Capital One to buy Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major US credit card companies

Capital One to buy Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major US credit card companies

NEW YORK (AP) — Capital One Financial is buying Discover Financial Services for $35 billion, in a deal that would bring together two of the nation’s biggest lenders and credit card issuers.Discover Financial shareholders will receive Capital One shares valued at nearly $140, according to a news release issued by the companies Monday. Discover shares

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Forbs: Imovinsko stanje direktora javnih preduzeća, najbogatiji Dušan Bajatović

Forbs: Imovinsko stanje direktora javnih preduzeća, najbogatiji Dušan Bajatović

Ekonomija | 19.02.2024 | access_time 13:30 Direktor javnog preduzeća, koji je po imovini i prihodima, apsolutni rekorder je vršilac dužnosti direktora Srbijagasa Dušan Bajatović, jer su mu mesečni prihodi 4,15 miliona dinara, a poseduje i desetine hektara u njivama, pašnjacima, voćnjacima i vinogradima, preneo je danas Forbs.Kada je 2010. godine Agenciji za borbu protiv korupcije

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Widow, ex-prime minister and former police chief indicted in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

Widow, ex-prime minister and former police chief indicted in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued a final report on Monday that indicts his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, among others.The indictments are expected to further destabilize Haiti as it struggles with a

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Venezuela’s government and opposition double down on positions about arrest of human rights attorney

Venezuela’s government and opposition double down on positions about arrest of human rights attorney

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government and opposition on Wednesday doubled down on their respective defense and condemnation of the detention of a prominent human rights attorney, evidencing once more their vastly different interpretations of an agreement to work on conditions for a free and fair presidential election this year.The deal, signed in October with

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A shaken Minnesota community gets some answers on the killings of 2 officers and 1 firefighter

A shaken Minnesota community gets some answers on the killings of 2 officers and 1 firefighter

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It started out as a 911 call about a domestic incident. It ended with two police officers, a firefighter and the suspect dead, a third officer wounded, and a mostly affluent suburb of Minneapolis badly shaken and waiting for answers.Agents with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension were still conducting their preliminary

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Naomi Campbell walks for star-studded Burberry show at London Fashion Week

Naomi Campbell walks for star-studded Burberry show at London Fashion Week

LONDON (AP) — For Londoners, rain is simply a fact of life. But for Burberry, it’s the inspiration for seemingly endless variations of luxurious outerwear, from the heritage brand’s best-selling trench coat to oversized duffels and fur-lined bombers.The British fashion house showcased its latest designs Monday at London Fashion Week to a soulful Amy Winehouse

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Argentina’s poverty levels hit 20-year-high in January, says a private study

Argentina’s poverty levels hit 20-year-high in January, says a private study

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Poverty levels in Argentina skyrocketed to 57.4% in January, the highest rate in 20 years, according to a study by the Catholic University of Argentina released over the weekend.The study quickly unleashed a series of accusations between Argentina’s former Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and the government of President

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