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...Measured in dollars, a lawyer named Douglas Wigdor would be the undisputed legal leader of the #MeToo movement....
...“When you look at our compliance rating, it’s on a par with and in some instances actually surpasses those of the United Kingdom or the United States.”...
...America goes to the polls in seven days’ time in an election that will be pivotal for the future of US energy....
...The US dollar held at a five-week high after Donald Trump announced plans to slash the US corporate tax rate.The dollar index, a measure of the currency against a basket of its peers, was 0.2 per cent higher...
...Japan’s Topix was picking up in afternoon trading, gaining 0.1 per cent. Currencies were stabilising after a drop in the US dollar....
...Also in the US, payrolls data is due to be released later on Friday. Economists expect US hiring cooled in August with forecasts of 178,000 jobs created in the month....
...The weakness of M4 money supply growth does not bode well for growth. As such, the conditions for a slide in the currency towards $1.20 against the US dollar is very possible....
...The US dollar itself was relatively subdued. Measured against a basket of major global currencies, the US dollar index was up 0.1 per cent at 95.369....
...In the US, theMarch ADP payroll survey is at 1315 BST, with expectations of a 198,000 increase in private payrolls....
...Not to be beaten, the right-hand bidder offers £55,000 for the lot — a photograph by Tracey Emin called “I’ve Got it All”, showing the artist scooping notes and coins between her splayed legs....
...But the dollar retreated against most major currencies after tame inflation data further complicated the debate over whether the Fed should raise rates....
...So far in 2015, which of the following G10 currencies has lost the most value against the US dollar?...
...Friday 20:00 GMT....
...(FT) Pakistan’s fake diplomas Pakistani investigators raided the offices of Axact, a software group in Karachi that has come under scrutiny for making tens of millions of dollars through a network of fake...
...In the currencies markets, the rouble slipped 3.7 per cent, to trade at 54.33 to the dollar, paring its five-day appreciation to 7.8 per cent, while the dollar edged higher against a basket of currencies...
...A Pentagon think-tank spends roughly $300,000 a year interpreting the body language of foreign leaders while the US has spent $900m since 2007 trying to read the body language of passengers in airports....
...Thirty-five of the 70 staff were let go as part of the company’s bid to keep its head above water....
...Hancock, 55 years old, will take the helm of AIG on Sept. 1, leading a revitalized company coming off almost five years of triage and restructuring under Mr. Benmosche. Mr....
...will test investor hopes for a pick-up in the U.S. and global economies… Bulls are hoping to see evidence of an economic rebound in the United States in this week’s busy calendar of data that includes the...
...The move should improve access to the supply of dollars in the import-dependent economy and battle the black market bolívar rate, which is currently trading at 13 times the official rate of 6.3 against the...
...(Financial Times) George Soros’s Quantum Endowment fund had its second-best year ever in dollar terms in 2013, adding $5.5bn to the billionaire’s fortune and putting Quantum back in top place among the...
...the $55 billion lawsuit against the United States over AIG” (WSJ) From Patton Boggs to Bingham McCutchen, big law firms have a big revenue problem (WSJ) Monsanto at centre of intensifying debate on food...
...(WSJ) “Kellogg said Monday that it will cut about 2,000 jobs, or 7% of its global workforce, over the next four years as part of a billion-dollar cost-cutting plan.”...
...Two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said investor roadshows will be launched in the United States on Tuesday for a 10 percent stake in state refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC).”...
...(Reuters) State of emergency declared in Egypt; scores dead: “Egypt’s security services on Wednesday stormed two Cairo protest camps housing thousands of Islamists, killing scores and igniting a wave of...
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