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Boston Fed picks Susan Collins, first Black woman to lead a Fed bank

By Ann Saphir -The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on Wednesday named University of Michigan provost Susan Collins as its next chief, making her the first Black woman to lead a regional…

February 9, 2022

California conservationists and farmers unite to protect salmon

By Daniel Trotta and Nathan Frandino ROBBINS, Calif. – In an experiment a decade in the making, biologists are releasing hatchery salmon onto flooded Northern California rice fields, seeking to replenish endangered…

February 9, 2022

Saunas and fire pits: Ottawa’s truck protesters in it for the long haul

By Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA – Sleeping in trucks and staying warm at fire pits and portable saunas, protesters camped out in the frigid Canadian capital of Ottawa are digging in for…

February 9, 2022

Marketmind: Up, up they go

A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. Having fretted about rising sovereign bond yields just a short time ago, world stock markets now appear to be taking the…

February 9, 2022

California Man Admits Laundering Money from Fraudulent SBA Loans and Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme Targeting Law Firm

NEWARK, N.J. – A California man pleaded guilty today to laundering money from fraudulently obtained Small Business Association (SBA) loans and from a law firm that was the victim of a business…

February 9, 2022

Wall Street ends higher; bank stocks rise with Treasury yields

By Noel Randewich and Bansari Mayur Kamdar – Wall Street ended sharply higher on Tuesday, lifted by Apple and Microsoft, while a jump in Treasury yields elevated bank stocks ahead of a…

February 8, 2022

Wall Street rallies on tech boost, European shares end flat

By Chris Prentice and Marc Jones WASHINGTON/LONDON – Big Tech gave major U.S. stock indexes a boost on Tuesday and European shares ended largely unchanged as a sharp fall in oil prices…

February 8, 2022

Abortion clinics in liberal U.S. states expand, brace for more patients

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Abortion providers in liberal states are expanding clinics, training more staff and boosting travel assistance to prepare for an influx of patients from conservative states if…

February 8, 2022

SoftBank hit as profit, and Arm deal, collapse

By Sam Nussey TOKYO – SoftBank Group Corp reported a 97% drop in quarterly profit and the collapse of a deal worth up to $80 billion to sell chip designer Arm on…

February 8, 2022

Analysis-Investors brace for more weakness in U.S. corporate debt

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – Investors are preparing for more downside in U.S. credit markets, as bets that the Federal Reserve will become more aggressive than previously expected threaten to further…

February 8, 2022

Canadian police seize fuel, remove oil tanker; court silences protesters’ horns

By Anna Mehler Paperny, David Ljunggren and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA -Police in Canada’s capital said on Monday they had seized thousands of liters of fuel and removed an oil tanker as part…

February 8, 2022

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Justice Department Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking

DES MOINES, IA — U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has released the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Rooted…

February 7, 2022

U.S. rate hikes could hit highly dollarized emerging market banks – Moody’s

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK – Banks in Latin America and emerging Europe are most exposed to dollarization among developing economies, making them vulnerable to weaker local currencies and increasing withdrawals in…

February 7, 2022

Explainer-Ukraine: clouds on the horizon for Europe’s economy

– European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has warned of “geopolitical clouds” over the European economy due to possible fall-out from further escalation of tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine.…

February 7, 2022

The CCP Is Weaponizing Woke Rhetoric Against The Biden Administration

Philip Lenczycki on February 5, 2022 The Biden administration is experiencing an uptick of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spokesmen channeling left-wing talking points aimed at discrediting American institutions. Seeking to denounce a…

February 7, 2022

U.S. on the road to 1950s-style unemployment, but it may only be a pit stop

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – The last time the U.S. unemployment rate fell below 3%, as one Federal Reserve official has predicted it will this year, the Korean War was nearing its…

February 7, 2022

Homeless man charged for sexual battery of 12-year-old runaway girl in Deltona

DELTONA, FL – Volusia sheriff’s detectives have arrested a suspect in the sexual battery of a 12-year-old girl who deputies recovered after she ran away from Florida United Methodist Children’s Home in…

February 4, 2022

Analysis-Emerging market investors dive for stocks amid Fed storm

By Rodrigo Campos and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON – Developing world investors, buffeted by various “taper tantrums” over the last decade, are now nervously watching as the rainmaker of global markets –…

February 4, 2022

U.S. labor market shrugs off Omicron surge, economy strong ahead of rate hikes

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy created far more jobs than expected in January but despite the disruption to consumer-facing businesses from a surge in COVID-19 cases, pointing to underlying…

February 4, 2022

Fossil Fuel Groups Slam Biden Fed Nominee For Her ‘Vendetta’ Against US Energy Companies

Several fossil fuel industry groups have lined up in opposition to a top Federal Reserve nominee, saying her preferred climate policies would be antithetical to the central bank’s mission. The organizations have…

February 4, 2022

ISIS leader Quraishi kills himself during Syria raid, U.S. says

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Nandita Bose AMMAN/WASHINGTON -The leader of Islamic State died when he blew himself and family members up during a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said…

February 3, 2022

Wall St ends winning run as Facebook forecast halts tech-led recovery

By David French – Wall Street snapped a four-session winning streak on Thursday, with all three benchmarks ending lower after Facebook-owner Meta Platforms’ dour forecast sent its stock plummeting and halted a…

February 3, 2022

‘Fed up’ GM workers in Mexico pick new union in historic vote

By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY – An upstart union supported by international activists on Thursday won an election to represent General Motors workers in central Mexico, opening the door to the…

February 3, 2022

Biden’s Fed nominees back U.S. inflation fight

By Ann Saphir and Lindsay Dunsmuir – The Federal Reserve’s inflation fight should be its top priority, President Joe Biden’s nominees to the central bank’s Board of Governors told lawmakers on Thursday,…

February 3, 2022

Six Children, Four Women Dead as US Special Forces Kill ISIS Leader In Late Night Raid

U.S. special forces killed the leader of the Islamic State during a successful operation conducted in northwest Syria late Wednesday evening, the Pentagon said. The mission resulted in the death of its…

February 3, 2022

Central America - Page 164

Boston Fed picks Susan Collins, first Black woman to lead a Fed bank

California conservationists and farmers unite to protect salmon

Saunas and fire pits: Ottawa’s truck protesters in it for the long haul

Marketmind: Up, up they go

California Man Admits Laundering Money from Fraudulent SBA Loans and Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme Targeting Law Firm

Wall Street ends higher; bank stocks rise with Treasury yields

Wall Street rallies on tech boost, European shares end flat

Abortion clinics in liberal U.S. states expand, brace for more patients

SoftBank hit as profit, and Arm deal, collapse

Analysis-Investors brace for more weakness in U.S. corporate debt

Canadian police seize fuel, remove oil tanker; court silences protesters’ horns

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Justice Department Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking

U.S. rate hikes could hit highly dollarized emerging market banks – Moody’s

Explainer-Ukraine: clouds on the horizon for Europe’s economy

The CCP Is Weaponizing Woke Rhetoric Against The Biden Administration

U.S. on the road to 1950s-style unemployment, but it may only be a pit stop

Homeless man charged for sexual battery of 12-year-old runaway girl in Deltona

Analysis-Emerging market investors dive for stocks amid Fed storm

U.S. labor market shrugs off Omicron surge, economy strong ahead of rate hikes

Fossil Fuel Groups Slam Biden Fed Nominee For Her ‘Vendetta’ Against US Energy Companies

ISIS leader Quraishi kills himself during Syria raid, U.S. says

Wall St ends winning run as Facebook forecast halts tech-led recovery

‘Fed up’ GM workers in Mexico pick new union in historic vote

Biden’s Fed nominees back U.S. inflation fight

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