(Reuters) -Five individuals, including a politician from Venezuela’s ruling party and an associate of a businessman close to President Nicolas Maduro, have been charged with money laundering in connection with an alleged Venezuela bribery scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice said. A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida charged three Colombian nationals …
LONDON (Reuters) – A record proportion of the British public thinks inflation will accelerate over the next 12 months, according to data that could further boost expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates next month. Some 48% of people surveyed this month by consumer research firm GfK expected prices to increase more …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a sensitive policy meeting less than two weeks off and a renomination hanging fire in the White House, Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s tightening of Fed ethics rules on Thursday has shifted the narrative away from an issue that had become a chief target for his critics and eliminated a distraction from …
BOGOTA (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met with U.S. embassy staff in Bogota who had been affected by anomalous health incidents (AHIs) – known as Havana syndrome – a senior state department official said. The Wall Street Journal reported this month that at least five families connected to the U.S. mission …
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(Reuters) -Human remains found in a Florida wilderness park have been identified through dental records as belonging to Brian Laundrie, the boyfriend of murdered woman Gabby Petito, the FBI said on Thursday. The partial human remains were found on Wednesday in a swampy Florida wilderness area where authorities were searching for Laundrie since he was …
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Generally, you should keep a portion of your overall assets as liquid assets, in case you need to get your hands on some cash. Rachel Mendelson/Insider You’ve probably heard the term “liquidity” thrown around when it comes to your portfolio and assets. It refers to how quickly an asset can be converted into cash. As …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge on Thursday imposed a longer prison term than prosecutors requested on a Dallas man accused of posting inflammatory social media messages inciting people to violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 even though he did not himself participate directly in the rioting. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sentenced Troy …
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Top U.S. trade negotiator Katherine Tai said on Thursday she was optimistic about resolving a dispute with the European Union over steel and aluminium tariffs, insisting that joint transatlantic efforts were needed to combat overcapacity in the global market. Former U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge on Thursday imposed a longer prison term than prosecutors requested on a Dallas man accused of posting inflammatory social media messages inciting people to violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 even though he did not himself participate directly in the rioting. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sentenced Troy …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s push to get progressive and moderate Democrats to agree to a deal on trillions of dollars in social spending faces a major stumbling block over plans to reduce child hunger and poverty in the United States. Democrats remain at odds over how long to keep paying out the ‘child …
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