Those headed to the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, where Moore lived for decades after playing superspy James Bond, found the lifts closed this week. They are the victim of a financial dispute that comes weeks before a key vote on whether to fund a local bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Philippe
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The U.K. said all evidence points to Russia in the case of the former spy poisoned in southern England, in an effort to regain the upper hand in the face of a Russian blitz to discredit its investigation. “There is no doubt that we have found nerve agent, that nerve agent has been identified to have been
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This story appears in the April / May 2018 issue of Bloomberg Markets. Illustration: Thomas Pitilli for Bloomberg Markets. Unbeknownst to anyone, the machines were about to revolt. Bam. Bam. Bam. Dummy trade signals that were supposed to stay within the company's electronic systems broke loose
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MUMBAI, April 5 (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday deferred until next year a new accounting standard for the country's banks that would have led to higher bad-loan provisioning requirements. The move comes as a relief to Indian lenders battling near-record bad loans and spurred a
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Carl Icahn plans to nominate a full slate to the board of Sandridge Energy Inc. that would commit to seeking strategic alternatives for the embattled oil and gas driller. The billionaire investor, who said he has “grave concerns” about the current board's ability to run a review of its own, added he would be
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