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Anchorage Capital to close $7.4 billion flagship hedge fund – WSJ
(Reuters) - Hedge fund Anchorage Capital Group is closing its flagship fund after 18 years and returning the $7.4 billion it manages to clients, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Anchorag...
Dec 15, 2021
Biden ramps up fight against drug traffickers with China, Brazil sanctions, executive orders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden signed two new executive orders to fight transnational criminal organizations and drug trafficking networks, and sanctioned Chinese companies and Brazil...
Dec 15, 2021
Pot producer Canopy to sell German pharma unit C3 on COVID-19 hit
(Reuters) - Canadian pot producer Canopy Growth Corp said on Wednesday it would sell its German pharmaceuticals unit, C3 Cannabinoid Compound Co GmbH, to a local firm as revenue took a hit due to pand...
Dec 15, 2021
UK fund manager Schroders in talks to buy 75% stake in Greencoat Capital – Sky News
(Reuters) - British fund manager Schroders is in advanced talks to buy a 75% stake for about 360 million pounds ($475.52 million) in Greencoat Capital, which manages solar, wind and other renewables f...
Dec 15, 2021
Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation fund falls near 15-month low ahead of Fed
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Star stock picker Cathie Wood's ARK Innovation ETF tumbled near a 15-month low Wednesday, leaving the best-performing U.S. equity fund of 2020 down nearly 30% for...
Dec 15, 2021
U.S. airlines warn 5G wireless could cause havoc with flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. air carriers on Wednesday warned that AT&T and Verizon's planned use of spectrum for 5G wireless services could be highly disruptive to U.S. air travel and cost air p...
Dec 15, 2021
Accused arsonist and murderer formally charged
PEORIA, Ill. – Murder charges are officially being filed against the Peoria man accused of strangling a woman to death and setting her house on fire earlier this month. Court records indicate Ta...
Dec 15, 2021
Bayer faces class action suit over Monsanto takeover in Germany, law firm says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayer faces a billion-dollar investor class action lawsuit in Germany over the takeover of U.S. seed manufacturer Monsanto, specialist law firm Tilp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft said o...
Dec 15, 2021
U.S. Muslim advocacy group fires Ohio chapter director for alleged spying
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest U.S. Muslim advocacy organization, has fired the head of its Ohio chapter after alleging that he shared confide...
Dec 15, 2021
Russian rouble falls past 74 vs dollar with central bank meetings in focus
By Alexander Marrow and Andrey Ostroukh MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian rouble drifted lower on Wednesday, slipping past 74 versus the dollar for the first time in a week as investors focused on centra...
Dec 15, 2021
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