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  • Monday, January 2nd 2017 - 08:58 UTC

    Don't trust computers, important stuff write it and have it delivered by courier, recommends Trump

    “I know a lot about hacking. And hacking is a very hard thing to prove. So it could be somebody else. And I also know things that other people don’t know”

    President-elect Donald J. Trump, expressing skepticism about intelligence assessments of Russian interference in the US election, said that he knew “things that other people don’t know” about the hacking, and that the information would be revealed “Tuesday or Wednesday.” He also underlined that no computer is safe and recommended sending important information the old fashion way, write it out and have it delivered by courier.

  • Thursday, December 29th 2016 - 22:51 UTC

    Obama's gov't expels 35 Russian diplomats - Moscow to take reciprocal steps

    Russian lawmaker Vladimir Dzhabarov warned there will be “reciprocal steps.”

    The government of the United States Thursday expelled 35 Russian diplomats from Washington and San Francisco, US Department of State said in an official statement. Meanwhile, lawmaker Vladimir Dzhabarov, who is Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council's (Parliamantary Upper House) warned that “reciprocal steps will be made with regards to the U.S. embassy in Moscow and, quite possibly, the consulates will be cut down in size as well.” In any case, it is believed that this decision “will destroy diplomatic relations” between the two countries, as one Kremlin source put it.

  • Tuesday, December 27th 2016 - 09:03 UTC

    Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse reach payment deals with US authorities on sub-prime scams

    Deutsche and Suisse Credit agreed to pay US$ 72.bn and US$ 5.28bn respectively to US authorities to settle the dispute. Barclays could be next.

    Germany's Deutsche Bank announced it has agreed a US$7.2bn payment to US authorities over an investigation into mortgage-backed securities. The sum, which needs final approval, is far lower than the US$14bn the US had asked the bank to pay in September. The looming fine had caused concerns that a failure of the bank could pose a risk to the global financial system.

  • Saturday, December 24th 2016 - 03:44 UTC

    US economy expands 3.5% annualized in the third quarter

    The Department of Commerce said consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the US economy, increased at a rate of 3%

    The US economy grew even faster than thought in the July-to-September period, latest official figures indicate. The world's largest economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.5% in the quarter, up from an earlier estimate of 3.2%, the Department of Commerce said.

  • Friday, December 23rd 2016 - 02:06 UTC

    Argentine lemons re-entry spark protests from California citrus growers

    Most Argentina lemons are expected to be shipped to the U.S. between April 1 and August 31, according to the USDA.

    Sparking protest from California citrus leaders, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has ruled that fresh lemons from Argentina will be allowed to be imported into the U.S. The rule is the result of ten years of study on pest risks associated with Argentina lemons, according to the USDA. A proposal to allow Argentina lemon imports was published in May this year and received more than 400 comments.

  • Friday, December 23rd 2016 - 01:46 UTC

    Brazil's Odebrecht breaks another penalty record, this time in US court: US$ 3.5bn

    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who Brazilian prosecutors say oversaw a scheme in which Odebrecht paid 75 million reais (US$22.18 million) in bribes to win eight Petrobras contra

    Brazil's construction colossus Odebrecht and affiliated petrochemical company Braskem SA agreed on Wednesday in New York to pay at least US$3.5 billion, the largest penalty ever in a foreign bribery case, to resolve international charges involving payoffs to Brazil's state oil company and others.

  • Friday, December 23rd 2016 - 00:25 UTC

    Greek present for Trump: Obama and Trudeau ban offshore oil and gas drilling in Atlantic and Arctic waters

    “President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau are proud to launch actions ensuring a strong, sustainable and viable Arctic economy and ecosystem”

    In the final stretch of his term President Barack Obama is implementing new environmental protections that stand to thwart Donald Trump's agenda on oil and gas extraction in ways that may prove difficult for the president-elect to roll back. The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it will place an indefinite ban on offshore oil and gas drilling across large swaths of Atlantic and Arctic waters.

  • Tuesday, December 20th 2016 - 06:51 UTC

    US labor market “the strongest in more than a decade”, Yellen tells graduating class

    “After years of slow economic recovery you advent of the strongest labor market in more than a decade”, said Yellen at the University of Baltimore

    The United States labor market is in the best condition in last decade said the chairman of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen during a speech to the graduating class at the University of Baltimore. Fed chairman said that the signs of healthy labor market are abundant, among which stand out the stable rate of creation of new jobs and lower share of cuts.

  • Tuesday, December 20th 2016 - 06:40 UTC

    Trump easily confirmed by the Electoral College: promises “to work hard to unite the country”

    After the Texas electoral college put Trump over the 270-vote threshold, the president-elect thanked “the American people for their overwhelming vote”

    Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump was officially elected as the 45th U.S. president Monday, his victory confirmed by the required vote in the Electoral College. Republican Trump prevailed comfortably in the Electoral College easily dashing a long-shot push by a small movement of detractors to try to block him from gaining the White House.

  • Monday, December 19th 2016 - 10:13 UTC

    US ups reward to $25 million for the capture of ISIS' so-called caliph

    ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is now worth US$ 25 million to the State Department

    The United States raised the previous offer for information on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The reward is now worth US$ 25 million for information that would help locate, arrest or convict him, it was announced in a statement. In October 2011, the State Department offered $10 million for information on Baghdadi through its Rewards for Justice program.