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Venezuela's Maduro calls Trump a 'bandit' for Mexico remarks

By Girish Gupta CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro branded U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump a “bandit” and “thief” after he accused Mexico of sending criminals to live in the United States. “He who messes with Mexico, messes with Venezuela,” Maduro said in a speech. In a speech on Tuesday announcing his candidacy, real estate mogul and television personality Trump said referring to Mexico, “They’re sending people that have

Russian assets in France, Belgium seized in Yukos dispute

Russian government assets in France and Belgium including bank accounts have been frozen in a row over compensation for shareholders of defunct oil giant Yukos, officials and a claimant representative said Thursday. In France, accounts in around 40 banks were frozen along with eight or nine buildings, Tim Osborne, executive director of the main shareholder GML, told AFP. “It’s bank accounts and real estate,” Osborne explained.

Top tech fund likes data, chip shares as Nasdaq tops record

Out-of-favor networking and data centers look attractive as the Nasdaq Composite index breaks new records, said Kevin Landis, whose $133.4 million Firsthand Technology Opportunities fund is the top performing U.S. tech fund this year. Most tech investors continue to focus on wearable devices or so-called sharing economy companies such as taxi service Uber Inc or private real estate rental company Airbnb, Landis said.

Yukos shareholders say Russian state assets frozen in France

Yukos shareholders said Thursday that Russian government assets in France including bank accounts and real estate had been frozen in a dispute over compensation for the seizure of the defunct oil giant. “It’s bank accounts and real estate,” Tim Osborne, executive director of main shareholder GML, told AFP, adding that accounts in around 40 banks had been frozen along with “eight or nine buildings”.