Red Bank, NJ – An undocumented immigrant (illegal alien) accused of killing a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in a DWI crash was released by New Jersey judges three times in four…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday urged the World Bank to develop “clear and ambitious targets” for climate adaptation and the global energy transition, underscoring the importance of such…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – World Bank President David Malpass on Wednesday said he expects a “strong effort” by major economies to reduce their dependence on Russia for energy supplies and China…
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – As the Bank of Canada opens the door to hiking interest rates above a neutral setting for the first time in 14 years, the goal of taming…
MANILA – The Philippines has the potential to install 21 gigawatt of offshore wind power by 2040, equivalent to about a fifth of its electricity supply by then, according to a study…
ROCKFORD — An Ogle County man was sentenced today to nearly four years in federal prison for robbing a bank in Rochelle, Ill. RODNEY BEESE, 64, of Rochelle, Ill., admitted in a plea…
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced today that three men from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in bank fraud and money…
By Andrea Shalal and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON – The World Bank has resumed work on three projects in Afghanistan focused on health, agriculture and livelihoods, but will maintain a hold on some…
(Reuters) – Companies that are registered in Russia and have depositary receipts traded on foreign bourses must revoke them by May 5, the central bank said on Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin…
(Reuters) – Russia’s central bank said on Tuesday that it had temporarily suspended the publication of external debt data. “Bank of Russia temporarily suspends publication of quarterly data on the Russian Federation’s…
FRESNO, Calif. — Kenneth Shane Patterson, 44, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to five years and six months in prison and ordered to pay $1.9 million…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– On April 14, 2022, Jason William Graves, 43, currently of London, Kentucky, was sentenced to 130 months in prison by the Honorable Judge Thomas A. Varlan, in the United States…
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JOSEPH REED, age 35, of New Orleans, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to Bank Robbery in violation of Title 18, United States…
BRASILIA – Russia has asked Brazil for support in the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the G20 group of top economies to help it counter crippling sanctions imposed by the…
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Terrance Tyson, age 45, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on April 12, 2022, before U.S. District…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s board on Thursday voted to approve a new tool aimed at boosting U.S. manufacturing, strengthening closing critical supply chain gaps, and supporting American jobs, the U.S.…
(Reuters) – Russia’s central bank sees room for an interest rate cut as weekly inflation is slowing, Deputy Governor Alexei Zabotkin said on Thursday, Interfax new agency reported. It will present new…
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO – Toronto-Dominion Bank’s Chief Executive Bharat Masrani on Thursday criticized the Canadian Liberal government’s planned tax on banks and called for policymakers to ensure Canada plays a “meaningful…
FRANKFURT – U.S. investor Capital Group sold most of its 5.2% stake in Deutsche Bank, according to a disclosure on Thursday. The filing makes official the name of the seller, which Reuters…
TRENTON, NJ – Back in early March, he threatened to “shoot up the place” at the Bank of America on Hamilton Avenue in Trenton. Today, he was charged and arrested in Camden.…
A 72 year-old El Paso man was found guilty of attempted bank robbery on Tuesday, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. After two days of trial…
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAYQUAN FITZGERALD-WILLIAMS, 26, formerly of Connecticut and currently residing in North Carolina, waived his right to be indicted and…
(Reuters) – TD Bank Group will offer eligible employees a 3% increase to their base pay or a one-time cash reward effective July 1, Chief Executive Officer Bharat Masrani said in an…
FORESTVILLE, NY – A Forestville woman, 37-year-old Breanna B. Rohauer has been sentenced before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek to 30 days in jail followed by 5 years of probation…
(Reuters) – The outlook for Afghanistan’s economy is dire with per capita income having fallen by over a third in the last four months of 2021 after the Islamist Taliban seized power…