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Charts of past currency crises show Turkey may face a lot more pain

The Turkish lira may be set for even more pain despite attempts by the country’s banking regulator to curb investor ability to buy and short the national currency. Quick political fixes tend to provide short-term rallies to foreign exchange markets, but frequently lead to a resurgence in volatility in a …

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Cryptocurrency investor robbed via his cellphone sues AT&T for $224 million over loss

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Randall Stephenson, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T Inc., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. A U.S. investor filed a $224 million lawsuit against AT&T Wednesday accusing the telecommunications giant of negligence …

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Jurors in Paul Manafort trial to hear closing arguments

Dana Verkouteren | AP This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates, right, answering questions by prosecutor Greg Andres as he testifies in the trial of Paul Manafort, seated second from left, at the Alexandria Federal Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Monday, Aug. 6, 2018.  The jury in the bank fraud and conspiracy …

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