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"Mr Staley failed to do this. "In its response, Barclays relied on information supplied by Mr Staley. "In reality, in emails between the two Mr Staley described Mr Epstein as one of his 'deepest' and 'most cherished' friends," it added. "The FCA has found that Mr Staley was aware of the risk that his association with Mr Epstein posed to his career," it added. In an email titled 'Friendship' in October 2015, Staley wrote: "You never wavered in our friendship these last three years.

Persons: Jes Staley, Jeffrey Epstein, Mr Staley, Epstein, Staley, Arnold, Porter, Mr Epstein, Therese Chambers, JP Morgan Chase JPM.N, JP Morgan, Huw Jones, Sinead Cruise, Kirstin Ridley, Iain Withers, Alexander Smith Organizations: Ex, Barclays, Authority, FCA, Barclays Board, U.S . Virgin, Thomson Locations: New York

☆ For people in Gaza, life is about to get even worse, with Israel's siege about to 'starve the population,' NGO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Israel is stopping food, fuel, and medicine from entering Gaza after announcing a "complete siege." AdvertisementAdvertisementFollowing Israel's announcement of a "complete siege" of Gaza, fears are mounting over an impending humanitarian crisis in the territory. The siege will "quite literally starve the population and lead people to going hungry, thirsty, and ultimately towards dying." REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaUN Secretary General António Guterres, who condemned Hamas' attacks, said he was "deeply distressed" by Israel's siege announcement. A relative reacts next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at a hospital in Gaza City, October 11, 2023.

Persons: —, Israel, Ivan Karakashian, Gaza's, Karakashian, Abu Mustafa, General António Guterres, EUTERS, Mohammed Salem Organizations: Service, Associated Press, Norwegian Refugee Council, United Nations Relief, Works Agency, Gaza, Gaza Energy Authority Locations: Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, Jerusalem, Hamas, Khan Yunis, Egypt, Gaza City, France

☆ Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank block Gazprom subsidiary's Russian lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The Deutsche Bank app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. RusKhimAlyans, which is 50% owned by Gazprom, filed lawsuits in Russia seeking more than 22 billion roubles ($22 million) from Deutsche Bank and over 8 billion roubles from Commerzbank over unpaid bank guarantees. Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank both said they were unable to pay RusKhimAlyans due to European Union sanctions. Deutsche Bank and RusKhimAlyans declined to comment. RusKhimAlyans had signed a deal with Linde in 2021 for the construction of the gas plant, with Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank and UniCredit providing guarantees.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, RusKhimAlyans –, RusKhimAlyans, Commerzbank, UniCredit, UCCDB.UL, Linde, Sam Tobin, Sinead Cruise, Vladimir Soldatkin, Mark Potter Organizations: Deutsche Bank, REUTERS, Gazprom, Linde, High, RIC, RusKhimAlyans, Commerzbank, Thomson Locations: London, Russia, Baltic, Ust, Luga, Ukraine, Moscow

Following the comments from top Fed officials on Monday, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said the U.S. central bank does not need to raise interest rates any further, and that he sees no recession ahead. "Everybody has one eye on the Middle East conflict and one eye on what's happening with bond yields. The decline in bond yields is the key driver today," said John Praveen, managing director & co-chief investment officer at Paleo Leon. "If tensions escalate bond yields might decline further because they're a safe haven but equities would sell off in that instance because of increased uncertainty and risk aversion," he said. But the flight to safety has made Treasury yields fall enough to push up equities," Tuz said.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, dovish, Raphael Bostic, John Praveen, Praveen, Peter Tuz, Tuz, Neel Kashkari, Christopher Waller, Sinéad Carew, Shashwat Chauhan, Ankika Biswas, Terence Gabriel, Arun Koyyur, Shounak Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, U.S . Federal Reserve, Atlanta Fed, Treasury, Chase Investment, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, Traders, PepsiCo, Truist, Rivian, UBS, EV, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Gaza, Paleo Leon, Charlottesville , Virginia, Israel, Minneapolis

[1/2] Chairman Anthony Thomson (L) and Vice Chairman Vernon Hill pose with a dog outside the first branch of Metro Bank in Holborn in central London July 29, 2010. Metro declined to comment on Tuesday. A Starling spokesperson said the lender was making inroads into the big banks' market dominance. Metro is not the only smaller bank to have faced problems. One option is for smaller banks to gain scale through mergers and acquisitions.

Persons: Anthony Thomson, Vernon Hill, Toby Melville, John Cronin, Caius Capital, Monzo, Starling, We've, Morgan Stanley, Gary Greenwood, Rupak Ghose, Shore Capital's Greenwood, Ghose, Shawbrook, Jaime Gilinski, Dorita, Iain Withers, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Anousha Sakoui, Huw Jones, Amy, Jo Crowley, Sinead Cruise, Chiara Elisei, Alexander Smith Organizations: Metro Bank, REUTERS, Yorkshire, Lloyds, NatWest, HSBC, Barclays, Metro, Caius, Varde Partners, Finance, Bank of England, London Stock Exchange, The Bank of England, Prudential, Authority, Shore Capital, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Shore, Financial, Bank, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Holborn, London, Starling, Metro, Colombian

☆ Russia won't announce an 'unpopular' troop mobilization until after Putin's reelection bid next year, UK intel predicts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Kremlin will likely wait until after the next election to announce any mobilizations, the UK MOD said. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia doesn't want to announce an "unpopular" big mobilization of troops until after its next presidential election, according to UK intelligence. "It is therefore highly unlikely that any further mobilisation wave will be implemented before the March 2024 presidential election," it said. Putin has not yet announced that he will seek a new term in office, but the UK MOD said he "will almost certainly run again." The UK MOD said that, despite this, the election process remains "a core tool of political legitimisation" for the Kremlin.

Persons: Putin hasn't, —, Russia's, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Russia aren't Organizations: MOD, Service, UK Ministry of Defence Locations: Russia, Ukraine

Persons: Anthony Thomson, Vernon Hill, Toby Melville, John Cronin, Caius Capital, Jaime Gilinski, Dorita, Gilinski, Monzo, Starling, We've, Morgan Stanley, Gary Greenwood, Rupak Ghose, Shore Capital's Greenwood, Ghose, Shawbrook, Iain Withers, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Anousha Sakoui, Huw Jones, Amy, Jo Crowley, Sinead Cruise, Chiara Elisei, Nelson Bocanegra, Alexander Smith, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Metro Bank, REUTERS, Yorkshire, Lloyds, NatWest, HSBC, Barclays, Metro, Caius, Varde Partners, Harvard, Forbes, Finance, Bank of England, London Stock Exchange, The Bank of England, Prudential, Authority, Shore Capital, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Shore, Financial, Bank, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Holborn, London, BOGOTA, Starling, Colombian, Latin America, Metro, Bogota

☆ Civilians in Gaza could run out of food in 6 days and don't know where to seek refuge from Israel's counterattacks, advocacy group says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Civilians in Gaza worry they may run out of food in as little as six days. Israel is engaging in a counterstrike against Gaza after Hamas' deadly attack on Saturday. As of Tuesday, 830 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the Gaza Ministry of Health said. The Israeli death toll has surpassed 1,000 people since Hamas invaded Israel on Saturday, Israeli officials said. Hamas is also holding Israelis hostage — the militant group said it had about 100 people captive in Gaza.

Persons: —, counterstrikes, Ivan Karakashian, Karakashian Organizations: Service, Israel, Gaza, Norwegian Refugee Council, Associated Press, Gaza Ministry, Health, NBC News, Israeli Defense Forces Locations: Gaza, Israel, Jerusalem

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2023. But late in the afternoon, a senior Hamas official said the group is open to discussions over a possible truce with Israel. A recent surge in U.S. Treasury yields had pressured equities. Shares of the airlines, also hurt by rising oil prices, putting pressure on the S&P 500 Passenger Airlines index (.SPLRCALI). Exchange-traded funds exposed to Israel were selling off, with iShares MSCI Israel ETF falling along with the ARK Israel Innovative Technology ETF .

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Joe Biden, John Augustine, Augustine, Big advancers, iShares, Sinéad Carew, Shashwat Chauhan, Ankika Biswas, Arun Koyyur, Shounak Dasgupta, Richard Chang Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Hamas, U.S, Federal, Huntington National Bank, Columbus, Peoples, Treasury, Fund, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Airlines, Defense, Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies, Exchange, ARK Israel Innovative Technology ETF, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, Columbus , Ohio, Tel Aviv, New York, Bengaluru

"There's been very little marking down of (private) assets," said Con Keating, head of research at Brighton Rock Group, an insurance company for pension schemes. "No-one knows where the next big blow-up for pensions will come from," said Henry Tapper, founder of pension market analysis group AgeWage. He said heavy selling of commercial property and private equity stakes by pension schemes is raising questions over private capital valuations. "It's the right approach to obviously put some scrutiny on private market valuations." But in deals where private equity firms and investors buy and sell portfolios of investments, assets are being valued at less.

Persons: Yann Tessier, Con Keating, Henry Tapper, EY's, Paul Kitson, Burgiss, Ben Leach, Willis Towers Watson, IOSCO, Wilfred Small, Sinead Cruise, John O'Donnell, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: City of, REUTERS, Britain's, Authority, Brighton Rock Group, Reuters, Numis Securities, Thomson Locations: City, City of London, Canary, London, Britain, Germany, Sweden

☆ Israeli festival attendees played dead for hours to try to stay alive during Hamas attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Festival attendees in Israel played dead to try to stay alive during Hamas' attack on Saturday. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementAttendees of a music festival in Israel played dead for hours after Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, according to a new report. Armed fighters arrived at the Nova outdoors festival shortly after the attack began, shooting into the crowds and taking hostages. Israeli rescue service Zaka said 260 bodies were recovered from the festival site, but Israeli officials have not said how many were injured or taken hostage there.

Persons: —, Zaka, Israel Organizations: Service, Hamas, Armed, Guardian, Monday Israel Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Hamas fooled Israel's advanced surveillance by doing all of its planning offline, retired US general says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A retired US general called it a "classic failure of technology," given Israel's surveillance apparatus. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe latest attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas was a failure of Israel's huge surveillance and defense systems, a retired US general told CNN. Retired US Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton called the deadly attacks a ''classic failure of technology," given the strength of Israel's defenses. But Leighton said that Hamas launched missiles with a short, lower trajectory, making them harder for Israel to shoot down. In a separate CNN interview, Leighton said it doesn't make sense that this attack could happen, given Israel's vast intelligence apparatus.

Persons: Israel, —, Cedric Leighton, Leighton, Col, Alexander Vindman, Eli Maron Organizations: Hamas, Service, CNN, US Air Force, Israeli Navy, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Israel, US, Gaza

☆ Indexes end up sharply with tech after strong jobs, slower wage growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq registered their biggest daily percentage gains since late August, and the S&P 500 rose for the week, snapping a four-week losing streak. Information technology (.SPLRCT) was up the most of any S&P 500 sector, followed by communication services (.SPLRCL). He said also that the S&P 500 appeared to bounce after nearing its 200-day moving average, currently at around 4,208. For the week, the S&P 500 was up 0.5%, the Dow fell 0.3% and the Nasdaq rose 1.6%. The S&P 500 posted six new 52-week highs and 52 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 27 new highs and 260 new lows.

Persons: Stocks, Robert Pavlik, Brendan McDermid, Caroline Valetkevitch, Sinead Carew, Ankika Biswas, Shashwat Chauhan, Anil D'Silva, Shounak Dasgupta, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Companies, Exxon, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Dakota Wealth, Treasury, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow Jones, JPMorgan Chase, Exxon Mobil, Reuters, Natural Resources, NYSE, Thomson Locations: Fairfield , Connecticut, New York City, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

☆ Indexes rally with tech after strong jobs, slower wage growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The S&P 500 rose for the week, snapping a four-week losing streak. Information technology (.SPLRCT) was up the most of any S&P 500 sector, followed by communication services (.SPLRCL). Stocks initially fell early after the jobs data, which showed U.S. employment increased by the most in eight months in September but also that wage growth cooled. Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth in Fairfield, Connecticut, said the S&P 500 appeared to bounce after nearing its 200-day moving average, currently at around 4,208. Market watchers have been weighing whether the Fed may be done hiking interest rates after a recent surge in long-term U.S. Treasury yields.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Stocks, Robert Pavlik, Sinead Carew, Ankika Biswas, Shashwat Chauhan, Anil D'Silva, Shounak Dasgupta, David Gregorio Our Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Companies, Exxon, YORK, Dakota Wealth, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, JPMorgan Chase, Exxon Mobil, Reuters, Natural Resources, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Fairfield , Connecticut, New York, Bengaluru

Failure to secure the cash they need at rates they can afford, could lead to insolvencies and layoffs. "I think we're now starting to finally see the fall of some of the zombies," she added. This can include restructuring loan repayments, offering reduced rates or other more relaxed terms and can help banks avoid loan write-offs. "Banks and private equity shops have waited to see if the tide turned but higher rates don't allow hiding anymore." Any large corporate failures are likely to have a "contamination effect", said Tim Metzgen, an A&M managing director.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Alvarez, Julie Palmer, Begbies Traynor, we're, Begbies, Nicola Marinelli, Banks, Paul Kirkbright, Kirkbright, Eva Shang, Katie Murray, Naresh Aggarwal, Ravi Anand, Anand, Tim Metzgen, Jane Merriman Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Britain's, National Statistics, Casino, Regent's University, of England, Bank of, Finance, M's, NatWest Group, Association of Corporate, Companies, Thomson Locations: Europe, Middle East, Africa, England, Wales, U.S, Basel III

☆ Russia is probing an alleged plot to kill Putin after getting a tip about a conversation in a karaoke bar, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia is looking for a man who said he was ordered to kill Putin, per Telegram channel VChK-OGPU. Mikhail Yurchenko reportedly told authorities that a man in a karaoke bar told him about the assignment. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussian authorities are probing an alleged plot to kill President Vladimir Putin after getting a tip about a conversation in a karaoke bar, a new report said. But he worried for days and decided to report what had happened, the Telegram report said. The bar is popular with employees of various Russian agencies, according to the Telegram report.

Persons: Putin, Mikhail Yurchenko, —, Vladimir Putin, Yurchenko, Honey Organizations: Service, Russia's Ministry, Internal Affairs Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Chekhov, Moscow

☆ Further Fed rate hike comes into view as job growth soars
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. Implied yields on contracts tied to the Fed policy rate pointed to a nearly 50% chance the Fed will lift the benchmark short-term borrowing rate a quarter of a percentage point to the 5.50%-5.75% range at its December meeting. Before the jobs report, traders had given a quarter-point rate hike then about a 34% chance. The report, expected to show non-farm payrolls increased by 170,000 in September but in fact showing employers added 336,000 jobs, also had traders paring bets on Fed rate cuts next year. Futures contracts now price in a Fed policy rate of 4.69% at the end of next year, up from the 4.59% seen before the report.

Persons: Elizabeth Frantz, Tim Ghriskey, Ingalls & Snyder, Ann Saphir, Sinead Carew, Lucia Mutikani, Chizu, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Ingalls &, Thomson Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S

☆ Clorox shares touch more than 5-year low on financial hit from cyber attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Bottles of Clorox bleach are displayed for sale on the shelves of a Wal-Mart store in Rogers, Arkansas, June 4, 2009. Shares in Clorox last traded at $121.16 after earlier hitting a low of $119.56 and were eying their biggest one-day percentage loss since Feb. 2022. After this, Evercore ISI slashed its Clorox price target to $120 from $160 and Raymond James downgraded it to 'market perform' from 'outperform'. Bank of America cut its price target to $120 from $145 while Deutsche Bank dropped its target to $136 from $155. But, Evercore ISI analyst Javier Escalante who rates Clorox 'underperform,' voiced concerns about how long the company took to work out the financial impact.

Persons: Jessica Rinaldi, Raymond James, Anna Lizzul, Lizzul, Clorox, Javier Escalante, Escalante, Sinéad Carew, Andrew Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, ISI, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Thomson Locations: Rogers , Arkansas, Clorox

☆ Metro Bank plunges on talk of big fundraising to fix finances
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Signage is seen outside of a Metro Bank in London, Britain, May 22, 2019. As of Wednesday's close, Metro Bank was valued at 87 million pounds. The fundraising could include more than 100 million pounds from selling shares to bolster capital, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Metro Bank recently brought in Morgan Stanley as adviser, the people said. Metro Bank is subject to higher capital requirements set by the regulator if unable to use its own models, a concern that has been weighing on the stock.

Persons: Hannah McKay, Gary Greenwood, Morgan Stanley, Danilo Masoni, Iain Withers, Sinead Cruise, Mark Potter Organizations: Metro Bank, REUTERS, Reuters, Shore Capital, Bank of England's Prudential, Authority, Metro, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

☆ Global stock index dips while bond yields, dollar climb
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Sinéad Carew | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2023. While U.S. indexes were a mixed bag in morning trading, in Europe stocks lost earlier gains after September PMI data, a key indicator of economic health, showed manufacturing activity remains in a broad-based downturn. The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) lost 1.21% and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe (.MIWD00000PUS) shed 0.56%. In currencies, the dollar index rose 0.565%, with the euro down 0.69% to $1.0497. Spot gold dropped 1.1% to $1,828.70 an ounce, while U.S. gold futures fell 0.65% to $1,836.00 an ounce.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Michael Lorizio, Shunichi Suzuki, Brent, Karen Brettell, Marc Jones, Kevin Buckland, Nick Macfie, Mark Potter, Jan Harvey Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Nasdaq, U.S, Treasury, PMI, Manulife Investment Management, Dow Jones, Finance, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Europe, Boston, New York, London, Tokyo

The case concerns a former senior IT manager who raised concerns about how a data loss had been handled. A hearing for Barclays' appeal to the Bombay High Court is listed for Oct. 20, court records show. They declined to comment on the specifics of the Indian case. Gupta has also appealed to the Bombay High Court, court records show, arguing the pay-out awarded was too low, the source familiar with the appeals said. Last year, Gupta also filed a secondary civil case against Barclays, another court filing shows.

Persons: Atul Gupta, Jes Staley, Francesca West, Gupta, Arpan Chaturvedi, Sinead Cruise, Alexander Smith Organizations: Barclays, Reuters, Financial, Authority, FCA, Global Service Centre Private Limited, Bombay High Court, Thomson Locations: Indian, Pune, Bombay

☆ A Russian soldier gathered intel for Ukraine and then convinced 11 others to defect alongside him, Ukraine says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian soldier started working for Ukraine's military intelligence in July, a Ukrainian official said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementA Russian soldier started working for Ukraine's military intelligence service earlier this year and then convinced 11 other soldiers to defect with him, Ukraine said. According to the report, Alfyorov initially got in touch with Ukraine through its "I want to live" hotline, which Ukraine set up in September 2022 to allow Russian soldiers to give themselves up. It is not clear from the report what intelligence Alfyorov provided, but Yusov highlighted the fact that he had convinced 11 other Russian soldiers to defect with him.

Persons: —, Andriy Yusov, Daniil Alfyorov, Alfyorov, Yusov Organizations: Service, Main Directorate of Intelligence, Ministry of Defence, Ukraine, Kyiv Independent Locations: Russian, Ukrainian, Russia, Ukraine, Russia's, Kyiv

☆ Global stock index gains while Treasury yields, dollar dip after inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Sinéad Carew | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2023. "The big fear has been that we may not be at peak interest rates and that we may still be grappling with inflation. "The result is that interest rates are down across the U.S. Treasury yield curve. U.S. Treasury yields slid after the inflation reading with benchmark 10-year notes down 7.1 basis points to 4.526%, from 4.597% late on Thursday. Earlier it had ticked higher with help from the retreating dollar and Treasury yields after the inflation data, but bullion was still on track for monthly and quarterly declines on prospects of higher U.S. interest rates.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Brian Levitt, Sterling, Brent, Sinéad Carew, Naomi Rovnick, Ankur Banerjee, Alexander Smith, Anil D'Silva, Barbara Lewis, Andrew Heavens Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Treasury, Federal, U.S, Traders, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Europe, United, China, New York, London, Singapore

☆ Video shows Russian soldier ranting about tank shells arriving with no explosives in them: 'With these rounds, we aren't going to win this war'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Footage appears to show a Russian soldier ranting about tank shells arriving with no explosives. In the video, the soldier complains that: "With these rounds, we aren't going to win this war." AdvertisementAdvertisementNew footage circulating online appears to show a Russian soldier ranting about "brand new" tank shells that arrived with no explosives in them, Newsweek was first to report. The video shows the unidentified tank commander dismantling a shell and growing increasingly frustrated at the newly delivered rounds, according to the independent news site Dagens. AdvertisementAdvertisementThroughout the video, the commander can be heard repeatedly cursing in Russian and ranting about his country's chances in the war.

Persons: —, It's, Insider's Alia Shoaib, Abrams, Insider's Sinéad Baker Organizations: Service, Newsweek, of Defence, Russian Federation, US Locations: Russian, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Exclusive: BNP Paribas to track UK staff to enforce office attendance
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Sinead Cruise | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) has told London-based staff it will track their entry-gate swipes against logins to the bank's computer network to ensure employees meet targets for working from the office, a staff memo seen by Reuters shows. BNP employs more 4,500 people in Britain, with London regarded as its "second headquarters" after Paris, according to its website. BNP's memo, presented in the format of a Q&A, said staff would not be able to opt out of the tracking. The bank's USA & Canada divisions have also updated their policy to include "visibility into in-office presence of staff monitoring". While it sympathised with staff whose commutes were impeded by adverse weather or industrial action affecting London's public transport systems, the memo advised staff those days would still count as "in office" working days.

Persons: logins, Sinead Cruise, Barbara Lewis Organizations: BNP, Reuters, London, JPMorgan, Canada, Staff, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Paris, COVID

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