By Costas Pitas (Reuters) -The U.S. Secret Service has become bureaucratic and complacent and is in need of reform, an independent review into the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump concluded on Thursday, saying without change such an incident will happen again. On July 13, Trump, the Republican candidate in the Nov. 5 presidential election, …
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By Douglas Gillison, Chris Prentice and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A 25-year-old Alabama man was arrested on Thursday for hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account this year as part of an alleged conspiracy to manipulate bitcoin prices, U.S. prosecutors said. In January, a hacker posted false news on the SEC’s @SECGov …
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-Two athletes, one from Britain and the other from Mexico, died on Thursday on the first day of the Torremolinos-Andalucia Triathlon Championship Finals, both competing in the age-group sprint event, World Triathlon said. British Triathlon confirmed the death of one of its age-group team members, without revealing his identity or cause of death. The Mexican …
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By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve faces no imminent market liquidity challenges that could stop the ongoing contraction of its balance sheet, according to a new tool launched Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The new gauge, which the bank calls Reserve Demand Elasticity, seeks to measure how …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday it was proposing to fine Walt Disney’s ESPN network $147,000 for violating rules on broadcasting emergency alert tones during promotional segments for the start of the 2023-2024 NBA season. The use of the alert system or wireless emergency alert tones for any purpose …
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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will say on Thursday that walling off the U.S. economy as proposed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would be “deeply misguided,” raising prices for American consumers and making U.S. companies less competitive. Yellen, in excerpts of remarks to be delivered on Thursday afternoon …
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PARIS (Reuters) -French drugmaker Sanofi said on Thursday it was “surprised” by a renewed, higher offer for its consumer arm Opella from private equity firm PAI Partners, saying the move came after the bidding deadline for the business had passed. PAI is seeking to outbid U.S. rival Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) for a controlling …
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By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices inched up on Thursday, bouncing back from two-week lows, after data showed falling crude and fuel inventories in the United States. Brent crude futures settled at $74.45 a barrel, up 23 cents, or 0.31%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled down 28 cents, or 0.4%, at …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay on Thursday forecast a wider half-year headline loss, but said it expects its full-year result before tax and capital items to show a meaningful improvement on the prior year. The company did not indicate whether it expected a profit or a loss for the full year. …
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(Reuters) -China-based autonomous driving firm Pony AI, backed by automaker Toyota, filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. on Thursday, in another sign of growing investor interest in new listings and easing regulatory pressures. Activity in the IPO market has picked up pace in recent weeks, buoyed by the U.S. Federal Reserve kicking off …
