Colonel Steven Warren, spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition, confirmed to Newsweek this is a common tactic the group has employed in the Syrian city, the heart of the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate, as well as other cities in Iraq. “They've been using this tactic for a year. Extensive use in Ramadi but also everywhere else. “They also use tunnels.” – Email from Col....
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump began his busy day Wednesday with a Breitbart NewsDaily on SiriusXM radio interview where he responded to conservative billionaire Charles Koch’s recent statements about him, Breitbart reported.“I don’t say anything to him,” Trump said responding to Koch. “I’ve always liked the Kochs. They’re members of my club in Palm Beach.”“What he says bears no relationship on what I do or say. I don’t need his money....
Venezuelans were recovering from a night of looting and massive protests Wednesday as government offices closed for the remainder of the week while a worsening energy crisis continues to cause daily blackouts, The Associated Press reported.Earlier in the week, the government began imposing four-hour rolling blackouts to save power, but the capital of Caracas was spared any blackouts....
An Apple Inc ...PDT (1535 GMT)."When deputies responded to the campus they found one individual male down and determined he was deceased." – Sgt. Andrea Urena "Further investigation determined that no other individuals were involved ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
The Argentine provinces of Neuquen, Mendoza and Cordoba will issue debt in the next 30 days for around $4 billion, the government said on Wednesday, after last week's successful sovereign bond issue, its first since a 2002 default. The city of Buenos Aires would also seek to issue an unspecified amount of debt immediately afterwards, Finance SecretaryLuis Caputo said ... ....
The InternationalMonetary Fund and the EuropeanCentralBank, which have gone along with the extend-and-pretend approach, have placed their credibility at risk ... As Greece and its creditors (now mainly sovereign lenders and multilateral institutions) deliberate about how to address the country’s looming cash crunch, they should recognise these differences and learn from the mistakes of their past approach....
The NationalInstitute of BankManagement (NIBM) achieved 100% placement in just a couple of days this year, with private banks making a beeline for the NIBM talent ... With payments banks coming in, a surge in demand is expected for talent. There was a concern at NIBM after the Supreme Court debarred public sector banks from recruiting directly from the campus two years ago. NIBM is promoted by these banks and subsidised heavily....
27 April 2016SuncorpBank prices US$500m 144A senior unsecured debt transaction. Suncorp Bank today confirmed it had priced a USD 144A fixed rate senior unsecured debt transaction of US$500m with a three year maturity at US Treasuries (UST) plus 110bps, well inside the initial price guidance of 130bps ... The transaction was jointly led by Citibank, Deutsche Bank Securities, RoyalBank of CanadaCapital Markets and UBS Investment Bank....
Qatar's largest bank is investigating a security breach that appears to have exposed sensitive personal data for what could be hundreds of customers, including employees of international broadcaster Al-Jazeera and potentially senior government officials ... The bank did not say whether information in the files was legitimate or if its network had been breached, citing a policy of not commenting on reports shared on social media....
CentralBank of Iceland) 27.04.2016 ... Discussions of macroprudential policy will follow, steered by Sigríður Benediktsdóttir, Director of Financial Stability at the Central Bank of Iceland, and Ásgeir Jónsson, chairman of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Iceland, with the participation of representatives from central banks and universities....
NationalAustraliaBank is the first of the country's big lenders to commit to calling a cut to the cash rate at next Tuesday's board meeting of the ReserveBank of Australia ... Although underlying inflation remains above zero, the year-on-year rate, of 1.55 per cent, is now well below the bottom of the central bank's 2 per cent to 3 per cent target band ...NAB, however, is the first of the big four banks to change tack....
SabrinaBarreiro always thought keeping her money in a bank account was a safer option than under the mattress. But after her debit card was skimmed and her bank account cleared of all funds, she began having second thoughts. Fresh from a four-day holiday on the Gold Coast, a five-months pregnant Ms Barreiro logged online to her CommonwealthBank account to find the $1350 she had put aside for medical bills had been withdrawn....
On a day YesBank declared its Q4FY16 results and its market capitalisation hit an all time high, its MD &; CEORana Kapoor spoke about the secret behind the bank’s sustained growth and his strategy to make the future even brighter ... How did Yes Bank manage to grow its advances by 30% (y-o-y) at a time when the industry as a whole is struggling to hit even double digits?....
central bank says its benchmark interest rate will remain unchanged, to foster conditions for maximum employment and price stability. Despite steady hiring and unemployment at five percent, officials from the central bank's ......
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - United Overseas Bank... The bank blamed softer investor appetite due to volatile market conditions as the reason for the decline in wealth management and trading income....