By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kentucky is joining more than 20 U.S. states in banning the popular video app TikTok on government devices citing cybersecurity concerns. The state said it had updated its employee handbook to bar state employees from using government-managed devices to access the Chinese-owned app “other than for a law enforcement …
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By Saeed Azhar and Niket Nishant NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America Corp continued to add staff as the economy softens, even after the ranks of the five biggest U.S. lenders swelled by 100,000 since the start of 2020. The chief financial officers of the two biggest U.S. banks …
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BUENOS AIRES, 13 ene (Reuters) – El Gobierno argentino dijo el viernes que México autorizó el ingreso de importaciones de carne bovina de 22 plantas frigoríficas del país sudamericano, un tradicional exportador del alimento. Según un comunicado de la secretaría de Agricultura, a partir del viernes ya están las condiciones “para comenzar a exportar a …
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Por Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES, 13 ene (Reuters) – La sorprendente plaza bursátil de Argentina respaldó el viernes su vertiginosa tendencia alcista de las últimas semanas en base a la llegada de capitales frescos y altos retornos en dólares, tras devaluadas cotizaciones por una coyuntura económica de alta inflación y caída de la moneda. Los …
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HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s Central Bank on Friday lashed out against a “vulture fund” seeking to cash in on unpaid government debt lingering from the era of former leader Fidel Castro, calling illegitimate its claims against the Communist-run island in a London court. CRF I Ltd, an investor in defaulted Cuban sovereign debt since 2009, …
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Friday asked member states for input by Jan. 25 on proposals to ease state aid rules, as the bloc considers measures to prevent the United States from luring away investment with its green energy subsidy package. “We need a strong European response,” the Commission’s Vice-President Margrethe Vestager said …
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Por Amruta Khandekar y Ankika Biswas 13 ene (Reuters) -Las acciones estadounidenses terminaron ligeramente al alza el viernes y registraron una segunda semana consecutiva de ganancias, con JPMorgan Chase y otros bancos subiendo luego de sus resultados del cuarto trimestre, que dieron inicio a la temporada de ganancias. * Pero la preocupación por los resultados …
By Megan Davies and Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street’s biggest banks stockpiled more rainy-day funds to prepare for a possible recession, while showing caution about forecasting income growth in an uncertain economy and as higher rates increase competition for deposits. The outlook for big U.S. banks has been clouded by the Russia-Ukraine conflict …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives wasted no time this week using their new majority to pass political messaging bills that appeal to conservative voters on hot-button issues, but often involved more hyperbole than substance. After a historic struggle to elect Kevin McCarthy as their speaker, House …
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(Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Friday that Iran must not follow through with threat of execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari. “The Iranian regime should be in no doubt. We are watching the case of Alireza Akbari closely,” he said in a tweet. Cleverly on Wednesday called for immediate release of …
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