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By Elizabeth Culliford – Meta Platforms Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that he had promoted policy chief Nick Clegg into a larger role to …

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK – The U.S. dollar index was down on Wednesday, hitting its lowest level since Friday after minutes from the last U.S. Federal Reserve meeting suggested …

By David Gaffen NEW YORK -Oil prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday as investors weighed conflicting statements on the possible withdrawal of some Russian troops from around Ukraine. Futures …

-Morgan Stanley’s role in the collapse of Archegos Capital Management deepened a probe by U.S. authorities into Wall Street’s lucrative market for block trades, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with …

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON – Jana Partners has nominated four directors to the board of Zendesk, arguing the company must be rehabilitated after an unpopular attempt to buy Momentive Global, …

By Helen Coster NEW YORK -ViacomCBS Inc missed Wall Street profit forecasts on Tuesday as the company announced it will change its name to Paramount and unveiled a broad range …

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO – Alphabet Inc’s self-driving technology unit Waymo and truck fleet operator C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc said on Wednesday they would team up to test automated …

RABAT – Morocco will spend 10 billion dirhams ($ 1.07 bln) on a national plan to mitigate the impact of drought on farmers and the economy, the royal palace said …

Sports gambling during the 2022 Super Bowl surged to record highs as legal gambling became more accessible throughout 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported. GeoComply, a company that records gambling …

By Dominique Vidalon PARIS – Carrefour SA said on Wednesday it looked to 2022 with confidence after Europe’s largest food retailer delivered record free cash flow of 1.23 billion euros …

An Air Force veteran pulled her gun on a man attempting to force his way into her car while she sat in traffic in New Orleans on Friday, according to …

A woman who donated to the Freedom Convoy, a group of truckers and individuals protesting Canada’s vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions, was forced to close her gelato store after her …

Indiana teachers are expecting a mass exodus from the education profession if the state passes a bill that will restrict Critical Race Theory-aligned curriculum, the Indy Star reported. House Bill …

Former U.S. olympic figure skater Adam Rippon said it was a “slap in the face” to clean athletes for Russian skater Kamila Valieva to be allowed to compete at the …

The Biden administration missed another deadline to hold quarterly onshore oil drilling lease sales after a federal court ruled it was legally required to do so. The Department of the …

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA -Brazil’s government is considering an income tax exemption for foreigners investing in domestic corporate bonds, hoping to lower financing costs for local firms at a time …

– Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, also known as Ho Wan Kwok, filed for individual bankruptcy protection in a U.S. bankruptcy court in Bridgeport, a court filing showed. Guo listed assets …

LINDEN, NJ – A 20-year-old man was arrested this morning after he was involved in a serious motor vehicle crash while operating a stolen motor vehicle. Just before 3:00 a.m …

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Kae Leen Nopah, 35, of Parker, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With the goal of promoting diversity within the legal profession, the Sacramento Region Diversity Career Fair is being launched to connect employers with diverse legal candidates for …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A West Warwick man who arranged to sell thousands of counterfeit OxyContin pills containing fentanyl to an undercover member of the Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force …

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned an indictment charging a pharmacist with one count of tampering with a consumer product, one count of possession …

By Julie Gordon and David Ljunggren OTTAWA -The Bank of Canada will be nimble and potentially “forceful” in tackling uncomfortably high inflation, a senior official said on Wednesday, setting the …