FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone banks must be more selective with customers that make risky bets on financial markets, such as hedge funds, and become more prudent in how they manage their exposure to them, the European Central Bank said on Friday. The ECB’s move shows how regulators are stepping up scrutiny of the role …
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A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Flush with relief that U.S. inflation is indeed falling as fast as markets had hoped, investors now have to work out how the country’s biggest lenders are coping with the economic slowdown and higher interest rates keeping prices in check. Kicking …
By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy unexpectedly eked out some growth in November after a boost from World Cup drinkers and video game sales, reducing the chance that it has already slipped into recession, but the picture for 2023 remains gloomy. Gross domestic product rose 0.1% from October, figures from the …
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By Sarah N. Lynch and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Thursday to probe the improper storage of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s home and former office, an echo of a wider-ranging inquiry directed at former President Donald Trump. The inquiry is a distraction for the …
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By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The governors of Wisconsin and North Carolina on Thursday signed orders banning TikTok on government devices due to cyber security concerns, joining other states and the federal government in prohibiting the use of the popular video app. In addition to banning Chinese-owned TikTok from state devices, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) – At least 11 fighters have been killed during clashes in northeast Colombia between dissident former members of the now-demobilized FARC guerrilla movement and National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, the army said on Thursday. President Gustavo Petro has pledged to end the country’s nearly six-decade conflict between the government, rebels and crime gangs …
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By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – Here is a timeline of what has been disclosed about the classified documents that ended up in a temporary office used by President Joe Biden and at his home in Wilmington, Delaware: 2017 Biden begins working periodically at the Penn Biden Center, a nonprofit think tank in Washington run by …
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(Reuters) – Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis Presley, died on Thursday after being rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital suffering from cardiac arrest, according to media reports. (Reporting by Eric Beech!)
(Reuters) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce criticized on Thursday a proposed rule of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that seeks to ban companies from having non-compete clauses with workers, saying such a move would harm economic growth and limit competition. The FTC proposed the rule last week that would ban companies from requiring workers …
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(Reuters) – World Wrestling Entertainment said on Thursday it has retained bankruptcy and restructuring powerhouse Kirkland & Ellis LLP as its legal adviser related to its review of strategic alternatives for the company. It has also retained The Raine Group LLC as financial advisor and August LLC as strategic communications adviser. WWE shares gained 3% …
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