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U.S. regulator sets final rules for swaps trading
By Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. derivatives regulator unveiled rules for swaps trading that could break open Wall Street’s dominance of the $630 trillion (413.33 trillion pounds) market, yet contain important concessions to the industry. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is writing a host of new rules based on lessons learned from the 2007-09 financial crisis, which highlighted the opacity of derivatives and triggered a regulatory crackdown Continue reading
Diddy’s Car — Pulled Over at GUNPOINT
Diddy caused a big commotion outside the most swanky place in L.A. today … well, it was actually Diddy’s car that triggered a guns-drawn response by L.A Continue reading
Japan’s Nikkei rises as G-7 approves stimulus plan
LONDON (AP) — Japan's stock market once again outperformed on Monday after officials from the world's leading industrial economies refused to criticize the Bank of Japan's super-easy monetary policy and the massive depreciation in the value of the yen it triggered. Continue reading
Dr. Joyce Brothers Dead — Famous TV Psychologist Dies at 85
Dr. Continue reading
Risk assets slip on growth worries, gold tumbles
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) – Risk assets slipped broadly on Thursday, following the overnight drop in U.S. Continue reading
Horsemeat Scare: 50,000 Tons Of ‘Beef’ Recall
Around 500 companies across Europe are affected by the recall – triggered because the source of the meat cannot be traced. Continue reading
Bus driver on trial for Delhi gang rape hangs himself
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The driver of the bus in which a young Indian woman was gang-raped and fatally injured three months ago hanged himself in New Delhi's Tihar jail on Monday, police said. Ram Singh was the main accused of five men and a juvenile put on trial for the attack on the 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist in the Indian capital. The assault triggered nationwide protests and an intense debate about rampant crime against women in India. Continue reading
Guinea says investigating shootings as protest death toll mounts
CONAKRY (Reuters) – At least one person was killed by gunfire and three others injured in ongoing street clashes in Guinea on Saturday, and the government said it was investigating whether security forces used live rounds against civilians. Two civilians and one police officer have been killed and hundreds of people injured since tensions over upcoming legislative polls triggered unrest in the West African nation's capital Conakry last week. .. Continue reading
India’s Supreme Court considers petition to transfer rape trial
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's Supreme Court will hear a petition on Tuesday by one of the five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a student in a bus to shift the case out of the capital on grounds that the atmosphere was too surcharged to ensure a fair trial. Last month's assault on the 23-year-old woman on a New Delhi bus triggered an outpouring of anger and grief and calls for swift punishment for the five men and a juvenile who will be y tried separately. .. Continue reading
India’s Supreme Court considers petition to transfer rape trial
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's Supreme Court will hear a petition on Tuesday by one of the five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a student in a bus to shift the case out of the capital on grounds that the atmosphere was too surcharged to ensure a fair trial. Last month's assault on the 23-year-old woman on a New Delhi bus triggered an outpouring of anger and grief and calls for swift punishment for the five men and a juvenile who will be y tried separately. … Continue reading
