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Levees, drainage pumps held up during Ida, but officials say don’t ‘become too comfortable’
By tradition, the start of hurricane season marks a moment when New Orleanians begin warily eyeing the city’s drainage pumps,…
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A $5tn Brexit battleground and banned in Russia — What is clearing, anyway?
Clearing is a key part of market plumbing that has hit the headlines since the Brexit vote, and more recently…
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Spooked bank investors assess fallout as Russia sanctions ‘extended almost daily’
Shares of European banks plunged in the wake of unprecedented sanctions — dragging down shares of banks globally as investors assess which…
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Russia-Ukraine tensions are a test of crypto’s mainstream adoption
The geopolitical tremors caused by Russia invading Ukraine are a test of whether cryptoassets have become as normalised as other…
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The Fed is going to hike rates regardless if Biden’s nominees are confirmed, economists say
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell leaves a meeting in the office of Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., in Hart Building…
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Helena Morrissey: The City must stop its China expansion
Baroness Helena Morrissey has been an executive at multiple asset managers and is a noted City diversity campaigner “We can’t…
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DLA Piper kicks off senior partner election as five candidates fight for votes
DLA Piper has kicked off an election to find the firm’s new senior partner, with five candidates standing in the race. The…
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This is what it will take to drive the S&P 500 beyond 5,000 this year, say global fund managers
And just like that. A positive turn in Ukraine-Russia newsflow has a rebound firmly underway for risk assets on Tuesday.…
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Here’s How You Can Help Afghan People Right Now
Donate here. This international nonprofit organization (four stars on Charity Navigator), which helps connect donors to locally led nonprofits providing…
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Goldman Sachs promotes partner Hermann to board of European bank
Goldman Sachs has promoted a long-serving partner to the board of its European bank as the unit becomes more important…
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The City has the richest bankers, but Brexit sees 100 flee
Nearly 100 top-earning bankers left the UK for other European Union countries ahead of Brexit, new figures from the European…
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Will a government venture capital fund really help private investors?
It is hard to overstate how far the European venture capital industry has come since the turn of the millennium. Although…
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View: Why pension schemes are ripe for consolidation
The government’s two flagship policies — levelling up and net zero — require the same thing: oodles of private investment…
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Dana Bash Meets Her Moment
There are meteoric rises, and then there’s Bash, who has watched more than one coworker climb the ranks faster than…
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A Green Transition for West Virginia
Last month, the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) of UMass Amherst released a report on a proposed clean-energy transition program…
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Hanbury Strategy spins out City-focused political advisory firm
A new advisory business to help financial services firms manage political risks in the UK and Europe, and navigate “the…
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Biden to sign voting-rights executive order in nod to ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Alabama 5½ decades ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps…
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After Championing Greener Building Codes, Local Governments Lose Right To Vote
The private consortium that oversees the model building codes for much of the United States and parts of the Caribbean…
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