3 d. ago BlueCrest hired Bank of America's systematic macro trader in London

BlueCrest hired Bank of America's systematic macro trader in London  eFinancialCareers

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3 d. ago BlueCrest hired Bank of America's top systematic macro trader in London

BlueCrest hired Bank of America's top systematic macro trader in London  eFinancialCareers

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4 d. ago Michigan cops use Faygo soda to trick armed suspect holding bank employee hostage so they could shoot him dead

Michigan police used a drone carrying a Faygo soda can to lure Quinton Marquese Allen, 31, out of a Mercantile Bank where he was holding an employee hostage.

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6 d. ago Project to reinterpret slave trader statues in London launched

The City of London Corporation has launched a project to reinterpret the statues of slave traders.

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2 w. ago Federal Reserve holds interest rates, defying Trump’s demand to lower them

Hours before the decision, the president called the Fed’s chair, Jerome Powell, ‘stupid’ for anticipated rate holdThe US Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold, but signaled it might make two cuts this year, as Donald Trump continues to break with precedent and demand lower rates.Policymakers at the American central bank lifted their projections for inflation this year, as the US president stands by his controversial tariff plans, and downgraded their estimates for economic growth. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Amex rival reveals fanciest credit card ever with astonishing array of perks worth more than $2.7k

The move brings the bank into more direct competition with American Express, whose Platinum Business card has long dominated the premium space.

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3 w. ago Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance

IADB’s proposals involve lenders using public money to buy up renewable energy loans in poor countriesAn innovative plan to use public money to back renewable energy loans in the developing world could liberate cash from the private sector for urgently needed climate finance.Avinash Persaud, a special adviser on climate change to the president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), who developed the proposals, believes the plan could drive tens of billions of new investment in the fledgling green economy in poorer countries within a few years, and could provide the bulk of the $1.3tn in annual climate finance promised to the developing world by 2035. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago More than one million Anker power banks recalled due to fire and burn risks

“Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions,” the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday

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