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☆ I once dissed Journey in a concert review. Man, was I wrong
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Brandon Griggs | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This last scene in the June 2007 finale of "The Sopranos" featured almost the entirety of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'." For such a massive hit, “Don’t Stop Believin’” is sort of a curious tune. A scene from the pilot episode of "Glee," where the singers did an a capella version of "Don't Stop Believin'." ‘Don’t stop believing, Jon.’”Over the past 15 years “Don’t Stop Believin’” has become a karaoke staple and a sing-along favorite. What I wrote in that review wasn’t fairIs “Don’t Stop Believin’” a good song?

Persons: CNN —, ”, Journey “, ” Oof, … Def Leppard, hadn’t, Steve Perry, David Chase, Journey’s, Tony Soprano, Carmela, Anthony Jr, Tony glanced, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Robert Iler, “, Fox’s, Glee ”, Chris Colfer, Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Cory Monteith, Jenna Ushkowitz, Carin Baer, Jonathan Cain, ” Cain, ‘, Jon, ’, I’ve, It’s, it’s, Def Leppard, what’s, Neal Schon, Jeff Scott Soto, Tim Mosenfelder, Journey, Arnel Pineda, Forbes Organizations: CNN, HBO, Everett, Chicago White Sox, Century Fox, CBS News, Salt Lake Tribune, Def, Roll Hall of Fame, YouTube Locations: Salt Lake City, British, Europe, San Francisco, Meadow, Detroit, ”, Canada, Jersey, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, I’m, Salt, Mountain View California, Philippines

☆ Treasury yields are surging. Here's what history says might come next for the bond market.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The yield on the 10-year Treasury is hovering close to 5%, the highest level in 16 years. Here's what history says about the rise in US bond yields and where Treasurys may be headed next. AdvertisementAdvertisementDuring the 1980s and 1990s, he explained, the 10-year Treasury yield was roughly two times inflation expectations, represented by the 10-year breakeven inflation rate. As for where the key bond yield heads next, history points to an answer there, too. There's a less than 1% probability, he says, that the 10-year Treasury yield climbs above 5.5% barring any significant revision higher in inflation expectations.

Persons: —, Christoph Schon, Treasurys, Schon, " Schon, Jerome Powell, there's, Phillip Colmar, Adam Phillips Organizations: Treasury, Barclays, Service, Fed, MRB Partners, Wealth, Federal Locations: Ukraine, New York

NICKELS & STEAMROLLEREstimating the size of hedge funds' basis trade bets is difficult because transparency and visibility around hedge funds is so low at the best of times, especially with regard to their more complex activities and strategies. Many analysts look at leveraged funds' position in Treasuries futures, and the Aug. 30 Fed paper also noted speculators' repo borrowings. This is a fairly reliable sign of basis trade activity, the Aug. 30 Fed paper says. Overnight repo rates have steadily tracked the fed funds policy rate since March 2022. Basis trade liquidation, as funds got squeezed out of their positions through margin and collateral calls as volatility rocketed, likely contributed to that dislocation.

Persons: Steven Zeng, Christoph Schon, Jamie McGeever, Paul Simao Organizations: Fed, Bank for International, Deutsche Bank, STEAMROLLER, Futures, Reuters, Thomson Locations: ORLANDO, Florida, U.S

These kind of megadeals are at the vanguard of billions of dollars of annual spending on classic cars globally in a wave of investment in this alternative asset. "The track record of the past 30 years tells us classic cars have become a financial asset class we want our clients to have in their portfolios." [1/5] A general view of the classic car collection of Florian Zimmermann, owner of over 300 classic cars, in a warehouse in Lindau, Germany, April 5, 2023. "Electrification will favour classic cars," said Cristiano Bolzoni, head of Maserati's vintage car unit Maserati Classiche. "The classic car community has changed tremendously over the past five to 10 years," Zimmermann said.

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☆ The Bank of England is snapping up bonds to stabilize debt markets — but that goes against its aim of stemming inflation. Here's what you want to know.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Friday eve means the weekend's just around the corner, but it seems like nobody told the British bond market. The balancing act, at worst, could mean a calamity for the British economy and prolonged volatility in markets. And at best, policymakers thread the needle and stabilize markets, tame inflation, and regain the confidence of traders and everyday folks dealing with a tough economy. A weaker currency means imports get more expensive, and higher bond yields mean government borrowing gets more expensive. What will it take for bond market traders to regain confidence in the UK debt market?

☆ Pretendenții la funcția de deputat ai PDCM: Demisionari ai Guvernului Chicu și candidatul implicat în afaceri cu reprezentanți PDM și firmă amendată în Belgia pentru dumping social
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( Borodin Victoria | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +12 min

În ultimii doi ani, Chicu a fost ministru al Finanțelor în Guvernul Filip, consilier al președintelui Igor Dodon și prim-ministru susținut de PSRM. A fost propulsat de socialiști în fruntea Guvernului în toamna anului 2019, la câteva ore de la demiterea Guvernului condus de Maia Sandu. Mesajul a fost postat pe Facebook, iar ulterior a fost șters. Ministra Sănătății, fotografiată fără mănuși și mască, la magazinÎn martie 2020, la începutul pandemiei de Covid-19, Dumbrăveanu a fost implicată într-un scandal, după ce a fost a fost fotografiată la un supermarket din Chișinău fără mască și mănuși de protecție. Tot ea a tăinuit, timp de cinci zile, în august 2020, că a fost infectată cu COVID-19.

Persons: Chicu, Filip, Igor Dodon, Maia Sandu, !, P.S ., Siegfried Mureșan, Sandu, Zinaida Greceanîi Viorica Dumbrăveanu Viorica Dumbrăveanu, Zinaida Greceanîi, candidatei, Dumbrăveanu, Usatîi, El, Ulterior, Vlah, Economiei Anatol, Mihail, Vladimir Plahotniuc ., Soții Usatîi, Alexandru Botnari, Galina Usatîi, Svetlana Ambros, Alexandru Crăciun, Ivan Gheorghiu Ivan Gheorghiu, Ștefan cel Mare, N ., Gheorghiu, Iulia Costin Iulia Costin, Pavel Filip, Candidata, Costin, Iulia Costin Organizations: Partidului Dezvoltării, Finanțelor, PSRM, CEC, Nissan, Chișinău, Sănătății, Ministerului Economiei, Economiei, Toyota, Asociației Internaționale, Auto, Usatîi, Tribunalul, Alexandru, Ministerului Educației, Culturii, Cercetării, Fotbal, Universitatea de Medicină, Hyundai, Organizației, Națiunilor Unite, Mercedes Locations: Moldovei, europeni, Moldova, Durlești, Chișinău, Hâncești, PDM, Ungheni, Iași, Bruges, Belgia, Mijlocii, CEC

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