Fitch, Moody’s slash Russia’s sovereign rating to junk
– Ratings agencies Fitch and Moody’s downgraded Russia by six notches to “junk” status, saying Western sanctions threw into doubt its ability to service debt and would weaken the economy.…
– Ratings agencies Fitch and Moody’s downgraded Russia by six notches to “junk” status, saying Western sanctions threw into doubt its ability to service debt and would weaken the economy.…
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank has imposed a 30% commission on foreign currency purchases by individuals on currency exchanges, brokers told Reuters, citing a letter from the regulator. The central…
BENGALURU -Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries said on Thursday it would invest 16.7 billion rupees ($220.70 million) to create a joint venture (JV) with U.S.-listed Sanmina Corp for making electronic products…
SHANGHAI – Russia’s central bank and sovereign wealth fund may account for nearly a quarter of foreign holdings of Chinese bonds, analysts at ANZ Research calculated, potentially offering shelter from…
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY – Credit Suisse Group AG joined creditors of Greensill Capital by filing lawsuits in Australia seeking compensation from the country’s biggest insurer over the supply chain…
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Joseph J.M. Orabona (619) 546-7951 and Jennifer E. McCollough (619) 546-8773 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 2, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Two former tax preparers based…
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment today charging two local men for trafficking and selling large quantities of methamphetamine and counterfeit prescription pills across the Portland…
HOUSTON – A woman is headed to prison for falsely preparing tax returns following a prior order not to engage in that business, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Marcia…
By Jeffrey Dastin – Amazon.com Inc workers at a Staten Island sortation center have been given the greenlight to hold a vote on whether to unionize, according to a labor…
A Wisconsin woman allegedly cut her lover’s head off during a night of raucous intercourse and proceeded to hide his severed genitalia in a bucket, multiple sources reported. Taylor Schabusiness,…
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE -The Australian government is helping coal importing nations find alternatives to Russia for supplies by connecting them with local producers, a government spokesperson said on Thursday,…
TAIPEI – Taiwan chip maker TSMC said on Thursday a number of its plants in Taiwan experienced short “power dips”, after large parts of the island were hit by power…
-Spotify said on Wednesday it has closed its office in Russia indefinitely in response to what the audio streaming platform described as Moscow’s “unprovoked attack on Ukraine.” Since July 2021,…
Due to challenges and learning loss as a result of the pandemic and remote learning, school districts across the country are accepting more late work and allowing test retakes to…
A bi-partisan group of state attorneys general are investigating TikTok for potentially harming children’s physical and mental health, according to a Wednesday press release. At least eight attorneys general are…
Over 100 professors and scholars were targeted for their personal views for the second year in a row, according to a report from the Foundation for Individual Rights (FIRE). Targeting…
SHREVEPORT, La. – Seven members of a drug trafficking conspiracy were recently sentenced by Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr., with the lead defendant having been sentenced…
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that a Shreveport man was sentenced today in United States District Court for distributing methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge…
CHICAGO — A federal grand jury in Chicago today indicted former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives MICHAEL J. MADIGAN on racketeering and bribery charges for allegedly using his…
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSEPH PINA, 24, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in…
PECOS – Yesterday, a New Mexico man was sentenced to 240 months in prison for importing and possessing methamphetamine and 60 months in prison for a firearm charge. According to…
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MAURICE MENAFEE, also known as “Mo,” 32, of New Haven, was arrested today on a federal criminal…
BOSTON – A Boston man previously convicted of drug distribution pleaded guilty today to illegal possession of a semiautomatic pistol and ammunition. Shaquille Lee, 29, pleaded guilty to being a…
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BIAGIO WILLIAM AMBROSINO, age 19, originally from Queens, NY, who is now an enlisted sailor stationed in Belle Chasse, Louisiana,…
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Peter Tuccio, an associate of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, was sentenced by United States District Judge LaShann DeArcy…