(This Dec. 15 story has been corrected to say that Tice was taken captive in Daraya, not Aleppo, in paragraph 10) By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012, voiced hope on Sunday that upheaval in Syria …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson was sentenced on Monday to nearly 10 years in prison, after a jury found him guilty in July of lying to investors about the now-defunct startup’s finances and sham deals with Google and Oprah Winfrey. U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee handed down the 116-month sentence at …
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CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela’s attorney general said in a statement on Monday that 533 people arrested for taking part in protests over a contested July election have been freed. More than 2,000 people were arrested for taking part in protests after the contest, according to the government. Electoral authorities and the country’s supreme court have said …
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By Marcela Ayres, Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Market anxiety dragged Brazil’s real currency to a historic low on Monday as significant central bank interventions again failed to counter market concerns over government spending. The real closed at 6.09 per U.S. dollar, with a year-to-date depreciation shaving off a fifth of its value, making it …
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By Medha Singh (Reuters) -MicroStrategy shares briefly surged on Monday before faltering to end nearly unchanged, after the software company and bitcoin stockpiler was selected to join the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index, further brightening the prospects of the stock. The $25.7 trillion index that houses the largest non-financial companies will now gain indirect exposure to …
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By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – Green bond funds in the European Union are free to continue investing in bonds sold by big polluters such as power and energy companies, after the securities watchdog introduced allowances to its new fund naming guidelines. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Friday clarified fund managers could …
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By Kevin Buckland and Ankur Banerjee (Reuters) -Bitcoin’s record rally topped $107,000 on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump reiterated that he plans to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve similar to its strategic oil reserve, stoking the enthusiasm of crypto bulls. Investor sentiment also got a lift from the inclusion of MicroStrategy into the tech-heavy …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday that it had settled charges with Becton Dickinson and Co. (BD) over allegations it misled investors about risks associated with its Alaris infusion pump. The SEC said Becton Dickinson agreed to pay a $175 million civil penalty to settle the charges, which also …
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By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Megacap tech shares muscled the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to higher closes on Monday as U.S. Treasury yields paused and investors readied for a busy central bank week. Bitcoin surged, touching a new high after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump suggested he plans to set up a bitcoin …
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By Chibuike Oguh and Greta Rosen Fondahn NEW YORK/GDANSK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar edged higher against major currencies in choppy trading on Monday, as investors eyed interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, Bank of England and other key central banks this week. Markets are pricing in a near 97% chance that …
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