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Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York,  announces the indictment charging Sung Kook (Bill) Hwang, the founder and head of a private investment firm known as Archegos, and Patrick Halligan, Archegos's Chief Financial Officer, with racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud, and wire fraud offenses, while the U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco looks on at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2022.

The rise and fall of Bill Hwang's Archegos Capital Management

Nupur Anand |Updated 29 minutes ago |3 min read

By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang, founder of the $36 billion private investment firm Archegos Capital Management which collapsed spectacularly in 2021, arrived in court on Wednesday for the start of his criminal trial.

Ticker and trading information for Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) are displayed on a screen at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 5, 2018.

PIMCO adds bond exposure outside the US on inflation risks

Davide Barbuscia |Updated 39 minutes ago |2 min read

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. bond giant PIMCO said on Wednesday it is increasing its bond exposure in developed markets outside the United States as inflation could complicate the shift of the Federal Reserve to lower interest ...

Lisa Cook testifies before a Senate Banking Committee hearing on her nomination to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (for a second term), on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2023.

Fed's Cook says households, banks, firms largely in solid financial shape

Howard Schneider |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. households, banks and firms are largely in solid financial shape, with the means at hand to cover debt payments and with strong enough buffers to absorb potential shocks, Federal Reserve Governor ...

NB Liquor retail store in Saint John. The corporation's total sales recorded $107 million for the fourth quarter between Jan. 1 to March 31, up three per cent compared with the same period last year. - Discover Saint John

NB Liquor reports three per cent sales growth in Q4

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read Premium content

NB Liquor sales continued to climb while the net income dropped for the fourth fiscal quarter between Jan. 1 and March 31. The unaudited draft released on April 30 reported $107 million in total product sales, up three per cent compared with the same ...

The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021.

GM to end production of Chevy Malibu as it shifts to EVs

Reuters |Updated 7 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - General Motors said Wednesday it will end production of its gasoline-powered Chevrolet Malibu car later this year in order to produce new electric vehicles. GM has sold more than 10 million Malibus since 1964 worldwide and will end ...

Richard Teng, head of the Middle East and North Africa for crypto firm Binance gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 30, 2022. Picture taken March 30, 2022.

Nigeria rejects Binance CEO's bribery claim as 'diversionary tactic'

Camillus Eboh |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities on Wednesday denied allegations from Binance's CEO of soliciting bribes, saying the claim was a "diversionary tactic" and an "act of blackmail" aimed at undermining ongoing criminal charges ...

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Canadian Utilities plans C$2 billion Alberta natural gas pipeline

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Canadian Utilities said on Wednesday it is developing a C$2 billion ($1.46 billion) natural gas pipeline project in Alberta to transport natural gas to a Dow petrochemicals plant and other industrial facilities. The company, ...

Wheat kernels are displayed with farmer miniatures in this illustration picture taken June 20, 2023.

China approves first gene-edited wheat in step to open up GM tech to food crops

Mei Mei Chu |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING (Reuters) - China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing of genetically modified food crops. China has in the past year ramped up ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo speaks at the "Senior Chinese Leader Event" held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 15, 2023.

China outbound investment rule to be completed by end of year -- US official

David Shepardson |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Wednesday she expects rules to implement U.S. outbound investment restrictions on China will be completed by the end of the year. President Joe Biden in August ...

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