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‘Big Short’ investor Burry bet on regional banks in first quarter
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, who rose to fame with his bets against the U.S. housing market before the 2008 financial crisis, added new positions in several ...
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Senegal opposition leader appeals conviction threatening his presidential bid
By Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has appealed a libel conviction that could prevent him running in presidential elections next year, one of his lawyers said, a...
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SpaceX hires former NASA human spaceflight chief for Starship role
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX has tapped NASA's former human spaceflight boss Kathy Lueders to help oversee development of the company's moon and Mars rocket called Starsh...
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US charges ex-Army employee at South Korean facility with bribery, fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former civilian employee at a U.S. Army facility in South Korea has been arrested on charges of receiving $400,000 in kickbacks from military contractors, federal prosecutors in...
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Former Silicon Valley Bank chief Becker says interest rate hikes, social media sank firm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greg Becker, former CEO of collapsed lender Silicon Valley Bank, apologized in congressional testimony for what he called the "devastating" collapse of the firm while citing ris...
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Small pockets of drought in Illinois following recent rains
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – There have been some bouts of heavy rainfall in Illinois and the Peoria area the last couple of weeks. But, that’s not stopping some parts of the state, and this area, ...
Will Stevenson May 15, 2023
Russia approves sale of Volkswagen plant to domestic dealership
(Reuters) - A Russian government commission has approved the sale of Volkswagen's main factory in Russia to a domestic car dealership, Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov told the TASS news age...
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Goldman fined $7 million by ECB over credit risk reporting
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank said on Monday it had fined Goldman Sachs' European unit 6.63 million euros ($7.3 million) for underreporting the risk associated with some corporate cr...
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Turkish pollsters failed to predict outcome, in shock for markets and voters alike
ANKARA (Reuters) - The result of Turkey's presidential vote bore no resemblance to pollsters' forecasts which pointed to the opposition candidate in the lead, compounding the surprise for markets and ...
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Amazon, Embracer strike deal to make ‘Lord of the Rings’ video game
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Swedish game developer Embracer Group have agreed to develop and publish a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game based on fantasy series "The Lord of the Rings", the c...
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