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☆ Black-led women’s running group sues Boston Marathon organizers and Newton police chief for alleged racial discrimination
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Zoe Sottile | Justin Gamble | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A Black-led running group is suing the organizers of the Boston Marathon as well as the city of Newton, Massachusetts, and the Newton police chief over alleged racial discrimination that took place in a cheer zone at last year’s race. TrailblazHers had organized a specific “cheer zone” in Newton at Mile 21 and had invited other running groups led by people of color to join, says the complaint. Police formed “a human barricade to physically separate the running crews of colors from the event,” the complaint alleges. Shortly after the incident last year, Newton police said in a statement: “After being notified by the B.A.A. TrailblazHers is represented by Lawyers for Civil Rights, a Boston-based legal group working to fight discrimination, according to its website.

Persons: Newton, “, TrailblazHers, ”, White, John Carmichael, Ahmaud Arbery, ” Iván Espinoza Madrigal, “ Ahmaud, Black, TrailblazHers “, ” Mirian Albert Organizations: CNN, Boston Marathon, Newton police, Newton, TrailblazHers, Police, Boston Athletic Association, Newton Police, WFXT, Facebook, Boston Athletics Association, Lawyers, Civil Rights, BAA Locations: Newton , Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Newton, Hopkinton , Massachusetts, Boston, TrailblazHers, Georgia

☆ Ferrovial ends bumpy Heathrow ride on a high
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Ferrovial (FERF.AS) may be relieved to be exiting one of the world’s busiest airports. The Spanish infrastructure giant has sold its final stake in Heathrow, left over after its 2006 acquisition of BAA, which owned the hub along with Stansted and Gatwick. Regulators forced BAA to sell airports like Gatwick on competition concerns, and Ferrovial later trimmed its stake to just 25%. In 2020 Covid-19 struck, and Heathrow has since been locked in disputes with airlines like British Airways, who accuse it of overcharging. The price paid by Ardian and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund values Heathrow including debt, at 25 billion pounds, a 27% premium to its regulated asset base.

Persons: –, Aimee Donnellan, Julius Baer’s, Lisa Jucca, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, BAA, Stansted, Regulators, Gatwick, Heathrow, British Airways, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Jefferies, X, Barclays, Thomson Locations: Spanish, Heathrow, Gatwick, It’s

☆ This income play can yield more than 5%, without a ton of risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Corporate bond yields have been a boon for income investors. For many, investment-grade corporate debt is the sweet spot right now, and still has yields that haven't been seen in years. Investment-grade bonds are rated Baa or above by Moody's or BBB and above by S & P and Fitch. "You could get to 5% to 6% type of yield numbers, without taking much credit risk, without taking much duration risk." "There should be lower spread volatility compared to other [corporate bond] sectors such as high yield, floating rate loans and emerging markets as well," he said.

Persons: haven't, Vishy Tirupattur, Morgan Stanley, Fitch, Tirupattur, Marc Kremer, Franklin, Michael Kessler, I'm, Kessler, He's, Morgan Stanley's Tirupattur, Franklin Templeton's Kremer, Kremer, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Federal Reserve, UBS, Investment, Franklin Templeton, Franklin Investment Grade Corporate, Albion Financial, Treasury Locations: financials, U.S

☆ NRO director says commercial space industry helps fuel the spy satellite agency’s ambitious goals
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Morgan Brennan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office plans to quadruple the number of satellites on orbit over the next decade. It will need commercial space companies to help do it. "It's helped us improve our reliability so that we can achieve more with more capability at a lower cost," he said. The ambitious game plan speaks to the growing role of commercial space companies in national security work. NRO partners closely with both the U.S. Space Command and the Space Force.

☆ A 'boxed-in' Fed will tank stocks from dot-com-level valuations after it raises rates, warns Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's CIO. She shares 5 areas of the market to find safety in.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

With returns bound to be muted, Shalett likes investments outside of US stocks. "Market psychology has been shaken, setting off a dynamic that likely raises the odds of an imminent recession. Morgan Stanley Wealth ManagementShalett doesn't expect the size of decline her Morgan Stanley colleague Mike Wilson sees. However, with spreads widening and long-term rates reflecting a more reasonable terminal value, bonds are a decent relative portfolio hedge," Shalett said. And finally, active money managers like hedge funds should outperform in an environment where index returns are muted, Shalett said.

☆ The best fixed income deals for investors as interest rates surge higher
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Investors searching for income were buoyed by the move higher in the 10-year Treasury yield, but there are also some other opportunities to bring in some cash. "They can blend A with AA and AAA and you can get better yields," Weinberg explained. In fact, a good signal to buy munis is when their yields are at least 85% of corresponding Treasury yields, he said. Investors can also buy municipal bond funds to get exposure to the market. Investors can also get exposure through a diversified exchange traded fund, such as the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF .

☆ These 13 beaten-down stocks offer a 'margin of safety' from a possible credit shock, according to a top-1% fund manager
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Higher-than-anticipated interest rates could lead to economic pain and even a credit shock. Top-1% fund manager James Abate explained why he hasn't given up on stocks yet. Here are 13 value stocks to buy in this shaky environment, according to Abate. Leading fund manager James Abate isn't predicting a repeat of the financial crisis, but he is worried that banks could get their biggest test in years if interest rates keep rising. While nothing is guaranteed in markets, Abate said that 2023 will provide many opportunities for fund managers like him to outperform.

☆ Bank of America shares one area of the bond market set to deliver 13% returns in 2023 — and lays out the drivers of its 'big reversal'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In a note to clients on Monday, Seliger said investment-grade corporate credit in particular is in for a big year. Investment-grade corporate bonds are those rated Baa by Moody's and BBB by S&P and Fitch because they're deemed to have low default risk. "This base case scenario implies a +12.9% total return and +379bps excess return for IG corporate bonds in 2023. Bank of AmericaBank of America's November survey of bond investors showed that both high yield bond investors and investment-grade bond investors expect BBB-rated bonds to outperform most relative to Treasurys in 2023. The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) and the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) are two ways to gain exposure to investment-grade corporate bonds.

☆ It's the bond market's time to shine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Bond yields are at their highest levels in years. The result has been nothing but pain for stock and bond prices since the start of the year. Another reason is because in a recessionary environment, bond prices typically rise as investors pile into safe-haven assets like Treasurys. "Bond investors are facing a unique win-win scenario right now," Saperstein said in an October memo. He continued: "If inflation and rates continue to rise, bond prices will decline but unrealized price losses can be meaningfully offset by locked-in 4-6% income returns.

☆ 'What we're seeing today looks a lot like post-internet bubble': Guggenheim CIO Scott Minerd told us why stocks will likely fall another 19% — and shared 2 investments that look among the most attract
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amid the tough backdrop, Minerd shared two areas where he thinks investors can find return. "That's a much better place to go with your money than the stock market," Minerd said. "If you look at defense stocks year-to-date, they're generally high. And so I think there's a lot more upside in defense stocks, both relatively in the short run and in the next five years." Funds like the SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) and the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) offer diversified exposure to defense stocks.

☆ Why this could be the best opportunity in years to buy investment grade corporate bonds
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The Bloomberg Corporate Index , which measures the investment grade corporate bond market, has lost 19.97% year to date, as of Tuesday's close, while the S & P 500 is down 19.03%. Many believe that's created an opportunity to move into investment-grade corporate bonds. Investors can buy corporate bonds in $1,000 increments or through a diversified exchange traded fund. Investing in a fund One way to get exposure to the corporate bond market is through an ETF, such as the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF . Corporate investment grade debt funds have seen $139.7 billion in outflows so far this year, according Refinitiv Lipper.

☆ Pretendenții la funcția de deputat. Dosarele și candidații lui Usatîi
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Borodin Victoria | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +22 min

În 2016, urmare a dosarelor penale pornite pe numele său, Usatîi a fugit în Federația Rusă. A fost escortat la Procuratura pentru Combaterea Criminalității Organizate şi Cauze Speciale (PCCOCS), pe motiv că existau două mandate de arestare pe numele său, în aceeași zi, însă, a fost eliberat, urmând să fie cercetat în libertate. Foto: pnru.mdStela Onuțu, numărul șase în listă, este juristă de profesie și a fost membră a PCRM, la care a aderat în 2006. În 2015, a candidat din partea PN și a câștigat mandatul de primară al orașului Glodeni. Candidatul are în proprietate două terenuri agricole, trecute la valoarea de zero lei, și nu declară vreun bun mobil sau imobil.

Persons: ZdG, Renato Usatîi, Usatîi, raider, Gherman, El, Elena Grițco, Oleg, Grițco, ., Nina Cereteu, Cereteu, Igor Moltov, Candidata, Dumitru Ciubașenco, Ciubașenco, Coop, Petru Burduja, Stela Onuțu, Victor Petrioglu, Formuzal, Petrioglu, Cornel, Ivan Osoianu, Ivan, Natalia Băleanu, PN, Băleanu, Alexandru Severin, Severin, Igor Pohila, Pohila, Igor, Ciubaciuc, Judecătoria Cantemir, Vodă, Cantemir, Olesea, Eduard Pleșca, Pleșca, Natalia Bayram, Bayram, Margarint, Irina Blînda, Irina, Daniela Motruc, Daniela, Motruc, Dan Moraru, Moraru, Renato, Viorica Stanciu, Stanciu Organizations: CEC, Mercedes, Toyota, Cruiser, Usatîi, Ministerul Justiției, Justiției, Partidului Nostru, Popular Republican, PN, Skoda Octavia, Ilian, Facebook, Procuratura Generală, PLDM, Partidul Puterii Umaniste, Panorama, Subaru, PCRM, Asigurări Sociale, PDM, Volkswagen, municipal, S7, Teologie, PN ., Bayram, Partidului Naţional Liberal, Volvo, Blocului Electoral, Partidului Locations: municipiului Bălți, Moldova, România, SUA, Federația Rusă, Sculeni, Chișinău, Moscova, Germania, Bălți, . Chişinău, Viena, Drochia, Procuratura, Canal Drochia, CEC, Stăuceni, Glodeni, Onuțu, Vulcănești, Comrat, Chişinău, . Moldova, Judecătoriei Comrat, rejudecare, Vulcăneşti, mun, municipal Chişinău, Bălţi, Fălești, Severin, HR, Cantemir, Judecătoria, Candidata, PN, Briceni

Executivul Republicii Moldova va aloca peste 20 000 de euro biroului de avocați „Buruiană & Partners” care apără interesele Republicii Moldova la Stockholm în cazul concesionării Aeroportului Chișinău. Concursul de selectare a avocaților care urmau să reprezinte interesele Republicii Moldova în procedura de arbitraj a fost organizat încă în luna iunie 2020. Atunci au fost depuse 18 oferte, iar sumele cerute erau între 175 000 și 3,6 milioane de euro. Avocații au cerut un onorariu total de 175 000 de euro, plus costuri şi cheltuieli aferente de 10 000 de euro. Totuși, Ministerul Justiției a anulat acel concurs și a organizat unul repetat, selectând drept câștigător BAA Buruiana & Partners.

Organizations: Agenția Proprietății, Airport Invest, Komaksavia Airport Invest, Ministerul Justiției Locations: Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Stockholm, Chișinău, Republica Cipru, Republicii Cipru

☆ (foto) Mâine anul se-noiește, plugușorul se pornește! Versurile celor mai populare urături tradiționale românești
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-31 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +11 min

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Persons: Vasile, Vasile Aho, Novac, Împăratul, Graur, grebănoase, Secerile, Tamara, Eu, Costică, Sâmbătă, Ciobanul, ! Organizations: Sfântu, Alde Locations: Aho, Noul An, Soroca, doba, Hârlău, Mitoc, Bacău, ța, pălitură

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