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  • Associated Press Finance

    Missouri lawmakers back big expansion of low-interest loans amid growing demand for state aid

    Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to significantly expand a low-interest loan program for farmers and small businesses, in a move that reflects strong consumer demand for such government aid amid persistently high borrowing costs. Higher interest rates have made virtually all loans more expensive, whether for farmers purchasing seed or businesses wanting to expand. Under so-called linked-deposit programs, states deposit money in banks at below-market interest rates.

  • Reuters

    Trader convicted of Mango Markets fraud in first US crypto manipulation case

    A cryptocurrency trader was convicted of fraud on Thursday, after prosecutors accused him of stealing about $110 million by rigging the Mango Markets exchange. Jurors in Manhattan federal court found Avraham Eisenberg, 28, guilty of commodities fraud, commodities manipulation and wire fraud, in what the U.S. Department of Justice called its first criminal case involving cryptocurrency market manipulation. Lawyers for Eisenberg did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

  • GlobeNewswire

    The Royal Canadian Legion on the Defence Policy Update

    Gone missing: Timely and aligned implementationOttawa, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Royal Canadian Legion is sharing additional thoughts related to the federal government’s recently released Defence Policy Update, in the wake of the 2024 federal budget. As with its response to the budget, the Legion is encouraged by the commitments but troubled by what it sees as a lack of immediacy in implementation, and therefore possibly disastrous results for our country operationally if processes