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Spanish prisoners craft Christmas ‘pooper’ figures of world leaders
FIGUERES, Spain (Reuters) - Inmates at a prison north of Barcelona have produced thousands of clay figurines of world leaders and celebrities with their pants down and defecating, in keeping with a tr...
Dec 15, 2022
Dutch central bank warns that KuCoin operating without registration
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch central bank on Thursday issued a statement saying cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin is operating in the Netherlands without being registered to do so. KuCoin is a subsidi...
Dec 15, 2022
Column-Don’t fight the Fed? Someone better remind markets: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - "Don't fight the Fed" is one of the most hallowed commandments in financial markets, but for most of this year traders and investors have ignored it. It tur...
Dec 15, 2022
U.S. FTC asks Twitter if it has resources to comply with consent decree
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which enforces rules against deceptive practices, has contacted Twitter to ask if the company still has the resources necessary to comply with...
Dec 15, 2022
Analysis-No turning back: Global central banks vow to stay the course on inflation
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central banks in Europe on Thursday followed the Federal Reserve in slowing the pace of interest rate increases but also offered a similar stark message that...
Dec 15, 2022
Renault to renew Chairman’s term of office
(Reuters) - French car maker Renault will propose at its general shareholders' meeting next year to renew the term of its Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, it said on Thursday. "In addition, the Board o...
Dec 15, 2022
AbbVie to leave leading U.S. drug industry trade group
(Reuters) - AbbVie Inc is leaving Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the leading U.S. drug industry group said on Thursday. Politico, which first reported on AbbVie's exit, ...
Dec 15, 2022
Bank of Canada’s inflation fight made harder as bond yields fall
By Fergal Smith and Steve Scherer TORONTO (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada likely faces a challenge in 2023 convincing markets not to expect a swift reversal in its interest rate hiking campaign, as the...
Dec 15, 2022
Pelosi undecided if U.S. House will take up TikTok government device ban bill
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she had yet to decide whether the U.S. House of Representatives will join the Senate in backing legislation to bar fede...
Dec 15, 2022
ECB’s Lagarde offers back-to-back rate hikes to woo dissenters
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde offered fellow policymakers back-to-back interest rate hikes worth 50 basis points each to secure a majority for Thursday's poli...
Dec 15, 2022
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