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U.S. regulators are digging into a topic that has been the talk of Wall Street and Washington ever since a controversial Vanity Fair article suggested investors made billions of dollars trading ahead of market-moving news: Are government leaks fueling big profits in the futures market? For months, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been quietly ramping up efforts to hunt for suspicious transactions by using technology to pore through reams of market data, said three people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the examination isn't public. The goal is to assess whether some traders are getting a heads up before the release of key economic statistics or federal agencies' policy announcements. The CFTC began the push well before the Vanity Fair story ran in October. Upon reviewing the trades highlighted in the piece, the agency was unconvinced and couldn't substantiate its insinuations of wrongdoing, said two of the people. The Securities and Exchange … [Read more...] about Wall Street is being hunted by futures cops for government leaks

BROCKTON (CBS) – A driver was trapped after going airborne and crashing into a Brockton home late Wednesday night. It happened around 11:30 p.m. on Centre Street. The multi-family home has two apartments. Four people were home at the time of the crash. None were injured. No one was injured during this Brockton crash. (WBZ-TV) Brockton Fire Department said they received calls saying the vehicle came to a stop halfway in the home. The driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Crews had to use a crane to remove the car from the home. The side porch was an add-on to the home, so there was no structural damage. Building inspectors determined it was safe for the residents to remain at home. It’s not clear what caused the crash. … [Read more...] about Car Goes Airborne, Crashes Into Brockton Home

Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety/Shutters Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety/Shutters Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety/Shutters Hugh Grant Says Iconic ‘Love Actually’ Dancing Scene Was ‘Absolute Hell’ (EXCLUSIVE) 1  /  1 Back to Gallery It may be more than 15 years since “Love Actually” was released, but Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, and Richard Curtis have finally opened up about one of the the film’s defining moments even as the movie made surprise election-related headlines in the U.K. this week. Grant, Firth and Curtis all feature in the career retrospective “Hugh Grant: A Life on Screen,” which is part of the BBC’s Christmas programming schedule. In a clip shared … [Read more...] about Hugh Grant Says Iconic ‘Love Actually’ Dancing Scene Was ‘Absolute Hell’ (EXCLUSIVE)

San Francisco police are working with the medical examiner’s office to investigate a suspicious death in the Bayview neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Police were called to a house on Cashmere Street, east of Hudson Avenue, around 2 a.m. when they found a 30-year-old man dead of unknown causes. The death is being listed as suspicious until the medical examiner determines the cause, police said. Michael Cabanatuan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ctuan Related Stories CrimeBy Michael CabanatuanSuspicious death shuts down main street of downtown San JoseCrimeBy Anna BaumanAuthorities investigate ‘suspicious’ death at Burning Man...LocalBy Filipa A. IoannouSan Jose police investigating suspicious deathCrimeBy Jenna LyonsFairfield man’s suspicious death in Vallejo investigated … [Read more...] about Suspicious death in San Francisco’s Bayview under investigation

Former Rep. Ryan CostelloRyan Anthony CostellloFormer GOP Rep. Costello launches lobbying shop Head of Pennsylvania GOP resigns over alleged explicit texts Lobbying world MORE (R-Pa.) on Tuesday announced the launch of his own lobbying shop, Ryan Costello Strategies (RCS), ahead of his lobbying ban expiring in January.Costello retired in 2019 after two terms representing the Philadelphia suburbs. He told The Hill he has been doing policy-related work this past year that is “in no way lobbying.”ADVERTISEMENTRCS plans to provide government affairs expertise to companies, trade associations, and other organizations. Costello was on the House Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure and Veterans’ Affairs committees while in office and plans to gain and retain clients based on his experience.“I have remained extremely current and have deepened even more my understanding in the areas of telecom, tech, health care — from pharma … [Read more...] about Former GOP Rep. Costello launches lobbying shop