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Basel revises bank crypto capital plan to include blockchain
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Banks should take a conservative approach to setting aside capital to cover risks from "unbacked" crypto assets on their books, the global Basel Committee of banking re...
Jun 30, 2022
EU extends roaming regulations for telecom providers until 2032
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has extended 'Roam-like-at-home' regulations for telecom providers until 2032, the European Commission announced on Thursday. The scheme allows travellers in th...
Jun 30, 2022
Explainer-Nuts and bolts of the LME’s cancelled nickel trades legal case
By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge fund Elliott Associates and Jane Street Global Trading are suing the London Metal Exchange for up to $500 million after the LME cancelled nickel trades on Mar...
Jun 30, 2022
Further pain in store for Asian currencies after turbulent first-half
By Harish Sridharan (Reuters) - Asian currencies will wallow in the near-term, analysts forecast this week, with any respite from their first-half losses only likely to come in the form of proactive p...
Jun 30, 2022
Explainer-What charges might Trump face for trying to overturn 2020 election?
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol has sought to build a case that then-President Donald Trump behaved illegally whe...
Jun 30, 2022
At finish line, U.S. Supreme Court readies climate, immigration rulings
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Thursday to issue its final two rulings of its current term, one on federal agency power to tackle climate c...
Jun 30, 2022
As Jan. 6 hearings portray an unhinged Trump, DeSantis may be biggest winner
By Joseph Ax and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - This week's testimony at congressional hearings on the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault portrayed an enraged Donald Trump throwing food against a White House wa...
Jun 30, 2022
It’s alive! How belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - AI chatbot company Replika, which offers customers bespoke avatars that talk and listen to them, says it receives a handful of messages almost every day from...
Jun 30, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson to be sworn in as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court
By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to be sworn in on Thursday as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, making history as the first Black woman on the nation's top judicial b...
Jun 30, 2022
West Bluff church closer to demolition
PEORIA, Ill. — The long-abandoned Hale Memorial Church at Main and High Streets in Peoria is a step closer to demolition. The city's Historic Preservation Commission, which met in special sessio...
Jun 30, 2022
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