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GREAT FALLS — A Great Falls woman today admitted allegations that she stole more than $600,000 from a construction company when she was employed as its bookkeeper, U.S. Attorney Leif …

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michelle L. Wasserman (619) 546-8431 and Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 11, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Mendel Goldstein, brother of former Chabad …

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES – Amazon.com Inc could be days away from closing its deal to buy MGM, the fabled studio behind “Rocky” and “James Bond,” as a mid-March deadline for regulators …

By Sarah Wu and Norihiko Shirouzu TAIPEI/BEIJING -China’s efforts to curb its largest COVID-19 outbreak in two years has forced companies from Apple supplier Foxconn to automakers Toyota and Volkswagen …

By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – In a rare public warning, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday told broker-dealers and other market participants to “remain vigilant to market and …

-Russia on Monday temporarily banned grain exports to ex-Soviet countries and most sugar exports, but a senior minister said it would keep on providing special export licences to traders within …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The U.S. Transportation Department on Monday barred regional carrier SkyWest Inc from ending service to 29 locales until replacement carriers can be found under the government’s …

By Chibuike Oguh New York – Oil prices fell and European stocks rose on Monday as investors weighed positive comments from ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, while U.S. Treasury …

By David Randall NEW YORK – Do you believe in Cathie Wood? Wall Street’s star stock picker has seen her fortunes wane over the past year as her flagship tech …

By Iain Withers and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed LONDON/NEW YORK – British bank Barclays said on Monday it had suspended the sales and issuance of two exchange-traded notes (ETNs) with combined …

Big Putin Ally Admits Russian Invasion Is Going Slower Than Expected Sebastian Hughes on March 14, 2022 Russian National Guard chief Viktor Zolotov admitted Sunday the invasion of Ukraine has …

By Jonathan Stempel – The share price of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc reached $500,000 for the first time on Monday, reflecting the company’s status as a defensive stock in …

WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 10, 2022, Jose William Perez Felipe, age 25, and Wilber Sori San Miguel …

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau …

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, man today admitted fraudulently obtaining a federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan of $237,500, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Cornell McCoy, …

PORTLAND, Ore.—A resident of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho and former CEO of the Warm Springs Economic Development Corporation (WSEDC) pleaded guilty today for his role in a fraud …

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS -The European Union agreed on Monday new rules to limit access to its 2 trillion euros ($2.2 trillion) worth of public tenders in a move designed …

By Pratima Desai and Clara Denina LONDON -Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England are talking to the London Metal Exchange about the resumption of a fair …

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK -Oil prices fell more than 5% on Monday to the lowest in nearly two weeks amid hopes for progress toward a diplomatic end to Russia’s …

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA – Brazil’s federal government plans to announce on Thursday a program providing some 165 billion reais ($32 billion) of economic stimulus during the …

– Lyft Inc on Monday joined Uber Inc to levy fuel surcharge on rides from customers in an attempt to cushion the impact on drivers’ pockets from higher fuel costs. …

YRC Freight Inc. (YRC), Roadway Express Inc. and Yellow Transportation Inc. (collectively the YRC defendants), have agreed to pay approximately $6.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act …

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Monday to tighten fiscal policy a little next year after three years of pumping billions into the economy due …

By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON -Shareholders at four U.S. oil companies will vote in the coming quarter on proposals for the firms to meet emissions targets set out in Paris in …