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Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in late November 2023, addressing ongoing financial consumer protection issues. Just weeks later, the CFPB escalated its efforts by filing a lawsuit against Zelle, a prominent peer-to-peer payment network, and its three largest operators—JP…

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European stock markets traded lower on Monday during the last full trading session of 2024, as investors prepared for a quiet end to the year. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell by 0.5% by early afternoon in London, with most sectors posting losses. Technology, industrial, and media stocks led the declines, while oil and gas…

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On New Year’s Day, Ukraine officially cut off the flow of Russian natural gas to several European countries, marking the end of Moscow’s long-standing dominance over Europe’s energy markets. The move, which had been widely anticipated, comes as the five-year transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine expired without renewal amid the ongoing war between the…

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