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WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Canadian-based mining company Kinross Gold agreed to pay $950,000 to settle civil charges that it failed to ensure its payments in Africa were not being used to bribe government officials.

ALMATY, March 26 (Reuters) - A court in the United States has ruled in favour of a Moldovan businessman seeking to enforce a $520 million arbitration award against Kazakhstan, a move that may pave way for the freezing of Kazakh assets in the United States.

March 26 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb's firm Third Point LLC wants to build a stake in United Technologies Corp, according to a filing with the Federal Trade Commission, as the U.S. aero parts maker explores a breakup of its businesses.

VANCOUVER, March 26 (Reuters) - British Columbia's attorney general said on Monday he will ask the federal government to provide more tools to track financial criminals and crack down on money laundering when he appears before a federal committee in Ottawa this week.

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BRASILIA, March 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles has decided to resign next week and attempt to run for president or be President Michel Temer's running mate if he makes a bid, government sources and a ruling party leader said on Monday.

NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - The average Wall Street bonus rose 17 percent to $184,220 in 2017, according to a report released on Monday by New York state's chief fiscal officer.

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WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a defeat to former American International Group Inc CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, refusing to hear an appeal he led arguing that the federal government illegally bailed out the insurer during the 2008 financial crisis at the expense of...