JP Morgan, Nomura Get Nod for China Brokerage JVs as Market Access Expands

By Reuters
NYT Business Day
JP Morgan and Nomura have won Chinese regulatory approval to set up majority-owned brokerage joint ventures, in China's latest move to open its financial sector up to foreign firms.
Published date: March 29, 2019 at 01:52PM
Reuters
New York Times article

Today in History - March 29

Today in History - March 29

An enormous ice dam formed at the source of the Niagara River on the eastern shore of Lake Erie on March 29, 1848. Continue reading.

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Trump's Small-Business Health Insurance Plan Struck Down

By The Associated Press
NYT U.S.
A federal judge is striking down the Trump administration's highly touted small-business health insurance plan, calling it an "end run" around consumer protections.
Published date: March 29, 2019 at 12:30PM
AP
New York Times article

UN Expert: Outlook Grim for Victims of Laos Dam Collapse

By The Associated Press
NYT World
A U.N. expert on human rights said Friday that hundreds of people displaced by the collapse of a dam in Laos last year are facing bleak prospects for recovering their homes and livelihoods.
Published date: March 29, 2019 at 10:39AM
AP
New York Times article

Kalief Browder’s Suicide Inspired a Push to End Cash Bail. Now It’s Stalled.

By Ashley Southall and Jesse McKinley
NYT New York
Even with the governor’s backing and control of the Legislature, Democrats are struggling to win support for an overhaul of the state bail law.
Published date: March 29, 2019 at 11:00AM
The New York Times
New York Times article

U.S., China Resume Trade Talks in Beijing After 'Productive Working Dinner'

By Reuters
NYT Business Day
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday he had a "productive working dinner" the previous night in Beijing, kicking off a day of talks aimed at resolving the bitter trade dispute between the world's two largest economies.
Published date: March 29, 2019 at 08:01AM
Reuters
New York Times article

Global M&A Slides in First Quarter as Brexit Weighs on Europe

By Reuters
NYT Business Day
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) sank 17 percent in the first quarter of 2019, as concerns about an economic slowdown and fears of a no-deal Brexit in Europe spooked chief executives and corporate boardrooms from pursuing big tie-ups.
Published date: March 29, 2019 at 07:58AM
Reuters
New York Times article