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Suspected terror attack near London mosque kills one

Bloomberg UK police are treating an incident in which a van plowed into a crowd outside a north London mosque as the third terrorist attack on the capital in as many months. One man died and 10 people were injured, all of them “from the Muslim community,” Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu told reporters in London on Monday. The attack ...

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Mali forces kill assailants, free hostages after resort attack

Bloomberg Special forces in Mali killed two assailants and freed all hostages after an attack in which at least another two people died at a resort that’s popular with foreigners on the outskirts of the capital, Bamako. The “terrorist attack” started a 4 p.m. at Le Campement Kangaba, near the suburb of Dougourakoro, the security ministry said in a statement ...

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Iran fires missiles at Syria after Tehran attacks

Bloomberg Iran said it fired missiles at IS targets in Syria in retaliation for the extremists’ deadly attacks in Tehran last week, a rare strike signaling Iran’s willingness to escalate its use of military power in the region’s conflicts. Six surface-to-surface missiles were launched on Sunday from western bases in Iran at command centers, logistic sites and suicide car bomb ...

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Abe’s popularity slides as Japan scandals take toll

Bloomberg Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s grip on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party appeared to be slipping as concerns about cronyism and the rushed passage of an “anti-conspiracy” law triggered his biggest drop in support since taking office in 2012. After repeated denials, government documents emerged last week pointing to his office’s possible involvement in favors given to a close ...

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Macron generation sweeps out old guard promising change

Bloomberg In 16 years since leaving university, Olivia Gregoire advised the French and Peruvian governments on health care, created her own marketing firm, and got to know the inside of job centers and labor courts when the euro crisis left her unemployed. On Monday she starts a new career as a lawmaker representing a middle-class district of Paris for President ...

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Clock ticking on India’s bad bank debts under bankruptcy law

Bloomberg India’s central bank plans to use insolvency laws against more corporate defaulters to speed up resolution of the country’s bad loans that have swelled to $180 billion. “The clock’s already ticking — some cases are already before the National Company Law Tribune,” said Sanjeev Sanyal, principal economic adviser to the finance ministry. “More lists will be out in the ...

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Italy, EU race to find solution for two troubled banks

Bloomberg Italian finance officials and the European Commission are racing to find a solution for two troubled banks in the northern Veneto region that have weighed on the nation’s financial system. Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said the matter of Veneto Banca SpA and Banca Popolare di Vicenza is being worked on “actively,” without offering details. European Commission Vice President ...

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Bank risk in Europe hits turning point: PineBridge manager

Bloomberg Nordic banks, long considered among the safest in the world, are losing their appeal as an investment target as lenders further south start to look more attractive, according to PineBridge Investments, a multi-asset manager that oversees about $85 billion. Graeme Bencke, the portfolio manager who heads equity strategy at PineBridge in London, says the circumstances that made banks in ...

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Deutsche Bank gives Schenck client oversight in reshuffle

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG is giving Marcus Schenck, co-head of the newly combined investment bank and trading business, responsibility for overseeing clients in a reorganization that will see the bank focus on corporate customers, according to a copy of a memo seen by Bloomberg. Schenck will also take charge of corporate finance, global capital markets and the institutional client group, ...

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‘Oz economy capable of stronger growth’

Bloomberg Australian central bank Governor Philip Lowe said his economy is capable of faster growth if lawmakers can overcome political gridlock, while warning weak wage gains are likely to keep plaguing developed nations. “It is important that we have a sharp focus on the reforms that can make a real difference to our living standards,” Lowe said in a speech ...

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