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Blackstone closes PE secondary funds at record $25 billion
(Reuters) - Blackstone Inc raised a record $25 billion for two funds that dabble in secondaries and co-investments, the asset manager said on Wednesday. Strategic Partners IX raised $22.2 billion, the...
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Crypto collapse brings focus to digital assets’ ‘true value’ – ex-India central bank governor
By Divya Chowdhury and Savio Shetty DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The collapse in the prices of digital assets over the past year will allow investors to focus on the "true value" of this new technol...
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Fed’s Harker says ready to downshift to 25-basis-point rate hikes
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) - Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker reiterated on Wednesday that he's ready for the U.S. central bank to move to a slower pace of interest ra...
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U.S. senators press Amtrak CEO on ‘train ride from hell’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of four U.S. senators on Wednesday asked passenger railroad Amtrak Chief Executive Stephen Gardner to answer questions about a Virginia to Florida train last week that f...
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Mexico Congress confirms Mejia to central bank board
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican lawmakers voted Wednesday to confirm the government's nominee as the newest Bank of Mexico board member, filling a vacancy left at the end of 2022 by the exit of dovish...
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Former Fox execs conspired to bribe FIFA officials, prosecution witness says
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - An Argentine businessman testified on Wednesday that two former 21st Century Fox executives and a sports marketing company conspired with him to bribe South American soccer o...
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Decision on possible charges in ‘Rust’ shooting coming Thursday
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Officials in New Mexico plans to announce on Thursday whether they will pursue criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of Alec Baldwin's movie "Ru...
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Kansas professor avoids prison in blow to Trump-era China-related probe
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A University of Kansas professor avoided prison on Wednesday for making a false statement related to work he was doing in China in the latest setback for a Trump-era U.S. D...
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Juveniles arrested after stolen vehicle discovered
PEORIA, Ill. – Two juveniles are in trouble with the law after they allegedly were discovered in a stolen vehicle. Peoria Police say it happened around 1:15 Wednesday morning, but when officers ...
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Grilling Musk: use CEO’s tweets, thin skin against him, trial experts say
By Tom Hals and Jody Godoy (Reuters) - As Elon Musk prepares to take the stand at a trial to determine whether he misled investors about taking Tesla Inc private in 2018, the billionaire can expect hi...
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