[ad_1] FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has hired Elizabeth McCaul, a former Goldman Sachs banker who later led an audit of the Vatican’s scandal-ridden bank, as one of its top banking supervisors, it
Fed’s Powell expects Facebook’s Libra to be topic among G7 finance chiefs
[ad_1] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on “Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy” in Washington, U.S. July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott (Reuters) – Federal Reserve
Bitcoin extends losses after Fed chief urges halt to Facebook’s crypto project
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin dipped almost 8% on Thursday, extending losses the day after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell called for a halt to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project until concerns ranging from privacy
French Senate approves tax as U.S. opens digital levy probe
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Senate gave final approval to a tax on big technology companies on Thursday, potentially opening up a new front in a trade row between Washington and the European Union. FILE
Reckitt to pay $1.4 billion to end opioid addiction treatment probes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to end U.S. federal investigations into the marketing of an opioid addiction treatment by its former business Indivior, lifting a cloud that
Northern Ireland could lose 40,000 jobs in no-deal Brexit
[ad_1] A Sinn Fein anti-Brexit sign hangs on a fence by a run-down house before U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland in Bridgend, Ireland April 18, 2019.
French parliament definitely adopts tax on tech giants despite U.S. probe
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – A French tax on tech companies was definitely adopted by parliament on Thursday after the Senate approved a final version of the bill in defiance of a U.S. investigation. The vote
Oil at six-week high on Gulf of Mexico storm, Iran tensions
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices hit a six-week high on Thursday as oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico were evacuated ahead of a storm, while an incident with a British tanker in the
Reckitt to pay $1.4 billion to end long-running Indivior probes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Britain’s Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to resolve all U.S. federal investigations into the sales and marketing of an opioid addiction treatment by its former prescription pharmaceuticals
China says it and U.S. can find way to resolve trade issue
[ad_1] Flags of U.S. and China are displayed at American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC)’s booth during China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing, China, May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee BEIJING (Reuters) –