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☆ What rising interest rates mean for you
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

"Credit card rates are the highest since 1995, mortgage rates are the highest since 2008, and auto loan rates are the highest since 2012. Here are a few ways to situate your money so that you can benefit from rising rates, and protect yourself from their downside. "Less debt and more savings will enable you to better weather rising interest rates, and is especially valuable if the economy sours." That said, "don't jump into a large purchase that isn't right for you just because interest rates might go up. "It's not just rising rates and inflation, there are geopolitical concerns going on... And we have a slowdown that may lead to a recession or maybe it won't...

☆ What rising interest rates mean for your credit, loans, saving and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“Credit card rates are the highest since 1995, mortgage rates are the highest since 2008, and auto loan rates are the highest since 2012. Home loans: Lock in fixed rates nowMortgage rates have been rising over the past year, jumping more than three percentage points. That said, “don’t jump into a large purchase that isn’t right for you just because interest rates might go up. For example, financial service companies can do well in a rising rate environment because, among other things, they can make more money on loans. Bonds: Go shortTo the extent you already own bonds, the prices on your bonds will fall in a rising rate environment.

☆ Former University of Southern California dean pleads guilty in political bribery case
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

LOS ANGELES — A former dean at the University of Southern California pleaded guilty Monday in a bribery case involving a powerful Los Angeles politician who promised to help steer a multi-million contract to the school if his son got a scholarship and a teaching job. Flynn and Ridley-Thomas, who is now on the Los Angeles City Council, were charged in the public corruption case last year. He pleaded not guilty last October, only hours after his colleagues suspended him and the city controller cut off his pay. Mark Ridley-Thomas at the re-opening of Leimert Park, in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 19, 2021. Flynn, who could have faced up to 10 years in federal prison, pleaded guilty to one count of bribery.

☆ Inside Salesforce's ambitious new plan to propel the carbon-credit market to critical mass and make a dent in the climate crisis
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Big companies are rushing to buy carbon credits to meet net-zero emission goals. Companies like Delta Air Lines, Alphabet, and Disney have been buying carbon credits to meet net-zero emission goals. Unlike the carbon-credit market regulated by the government, the voluntary market allows companies to opt in, purchasing credits to fund sustainability projects in exchange for the right to emit more carbon. But companies are often skeptical about the efficacy of carbon credits because it's not always clear where the funds go. It also worked with carbon-credit providers such as Climate Impact Partners, Cloverly, and Pachama to vet carbon-reduction projects for quality.

☆ Inside Salesforce's ambitious new plan to propel the carbon credit market to critical mass and make a dent in the climate crisis
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Big companies are rushing to buy carbon credits to meet net-zero emission goals. Companies like Delta Air Lines, tech conglomerate Alphabet, and entertainment firm Disney are rushing to buy carbon credits to meet net-zero emission goals. Unlike the carbon credit market regulated by the government, organizations that opt into the voluntary market can choose to emit more carbon by purchasing credits toward sustainability projects. But companies are often skeptical about the efficacy of carbon credits because it's not always clear where the funds go. It also worked with carbon credit providers such as Climate Impact Partners, Cloverly, and Pachama to vet carbon reduction projects for quality.

☆ A Trump advisor's trial could shed light on 'espionage lite' and foreign influence around the former president
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But in a court filing, federal prosecutors said Barrack was not referencing Trump's campaign or the United States. Indeed, Barrack is only the latest Trump ally to face charges in connection with an alleged foreign influence campaign. In court papers, federal prosecutors alleged that Barrack agreed in the spring of 2016 to develop a backchannel between the Emiratis and Trump campaign. The prosecution of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort kicked off a new era of foreign influence enforcement. Through his lawyers, Barrack has also argued that his contacts with Emiratis were no secret to the Trump campaign and the former president's administration.

☆ H.R. McMaster was so worried Rudy Giuliani was a foreign agent that he made sure he was in the Oval Office whenever Giuliani visited, book says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump's former national security advisor was worried that Giuliani was a foreign "influence agent." McMaster was so concerned about Giuliani that he made sure he was in the Oval Office whenever Giuliani visited Trump, the book said. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyDonald Trump's one-time national security advisor, H.R. McMaster, was deeply concerned that former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani was an agent of a foreign government and made sure he was in the Oval Office whenever Giuliani paid Trump a visit. McMaster served as Trump's national security advisor from February 2017 to March 2018.

☆ The GOP's American psychosis didn't start with Trump. It won't end with him, either.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( David Corn | David Corn Is A Veteran Washington Journalist | Political Commentator. He Is The Washington Bureau Chief For Mother Jones Magazine | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

This piece has been adapted from "American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy,” by David Corn. Some reporters feared Goldwater supporters were about to storm the stage and physically attack the governor. The Republican Party — those then in control of it — thought otherwise. They were guided by what Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway once called “alternative facts.” For many of the Capitol Hill assailants, Trump and his paranoia had become a theology. Excerpted from "American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy."

☆ 'Revealing' teen costumes, on-set massages, and a gender-discrimination complaint: Inside Dan Schneider's 'disgusting' Nickelodeon empire
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-30 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

For many Nickelodeon actors, life at the network was surreal, the "Amanda Show" actor Raquel Lee told Insider. Schneider set up a meeting to discuss the situation. On the one hand, the success of Schneider's shows provided rare stability in a chaotic industry. None of Schneider's shows credited more than two female writers in the entirety of their runs; "Zoey 101" and "Drake & Josh" had zero. The writer wrote that Schneider once pressured her into simulating "being sodomized" while she was telling a story about high school, to her embarrassment.

☆ How to take advantage of rising interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-27 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here are a few ways to situate your money so that you can benefit from rising rates, and protect yourself from their downside. Otherwise, any remaining balance will be subject to a new interest rate that could be higher than you had before if rates continue to rise. Home loans: Lock in fixed rates nowMortgage rates have been rising over the past year. That said, “don’t jump into a large purchase that isn’t right for you just because interest rates might go up. Bonds: Go shortTo the extent you already own bonds, the prices on your bonds will fall in a rising rate environment.

The 26-year-old had been recently removed from his parents' health insurance plan and was about $300 short of the $1,300 he needed to pay for his insulin medication, his mother said. Though drugmakers often offer programs that can lower the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for both insured and uninsured patients, the financial burden can still be devastating for some. Why insulin remains unaffordableBut why does insulin — a medication that’s been around for more than 100 years — remain unaffordable for many people in the U.S.? Meanwhile, state and federal lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would lower the out-of-pocket cost for patients on insulin. She is pushing for more states to adopt the Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act, which provides an emergency 30-day supply of insulin to patients for $35.

☆ Goldman Sachs is going through a massive transformation under CEO David Solomon
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-16 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has been taken steps to transform the bank. Here's a rundown of other must-know news at Goldman, from struggles at its Marcus consumer bank to its return-to-office push, hires and exits. In November 2021, Goldman Sachs elevated 643 people to its 2021 class of managing directors, marking its largest class yet. Read more:Junior bankers in focusPeople enter and exit 200 West Street the Goldman Sachs building in New York. The going rate for investment-banking analysts on Wall Street, including Goldman Sachs, is now $110,000 before bonus, up from $85,000 pre-pandemic.

☆ La sfîrșitul mandatului său, Trump graţiază mai multe persoane implicate în ancheta rusă şi în scandalul Blackwater
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Cu o lună înainte de plecarea sa de la Casa Albă, preşedintele american Donald Trump a graţiat 15 persoane, între care doi foşti colaboratori ai săi implicaţi în ancheta privind ingerinţa rusă în alegerile prezidenţiale din 2016 şi mai mulţi militari condamnaţi în legătură cu scandalul privind acţiunile firmei de securitate Blackwater din Irak, a anunţat marţi Casa Albă, transmit AFP şi dpa.Între cei graţiaţi se numără fostul consilier diplomatic al campaniei din 2016 George Papadopoulos, care a recunoscut că a minţit poliţia federală FBI în ce priveşte contactele sale cu un intermediar care promisese să-l pună în legătură cu responsabili ruşi, scrie agerpres.ro Graţierea lui Papadopoulos, care a stat 12 zile la închisoare, ulterior fiind eliberat condiţionat, "corectează răul făcut multor oameni de către (procurorul special Robert) Mueller", a menţionat Casa Albă, în referire la coordonatorul anchetei asupra interfenţelor ruse, care după doi ani de investigaţii nu a reuşit să stabilească existenţa unei înţelegeri între Moscova şi miliardarul republican.Şi avocatul olandez Alex van der Zwaan, condamnat în legătură cu aceeaşi anchetă, a fost graţiat marţi de Trump.Trump l-a graţiat deja la sfârşitul lui noiembrie pe fostul său consilier pentru securitate naţională Michael Flynn, condamnat tot în ancheta Mueller, denunţată în mod repetat de liderul de la Casa Albă drept vânătoare de vrăjitoare.Au mai fost graţiaţi patru foşti angajaţi ai Blackwater, condamnaţi pentru moartea mai multor civili irakieni în 2007. Unul dintre ei, Nicholas Slatten, era condamnat la închisoare pe viaţă.Cei patru agenţi de securitate, condamnaţi pentru moartea a 14 civili irakieni şi rănirea altor 17 într-un episod controversat survenit la Bagdad la 16 septembrie 2007, au susţinut că au deschis focul în legitimă apărare.Trump a graţiat de asemenea doi foşti congresmeni republicani acuzaţi de infracţiuni financiare şi a redus sau anulat pedepsele altor persoane condamnate fără legătură cu politica.Este un obicei ca preşedinţii americani în exerciţiu să anunţe graţieri în ultimele săptămâni petrecute la Casa Albă. Mandatul lui Trump se încheie la 20 ianuarie.

Persons: american Donald Trump, George Papadopoulos, Robert, Mueller, Alex van der, naţională Michael Flynn, Nicholas Slatten, Trump Organizations: Albă, FBI, naţională Locations: american, Irak, Moscova, Bagdad, exerciţiu

☆ La final de mandat, Trump graţiază mai multe persoane implicate în ancheta rusă şi în scandalul Blackwater
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-23 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Şi avocatul olandez Alex van der Zwaan, condamnat în legătură cu aceeaşi anchetă, a fost graţiat marţi de Trump. Au mai fost graţiaţi patru foşti angajaţi ai Blackwater, condamnaţi pentru moartea mai multor civili irakieni în 2007. Unul dintre ei, Nicholas Slatten, era condamnat la închisoare pe viaţă. Trump a graţiat de asemenea doi foşti congresmeni republicani acuzaţi de infracţiuni financiare şi a redus sau anulat pedepsele altor persoane condamnate fără legătură cu politica. Este un obicei ca preşedinţii americani în exerciţiu să anunţe graţieri în ultimele săptămâni petrecute la Casa Albă.

Persons: George Papadopoulos, Robert, Mueller, Alex van der, Trump . Trump, naţională Michael Flynn, Nicholas Slatten, Trump Organizations: FBI, ruşi, naţională, Albă Locations: Moscova, Bagdad, exerciţiu

☆ Urlete şi ţipete în Biroul Oval între consilierii lui Donald Trump. Preşedintelui i s-a propus instituirea legii marţiale
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

O altă idee venită din partea lui Powell şi Flynn a fost emiterea, de către Trump, a unui ordin care să permită autorităţilor guvernamentale să inspecteze maşinile de vot de la alegeri. Trump a analizat inclusiv posibilitatea ca Sidney Powell să fie numită consiler special care să investigheze acuzaţiile de fraudă electorală. Cei mai vehemenţi au fost consilierul Pat A. Cipollone şi şeful stafului de la Casa Albă, Mark Meadows. Conform CNN, şedinţa a degenerat şi s-a transformat într-o ceartă „urâtă”. „A fost o dezbatere foarte aprinsă, nimeni nu voia să renunţe la punctul său de vedere şi erau foarte înverşunaţi”, conform surselor citate de CNN.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sidney Powell, Michael Flynn, Trump, Powell, Flynn, Pat A ., Mark Meadows, CNN, şedinţa, CNN . Cipollone Organizations: Oval, Albă, New, New York Times, Trump preşedinte, CNN Locations: alţii, SUA, New York, Venezuela

Liderul american se teme că, odată ce Joe Biden va fi numit în funcţia de preşedinte al Statelor Unite, Departamentul de Justiţie ar vrea să se răzbune pe trei dintre cei cinci copii ai săi – Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump şi Ivanka Trump –, dar şi pe ginerele său, Jared Kushner, unul dintre principalii consilieri de la Casa Albă. Donald Trump Jr a fost investigat pentru datele pe care le-ar fi oferit ruşilor în timpul campaniei prezidenţiale din 2016, mişcare ce ar fi periclitat şansele candidatei democrate Hillary Clinton, însă nu a fost acuzat în mod oficial. Între timp, Kushner a oferit informaţii false autorităţilor federale despre relaţiile pe care le are cu anumiţi cetăţeni străini, moment în care preşedintele a garantat pentru poziţia sa din administraţie. Motivele de îngrijorare care îi privesc pe Eric şi Ivanka Trump sunt momentan necunoscute, însă o investigaţie lansată în Manhattan indică faptul că Organizaţia Trump ar fi evitat o serie de taxe de câteva milioane de dolari, autorităţile citând-o aici pe fiica preşedintelui. Totuşi, graţierea nu garantează protecţia împotriva infracţiunilor comise la nivel local sau de stat.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Eric, Trump, Giuliani, Michael Flynn Organizations: Albă, Manhattan, FBI Locations: Statelor Unite, Ucraina, rus

☆ Legal problems galore await Trump now that he's lost reelection — and, soon, his presidential immunity
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-06 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

"What the Biden Justice Department will do is let the Justice Department be the Department of Justice," Biden said during an ABC News forum when asked what he'd do about the evidence accumulated during the Mueller investigation. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesAccusations of campaign-finance violationsThe most notable Trump campaign money drama of the moment is a doozy. It involves a complaint filed this summer by the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center that alleges the Trump campaign "disguised" nearly $170 million worth of campaign spending "by laundering the funds" through companies led by Brad Parscale, his former campaign manager, or created by Trump campaign lawyers. The Trump campaign has denied wrongdoing. They include accusations of illegal solicitation of a foreign national by Donald Trump Jr. and failure to publicly disclose campaign debts stemming from municipal police bills the Trump campaign refuses to pay.

☆ 'Cases up the wazoo for years to come': Legal insiders brace for a world where Trump loses and the ex-president faces down a slew of reinvigorated court fights
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-02 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The Trump campaign did not respond to Insider's questions about the possible legal challenges ahead for the president and his team. Justice Department investigation 'plausible'Could Trump's own Justice Department, at this moment, be criminally investigating the Trump reelection campaign? And that means officials there would "likely be avoiding public investigative steps" even if they were examining Trump campaign activity, Petalas said. Separately, Insider in mid-July reported that the Trump campaign was conducting an internal review of campaign spending irregularities overseen by Parscale. "If I was President Trump, that's what I would be worried about."

☆ (video) Zece filme biografice cu note mari pe IMDB, pe care nu trebuie să le ratezi
▼ + stars: | 2018-10-01 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

(video) Zece filme biografice cu note mari pe IMDB, pe care nu trebuie să le rateziÎn acest octombrie fă-ți timp și privește câteva filme bune. De această dată am ales 10 pelicule biografice, cu actori talentați și scenarii captivante. Toate au câteva premii în palmares și note mari pe IMDB, ceea ce înseamnă că nu trebuie să le ratezi. Vedeți mai jos lista filmelor care au fost inspirate de istorii reale. # La môme (2007)Regia: Olivier DahanCu: Marion Cotillard, Gérard DepardieuIMDB: 7.6#The Elephant Man (1980)Regia: David LynchCu: John Hurt, Anthony HopkinsIMDB: 8.2#Legend (2015)Regia: Brian HelgelandCu: Tom Hardy, Emily BrowningIMDB: 7.0#Julie & Julia (2009)Regia: Nora EphronCu: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Chris MessinaIMDB: 7.0#Kill the Messenger (2014)Regia: Michael CuestaCu: Jeremy Renner, Michael Sheen, Mary Elizabeth WinsteadIMDB: 7.0#Darkest Hour (2017)Regia: Joe WrightCu: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott ThomasIMDB: 7.4#Loving Vincent (2017)Regia: Hugh Welchman, Dorota KobielaCu: Saoirse Ronan, Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Helen McCrory, Robert GulaczykIMDB: 7.9#The Post (2017)Regia: Steven SpielbergCu: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob OdenkirkIMDB: 7.1#Gandhi (1982)Regia: Richard AttenboroughCu: Ben Kingsley, Daniel Day-LewisIMDB: 8.1#Spotlight (2015)Regia: Tom McCarthyCu: Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Stanley Tucci, Christopher GallagherIMDB: 8.1

Persons: mari, De această, jos lista, istorii reale, Olivier Dahan Cu, Marion Cotillard, Gérard Depardieu, David Lynch Cu, John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Brian Helgeland, Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Julie, Julia, Nora Ephron Cu, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Chris Messina, Michael Cuesta Cu, Jeremy Renner, Michael Sheen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joe Wright Cu, Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vincent, Hugh Welchman, Saoirse Ronan, Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Helen McCrory, Robert Gulaczyk, Steven Spielberg Cu, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Gandhi, Richard Attenborough Cu, Ben Kingsley, Daniel Day, Lewis, Tom McCarthy Cu, Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Gallagher Organizations: Regia Locations: jos, Regia

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