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Nancy Pelosi makes millions off tech stocks – and scoffs at push to ban congressional
Nancy Pelosi is scrambling to quash bipartisan efforts to ban stock trading by Congressional lawmakers — even as she and her husband have raked in as much as $30 million from bets on the Big Tech firms Pelosi is…
Asia faces three main risks in 2022, says economist
Passersby wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are reflected on a screen displaying stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2020.Issei Kato | ReutersAsian countries…
SoftBank Slumps 9% Monday After Week of Bad Portfolio News
(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group Corp. extended a six-day slump with another drop of as much as 9% in Tokyo Monday as key companies in its portfolio delivered further bad news.Most Read from BloombergChinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global…
Analysis: Wall St hits reset after market ‘froth’ but Fed fears loom
A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comRegisterNEW YORK,…
Wall Street extends rally
The S&P 500 (SPX), Wall Street's broadest gauge, finished the day up 2.1%, while the Dow (INDU) rose 1.4%, or just under 500 points. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP), which had lagged behind the others on Monday, gained 3%."Forget about a…
The Fed’s Moves Pumped Up Stocks. In 2022, It May Pull the Plug.
For two years, the stock market has been largely able to ignore the lived reality of Americans during the pandemic — the mounting coronavirus cases, the loss of lives and livelihoods, the lockdowns — because of underlying policies that…
Asian shares bounce as China moves to boost housing
FILE PHOTO - An investor stands in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterMSCI…
Travel Woes Deepen as Omicron Variant Hits Pilots and Flight Attendants
Airlines continued to scrub flights Friday as Covid-19 infections hit pilots and flight attendants, leaving carriers short-staffed to operate busy schedules over the Christmas holiday weekend.Airlines have canceled more than 600 U.S.…
Kazakhstan Protests: Russia Sends Troops as Dozens Killed in Unrest
MOSCOW—Russia sent paratroopers to help Kazakhstan’s leader stamp out a wave of protests as, further west, Russian President
Vladimir Putin
confronts the U.S. and its allies over the future of another…
EXCLUSIVE IMF, 10 countries simulate cyber attack on global financial system
JERUSALEM, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Israel on Thursday led a 10-country simulation of a major cyber attack on the global financial system in an attempt to increase cooperation that could help to minimise any potential damage to financial…