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U.S. FTC commissioners to testify on anti-fraud efforts during pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission will testify to Congress next week to discuss the agency's anti-fraud efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly its ability to seek financial redress from accused scam artists.
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UPDATE 6-JPMorgan profits on capital markets in a cash-flush economy
April 14 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's first-quarter results on Wednesday laid bare the challenge big banks face in this phase of the pandemic, where stimulus programs have left individuals and businesses in good financial shape but so flush with cash that few of them need loans.
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Angry Indian traders counter Amazon summit with own event
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of Indian small businesses will organise an event this week in protest at the business practices of foreign e-tailers like Amazon.com Inc, taking a dig at the U.S. group's summit with their own event.
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Angry Indian traders counter Amazon summit with own event
NEW DELHI, April 14 (Reuters) - Thousands of Indian small businesses will organize an event this week in protest at the business practices of foreign e-tailers like Amazon.com Inc , taking a dig at the U.S. group's summit with their own event.
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UPDATE 1-U.S. spy chiefs say China is 'unparalleled priority'
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. spy agency leaders said on Wednesday that China is an "unparalleled" priority, citing Beijing's regional aggression and cyber capabilities as they testified at a public congressional "Worldwide Threats" hearing for the first time in more than two years.
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IBM flags more cyber attacks on COVID vaccine infrastructure
(Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp said on Wednesday its cybersecurity unit has uncovered more digital attacks targeting the global COVID-19 vaccine supply chain since the issue was originally flagged late last year.
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U.S. hearing on China competition told research funding falling behind
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. investment in research and development has reached its lowest level decades while that in the rest of the world has soared, the head of a U.S. Senate committee warned at a hearing on proposed subsidies to the tech industry to help the United States better compete with China.
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UPDATE 2-SAP, LVMH earnings nudge European stocks higher; German shares lag
April 14 (Reuters) - European stocks rose on Wednesday on upbeat earnings from software firm SAP and French luxury goods maker LVMH, while German shares lagged after sources said the country's economic institutes cut 2021 GDP forecast.
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Ireland launches inquiry into Facebook after reports of data leak
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) said on Wednesday it had launched an inquiry into Facebook Inc, after a dataset reported to contain personal data relating to some 533 million Facebook users worldwide was made public.
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Analysis: As U.S. watchdog steps up scrutiny, Grab deal signals blank-check party peak
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - While the blank-check deals market reached new heights this week with Grab Holdings' record $40 billion merger, some lawyers and regulatory experts said the exuberance was unlikely to last as the U.S. securities watchdog steps up scrutiny of such deals.
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