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Former Bank Manager Pleads Guilty to $335,000 Customer Theft
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— 3d
A former Northern Kentucky bank manager, Reagan France of Home Savings Bank in Ludlow, pleaded guilty to bank fraud, theft by a bank employee and aggravated identity theft for embezzling about $335,000 from more than 20 customer accounts—including two nonprofits—between 2022 and 2024, using other employees’ credentials and forged withdrawal slips. She resigned at the end of 2024, faces restitution and a sentencing hearing set for January 13, 2027.
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French Bank Yanks Gold Bars From US, Makes $15,000,000,000
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— Apr 8, 2026
France’s national bank removed and sold all of its remaining gold held by the U.S. Federal Reserve, netting a profit worth nearly $15 billion, multiple outlets reported. The Bank of France announced it netted 12.8…
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European stocks rise as French shares rebound
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— Aug 28, 2026
European shares rose as French equities rebounded and investors weighed Fed Chair Warsh’s Jackson Hole remarks, with the STOXX 600 up about 0.5% and France’s CAC 40 near a 1% gain while banks and luxury names led the rally. Strong auto and luxury stock gains, along with hawkish talk on rates and France’s flat second-quarter GDP, underscored a cautious mood as ECB rate expectations firmed and sentiment looked to upcoming ratings reviews.
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Mélenchon Plans Central Bank Debt Cancellation, Critics Warn
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— Aug 26, 2026
French far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has revived a proposal to cancel 18% of the public debt held by the Bank of France to free fiscal space, a plan that has drawn cautious support from some allies but fierce legal and economic criticism from opponents. Critics warn it would amount to central-bank financing of the government and could spook markets, with debt levels around €3.5 trillion and a debt-to-GDP ratio above 116%, while EU treaties explicitly prohibit such moves and officials say the idea is dangerous and unworkable.
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Data Centers Are About To Burn More US Natural Gas Than Almost Every Country On Earth
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Canadian banks cite AI push and stronger equity returns at summit
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Scotiabank executives outlined a modernization and efficiency push driven by organic growth and technology, aiming to lift ROE across Canadian and U.S. franchises while maintaining strong capital and risk discipline. They cited solid CET1 buffers, rising ROE across units, expanded U.S. presence and wealth growth plans, and AI-enabled initiatives and selective tuck-in acquisitions to support a higher earnings trajectory.
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Elena Vasquez
Scotiabank's plan to use AI for efficiency while holding solid capital looks practical for lifting ROE in both countries.
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Second-Largest Bank Failure in US History Underway, Regulators Seize and Strike Multibillion-Dollar Deal
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— May 2, 2023
A San Francisco-based bank collapsed on Monday and was seized by the federal government and quickly sold to JPMorgan Chase following for billions of dollars in what was the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history…
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Fed’s Daly Warns ‘Softening’ US Job Market May Soon Become ‘More Worrisome’
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— Oct 10, 2025
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly warned on Thursday that the “softening” U.S. job market could become “more worrisome” if the central bank is unable to “risk manage it.” Daly’s comments come after…
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