NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump is seeking a six-month delay to meet deadlines for gathering evidence in the New York attorney general’s fraud case against the former U.S. president. The request if granted would likely push back the scheduled Oct. 2 trial well into 2024, deep into that year’s presidential campaign. Trump is seeking …
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(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds saw huge money withdrawals in the seven days to March 1 on reinforced worries about the Federal Reserve’s policy tightening after economic data pointed to stickier-than-expected inflation. Refinitiv Lipper data showed investors offloaded a net $12.9 billion worth of U.S. equity funds, booking their biggest weekly disposal since Jan. 4. …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) after a brief delay early on Friday, carrying two U.S. astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut on a six-month science mission. The autonomously flying spacecraft dubbed Endeavour docked with the space station shortly after …
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By Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) – The reward for holding U.S. stocks over Treasury bonds has not been this unattractive since 2004, possibly setting the stage for the sought-after 60/40 portfolio diversification to make a comeback after one of its worst years on record. A 60/40 portfolio, which typically has 60% of its holdings in stocks …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – An expected economic slowdown may not be as severe as feared, Ireland’s finance minister said on Friday after data showed consumer spending continued to grow even as the country’s economy fell into a technical recession. “Since the start of this year, incoming data both domestically and internationally has suggested that the expected …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Investors poured more money into cash funds in the week to Wednesday than at any time since the depths of the pandemic in 2020, a report from BofA Global Research showed on Friday. Cash funds saw inflows of $68.1 billion, BofA said citing EPFR data. As per previous flow reports from the …
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By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Analysts are sticking to their forecasts for a stronger Canadian dollar over the coming year, expecting an improved global economy and less central bank uncertainty that would boost the commodity-linked currency, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The loonie has weakened about 8% since March 2022 as aggressive interest …
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By Rod Nickel and Leonardo Benassatto KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – The moment her grand-daughter was born, Olha Lukina, 65, rushed to a registry office. It was one of the last still providing Ukrainian citizenship for newborns in the southern city of Kherson which was then under Russian occupation. Baby Kateryna became Ukraine’s newest citizen that …
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(Reuters) – Republican-backed bills introduced in legislatures in several U.S. states target the use of a planned merchant code for credit card transactions at gun retailers that is intended to detect suspicious firearms and ammunition sales. Major credit and debit card companies have committed to using the “merchant category code” for gun sellers, a development …
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By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Legislation being pursued by Republicans in several U.S. states aims to limit use of a planned merchant code for credit card transactions at gun retailers meant to detect suspicious firearms and ammunition sales, undermining a tool welcomed by gun control advocates. The bills were introduced in states including Texas, Florida, …
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