Bitcoins are seen in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration October 20, 2017 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin surged to a record high of more than $6,000 on Friday, pushing its market capitalization to $100 billion at one point, as investors continued to bet […]
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Official candidate seen ahead in Buenos Aires Senate race: poll
October 20, 2017 BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s ruling party candidate for Senate in the key province of Buenos Aires is 4.8 percentage points ahead of the opposition candidate, according to a poll by consultancy Management & Fit sent exclusively to Reuters on Friday. The country’s mid-term congressional election will […]
U.S. says 24 people harmed from recent ‘attacks’ in Cuba
A view of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini October 20, 2017 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department confirmed on Friday that 24 people have suffered health effects from “attacks” in Cuba earlier this year against diplomatic personnel and that an investigation is ongoing. […]
Canada’s housing agency concerned by growth of unregulated lenders
A real estate sign in a suburb of Toronto. REUTERS/Mark Blinch October 20, 2017 NEW YORK (Reuters) – New rules meant to cut out risky lending by banks in Canada are pushing home purchasers into the arms of unregulated lenders, the head of the nation’s housing agency said on Friday, […]
Wells Fargo scrutinized by regulator for auto insurance program: NYT
FILE PHOTO: A Wells Fargo branch is seen in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, U.S. February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo- RC1CA34493F0 October 20, 2017 (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co <WFC.N> engaged in deceptive auto insurance practices, failed to properly manage risks and hasn’t set aside enough funds […]
Exclusive: PDVSA blocked from using NuStar terminal over unpaid bills
FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of the state oil company PDVSA is seen at a gas station in Caracas, Venezuela, August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares/File Photo October 20, 2017 By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run petroleum firm PDVSA has been barred from using a NuStar Energy <NS.N> […]
Jamaica or bust: Merkel launching crunch German coalition talks
Boats pass by the German parliamentary building Paul-Loebe-Haus in Berlin, Germany, October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt October 20, 2017 By Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel pronounced herself optimistic as she opened the first full round of talks on piecing together the three-way “Jamaica” coalition she needs […]
Czechs vote for new parliament, rich businessman seen as likely next PM
The leader of ANO party Andrej Babis casts his vote in parliamentary elections in Prague, Czech Republic October 20, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny October 20, 2017 By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czechs started voting on Friday in a parliamentary election expected to hand power to Andrej Babis, a wealthy […]
ECB under pressure to soften crackdown on bad loans: sources
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The euro sign landmark is seen at the headquarters (R) of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo October 20, 2017 By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank supervisors are having to rethink their proposals […]
Wall Street set to open higher fueled by tax-cut optimism
FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is pictured in New York City, New York, U.S., August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo October 20, 2017 By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – Wall Street was poised to open higher on Friday on growth optimism as the Trump administration inched a step […]