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☆ Stream These 11 Movies Before They Leave Netflix in February
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jason Bailey | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Family fun, action epics, historical dramas, teen comedy — there’s a little something for everyone among the titles leaving Netflix in the United States in February. ‘Chicken Run’ (Feb. 14)Stream it here. With the long-awaited made-for-Netflix sequel “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” having hit the service barely six weeks ago, you’d think Netflix would have licensed the original installment for a bit longer. ‘Prometheus’ (Feb. 14)Stream it here. ‘Real Steel’ (Feb. 14)Stream it here.

Persons: Wallace, Gromit, ’, Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher, Scott, Theron, Michael Fassbender, It’s, ‘ E.T, Rocky ’, that’s, Roger Ebert, Shawn Levy orchestrates, earnestness, Hugh Jackman Organizations: Netflix Locations: United States

☆ CD Projekt's third-quarter profit doubles after 'Phantom Liberty' release
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Adrianna Ebert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GDANSK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Video games developer CD Projekt's (CDR.WA) third-quarter net profit doubled from a year earlier, it said on Tuesday, following strong demand for "Phantom Liberty", the long-awaited expansion to the company's flagship game "Cyberpunk 2077". "Phantom Liberty", the Polish company's first major new game in nearly three years, was released on Sept. 26 and had sold over 4.3 million copies within two months. The company reported a net profit of 202.9 million zlotys ($51.54 million) for the third quarter, beating the 162 million zlotys expected by analysts and up 105% from a year earlier. Revenue for the period rose 80% year on year to 442.7 million zlotys, it said. "We are very pleased with the launch of Phantom Liberty.

Persons: Adam Kicinski, Michal Nowakowski, Kicinski, Nowakowski, we're, Adrianna Ebert, Anna Pruchnicka, David Goodman, Susan Fenton, SDharon Singleton Organizations: Revenue, Liberty, Polaris, Thomson Locations: GDANSK, Polish

It’s been a wonderful year at the movies for cinephiles, but what do you get for the film lover who has seen everything already? There are inspiration boards, script pages with handwritten annotations, correspondence with collaborators, as well as personal introductions to each film. They even have a section where you can choose films based on running time: Only have 90 minutes or less? Another special feature looks at the development of black and white 65mm film stock they pioneered for the film. Because this license plate has serious movie cred.’” It’s easily google-able, but we won’t spoil it here.

Persons: It’s, Barbie, Sofia Coppola, “ Sofia Coppola, Coppola, “ Priscilla, ”, she’s, Kirsten Dunst, Bill Murray, Tomasz Ruminski, Leszek Żebrowski ’, Andrzej Krajewski ’, thoughtfully, Parker Posey, Ozu, Ousmane Sembène, “ Hitchcock, Christopher Nolan’s “ Oppenheimer ”, Nolan, Kai Bird, Kip Thorne, Matt Singer, Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel, Siskel, Ebert, Singer, “, Samuel L, Jackson, Cillian Murphy, Jason Momoa, Steven Soderbergh, it’s, Joanna Bush, Soderbergh, ” It’s Organizations: Sundance Film, Criterion, ”, Teamsters, NICE Locations: “, Park City , Utah, Chicago

☆ How ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ went from a cult classic to beloved Disney property
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Audience support led to multiple rereleases, elevating the film from a cult classic to a must-watch movie during both Halloween and Christmas. But after the “Beetlejuice” filmmaker departed the studio and proved his success in helming his first “Batman” film, Disney returned to the project. Moviestore/Shutterstock“They never felt (“Nightmare”) was a Disney film,” Selick told IGN. Disneyland's Haunted Mansion attraction is dressed up from Halloween to Christmas with characters from "The Nightmare Before Christmas." “Nightmare” characters now make regular appearances at the Disney parks during Halloween and Christmas, greeting young visitors and appearing on seasonal merchandise.

Persons: CNN —, Jack Skellington, Aladdin, ”, Roger Rabbit ”, It’s, Ariel, Mickey Mouse, Sally, Henry Selick, Tim Burton, Mickey, ” Selick, A.frame, Disney, Burton, Selick, Boogie, Sandy, Disney execs, Mr, “, Jack, Roger Ebert, Patrick Fallon, Coco ”, Alice, Wonderland, “ Paranorman ”, he’s Organizations: CNN, Disney, ” Disney, Touchstone Pictures, Academy of Motion Picture Arts, Sciences, Halloween, IGN, Hollywood, Disneyland, Bloomberg, Getty, Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Locations: California, yearn

☆ Poland's Bank Millennium aims to conclude 1,000 settlements a quarter on FX loans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Marta Maciag | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A logo of Millennium bank, Polish unit of Portugal's Millennium BCP, is pictured on the flag in front of the bank headquarters in Warsaw, Poland April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsGDANSK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Poland's Bank Millennium (MILP.WA) aims to conclude 1,000 settlements every quarter with customers regarding Swiss franc loans, Chief Executive Joao Bras Jorge said on Friday. Last year the Polish government introduced a so-called credit vacation to help borrowers deal with higher interest rates in Poland. Bank Millennium, majority owned by Portugal's Millennium bcp (BCP.LS), said it will not propose a dividend for 2023. Bank Millennium posted a third quarter net profit of 103 million zlotys ($24.40 million), reversing a 1 billion zloty loss a year earlier.

Persons: Kacper, Joao Bras Jorge, Jorge, Fernando Bicho, Bicho, Marta Maciag, Adrianna Ebert, Anna Banacka, Susan Fenton Organizations: REUTERS, Swiss, Bank, Portugal's, Thomson Locations: Warsaw, Poland, GDANSK, Switzerland

CHICAGO (AP) — After a stopover in the U.S. that lasted the better part of a century, a baroque landscape painting that went missing during World War II was returned to Germany on Thursday. Art Recovery International, a company focused on locating and recovering stolen and looted art, tracked down the elusive painting after a person in Chicago reached out last year claiming to possess a “stolen or looted painting” that their uncle brought back to the U.S. after serving in World War II. The painting has been missing since 1945 and was first reported stolen from the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich, Germany. It was added to the database of the German Lost Art Foundation in 2012, according to a statement from the art recovery company. “The crux of our work at Art Recovery International is the research and restitution of artworks looted by Nazis and discovered in public or private collections.

Persons: Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer, Christopher Marinello, Marinello, “, ” Marinello, ”, Bernd Ebert, ” Ebert, Lauterer, Ebert, ___ Savage Organizations: CHICAGO, FBI, Consulate, Recovery, Bavarian, Painting, Lost Art Foundation, Art Recovery, Chicago, Team, Alte, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: U.S, Germany, Chicago, Munich, Vienna, Bavarian

☆ CI Games shares drop on critical reviews of 'Lords of the Fallen'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Adrianna Ebert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SummaryCompanies CI Games shares extend losses to hit six month lowLosses follow some critical reviews of 'Lords of the Fallen'Critical reviews may affect sales - analystGDANSK, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Shares in Polish video game producer CI Games (CIG.WA) dropped as much as 18% to a six month low on Friday, adding to heavy losses the day before, following some critical reviews of its newest game "Lords of the Fallen". At 0844 GMT, CI Games shares were down 13.6% at 3.89 zlotys. The game release for PC and PlayStation 5 is set for Friday. CI Games' most popular game series is "Sniper Ghost Warrior", which has sold over 13 million copies. The first version of "Lords of the Fallen", released in 2014, sold over three million copies.

Persons: Piotr Bogusz, Bogusz, Adrianna Ebert, Sharon Singleton, Mark Potter Organizations: Games, IGN, Erste Group, Steam, CI Games, Thomson Locations: GDANSK

☆ Poland's CD Projekt sells over 3 mln copies of 'Phantom Liberty'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Adrianna Ebert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Phantom Liberty" was released just over a week ago and has been highly rated by players. "Phantom Liberty" is CD Projekt's first major game premiere since the bug-ridden launch of "Cyberpunk 2077" in December 2020, which has now sold 25 million copies. CD Projekt estimates total expenditure on the production of "Phantom Liberty" of around 275 million zlotys ($62.81 million). On Steam platform, which sells digital copies of games for PCs, "Phantom Liberty" is rated "very positive" with 88% of 6,353 user reviews positive. Pointing to the successful release of "Phantom Liberty", CD Projekt CEO Adam Kicinski said he had the peace of mind to plan his next professional step.

Persons: Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, Adam Kicinski, Kicinski, Adam Badowski, Michal Nowakowski, Adrianna Ebert, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Steam, Thomson Locations: GDANSK

☆ CD Projekt's 'Phantom Liberty' rated very positive on Steam
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GDANSK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - "Phantom Liberty", the long-awaited expansion to Polish video game developer CD Projekt's (CDR.WA) flagship game "Cyberpunk 2077", had received a "very positive" rating on Steam platform based on 1,067 user reviews just few hours after game's launch on Tuesday. Cyberpunk 2077, which is offered at a 40% discount, has led the top sellers chart on Steam platform since Monday, with Phantom Liberty in second place. The release of Phantom Liberty is CD Projekt's first major game premiere since bug-ridden launch of Cyberpunk 2077 in December 2020. "Phantom Liberty is Cyberpunk 2077 at its best. The expansion is the last project to be developed on CD Projekt's own technology RED Engine, with the company switching to external Unreal Engine for its upcoming developments, that include Cyberpunk sequel.

Persons: Keanu Reeves, Johnny Silverhand, Idris Elba, Solomon Reed, Adrianna Ebert, Kirsten Donovan, Michael Perry Organizations: Phantom Liberty, Liberty, PlayStation, GameSpot, Thomson Locations: GDANSK, American

☆ CD Projekt's rocky road from Cyberpunk 2077 to Phantom Liberty
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Adrianna Ebert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

GDANSK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Phantom Liberty, the long-awaited expansion to CD Projekt's (CDR.WA) flagship game Cyberpunk 2077, will debut on Tuesday on current generation consoles and PCs. In the months leading up to the release, CD Projekt's market capitalisation exceeded 40 billion zlotys ($9.28 billion). NEXT-GENERATION UPDATEIn February 2022, CD Projekt released a Cyberpunk update for next-generation consoles. PHANTOM LIBERTY RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEDOn June 11, 2023, CD Projekt said the Phantom Liberty expansion would be released in September. UPDATE 2.0On Sept. 21, CD Projekt released a free update 2.0 to the base game, featuring various improvements to the game mechanics.

Persons: Liberty, Phantom Liberty, Adam Kicinski, Projekt, Adrianna Ebert, Milla Nissi, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Polish, OF, Projekt, Xbox, SONY, Sony, PlayStation, Netflix, North America ., Liberty, Steam, Thomson Locations: GDANSK, North America

The forecasts seem at odds as higher rates raise the credit costs that can crimp the economy. MSCI's U.S.-centric gauge of global equity performance and stocks on Wall Street bounced back while Treasury yields, which move inversely to price, retreated. Yields on two- and 10-year notes remained inverted at -68.3 basis points as the shorter-dated note yields more than the longer one. MSCI's all-world country index for stocks (.MIWD00000PUS) gained 0.14%, but the pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) closed down 0.31%. Oil prices rose as renewed global supply concerns from Russia's fuel export ban countered demand fears driven by macroeconomic headwinds and higher interest rates.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Marvin Loh, Joe LaVorgna, SMBC, Brent, Craig Ebert, Huw Jones, Tom Westbrook, Marguerita Choy, Rashmi Aich, Aurora Ellis Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Bank, Japan, Treasury, Federal, Fed, U.S, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Bank of, Japan's Nikkei, Investors, Bank of England, Swiss, Swiss National Bank, JPMorgan, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Boston, New York, Asia, Japan, China, Sweden, Norway, BNZ, Wellington

Yet higher rates typically crimp bank loans and raise the cost of credit. MSCI's U.S.-centric gauge of global equity performance and stocks on Wall Street bounced back while the dollar and Treasury yields, which move inversely to price, retreated. The initial reassessment of the Fed's higher-for-longer policy drove the rise in Treasury yields and created headwinds for risk assets, including equities, credit and emerging markets, but supported the dollar. MSCI's all-world country index for stocks (.MIWD00000PUS) gained 0.37%, but the pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) fell 0.39%. In emerging markets, Indian bonds and the rupee rallied after JPMorgan said it would add Indian debt to its widely tracked emerging markets index, setting the stage for billions of dollars in foreign inflows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Marvin Loh, Brent, Craig Ebert, Huw Jones, Tom Westbrook, Marguerita Choy, Rashmi Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Bank, Japan, U.S, Treasury, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Bank of, Japan's Nikkei, Investors, Bank of England, Swiss, Swiss National Bank, JPMorgan, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, U.S . Federal, Boston, Asia, Japan, China, Sweden, Norway, BNZ, Wellington

☆ Stocks stall, yields climb on "higher for longer" rate worries
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. stock futures , , were slightly firmer ahead of the opening bell on Wall Street, signalling a pause after sharp losses on Thursday amid uncertainty over interest rates going into 2024. Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields hit a 16-year high of 4.508%, later trading at 4.48%, while 30-year yields hit their highest in a dozen years. The Fed revised downwards its unemployment rate forecast for next year, and if the U.S. economic data continued to improve, it would put "upside risk" on interest rates, making the need for a soft landing all the greater, Osman added. Ten-year Japanese government bond futures rallied though cash yields were little changed and near decade highs at 0.745%. Gold firmed 0.3% to $1,925 an ounce despite pressure from the stronger dollar and bond yields.

Persons: what's, Eren Osman, Arbuthnot Latham, Osman, Mary Daly, Neel Kashkari, Susan Collins, Lisa Cook, Craig Ebert, Huw Jones, Tom Westbrook, Edmund Klamann, Kim Coghill, Rashmi Organizations: Bank of Japan, Global, Nasdaq, Treasury, ING, Bank of, Japan's Nikkei, Investors, Bank of England, Swiss, Swiss National Bank, JPMorgan, Thomson Locations: Europe, U.S, Asia, Japan, China, Sweden, Norway, BNZ, Wellington

☆ Asia stocks find footing, yen slides as BOJ holds the line
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Tom Westbrook | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A man is reflected on an electric stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan April 18, 2023. The BOJ, as expected, maintained super-low interest rates, left its yield control policy unchanged, signalling it was in no rush to phase out its massive monetary stimulus. A surge in oil prices has also been unnerving investors, since it is likely to prolong the inflation pulse. Brent crude futures steadied at $93.51 a barrel on Friday and are up nearly 8% for September so far. Elsewhere in foreign exchange markets the expectation of sticky U.S. interest rates has supported the dollar, which reached a six-month peak on the euro overnight at $1.0671 .

Persons: Issei Kato, Kazuo Ueda, Ray Attrill, Andrew Bailey, Craig Ebert, Tom Westbrook, Edmund Klamann, Kim Coghill Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Bank of Japan, FX, National Australia Bank, Japan's Nikkei, Seng, Federal Reserve, Bank of, Swiss National Bank, Brent, JPMorgan, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Rights SINGAPORE, Singapore, Asia, Pacific, Hong Kong, China, Bank of England, Central, Sweden, Norway, BNZ, Wellington

☆ Germans' sympathy for right-wing extremist views rises
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsGermans' sympathy for right-wing extremist views risesPostedSympathy in Germany for right-wing extremist views has doubled in the last two years to eight percent, a recent study published by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation showed.

Persons: Friedrich Ebert Locations: Germany

☆ Poland's CD Projekt to release Cyberpunk 2077 update on Sept. 21
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Boxes with CD Projekt's game Cyberpunk 2077 are displayed in Warsaw, Poland, December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsGDANSK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Poland's biggest video game developer CD Projekt (CDR.WA) will release an update to its flagship game Cyberpunk 2077 on Sept. 21, a company representative said on Thursday during a livestream on YouTube. The update will launch just a few days before the premiere of Phantom Liberty, a highly-anticipated expansion of Cyberpunk 2077, set for Sept. 26. Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 will be available on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. In September last year, CD Projekt said it had sold 20 million copies of the game.

Persons: Kacper, Phantom Liberty, Adrianna Ebert, Susan Fenton, Jane Merriman Organizations: REUTERS, YouTube, PlayStation, Thomson Locations: Warsaw, Poland, GDANSK

☆ Poland's CD Projekt happy with pre-orders for Phantom Liberty
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Adrianna Ebert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Kicinski added that the quality assurance process is almost complete for Phantom Liberty, which is the studio's first major new game release in nearly three years. The game is the first and only expansion to Cyberpunk 2077, which came out in 2020, and the company started the marketing campaign for Phantom Liberty in June. Member of the management board Michal Nowakowski reiterated on the conference call that Phantom Liberty will be the only expansion to Cyberpunk 2077. Phantom Liberty is the last project developed on REDEngine. At the end of July, its biggest developer group, about 300 people, worked on Phantom Liberty.

Persons: Adam Kicinski, Kicinski, Michal Nowakowski, we've, We're, Adrianna Ebert, Patrycja, Tomasz Janowski, Josie Kao, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Phantom Liberty, Liberty, Polaris, Thomson Locations: GDANSK

☆ William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dies at 87
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Daniel Arkin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

William Friedkin, the maverick film director who helped revolutionize 1970s Hollywood with the electrifying, era-defining classics "The French Connection" and "The Exorcist," died Monday, a representative from his office told the Associated Press. Friedkin won an Academy Award for directing "The French Connection," a white-knuckle 1971 crime thriller about a brash New York City narcotics detective played by Gene Hackman. Friedkin got his big break in 1971 with "The French Connection," a smash with audiences and critics alike. "The French Connection" catapulted Friedkin to the top ranks of American filmmakers, putting him in league with other New Hollywood rising stars like Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich and Francis Ford Coppola. Friedkin leaped from "The French Connection" to "The Exorcist," adapted from William Peter Blatty's novel of the same name.

Persons: William Friedkin, Sherry Lansing, Friedkin's, Friedkin, Gene Hackman, didn't, That's, Satan, Al Pacino, Sonny, Pauline Kael, Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Francis Ford Coppola, William Peter Blatty's, Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Roger Ebert, Joe, —, Kiefer Sutherland Organizations: Associated Press, Paramount Pictures, New, New York, NBC News, Venice Locations: Venice, Italy, New, New York City, L.A, Chicago, Manhattan, Hollywood, New York

☆ Open Championship: Controversial new par-three 17th hole at Royal Liverpool splits opinion
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

It may be the shortest hole on the course, but Royal Liverpool’s par-three 17th hole is already proving a tall order for some players at the 151st edition of the tournament. When Rory McIlroy lifted the Claret Jug in 2014, the 17th hole was a 458-yard par four. General view across the 17th tee as crowds look on during a practice round prior to The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Though an opening one-over 72 marked a disappointing start to his latest pursuit of a second major, he did birdie the 17th hole. Herbert’s strong start crumbled after his 17th tee drive skewed left to settle at the bottom of the green’s slope.

Persons: –, Lucas Herbert, ” Herbert, Martin Ebert, ‘, ’, Rory McIlroy, it’s, Stuart Franklin, …, ”, Martin Slumbers, “, Cameron Smith, Andrews, Slumbers ’, “ That’s, ” Smith, There’s, ” England's Oliver Wilson, Glyn Kirk, Billy Foster, caddie, Matt Fitzpatrick, ” Foster, ” Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Stuart Kerr, Pete Cowen, Brooks Koepka, They’ll, ” Cowen, Cowen, Foster, Cowen’s, Koepka, Pete, Kevin C, Cox, Herbert’s, It’s, ” Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm –, Spieth, ” England’s Jason Day, “ There’s, Matthew Jordan, ” Jordan Organizations: CNN —, Royal Liverpool, 151st, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, TPC, Royal, St, Getty, coy, May’s, CNN, Oak Hill Country, Merseyside Locations: Augusta, It’s, AFP, , New York

☆ Videos show sea otters stealing surfboards in California as people joke they've joined the 'orca uprising'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sea otters in California are stealing people's surfboards, according to multiple reports. At one point, the sea otter flips the board on its front and then starts tearing it up with its teeth. "Since then, in the past five days now, there's been three more incidents of it," Woodward told KGO. "The otters have joined the war," one person tweeted, while another tweeted: "Sea Otters joining the Orca uprising." "They're actually pretty aggressive animals," San José State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Professor David Ebert told KGO.

Persons: they've, Mark Woodward, Woodward, there's, KTVU, David Ebert Organizations: Service, Twitter, Santa, ABC News, KGO, and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish, Wildlife, Marine Locations: California, Wall, Silicon, California —, Santa Cruz , California, Santa Cruz, Spain, Portugal, José State

☆ Credit Suisse appoints investment banking management committee -memo
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Tatiana Bautzer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse Group AG on Thursday appointed an investment banking management committee to oversee its integration with UBS Group AG (UBSG.S), according to a memo seen by Reuters. UBS completed its emergency takeover of embattled rival Credit Suisse in June, forging a Swiss banking and wealth management giant with a $1.6 trillion balance sheet and overseeing more than $5 trillion in assets. Michael Ebert, head of Credit Suisse for the investment bank, will lead markets within the committee. Onu Odim will oversee investment banking risk management and the chief operating officers for markets and capital markets will be Olivier Charhon and Amy Clack, respectively. The committee will be supported by other executives such as investment banking CFO Tony Bullman and Chief Risk Officer David Krauss.

Persons: Michael Ebert, Marc, Michael Furber, Tan, Onu Odim, Olivier Charhon, Amy Clack, Tony Bullman, David Krauss, Tatiana Bautzer, Chris Reese, Mark Porter Organizations: YORK, Credit Suisse Group AG, UBS Group AG, Reuters, UBS, Credit Suisse, Capital, Kuan, Thomson Locations: Americas, APAC, Asia

And it has also helped to placate Tuareg-led rebels in northern Mali who halted their separatist uprising with the 2015 Algiers Accord. Mali, Russia and Wagner deny wrongdoing in Moura or targeting civilians anywhere in Mali. RESTRICTIONSMINUSMA launched in 2013 after the separatist rebels and al Qaeda-linked insurgents occupied northern Mali. Bamako and the Kremlin say Russian troops, not Wagner mercenaries, are present in Mali but only to train the army and supply equipment. As a result, MINUSMA has struggled to counter a tide of anti-U.N. posts online, losing the battle for public opinion in Mali.

Persons: Wagner, Ahmedou Ould, Abdallah, MINUSMA, General Antonio Guterres, Abdoulaye Diop, U.N, Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba, Souleymane Dembelé, Ulf Laessing, Konrad Adenauer, Ould Mohamed Ramdane, Ramdane, Yvan Guichaoua, Friedrich, Ebert, Edward McAllister, David Lewis, Tiemoko Diallo, Daniel Flynn Organizations: Wagner Group, Islamic, CMA, Malian Foreign, Security, Reuters, El, Kremlin, French, Department of Peace, UN, U.S, Thomson Locations: DAKAR, NAIROBI, Russian, West Africa, Gao, Timbuktu, Mali, Algiers, Bamako, Islamic State, al Qaeda, Mauritanian, Sahel, Moura, Russia, U.N, Burkina Faso, Niger, Central African Republic, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, France, Egypt, Brussels, U.S, Dakar, Nairobi

☆ Poland's 11 bit studios plans to release Frostpunk 2 in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

GDANSK, June 14 (Reuters) - Polish video game producer 11 bit studios (11B.WA) plans to release Frostpunk 2, the sequel to its BAFTA-nominated society survival game, in the first half of 2024, company representatives said at an investor conference on Wednesday. Frostpunk 2 is currently ranked eighth on the Global Top Wishlists on video game platform Steam. In the coming year, 11 bit studios plans to focus on games rather than operational changes and acquisitions. The release of "The Invincible", a title developed by Starward Industries, whose shares were acquired by 11 bit studios last year, is planned for the third or fourth quarter. At 1051 GMT, 11 bit studios' shares were up 7.8%.

Persons: I'm, Przemyslaw Marszal, Adrianna Ebert, Louise Heavens, Mark Potter Organizations: BAFTA, Starward Industries, Thomson Locations: GDANSK

☆ UBS just reshuffled its leadership ranks after buying Credit Suisse. See the new power players in charge of the $1.7 trillion Swiss banking behemoth.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Michelle Abrego | Kaja Whitehouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The merger between Credit Suisse and UBS creates a new Swiss banking behemoth with $1.7 trillion in assets. Investment bank leadersThe president of UBS's investment bank, Robert Karofsky, circulated a memo on Monday announcing his new leadership team. Ebert, co-head of markets at Credit Suisse, was also named head of Credit Suisse for the Investment Bank, reporting to Karofsky. UBS global wealth management president Iqbal Khan revealed the appointments to its critical wealth business in an internal memo titled "Becoming a global wealth powerhouse." Members of the current Credit Suisse wealth management leadership team will report to both Yves-Alain and to their respective UBS global wealth management regional leader.

Persons: Yves, Alain Sommerhalder, Michael Ebert, Robert Karofsky, Ebert, Karofsky, Marco Valla, Valla, Javier Oficialdegui, Mike, I've, George Athanasopoulos, Jason Barron, Ros L'Esperance, Dan Dowd, Taichi Takahashi, Chris Leone, Julie Beavan, Tricia Hazelwood, Jeff Hinton, Kurt Anthony, Laurence Braham, Richard Hardegree, Richard Casavechia, Ozzie Ramos, Jason Williams, Neil Meyer, Ken Tittle, Iqbal Khan, Francesco De Ferrari, Khan, Reuters Yves, Alain, Wiwi Gutmannsbauer, Benjamin Cavalli, Cavalli, Kinner, Amy Lo, Jin Yee Young, Young, Hatecke, UBS's Anton Simonet, Christl, Jason Chandler, Sergio Ermotti, Ralph Hamers, Ermotti, MICHELE LIMINA, Todd Tuckner, Sarah Youngwood, Michelle Bereaux, Stefan Seiler, Christian Bluhm, Damian Vogel, Ulrich Körner Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Suisse, Credit, Wall Street, Investment, Investment Bank, Barclays, Global Banking, Investment Bank Management, Global Markets, Global Research, IB, Resource Management, Staff, MUFG Securities, Reuters, Yves, Deutsche, Switzerland, Swiss Re, Getty Locations: Switzerland's, Swiss, Americas, Asia, Singapore, Switzerland, Europe, Middle East, Africa, America, AFP

☆ Factbox: Credit Suisse arrivals and departures after UBS seals takeover
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Here are the highlights:OUTLeaving the company:* Credit Suisse General Counsel Markus Diethelm. The Swiss-Italian national returned to Credit Suisse in January 2022 as head of its wealth management division after a stint leading Australian wealth management company AMP. NEWCOMERSA logo is pictured on the Credit Suisse bank in Geneva, Switzerland, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoAppointments to the executive board of Credit Suisse AG:* Michael Ebert - becomes Head of Credit Suisse for the investment bank, and head of Americas for the investment bank at UBS. * Andre Helfenstein - continues as CEO Swiss bank, the jewel in the Credit Suisse business whose future UBS is currently considering.

Persons: Markus Diethelm, Romeo Cerutti, Dixit Joshi, Edwin Low, David Miller, Ken Pang, Pang, Francesco De Ferrari, Iqbal Khan, Joanne Hannaford, Mike Dargan, David Wildermuth, Christian Bluhm, Denis Balibouse, Michael Ebert, Simon Grimwood, Isabelle Hennebelle, Claude Honegger, Mike Rongetti, Jake Scrivens, Yves, Alain Sommerhalder, Damian Vogel, Christine Graeff, Andre Helfenstein, Francesca McDonagh, Nita Patel, Goldman Sachs, John Revill, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: UBS, Credit Suisse, Credit, Deutsche Bank, Asia, Global, UBS Global Wealth Management, Italian, AMP, Wealth Management, . Technology, UBS Group, Operations, Technology, Americas, REUTERS, Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Operations, Credit Suisse Chief Technology, Suisse Asset Management, EMEA, European Central Bank, Human, Swiss, Thomson Locations: ZURICH, China, Americas, Asia, Hong Kong, Swiss, Geneva, Switzerland

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