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US high court temporarily keeps Trump financial records private

Bloomberg A US Supreme Court justice temporarily blocked subpoenas that would force Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp to turn over years of President Donald Trump’s financial documents to two House committees. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg put the subpoenas on hold until December 13. The justices are already scheduled to discuss at a private conference that day whether ...

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Reddit bans accounts for suspected Russia meddling in UK elections

Bloomberg Reddit said it was banning 61 accounts over suspected Russia-led meddling in the run-up to the UK’s December 12 election involving leaked trade documents.The social platform said the accounts violated its policies against vote manipulation and platform misuse. Reddit said its investigation occurred after Facebook discovered a Russian campaign on its network earlier this year dubbed “Secondary Infektion.” More ...

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Trump doesn’t understand the currency wars, either

What a difference a decade makes. Back in September 2010, Guido Mantega, Brazil’s then-finance minister, was complaining bitterly about “currency wars,” and claiming the Federal Reserve’s ultra-loose monetary policy of the time was unfairly hurting his economy. “We’re in the midst of an international currency war, a general weakening of currency,” he said then. “This threatens us because it takes ...

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