By Ted Hesson, Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke PHILIPSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – As a presidential candidate in 2020, Joe Biden pledged to end for-profit immigration detention, saying: “No business should…
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -North Korea has offered a very brief response to the United Nations Command about a U.S. soldier who dashed over the heavily-guarded…
Rich Residents Getting Around Nation’s Rolling Blackouts With Pricey Private Energy Nick Pope on July 28, 2023 Wealthy South Africans have turned to installing private solar panels to insulate themselves…
By Maiya Keidan (Reuters) – It’s getting more difficult to land a job in the private equity industry — unless you are willing to join a smaller firm. Buyout firms…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state planner on Monday unveiled measures that seek to promote, encourage and spur private investment in some infrastructure sectors and said it will strengthen financing support…
By Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It has never been easy for the United States to secure the return of citizens from North Korea, one of the…
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – When global commercial real estate services firm JLL found public debt and loan markets were averse to funding a property project in Arizona, it…
(Reuters) – Flagstar Bank, a subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, said on Thursday it has hired six private client banking teams from the now-defunct First Republic Bank. Three of…
‘So Friggin Likely’: Anti-Lab Leak Scientists’ Private Messages Conflict With Their Congressional Testimony Arjun Singh on July 19, 2023 Scientists who wrote a controversial paper refuting the theory that COVID-19…
DAVID BLACKMON: John Kerry’s Private Jet Hypocrisy Really Does Matter David Blackmon on July 19, 2023 Much media attention has focused on a remarks made by Climate Czar John Kerry…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating private equity firm One Equity over communications with investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with…
(Reuters) – Self-driving technology firm Aurora Innovation said on Tuesday it plans to sell $600 million worth of class A common stock in a private placement, sending the company’s shares…
NEW YORK, NY – New Yorkers can no longer rely on the possibility of a police officer being there for them when they need them most. While it’s no fault…
CARACAS (Reuters) – Candidates vying to carry the banner of Venezuela’s opposition in presidential elections next year agreed at a debate on Wednesday that they must present a united front…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is nearing a decision on whether to challenge private equity firm Thoma Bravo’s $2.3 billion buyout deal for ForgeRock Inc, Politico reported…
New Biden Admin Office Is Too ‘Cozy’ With Private Investment Firms, Dem Senator Says Will Kessler on July 10, 2023 Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed a new Biden administration…
(Corrects to clarify Li Qiang is head of the State Council, not state planner) BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state planner said on Monday it held a meeting with private firms…
Former Biden Climate Czar Works For ‘Green’ Private Equity Firms Will Kessler on July 9, 2023 Former National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy works for two private equity firms that have…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China published regulations on Sunday for the country’s $2.9 trillion private investment fund sector, seeking to better protect investors and promote innovation. The new rules, signed by…
(Reuters) – All six people aboard a small jet died when the aircraft crashed and burned in a field near an airport near Los Angeles on Saturday, local and federal…
By Mayela Armas and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela is planning to introduce new regulations on courier shipments of food, medicine and other products in an effort to raise…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in June, indicating that the labor market remains strong despite growing risks of a recession from higher interest rates. Private…
Biden Labor Board May Have Just Opened The Door For Union Activists To Infiltrate Private Companies Will Kessler on July 5, 2023 A May memo from the National Labor Relations…
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The endowments of New York City’s pricey private schools are flourishing thanks to a steady inflow of contributions from wealthy donors and the…
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England said on Monday that banks may be underestimating their exposure to private equity and to commodity markets at a time when…