Michael Barr to step down as Fed’s top Wall Street regulator
US central bank’s vice-chair for supervision will leave his role in February but stay on as a governor
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Michael Barr to Leave His Role as Fed Vice Chair for Supervision
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UK financial regulator failed to uphold rules for handling FOI requests, review finds
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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces decision to step down
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Why Justin Trudeau is stepping down as Canada’s prime minister
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Watch: The moment Trudeau announces he will step down
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announces he will step down as party leader
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he will resign as the leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party after his party selects a new prime minister.NBC News - 1d -
Fed’s top bank cop to step down, averting potential clash with Trump
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Michael Moss breaks down new FDA rules for "healthy" food labels
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Feds find bomb-making material in home of New Orleans attacker
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Top Fed official warns of US inflation risk after Trump takes power
Tom Barkin’s comments come just weeks before the president-elect takes office with a vow to raise tariffsFinancial Times - 4d -
Luke Littler thrashes Michael van Gerwen to claim historic world title
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EPA determines formaldehyde poses an ‘unreasonable risk’ to humans and must be regulated
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JetBlue fined $2 million by feds for "chronic flight delays"
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It's Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at Berlin Zoo
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Meet Ross J Barr, London’s most popular acupuncturist
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Why Wall Street Expects the Stock Market to Have a Big 2025
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Gold set to rally further this year, say Wall Street banks
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Wall Street ends 2024 on down note but made substantial gains for the year
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