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Stocks dropped yesterday amid mounting fears on Wall Street about the prevalence of bad loans, and what it means for a slew of regional banks. That’s led to some “cockroach” hunting, as investors race to assess the health of financial institutions’ lending businesses.
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John Bolton, a former national security advisor to President Donald Trump, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on charges of mishandling classified information. Bolton is the third Trump adversary to face criminal charges in recent weeks, following the indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
