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In recent weeks top U.S. officials have raised concerns over a hedge fund trade that profits from tiny price differences in Treasuries, worried it could present a risk to financial stability. No one... -November 29, 2023 at 01:00 am EST - MarketScreener

Using fake names, sham LinkedIn profiles, counterfeit work papers and mock interview scripts, North Korean IT workers seeking employment in Western tech companies are deploying sophisticated subterfuge to get hired. Landing a job outside North Korea to secretly earn hard currency for the isolated country demands highly-developed strategies to convince Western hiring managers, according to documents reviewed by Reuters, an interview with a former North Korean IT worker and cybersecurity research...

Investment funds have become voracious buyers of U.S. farmland, amassing over a million acres as they seek a hedge against inflation and aim to benefit from the growing global demand for food, according to data reviewed by Reuters and interviews with fund executives. Though their acreage is a small slice of the nearly 900 million acres of U.S. farmland, the pace of acquisitions by investment firms like Manulife Investment Management and Nuveen has quickened since the 2008 global financial crisis

Investment funds have become voracious buyers of U.S. farmland, amassing over a million acres as they seek a hedge against inflation and aim to benefit from the growing global demand for food, according to data reviewed by Reuters and interviews with fund executives.

Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials is under U.S. criminal investigation for potentially evading export restrictions on China's top chipmaker SMIC, according to three people familiar with the matter. The largest U.S. semiconductor equipment maker is being probed by the Justice Department for sending equipment to SMIC via South Korea without export licenses, the sources said.

Republican lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee said Tuesday they were calling for an urgent briefing from a government watchdog to address reported allegations of pervasive sexual... -November 14, 2023 at 10:37 am EST - MarketScreener

By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) -The head of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation faced outraged criticism from lawmakers on Tuesday following a ...

(Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee said Tuesday they were calling for an urgent briefing from a government wat...

(Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee said Tuesday they were calling for an urgent briefing from a government wat...