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Signage is seen at the headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2021. Here are the highlights:PRIVATE EQUITY, HEDGE FUND FEESThe SEC on Wednesday finalized a sweeping overhaul of private rules with the aim of increasing transparency and fairness in the industry which oversees more than $20 trillion in assets. MONEY MARKET FUNDSThe SEC in July finalized rules aimed at increasing the resilience of the $5.5 trillion money market fund industry. MUTUAL FUND LIQUIDITY, PRICING RULESSimilarly, the SEC has proposed new rules aimed at better preparing the broader mutual fund industry for distress. The SEC says speeding up the disclosures is fairer on retail investors, who are disadvantaged by the current 10-day window.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Gary Gensler, Chizu Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, Rights, Wednesday, Thomson Locations: Washington ,

It is the second contest between the two after Mnangagwa won a closely contested poll in 2018, which the opposition allege was rigged. Some 6.6 million people are registered to vote in the nation of about 15 million. LITTLE CHANGE SINCE MUGABE ERAPolitical analysts say Zimbabwe's unending economic maelstrom could tip the contest in favour of the opposition if the election is clean. We will not accept a rigged vote," Chamisa said at his last campaign rally on Monday. If there is no outright winner, a run-off between the top two candidates will be held on Oct. 2.

Persons: Mugabe, Mnangagwa, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Robert Mugabe, Nelson Chamisa, Chamisa, Olivia Kumwenda, Estelle Shirbon, Giles Elgood Organizations: World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Citizens Coalition, MUGABE, PF, Risk Consulting, ZANU, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Parliamentary, Thomson Locations: HARARE, Zimbabwe, Shurugwi, Harare

☆ What to Know as Zimbabwe Elects a President
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( John Eligon | More About John Eligon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The police have cracked down on opponents of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the incumbent, whose ZANU-PF party has governed the country since independence in 1980. Inconsistencies in voter rolls and confusion over polling sites have fueled accusations that the national electoral commission is in the party’s back pocket. Mr. Mnangagwa is poised for a big victory, they say, because he has set the country on track economically. But surveys suggest that many Zimbabweans have lost faith in their president. The clear front-runners are Mr. Mnangagwa, running in his second election, and Nelson Chamisa, who challenged Mr. Mnangagwa in 2018 and now leads a new party, Citizens Coalition for Change.

Persons: Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mnangagwa, ”, Vince Musewe, It’s, Nelson Chamisa Organizations: ZANU, The New York Times, Party, Citizens Coalition Locations: Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe’s, “

☆ Is Zimbabwe heading for another disputed election?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsIs Zimbabwe heading for another disputed election? PostedZimbabwe's opposition is hoping to defy the odds and end the stranglehold of the ZANU-PF in elections this week - but there are expectations that the contest will be skewed in favor of a party that has ruled for decades. David Doyle has more.

Persons: David Doyle Organizations: ZANU Locations: Zimbabwe

☆ Zimbabwean tailors cash in on party apparel demand as vote nears
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Nyasha Chingono | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Zimbabwe's ruling party supporter Lameck Chimanikire checks tailor-made clothing made in support of Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, at a workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 18, 2023. Business is booming for Zunze making colourful clothing printed with smiling faces of politicians seeking office in the presidential and parliamentary elections due on Aug. 23. Ahead of the vote, the informal clothing industry that includes tailors like Zunze is cashing in on demand from party supporters wanting to wear their party colours on their sleeves. For others, like ZANU-PF youth leader Lameck Chimanikire, the colourful outfits are not just about making a fashion statement. Since I grew up in the apostolic church, I thought of adapting the garment to tell a political message," Chimanikire said.

Persons: Lameck, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Judah Zunze's, Nelson Chamisa, Lameck Chimanikire, Chimanikire, Nyasha Chingono, Olivia Kumwenda, Peter Graff Organizations: Zimbabwe's, REUTERS, Citizens Coalition, ZANU, Thomson Locations: Harare, Zimbabwe, Bulawayo HARARE, Harare's Warren Park, Gweru

Mugabe’s successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, had promised sweeping political, economic and social reforms. Several opposition activists, journalists and human rights activists have been arrested over the last year, including Job Sikhala, a Parliament member and senior official with the CCC. Obey Shava, a prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer who has represented various opposition party supporters facing questionable charges, was violently attacked earlier this month. Human rights group Amnesty International called it a “brutal assault on civic space.”At the same time, government corruption remains a problem in Zimbabwe. Mnangagwa has blamed Western sanctions for the current economic crisis in Zimbabwe, where the annual inflation rate reached 175% in June.

Persons: Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s, Mugabe’s, Emmerson Mnangagwa, “, ”, Joe Biden, ” Biden, Nelson Chamisa, Job Sikhala, Obey, Bill –, Bill, Al Jazee, Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mnangagwa, Macky Sall, Felix Tshisekedi, Stephen Chan, ” Chan, Ruben Mbofana, –, Mbofana, Leonard Koni, Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei, Emmerson Mnangagwa Jr, ” Koni Organizations: U.S . Congress, “, ZANU, Citizens Coalition, Amnesty, Movement, Democratic, Mugabe, U.S, Congress, Zimbabwe Democracy, ., U.S . Treasury, Union, Reuters, SOAS University of London Locations: MUTARE, Zimbabwe, Mutare, Rhodesia, U.S, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Senegal

☆ Boxing legend Mayweather attends political rally in Zimbabwe
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Nyasha Chingono | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Former World Boxing Champion (WBC) Floyd Mayweather gestures to fans upon his arrival at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 13, 2023. One of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's closest allies, gold magnate Scott Sakupwanya, who is looking to reclaim a parliamentary seat from the opposition, said he had invited Mayweather. "I am happy to see Mayweather here in Zimbabwe, it is his first time to come here. I am registered to vote, and I am going to vote for President Emmerson Mnangagwa," 34-year-old White Marurame told Reuters. The youth vote is expected to be a crucial battlefield for the two main political parties, ZANU PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).

Persons: Floyd Mayweather, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, Emmerson Mnangagwa's, Mayweather, Scott Sakupwanya, I, Sakupwanya, Emmerson Mnangagwa, White Marurame, Nyasha, Nellie Peyton, Frances Kerry Organizations: Boxing, Robert Gabriel Mugabe International, ZANU, ZANU PF, Reuters, Citizens Coalition, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Harare, Zimbabwe, Philimon Bulawayo HARARE, Mabvuku, American

☆ Zimbabwean court upholds opposition campaign launch ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BINDURA, Zimbabwe, July 9 (Reuters) - A Zimbabwean court on Sunday upheld a ban on the planned campaign launch by main opposition party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), the third of its rallies to be banned as its leader Nelson Chamisa face hurdles on his campaign trail. CCC was scheduled to hold its campaign launch on Sunday in Bindura, about 100 km (62 miles) north of the capital Harare, but police banned the gathering citing problems with the venue. Bindura Magistrate Mary Musika then upheld the ban, saying CCC had failed to notify the police on time. A handful of opposition supporters chanted party slogans as they protested outside the court, adding they were not free to support their party. "It is disheartening because ZANU PF is allowed to campaign freely but they are using the law to block our rallies.

Persons: Nelson Chamisa, Mary Musika, Agency Gumbo, Patience Chigwande, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Nyasha Chingono, Olivia Kumwenda, David Holmes Organizations: Coalition, CCC, Agency, ZANU, ZANU PF, Reuters, Political, Thomson Locations: BINDURA, Zimbabwe, Bindura, Harare

CNN —Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio has been reelected for a second term in office, the country’s electoral commission announced Tuesday. Bio’s Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) won nearly 1.6 million votes – 56.1% of the total ballots – to defeat his closest opponent, Samura Kamara of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party, who won a 41% share of the vote. Bio took an early lead on Monday, according to provisional results released by the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL). But the tallying of votes was fraught with controversies with international observers expressing concern about the integrity of the process. The APC party has yet to react to the final declared results.

Persons: Maada, Bio’s Sierra, Samura Kamara, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Sierra, Bio’s Sierra Leone People’s Party, People’s Congress, Electoral, Sierra Leone, “ Carter Center, APC

☆ Zimbabwe president pledges economic revival as election campaign kicks off
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Nyasha Chingono | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The election comes amid a raging economic crisis, with high inflation and a currency that plunged more than 50% this month against the U.S. dollar. In remarks aimed mostly at his rural support base at the weekend, Mnangagwa pledged infrastructure developments. Mnangagwa toppled independent Zimbabwe's first president, Robert Mugabe, in a coup in 2017, eding his 37-year rule. The opposition CCC party enjoys considerable support in towns and cities, while ZANU-PF's supporters are mainly in rural areas. Zimbabwe has endured over two decades of economic failure following land seizures by Mugabe, plunging the southern African country into an economic crisis.

Persons: Emmerson Mnangagwa, Nelson Chamisa, Mnangagwa, Robert Mugabe, eding, Mugabe, Nyasha Chingono, Carien du Plessis, Emelia Organizations: ZANU, Citizens Coalition, U.S ., CCC, Thomson Locations: Zimbabwe, Chipinge, Harare, Chamisa

☆ Dave & Buster's is a strong buy that could jump 30%, Raymond James says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The bull case for Dave & Buster's Entertainment remains intact, Raymond James says. Analyst Brian M. Vaccaro maintained a strong buy rating on Dave & Buster's and raised his price target, saying the restaurant and entertainment firm's presentation at its analyst day this week supported his positive view on the stock. Dave & Buster's is outperforming the broader market this year, up 30%, while the S & P 500 is 13% higher. The analyst expects some investors to take a "wait and see" approach to Dave & Buster's, given a murky economic outlook that may hurt discretionary spending. "If comps can return to positive territory, high single-digit unit growth and margin expansion should drive 10%+ EBITDA growth over the next few years," Vaccaro wrote.

Persons: Dave, Raymond James, Brian M, Vaccaro, Buster's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Buster's Entertainment Locations: comps, Tuesday's

☆ U.S. SEC adopts new rules around private fund disclosures, share buybacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( John Mccrank | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday adopted new disclosure rules for hedge fund and private equity fund advisors aimed at increasing transparency, competition, and efficiency in the $25-trillion marketplace. The regulator also adopted a final rule to enhance the disclosures companies make around share buybacks that requires quantitative disclosure of daily repurchases on a quarterly or semi-annual basis, depending on the type of issuer. The aim of the rule is to provide investors with more information to assess the purposes and effects of share repurchases, which last year amounted to nearly $950 billion, the SEC said. "Through these disclosures, investors will be able to better assess issuer buyback programs," Gensler said. "The disclosures will also help lessen some of the information asymmetries inherent between issuers and investors in buybacks.

☆ U.S. SEC delays vote on private investment reporting rule
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's top regulator said on Tuesday it had postponed a planned vote on a proposed rule to help protect the stability of the financial system by detecting risk in the $20 trillion private asset management sector. However, an SEC spokesperson said on Tuesday that officials had decided the text of the proposal wasn't quite ready for adoption and so had removed it from the scheduled public meeting's agenda. The volume of assets under private management has more than doubled in the decade since the SEC began collecting such data, prompting fears that financial risk could build up undetected. The financial system shuddered last week with the near-collapse of the Swiss lender Credit Suisse, a bank that in 2021 lost billions that had been held by the now-defunct family office Archegos Capital Management. Reporting by Douglas Gillison; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, SVB Financial, United, Roblox, JPMorgan Chase, Meta & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

LightShed downgrades Apple to sell from neutral LightShed said in its downgrade of Apple that it sees moderating growth. Baird reiterates Tesla as a top pick Baird said it sees Tesla launching heat pump technology for homes. " Baird upgrades KeyCorp to outperform from neutral Baird said it sees an attractive risk/reward for the regional bank. Baird downgrades Allbirds to neutral from outperform Baird downgraded the footwear company after its disappointing earnings report. " Oppenheimer reiterates Pool Corp as outperform Oppenheimer said it sees a compelling entry point for shares of the pool company.

☆ Wayfair crashes 31% as the online furniture retailer says it lost more than 5 million customers last year and posts wider quarterly loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Carla Mozée | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Wayfair stock plunged as much as 31% Thursday after the online furniture retailer said it lost 5 milion customers in 2022. Its 22.1 million active customers is closer to the count it had at the start of the COVID pandemic. Wayfair reported a wider loss for its most recent quarter. The company, whose brands include AllModern and Joss & Main, had 27.3 million active customers in the year-ago period. Later in 2020, in the fourth quarter ended in December, the customer count surged 51% to more than 31 million.

☆ Zimbabwe police arrest 25 opposition members ahead of presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HARARE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Zimbabwean police on Saturday fired teargas at an opposition party gathering in Harare and arrested 25 of its members, including two members of parliament, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) said. The arrests come after a wave of politically motivated violence against opposition supporters in rural Zimbabwe, raising fears of repression ahead of the presidential election this year. Police confirmed the arrests of members of the Citizens Coalition for Change, Zimbabwe's main opposition political party, and said a detailed statement would be released following investigations. Police allegedly fired teargas at the gathering, and beat up several opposition members before they were bundled into a police truck, she added. The opposition party, born out of the old Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), enjoys massive urban support and is seen as a threat to ZANU-PF's 43-year-old stranglehold on power.

☆ Pfizer not in talks on licensing generic COVID pill in China
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Paxlovid, Pfizer's anti-viral medication to treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed in this picture illustration taken October 7, 2022. A morning and an evening does consists of one white 100-milligram tablet of Ritonavir and two pink 150-milligram tablets of PF-07321332. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/IllustrationNEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Monday that the company is not in talks with Chinese authorities to license a generic version of its COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid for use there. Bourla, speaking at J.P. Morgan's healthcare conference in San Francisco, also said that talks with China on future pricing for the treatment had broken off after China had asked for a lower price than Pfizer is charging for most lower middle income countries. "They are the second highest economy in the world and I don't think that they should pay less than El Salvador," Bourla said.

It’s the start of a class known as high-intensity interval training, a combination of treadmill and weight-lifting, at the boutique fitness studio Barry’s. The brothers and Rondeau, who now serves as Planet Fitness’ chief executive, hit upon a concept. Planet Fitness’ tag, “judgement free zone” is true to form. Part of the appeal is its $10 a month basic membership fee – which hasn’t changed – that Planet Fitness primarily collects through electronic funds transfers. Still, with solid and regular profits and a reasonable amount of debt, Planet Fitness has staying power, even if shareholders lose their shirts while its valuation comes in line.

This year, Russia is on track to post a record high current account surplus after its imports of goods and services fell due to Western sanctions while globally high commodity prices boosted its export revenues. Exports rather than import compression are responsible for the majority of the rise, the Institute of International Finance has said. As an oil price cap and export embargo kick in, the surplus will likely decline in 2023. That drop could put further strain on Russia's economy, already saddled with subdued consumer demand, falling disposable incomes and the impact of President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilisation order on workforce numbers. Russia's economy is doomed to see a fall in productivity, with consumption and investments also expected to drop, Nadorshin said, predicting a 5-10% economic contraction in 2023.

☆ I'm the CEO of restaurant chain PF Chang's. I start my day at 6 a.m. and don't schedule meetings before 8 — here's what my morning routine is like.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He spends an hour working from home each day before heading to the office for in-person meetings. Chang's, about his morning work routine. These early morning meetings are informal in nature and reflect a very comfortable "open-door" ethos that exists within our senior executive team, which I love. I have a rule with my executive assistant not to schedule any meetings before 8 a.m. Starting at 8 a.m., the meetings begin and tend to come fast and furious for the remainder of the day.

☆ Zimbabwe: Author Tsitsi Dangarembga convicted for staging solo protest
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Nyasha Chingono | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Harare, Zimbabwe CNN —Award-winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been found guilty of staging a protest with the intent of inciting public violence, a court in the capital Harare ruled Thursday. Dangarembga, a fierce critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government was arrested in 2020 for marching while holding a placard demanding reforms. Inside the Harare courtroom, Dangarembga and Barnes held hands as magistrate Barbara Mateko handed down her judgment. PEN International, an association of writers, which awarded Dangarembga a Pinter Prize in 2021, also condemned the sentence in a statement. “The conviction today of award-winning writer, filmmaker, and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga and her co-accused, Julie Barnes, by a Zimbabwe Court is a travesty of justice.

☆ Un bărbat condamnat la închisoare, reținut noaptea de PF Cahul
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-12 | by ( ) ziuadeazi.md time to read: +1 min

Un condamnat la închisoare a fost identificat și reținut de către polițiștii de frontieră în zona de responsabilitate a Sectorului PF Cahul. Acum o zi, trecut de miezul nopții, cu ajutorul Complexului Mobil de Observare și Detecție (CMOD), patrula Sectorului Poliției de Frontieră Cahul a observat un autoturism care se deplasa pe digul de protecție, paralel cu frontiera de stat. Ca urmare a verificării în baza de date, a fost confirmată identitatea bărbatului fără documente, însă s-a constatat că acesta figureaza ca fiind căutat de autoritățile de drept naționale. La sfârșitul anului 2020, bărbatul a fost condamnat la închisoare pentru comiterea unei tâlhării. Conform procedurilor legale, polițiștii de frontieră au anunțat Inspectoratul de Poliție Cahul care, operativ s-au prezentat și au preluat persoana.

Persons: Aceștia Organizations: Sectorului PF, Sectorului Locations: Sectorului, Sectorului PF Cahul, Frontieră Cahul, Cahul

☆ Pfizer dezvoltă o pastilă anti-COVID care ar putea fi gata până la finalul lui 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-28 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesPfizer dezvoltă o pastilă anti-COVID care ar putea fi gata până la finalul lui 2021Producătorul de medicamente Pfizer lucrează în prezent la o pastilă anti-COVID care să poată fi administrată pe cale orală. Această pastilă antivirală ar putea fi disponibilă publicului larg până la sfârșitul acestui an, a declarat CEO-ul Pfizer, Albert Bourla, într-un interviu acordat CNBC, transmite Digi24. Acordăm o atenție specială pastilei, deoarece ea prezintă o mulțime de avantaje, unul dintre ele fiind acela că nu mai trebuie să mergi la un spital să-ți faci injecția, deoarece vei putea să-ți faci tratamentul direct la tine acasă. Tratamentul candidat, denumit PF-07321332, este o un inhibitor de protează care să fie administrat sub forma unei pastile ce ar împiedica replicarea coronavirusului în celule. Potrivit companiei Pfizer, inhibitorii de protează au fost eficienți în tratarea altor agenți patogeni virali precum HIV și virusul hepatitei C, atât singuri, cât și în combinație cu alte antivirale.

Persons: Albert Bourla, Pastila, Spike Locations: CNBC, SUA, 07321332

Acordăm o atenție specială pastilei, deoarece ea prezintă o mulțime de avantaje, unul dintre ele fiind acela că nu mai trebuie să mergi la un spital să-ți faci injecția, deoarece vei putea să-ți faci tratamentul direct la tine acasă. Va fi un medicament care va schimba complet regulile jocului”, a declarat Bourla. Pastila face parte dintr-o clasă de medicamente numite inhibitori de protează, care funcționează prin atașarea de enzimele virale și împiedică replicarea coronavirusului în căile respiratorii. Pastila noastră nu acționează asupra acestor proteine, ceea ce ne face să credem că ea va fi mult mai eficientă împotriva noilor tulpini. Tratamentul candidat, denumit PF-07321332, este o un inhibitor de protează care să fie administrat sub forma unei pastile ce ar împiedica replicarea coronavirusului în celule.

Persons: Pastila, Spike Locations: SUA, 07321332

☆ Bătaia de la stația PECO din Criva, la care au fost martori doi angajați ai PF: Unul dintre ei îi strânge mâna agresorului
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Din imaginile surprinse pe camerele de supraveghere se vede cum unul dintre polițiștii de frontieră îi strânge mâna agresorului. Ulterior aceștia ies din încăperea stației PECO și se îndreaptă spre automobil, iar la un moment dat unul dintre polițiștii de frontieră se întoarce spre agresor, îi strânge mâna și poartă o discuție preț de câteva secunde. După publicarea imaginilor video Poliția de Frontieră a venit cu un comunicat de presă prin care anunță că regretă incidentul. „Poliția de Frontieră REGRETĂ lipsa de reacție din partea angajaților, condamnă orice inacțiune de acest gen și indiferența manifestată față de acțiunile huliganice. În acest sens, a fost inițiată o anchetă de serviciu, care va stabili toate circumstanțele incidentului dat.

Locations: Criva, Briceni

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