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Carlos Ghosn to be indicted on additional charge as early as Monday: NHK

FILE PHOTO: Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn accompanied by his wife Carole Ghosn, arrives at his place of residence in Tokyo, Japan, March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo prosecutors are likely to indict former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn on an additional [.....]

Turkey embraces Russia’s national payment system credit card Mir

The largest banking chain in Turkey, along with the country’s 10,000 online retailers, have started accepting Russia’s Mir cards, according to the CEO of Russia’s national payment system (NSPK), Vladimir Komlev. “We would like to announce that today is a great day. Mir cards are now accepted in Turk [.....]

Foxconn says it remains committed to Wisconsin investment project

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry, is seen on top of the company’s building in Taipei, Taiwan, March 30, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn said on Friday it remains committed to its contract to build a display plant and tech re [.....]

Woman shot dead in Northern Ireland was a journalist who covered country’s violence for years

A “terrorist incident” in which a young woman died took a further tragic twist when the victim turned out to be a promising journalist who had reported on the long-term violence in Northern Ireland. “Derry Tonight, absolute madness” were Lyra McKee’s last words on social media before being gunned do [.....]

Indian forces seize weapons cache full of Chinese ammo in Kashmir – report

Indian forces have retrieved a sizeable stockpile of weapons and ammunition – all bearing Chinese markings – in Kashmir, where there has been a recent spike in terrorist attacks involving frag grenades, local media report. Some 70 Chinese-made grenades have been seized by Indian security forces in t [.....]

Semenya ruling may bring death of women’s sport, warns Radcliffe

By Martha Kelner, sports correspondent Paula Radcliffe believes the verdict of a landmark legal case involving Olympic champion Caster Semenya could open the door for transgender athletes to compete in women’s categories without lowering their testosterone levels. The decision of a battle between Se [.....]

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UBS Wealth closes U.S. equity overweight, favors emerging stocks

FILE PHOTO: Mark Haefele, Global Chief Investment Officer of UBS Wealth Management attends the Reuters Investment Summit, London, Britain, November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Paul Hackett (Reuters) – UBS Global Wealth Management has closed its overweight position in U.S. equities and shifted to an overweight [...]

Collapsed hedge fund Columna sues Permira-backed former managers

LONDON (Reuters) – The new managers of Columna Commodities Fund, a Luxembourg hedge fund which went into liquidation in early 2017, have said they are suing its former managers Alter Domus for $56 million in lost assets and fees. Columna, launched in 2013, was a top-performing fund in a stable known [...]

Exclusive: Advent readies new $2.2 billion Latam private equity fund – sources

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm Advent International Corp is preparing to launch a $2.2 billion fund to invest in Latin American companies, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The fund launched in coming days will be Advent’s seventh for Latin America and its largest [...]

HighPoint Resources Announces First Quarter 2019 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

DENVER, April 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HighPoint Resources Corporation (“HighPoint” or the “Company”) (NYSE: HPR) today announced that the Company plans to issue its first quarter 2019 financial and operating results press release after the market close on Monday, May 6, 2019. The Company will ho [...]

Targa Resources Corp. Announces Timing of First Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

HOUSTON, April 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP) (“Targa” or the “Company”) will report its first quarter 2019 financial results before the market opens for trading on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The Company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. [...]

Chaparral Energy Schedules First Quarter 2019 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chaparral Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CHAP) today announced it will issue its first quarter 2019 financial and operational results with the filing of its Form 10-Q report on Thursday, May 9, before the open of U.S. financial markets. The company will also hos [...]

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Exclusive: Apple in talks with potential suppliers of sensors for self-driving cars – sources

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc has held talks with at least four companies as possible suppliers for next-generation lidar sensors in self-driving cars, evaluating the companies’ technology while also still working on its own lidar unit, three people familiar with the discussions said. Apple’s [...]

Samsung’s folding phone breaks for reviewers

Earlier this week, Samsung sent out its remarkable new folding smartphone to a number of media outlets, including the BBC. Perhaps now it wishes it hadn’t. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman: The Verge’s Dieter Bohn: CNBC’s Steve Kovach: Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. We’re still waiting on a statement from Samsun [...]

‘Have you no shame?’ John McAfee pillories ‘fake’ bitcoin creator Craig Wright

Cryptocurrency evangelist and outsider US presidential candidate John McAfee has waded into the online crypto-wars, ridiculing computer scientist Craig Wright for claiming to be the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of bitcoin. Wright publicly claims to be part of the original bitcoin development te [...]

Is bitcoin trying to fight the Fed? RT’s Keiser Report has the answer

The world’s most popular cryptocurrency bitcoin has soared above $5,400 as the US Federal Reserve signals that interest rates will likely remain flat until 2020. “Bitcoin is on its own journey and it has a way to make people look really stupid… because they never take the time to investigate what bi [...]