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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk near a board showing currency exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and euro against the rouble in Moscow, Russia, January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s finance ministry said on Tuesday it would decrease the volume of deferred foreign currency purchases in the coming month by more than 2-1/2 times to a cumulative total of 244.8 billion roubles ($2.68 billion). The purchases are deferred because the central bank in August stopped buying foreign currency until the end of the year to avoid aggravating pressure on the rouble, which tumbled past 100…

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Barbara Comstock, a Republican former congresswoman from Virginia, told us, “This is a very embittered man who I think very much wants to take these actions.”“Both this rhetoric and all G.O.P. plans announced for a second Trump term indicate clearly that retribution and institutional destruction outside the rule of law will prevail if he returns to the White House,” Theda Skocpol, a Harvard political scientist, said.To help readers understand the situation, The Times has compiled a list of Trump’s most extreme comments during the campaign so far. The list includes many false statements, including Trump’s claims that the 2020 election…

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American billionaire investor Charles Munger poses for a portrait with his arms folded in Los … [+] Angeles, California, March 9, 1988. (Photo by Bonnie Schiffman/Getty Images)Getty Images The life story of Charlie Munger, who passed away last week at age 99, serves as a shining example of the enduring American Dream, especially now at a time when many people doubt whether the promise of a better life is still intact. On the contrary, I believe that Munger’s journey, coupled with data from the updated Forbes 400 list, reaffirms that the American Dream still thrives. Charlie Munger’s life began in…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Thames Water has embarked on a new three-year turnaround plan and acknowledged its “performance was not where it needed to be”, as the UK’s biggest water company reported a drop in first-half profits.The utility, which provides water and sewerage services to about 15mn households in London and surrounding areas, said on Tuesday that pre-tax profits fell 54 per cent to £246mn in the six months to September 30. Revenues climbed 12 per cent to £1.2bn in the period.“Turning around Thames will take…

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Chinese national flag flutters at the headquarters of a commercial bank on a financial street near the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, in central Beijing November 24, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo (Reuters) -Ratings agency Moody’s (NYSE:) cut its outlook on China’s government credit ratings to negative from stable on Tuesday, in the latest sign of mounting global concern over the impact of surging local government debt and a deepening property crisis on the world’s second-largest economy. The downgrade reflects growing evidence that authorities will have to provide more financial support…

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© Reuters. Flewber Global, a technology-focused private air transportation company, has made strategic adjustments to its initial public offering (IPO) ahead of its planned debut on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The company, which is set to trade under the ticker symbol FLAI, has reduced the number of shares offered in its IPO from 3.75 million to 3.33 million and set a price range of $4 to $5 per share. This revision in the company’s IPO strategy aims to secure $15 million in proceeds, aligning with its previous financial targets despite the reduction in share volume. The move comes as Flewber…

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© Reuters. U.S. Dollar and Chinese Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustration picture taken June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar regained some ground on Tuesday and hovered near a one-week high against a basket of currencies, ahead of a flurry of employment data that could upend investor expectations for the outlook for interest rates. The euro took an early knock from comments by European Central Bank member Isabel Schnabel, who said in an interview with Reuters that interest rate hikes were off the table, given the “remarkable” fall in inflation.…

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