JPMorgan Chase $290 million settlement with Epstein accusers wins preliminary approval

By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to JPMorgan Chase’s $290 million settlement with women who said Jeffrey Epstein abused them, and that the largest U.S. bank turned a blind eye to the late financier’s sex trafficking. The approval was issued by U.S. District Judge…

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Renault CEO says free float of future electric unit will be more than 10%

PARIS (Reuters) – A sizeable chunk of Renault’s planned electric vehicle spinoff could remain in free float on the stock market, its CEO said in an interview published on Tuesday, declining comment on any further strategic investor who would join partners Qualcomm and Nissan. “We need to leave some free float, because we still want…

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Honduras military takes over prisons after dozens die in riot

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ military began taking control of the country’s violent prisons on Monday, following a gang dispute that left 46 inmates dead at a women’s detention center last week, officials said. Leftist President Xiomara Castro announced last week she would hand the military police control of the prison system, a departure from a…

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ECB’s Kazaks sees rate hikes past July even as economy softens

SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will likely keep raising interest rates after its next meeting even as the economy slows because inflation remains too high, ECB policymaker Martins Kazaks said on Tuesday. The latest economic surveys have painted a worsening picture for the euro zone and its economic powerhouse, Germany, which are…

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