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Pornhub owner reaches deal with US prosecutors over sex trafficking ties
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The company that owns and operates adult entertainment websites including Pornhub.com has reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Justice Department ov...
Dec 21, 2023
US new-vehicle sales to rise 13% in December on discounts, inventory – report
(Reuters) - U.S. new-vehicle sales are expected to rise about 13% in December from a year earlier, driven by strong discounts and vehicle availability, industry consultants J.D. Power and GlobalData s...
Dec 21, 2023
Oklahoma man declared innocent after five decades in prison
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - In the longest known wrongful imprisonment case in modern U.S. history, an Oklahoma man was declared innocent this week after nearly five decades in prison for a crime the co...
Dec 21, 2023
Emerging market debt wall looks scalable as investors warm to risk
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) - After a grim couple of years for developing countries, with rapid interest rate rises prompting a string of defaults, investors say the coming wall of debt maturitie...
Dec 21, 2023
Exclusive-US scrutinizing airline frequent flyer programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department is scrutinizing the frequent flyer programs of major U.S. airlines for potential deceptive or unfair practices, the agency said Thursday as re...
Dec 21, 2023
Markets in 2023: Soaring stocks and roaring bonds defy the doubters
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - This year might go down as one of the most unusual ever in financial markets - mainly because everything seems to have come good despite a lot of turbulence and many p...
Dec 21, 2023
US regulator sounds alarm over Doraemon toy magnets after seven deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. consumer protection authority on Thursday warned people to immediately stop using Chinese seller Doraemon's magnetic ball sets, after its loose, hazardous magnets resulted in seve...
Dec 21, 2023
Hedge funds in hindsight: four graphs that tell the story of 2023
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Wild market swings this year caught out many global hedge funds and those trading on macro economic events felt the pain of an unexpected rebound in government bon...
Dec 21, 2023
Bird flu set to spread in Antarctic causing huge damage, report says
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) - Bird flu is likely to spread further in the Antarctic region, causing immense damage to wildlife, according to experts on the highly contagious disease that ...
Dec 21, 2023
US Treasury’s financial crimes unit lays out access plan for shell company data
(Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Thursday detailed its plan for granting access to new data about shell company ownership to certain governme...
Dec 21, 2023
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