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TOKYO – Japan’s next central bank governor should be someone who understands the need to work with the government in beating deflation, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday. Markets …

By David Gaffen and Stephanie Kelly – Bulls have surged into the U.S. crude oil options market in recent days as futures touch highs not seen in a decade, betting …

(Corrects juxtaposition of words in name of networking forum in paragraph 8) By Eduardo Baptista and Clare Jim BEIJING/HONG KONG – China’s so-called “common prosperity” push in the near-term will …

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japan’s economy expanded more than initially expected in the final quarter of 2021, but rising input prices likely kept wholesale inflation near a record in …

WOODBURY, NJ – A smash and grab style burglary occurred at a business on South Broad Street in Woodbury and now police are trying to identify the suspect. “The Woodbury …

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 Office of the Federal Bureau of …

BECKLEY, W.Va. –  United States Attorney Will Thompson and Special Agent in Charge Shawn Morrow, Louisville Field Division for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today …

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADEDAYO ILORI, a recidivist fraudster with multiple prior fraud convictions and who continued to engage …

PORTLAND, Ore.—On March 2, 2021, a federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment charging the owner of Ground Zero Seeds, a grass seed production and wholesale company based in …

BOSTON – A Lowell man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegal firearms sales. Elwood Cortes-Navedo, 26, pleaded guilty to engaging in the business of dealing in …

NEWARK, N.J. – A Modesto, California, woman admitted today that she fraudulently created and sold over $9.9 million worth of counterfeit Catalina coupons used at various retail stores across the …

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that AMEET GOYAL, M.D., (“GOYAL”) an ophthalmologist in Rye, New York, was sentenced today to 96 …

By Nivedita Balu – Shares in Grab tumbled 37% on Thursday after Southeast Asia’s no. 1 ride-hailing and food delivery firm posted a $1.1 billion quarterly loss and a worse-than-expected …

NEW YORK – BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest asset manager, said it had halted purchase of all Russian securities in its active and index funds as of Monday after Russia’s …

By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE – Asian equity markets and the euro suffered heavy losses on Friday while oil prices jumped as investors took fright from reports of a nuclear power …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Detroit’s Big Three automakers said on Thursday they will allow autoworkers to stop wearing masks at workplaces where U.S. health officials have said it is …

– Corporate actions to censure Russia after its invasion of Ukraine vary widely and include some measures required by law and some voluntary, with comments ranging from harsh condemnations to …

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japan’s jobless rate rose to 2.8% as the surge in coronavirus infections and mobility curbs hit service sector activity, although a gauge of job availability …

WASHINGTON – A World Bank emergency cash disbursement to Ukraine will grow to 460 million euros ($509 million) with contributions from Sweden and the Netherlands, and will be submitted for …

By Paresh Dave – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday that it had stopped selling online advertising in Russia, a ban that covers search, YouTube and outside publishing partners. The …

By Devik Jain and Noel Randewich – Wall Street ended lower on Thursday, with growth stocks including Tesla and Amazon denting the Nasdaq, as the Ukraine crisis kept investors on …

– Ratings agency S&P Global on Thursday cut Russia’s credit rating deeper into junk territory as fresh international sanctions triggered by its invasion of Ukraine, and the nation’s own protective …

By Jonnelle Marte – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine adds uncertainty to the U.S. economic outlook and may boost near-term inflation, but household savings and strong economic growth should help limit …

NEW YORK – So far global companies, banks and investors have announced that they have exposure in some form to Russia of more than $110 billion. That number could rise. …

By Anna Ringstrom, Gwladys Fouche and Eric M. Johnson – Sneaker maker Nike and home furnishings firm IKEA shut down stores in Russia on Thursday, as trade restrictions and supply …