New Jersey’s Dollar a Day Auto Insurance Leaves Fully Paid Insurance Plans to Pay the Bill
TRENTON, N.J. — Automobile insurance in New Jersey is skyrocketing and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. Driver’s licenses for illegal aliens and this low-cost $1 per day insurance…
Column-‘TINA’ still driving hedge funds’ bullish dollar view: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. – Being long dollars will no doubt become an overcrowded trade at some point and a reversal will ensue, but for hedge funds right now, there is…
IMF lifts weighting of dollar, Chinese yuan in SDR basket
BEIJING – The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it has increased the weighting of the dollar and Chinese yuan in its review of the currencies that make up the valuation of…
Man Pleads Guilty to Multimillion Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Professional Athletes and PPP Loan Fraud
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A California man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and to conspiring with others in a scheme to prepare false tax returns seeking millions of dollars of tax refunds…
Exclusive-Shanghai’s lockdown delays dollar buying, gives falling yuan reprieve
By Winni Zhou and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE – Shanghai’s COVID-19 lockdown is wreaking havoc on companies’ dividend-payment paperwork and bankers say it is delaying summertime dollar buying as some firms are unable…
Two Californians Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Tech-Support Scam Targeting Elderly Victims
PITTSBURGH, PA – Two residents of Santa Ana, California, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy relating to their…
Toms River Police Report Attempted Break-In in Exclusive Million Dollar Neighborhood
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Thieves targeted one of Toms River’s more exclusive neighborhoods where the entry-level price of a home is well over $1 million. This comes as thieves have been targeted…
The dollar problem: emerging markets count the costs
By Karin Strohecker and Sujata Rao LONDON – Barely recovered from a two-year bout of COVID, emerging markets now face capital flight, inflation, and even debt defaults as the dollar’s run to…
Shorter-dated Sri Lanka dollar bonds slip after deadly clashes, political turmoil
LONDON – Sri Lanka’s shorter-dated sovereign dollar bonds slipped as much as 1 cent on Tuesday, a day after protests over the government’s handling of the economic crisis turned deadly, killing seven…
Marketmind: Sell everything (except the dollar)!
A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. When the blue-chip Dow Jones index slides more than 1,000 points on one day, U.S. Treasury yields jump as much as…
Dollar Tree Attempted Robbery Suspect Signaled to Employees, he Had a Gun Before Fleeing
WILMINGTON, DE – A Wilmington Dollar Tree employee didn’t fall for it after an attempted robbery suspect made it seem that he had a gun. After refusing to comply with the suspect’s…
Leader of the Violent “Clan del Golfo” Multi-Billion Dollar Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited from Colombia to Face Federal Indictment
Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, known by various aliases including “Otoniel,” was extradited this morning to the United States from Colombia to face charges in the Eastern District of New York of leading…
Canadian dollar seen rebounding as high oil price feeds trade surplus: Reuters poll
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – The Canadian dollar will claw back its recent decline over the coming year, as elevated oil prices bolster Canada’s trade surplus and the central bank potentially hikes…
Lack of alternatives set to drive dollar dominance: Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU – The dollar will retain most of its recent gains for at least another six months, according to a Reuters poll of FX strategists who for years mostly…
S.Korea April FX reserves fall on stronger dollar, intervention
SEOUL – South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves measured in U.S. dollars shrank by the most in more than two years in April on the dollar’s strength and dollar-selling intervention by the authorities,…
Laurel Dollar Store Robbery Suspects Arrested
LAUREL, MD – Two suspects have been arrested for an April 7th armed robbery at the Laurel Dollar Tree located on Laurel Fort Meade Road. On that date, an unknown male suspect…
Prince George Man Pleads Guilty to Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme
RICHMOND, Va. – A Prince George man pleaded guilty yesterday to tax fraud and executing a conspiracy to defraud individual lenders, financial institutions, and his employer out of almost $9 million. According…
Russia dollar bonds give back part of Friday’s gains
NEW YORK – Russian dollar bonds fell sharply on Monday, following steep gains late last week after the Russian finance ministry said it had made overdue payments which had threatened to push…
U.S. dollar net long bets rise, bitcoin posts largest net long since CME launch -CFTC, Reuters
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK – Speculators’ net long positioning on the U.S. dollar rose in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released…
Russia makes last-gasp dollar bond payments in bid to avoid default
(Reuters) – Russia made what appeared to be a late u-turn to avoid a default on Friday, as it made a number of already-overdue international debt payments in dollars despite previously vowing…
Dollar borrowing costs rise as euro, yen fall
LONDON – Borrowing costs for U.S. dollars in currency derivatives markets rose sharply on Thursday after the dollar surged to within striking distance of its highest levels in two decades. The dollar…
Three Shoplifters Got Violent With Employees at Wilmington Dollar General
WILMINGTON, DE – Three shoplifters got violent with store employees at the Wilmington Dollar General store on Kirkwood Highway Tuesday night. Police are now investigating the incident as a ‘stron arm’ robbery.…
Four Charged In Connection With Multi-Billion Dollar Collapse Of Archegos Capital Management
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Deputy United States Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field…
Get Vaccinated and Enter Million Dollar Drawing in Maryland
From the Office of Governor Larry Hogan ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan and state health officials today encouraged Marylanders to get boosted between now and Monday, May 2, to qualify for next week’s VaxCash…
Brazilian real tumbles amid rallying dollar and local tensions
By Luana Maria Benedito and Jose de Castro SAO PAULO – The Brazilian real has returned to the list of worst currencies among its peers with two sessions of heavy losses, suffering…
Speculators’ net long bets on U.S. dollar trimmed -CFTC, Reuters
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – Speculators’ net long bets on the U.S. dollar fell for a third straight week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
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