CAREDX SHAREHOLDER ALERT BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Reminds Investors with Losses in Excess of $100,000 of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Lawsuit Against CareDx, Inc. – CDNA
NEW ORLEANS, May 27, 2022 — Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until July 22,…
Japan’s Q4 GDP forecast to revise up, wholesale price gains cloud outlook – Reuters Poll
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 February in…
Visa to cut consumer credit fees for U.S. small businesses by 10% – document
– Visa Inc will lower consumer credit interchange rates for small businesses in the United States by 10%, effective next month, to help merchants recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a…
U.S. farm incomes could see boost from grain rally – Chicago Fed
By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO – The current rally of U.S. grain and oilseed prices could help bolster American farm incomes this year, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine roils commodity markets over fears…
GE donating $4.5 million to Ukraine relief efforts – internal memo
CHICAGO – General Electric Co will donate $4.5 million in medical equipment and humanitarian support for Ukraine, according to an internal staff memo. In the memo, seen by Reuters, Chief Executive Larry…
Ottawa police misjudged protesters who besieged Canada’s capital – testimony
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO – A three-week occupation of the center of Canada’s capital last month resulted in part from police underestimating anti-government protesters by assuming they would leave within days,…
Credit Suisse names Rawra head of clean tech banking for Canada – memo
– Credit Suisse has named Saad Rawra as its head of clean-energy technology banking and Canadian head of diversified industries group to help drive the Swiss bank’s growing global energy tech franchise,…
U.S. Treasury warns crypto firms on Russia cybersecurity threat – source
By Hannah Lang – The U.S. Treasury Department has reached out to cryptocurrency companies about their cybersecurity controls amid concerns that Russia could wage retaliatory cyber attacks in response to Western sanctions,…
Civilian casualties rise in Ukraine, 249 dead, 553 injured – UN
GENEVA – The U.N. human rights office said on Thursday that it had confirmed 249 civilians have been killed and 553 injured in Ukraine during the first week of the conflict following…
UK services expand at fastest since June despite record price rises – PMI
By David Milliken LONDON – Price rises in Britain’s services sector last month were the most widespread in more than 25 years as businesses recovered from the Omicron wave of coronavirus cases,…
EU considering SWIFT exclusion for Belarus banks – official
BRUSSELS – The European Union is considering excluding banks in Belarus from the SWIFT messaging system that underpins the global financial transactions, as it has already done for seven Russian banks, an…
Exclusive – Russian firms rush to open Chinese bank accounts as sanctions bite – sources
By Samuel Shen and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI – The Moscow branch of a Chinese state bank has seen a surge in enquiries from Russian firms wanting to open new accounts, a person…
Lifting of COVID curbs boosts German private sector in Feb – PMI
BERLIN – Activity in Germany’s services sector grew further in February as the country began loosening the COVID containment measures that had pressured its economy in late 2021, although the Ukraine crisis…
German imports exceeded exports in 2021 trade with Russia – stats office
BERLIN – German imports from Russia exceeded exports last year because prices for imported crude oil and natural gas had risen sharply, Germany’s Federal Statistics Office reported on Thursday. In the prior…
Russia imposes 30% commission on forex purchases by individuals – brokers
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 bank has…
Many UK services businesses plan record price rises – CBI
LONDON – A record share of firms in Britain’s business and professional services sector expect to raise prices over the next three months as they face surging cost pressures, a survey showed…
Ukraine invasion worsens UK inflation trade-off – BoE’s Tenreyro
LONDON -The surge in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will hurt British economic growth as well as raising short-term inflation pressures, Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro said on…
U.S. house prices to rise another 10% this year – Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan and Sarupya Ganguly BENGALURU – U.S. house prices are set to climb in double digits this year even as the Federal Reserve embarks on its expected series of interest…
High debt EU countries should start to tighten policy in 2023 – Commission
BRUSSELS – European Union countries should move to a neutral fiscal stance next year from a supportive stance in 2022, with high debt countries focusing on tighter fiscal policy and low debt…
China set to approve 3rd batch of localities for digital yuan trials – state media
SHANGHAI – China will soon approve the third batch of localities set to launch trials of its digital yuan currency, state-backed financial outlet Securities Times reported on Wednesday. According to the newspaper,…
Mission Station Newsletter – February 13th, 2022
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Bayview Station Newsletter – February 17th, 2022
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U.S. banks’ Russia exposure unclear; risk of long-term impacts – analysts
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK – U.S. banks’ exposures to Russia may not be fully understood by investors due to a lack of transparency in disclosures made so far, and banks…
Russian manufacturing shrinks in Feb as new orders fall – PMI
– Russian manufacturing activity shrank in February as new orders fell for the first time in six months as businesses felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey showed on Tuesday.…
China’s Feb service sector activity growth accelerates – official PMI
BEIJING – Activity in China’s services sector grew at a faster pace in February, official data showed on Tuesday. The official non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was at 51.6 in February versus…
Japan’s Feb factory activity posts slowest growth in 5 months – PMI
TOKYO, Mar 1 – Japan’s manufacturing activity growth slowed to a five-month low in February, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus pandemic and raw material shortages hurt firms’ output, even before…
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