UK think tank calls for global digital currency rules
LONDON – Global rules would allow central bank digital currencies to operate smoothly cross-border and speed up wholesale payments, a think tank backed by the …
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China tightens rules on $1.3 trln credit card business
SHANGHAI – China unveiled tighter rules late on Thursday to better regulate its $1.3 trillion credit card industry, urging lenders to adopt a “prudent” growth …
German antitrust watchdog subjects Amazon to stricter supervision rules
BERLIN -Germany’s antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday that U.S. ecommerce giant Amazon’s position is of outstanding, cross-market importance for competition, a classification that allows the …
Calgary Stampede back on with oil prices high, COVID rules low
By Rod Nickel (Reuters) – With crude prices around $100 a barrel and COVID-19 restrictions largely gone, the Calgary Stampede looks to reclaim its place …
Dutch Farmers Launch Revolt Against Climate Rules Threatening To End Their Livelihoods
Dutch Farmers Launch Revolt Against Climate Rules Threatening To End Their Livelihoods Max Keating on July 5, 2022 Dutch farmers used tractors to block roads …
EU countries, lawmakers agree on rules to curb subsidised foreign companies
BRUSSELS – EU countries and EU lawmakers on Thursday agreed on rules to curb acquisitions or bids for public contracts by subsidised foreign companies in …
SCOTUS Rules Biden Can Scrap Signature Trump-Era Immigration Policy
SCOTUS Rules Biden Can Scrap Signature Trump-Era Immigration Policy Jennie Taer on June 30, 2022 The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Biden administration can …
EU backs crypto anti-money laundering rules
(Reuters) -European Union negotiators on Wednesday reached a provisional agreement on anti-money laundering rules for cryptocurrencies that would spur crypto firms to check their customers’ …
Texas proposes rules to ready natgas industry for weather emergencies
(Reuters) – The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC), which oversees the state’s oil and natural gas industries, approved a proposed weatherization rule to help protect Texans …
Judge Blocks Texas Trigger Law From Going Into Effect, Rules Abortions Can Proceed
Judge Blocks Texas Trigger Law From Going Into Effect, Rules Abortions Can Proceed Blake Mauro on June 28, 2022 A Texas county judge sided with …
Uber ex-security chief accused of hacking coverup must face fraud charges, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday said a former Uber Technologies Inc security chief must face wire fraud charges over his …
Canadian regulator tightens rules for riskier mortgage products
TORONTO – Canada’s financial regulator said on Tuesday it would tighten rules for riskier home loan products, in a bid to address concern over high …
China regulator proposes new rules to improve anti-monopoly governance
BEIJING – China’s market regulator published on Monday draft rules and provisions aimed at improving its ability to govern antitrust behaviour, as the country prepares …
Prince Charles followed rules on charity donations, his office says
LONDON – Charity donations accepted by Britain’s Prince Charles were handled correctly, his office said after a newspaper reported that he received 3 million euros …
Olympics-Each sport must set transgender rules says IOC despite criticism
By Karolos Grohmann (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has defended its position that it is up to each international sports body to set …
S.Africa repeals COVID rules on mask-wearing, gatherings, entry
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has repealed COVID-19 restrictions on mask-wearing in indoor public spaces, limits on the size of gatherings and entry requirements at its …
Judge rules in favor of Aerojet chairman in dispute with company CEO
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK – A Delaware Chancery Court judge on Thursday ruled that Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO Eileen Drake violated a court order by …
Russian court fines Google $260,000 for breaching data rules
(Reuters) -A Moscow court on Thursday said it had fined Alphabet’s Google 15 million roubles ($260,000) for repeatedly failing to comply with a Russian law …
Real estate firm must comply with New York AG’s Trump probe, court rules
NEW YORK – Real estate company Cushman & Wakefield PLC must comply with subpoenas from New York state Attorney General Letitia James as part of …
Rules for Thee, Toms River Democrats Vote Against Mail-In Ballots in County Chairman Election
TOMS RIVER, NJ – In another demonstration of rules for thee and not for we, the Democrat party in Ocean County has voted against a …
Analysis-Overlapping rules to curb greenwashing may only add to company frustration
By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop LONDON – Three competing plans to curb companies from exaggerating their green credentials could lead to more frustration and …
Trump cannot avoid testifying in New York probe, state’s top court rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Donald Trump failed to persuade New York’s highest court to halt depositions in a state probe into his family …
U.S. CDC rescinds COVID-19 international air testing rules
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late on Friday issued an order rescinding a 17-month-old requirement that people arriving in the …
Italian court rules in favour of Blackstone in RCS property dispute
MILAN – A Milan court has ruled in favour of investment fund Blackstone and rejected an appeal by Italy’s RCS Mediagroup against an arbitral tribunal …
Mercedes-Benz CEO rules out possibility of Chinese blocking minority -Handelsblatt
BERLIN – Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius ruled out the possibility that two major Chinese shareholders could increase their stakes and create a blocking minority, in …
US Can Seize Russian Oligarch’s Private Jets, Court Rules
US Can Seize Russian Oligarch’s Private Jets, Court Rules Micaela Burrow on June 6, 2022 A U.S. federal judge issued warrants on Monday to seize …
U.S. Supreme Court rules Southwest Airlines cannot force wage suit into arbitration
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co cannot force a baggage handler’s class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme …
Uber loses appeal as top Swiss court rules company is an employer
ZURICH – Switzerland’s top court upheld a ruling that ride-hailing company Uber should be treated as an employer, dismissing the company’s attempt to overturn a …
Tech firms say India cyber rules risk creating ‘environment of fear’
By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI – Indian cybersecurity rules due to come into force later this month will create an “environment of fear rather than …
Colombia higher court rules fracking pilot projects can go ahead
BOGOTA – Investigative fracking operations in Colombia can go ahead after a court in the Andean country’s Santander province on Thursday reversed a lower court’s …
EXCLUSIVE: Dem Senator’s Alleged Violation Of Stock Disclosure Rules Has Watchdogs Worried
EXCLUSIVE: Dem Senator’s Alleged Violation Of Stock Disclosure Rules Has Watchdogs Worried Gabe Kaminsky on June 1, 2022 Democratic Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper recently disclosed …
China’s draft cybersecurity rules pose risks for financial firms, lobby group warns
By Selena Li HONG KONG – China’s proposed cybersecurity rules for financial firms could pose risks to operations of western companies by making their data …
YouTube could be liable for unauthorised uploads if slow to act, German court rules
BERLIN – Google’s YouTube and other platforms could have to pay copyright damages over unauthorised uploads even if the content was put online by a …
China banks appeal for relaxation of documentation rules to ease funds flow-sources
By Engen Tham and Winni Zhou SHANGHAI – Banks in China are urging regulators to relax rigid documentation rules as companies there have not been …
‘Unprecedented Level Of Federal Overreach’: 16 Governors Urge Biden To Rescind Costly Wall Street Climate Rules
‘Unprecedented Level Of Federal Overreach’: 16 Governors Urge Biden To Rescind Costly Wall Street Climate Rules Thomas Catenacci on May 31, 2022 A coalition of …
Global regulators push ahead with crypto bank capital rules
By Huw Jones LONDON – Global regulators said on Tuesday they will complete work by year end on how much capital banks should hold to …
UniCredit CEO rules out reopening of Monte dei Paschi talks
ROME – UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel ruled out on Tuesday that talks with Italy’s Treasury over the sale of state-owned bank Monte dei Paschi …
First steps in reforming global health emergency rules adopted at WHO meeting – U.S
GENEVA – Countries around the world on Saturday adopted an initial U.S.-led reform of the rules around disease outbreaks, known as the International Health Regulations …
First steps in reforming global health emergency rules agreed at WHO meeting – sources
By Emma Farge GENEVA – Countries have agreed to an initial U.S.-led push to reform of the rules around disease outbreaks, known as the International …
VTB says Russian banks could get $52 billion boost if country ditches Basel rules
(Reuters) – Russia’s banks could get a 3.3 trillion rouble ($52 billion)capital boost if the central bank ditches Basel capital requirements, the head of VTB …
Exxon must face Massachusetts climate change lawsuit, court rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON -Massachusetts’ high court on Tuesday unanimously rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general accusing …
EU Commission to propose keeping fiscal rules suspended in 2023-officials
BRUSSELS – The European Commission is likely to propose on Monday keeping EU curbs on government borrowing suspended in 2023 amid great economic uncertainty and …
Kansas’ new Republican-drawn congressional map is legal, court rules
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Kansas’ new Republican-backed congressional map does not violate the state constitution, the state’s top court ruled on Wednesday, a decision …
Japan set to allow foreign Toshiba bids if they comply with security rules
By Tim Kelly and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO – Japan will not block foreign investors from buying industrial giants such as Toshiba Corp provided they comply …
Big Business Wins Again: Biden Climate Rules Will Hurt Small Companies Most
Big Business Wins Again: Biden Climate Rules Will Hurt Small Companies Most Thomas Catenacci on May 17, 2022 America’s top financial regulator issued climate disclosure …
FDA To Relax Baby Formula Import Rules Amid Shortage
FDA To Relax Baby Formula Import Rules Amid Shortage Laurel Duggan on May 17, 2022 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is relaxing import rules …
Nigeria’s markets regulator publishes rules on crypto assets
LAGOS – Nigeria’s markets regulator has published a set of regulations for digital assets, signalling Africa’s most populous country is trying to find a middle …
EXCLUSIVE: Ethics Group Alleges Dem Rep Exploited COVID Rules To Campaign For Governor
EXCLUSIVE: Ethics Group Alleges Dem Rep Exploited COVID Rules To Campaign For Governor Sebastian Hughes on May 13, 2022 A watchdog group will file a …
BOJ official rules out policy tweak to counter weak yen-April mtg summary
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -A Bank of Japan policymaker said it was inappropriate to change monetary policy for the purpose of controlling exchange rates, a …
China regulator publishes internal control rules for wealth management companies
SHANGHAI – China’s banking and insurance regulator on Friday published draft rules regulating internal control and management at wealth management companies. Such rules included that …