vicky.
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