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Congress again has its eyes on the Thrift Savings Plan. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a new bill last month that would add new fiduciary responsibilities to the board that manages the TSP. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board … [Continue reading] about TSP changes, retirement help for former seasonal feds and other bills to watch
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said it canceled a disputed cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion. It will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon and possibly other cloud service … [Continue reading] about Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft
FINANCIAL MARKETS Asian stocks follow Wall St lower on weak US services data BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower after U.S. services activity weakened. Market benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Shanghai … [Continue reading] about Update on the latest in business:
BEIJING (AP) — Companies including internet giants Alibaba and Tencent were fined Wednesday by anti-monopoly regulators in a new move to tighten control over their fast-developing industries. In 22 cases, companies were fined 500,000 yuan ($75,000) … [Continue reading] about China fines internet giants in anti-monopoly cases
PARIS (AP) — A French court on Wednesday convicted 11 of 13 people charged with harassing and threatening a teenager who harshly criticized Islam in online posts and ended up changing schools and receiving police protection to preserve her safety. … [Continue reading] about France: 11 convicted of cyberbullying teen who slammed Islam
