September 19, 2021

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Pimco sues Citi; Barclays settles Libor; "Sumner Redstone Denies Ex-Girlfriend's Claim He's Incapacitated"; and more.
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$$$Pimco, others sue Citigroup over billions in mortgage debt losses [Reuters]

$$$How Brazil's Banking Golden Boy, Arrested in Rio, Built an Empire [Bloomberg]

$$$Digging for Winners in Commodity Currencies [WSJ]

$$$Sumner Redstone Denies Ex-Girlfriend's Claim He's Incapacitated [Bloomberg]

$$$Turkey Seeks Thanksgiving Sanctuary Inside Church [AP]

$$$Barclays settles with U.S. investors over Libor manipulation [Reuters]

$$$Energy investment firm 1901 Partners is latest in Ziff dynasty [Reuters]

$$$Startups Vie to Deliver Turkeys, Wine in 1 Hour [WSJ]

$$$Woman forced to pay damages after throwing rocks at neighbor's drone [UPI]

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