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Biden announces ambassador nominees for Kenya, Iraq, Malta
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the nomination of former Hewlett Packard CEO Margaret Whitman as ambassador of Kenya, a key partner for Washington on issues incl...
Dec 08, 2021
SMCP ownership battle heats up amid illegal stake transfer claim
PARIS (Reuters) - An ownership battle at SMCP heated up on Wednesday as major shareholders claimed a 16% stake in the French fashion group had been illegally transferred to an offshore account, and a ...
Dec 08, 2021
Meeting Thursday for Bob Michel Bridge project
EAST PEORIA, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Transportation wants to show the public what it’s planning to upgrade the Bob Michel Bridge. A public meeting is being held Thursday from 5 p...
Dec 08, 2021
Goldman Sachs must again face crisis-era securities fraud class action
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc must again face a class action by shareholders who said they lost $13 billion because the Wall Street bank hid conflicts of interest wh...
Dec 08, 2021
GameStop beats quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) - GameStop Corp reported third-quarter revenue on Wednesday that beat analysts' estimates, as it sold more gaming consoles and video games. The video game retailer's overall revenue was $1.3...
Dec 08, 2021
‘West Side Story,’ ‘Dune’ among AFI’s top 10 movies of 2021
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Musical "West Side Story," sci-fi epic "Dune," and "King Richard," the biopic about the father of tennis champions Serena and Venus Williams, were among the top 10 movies of 20...
Dec 08, 2021
Citigroup pauses buybacks briefly due to new capital rule – CFO
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is pausing buybacks of its stock this quarter because of the expected impact of a new capital rule related to derivatives risks, Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason s...
Dec 08, 2021
U.S. office occupancy in big cities tops 40% – Kastle Systems
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Office occupancy in major U.S. urban areas topped 40% after Thanksgiving, a post-pandemic high, according to building security provider Kastle Systems. The company reported this we...
Dec 08, 2021
U.S. Senator asks FTC to probe Facebook’s ad practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell on Wednesday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Meta Platforms' Facebook misled its advertising customers and the public about...
Dec 08, 2021
Trial of actor Jussie Smollett, accused of faking hate crime, goes to jury
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - The jury began deliberations on Wednesday in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett, a one-time star of the TV drama "Empire" who stands accused of orchestrating a h...
Dec 08, 2021
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