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Bill Gates meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» BEIJING - Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates met President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, after his foundation pledged $50 million to help Chinese efforts to battle disease.
JPMorgan buys First Republic after regulators seize control
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» NEW YORK - US financial authorities seized California's troubled First Republic Bank on Monday and sold it to JPMorgan Chase, hoping to bring to a close a two-month banking crisis that has spooked the financial system.
JPMorgan sues former exec over Jeffrey Epstein links
AFP, Published on 10/03/2023
» NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase is suing former high-level executive Jes Staley over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, naming him as the official involved in a sexual assault case against the firm, court filings showed.
US takes 'extraordinary' steps to avoid looming default
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Treasury began taking measures Thursday to prevent a default on government debt, as Congress heads towards a high-stakes clash between Democrats and Republicans over raising the borrowing limit.
Hong Kong leader defends US bank head quarantine exemption
AFP, Published on 16/11/2021
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday defended allowing the head of JP Morgan Chase to skip a three-week Covid quarantine imposed on most other visitors, saying he worked for "a very big bank".
Republican leader offers temporary fix to US debt crisis
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - The top Republican Senate leader on Wednesday proposed a truce to squabbling in Congress that risks pushing the United States into what the White House and industry leaders warn would be "catastrophic" debt default.
Big US companies pushed to tally progress on racial justice
AFP, Published on 23/05/2021
» NEW YORK - The killing of George Floyd prompted a wave of promises from corporate America to advance racial equity. Nearly a year later, large US companies are under pressure to show progress on fulfilling those promises.
Women making inroads on Wall Street, but still a long way to go
AFP, Published on 28/02/2021
» NEW YORK: Pin-up photos and smutty jokes have long been commonplace on trading floors, but the finance world is gradually opening up to women -- underlined by the arrival on Monday of Jane Fraser at the head of Wall Street banking flagship Citigroup.
As impeachment trial opens, Trump and Biden keep quiet
AFP, Published on 10/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's second impeachment trial may be the talk of America but a few people, at least, are mum so far, for very different reasons -- Trump himself, and his successor, President Joe Biden.
Virtual gold? Bitcoin's rise sparks new debate amid pandemic
AFP, Published on 08/11/2020
» LONDON - Bitcoin's rally above $15,000 has reignited debate over whether the cryptocurrency is so-called digital gold or a perilously risky bet as investors grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.