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Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of Treasury, participates in global infrastructure and investment forum in New York, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Seth Wenig/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMARRAKECH, Morocco, Oct 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Friday that she still believes U.S. shelter inflation will continue to ease despite new consumer price data on Thursday showing a jump in housing costs, but the process may take some time. "We do definitely believe that's coming down over time," Yellen said in an interview on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Morocco. Yellen has long said that housing costs, will ease over time, helping to bring down core inflation, and said Thursday's CPI report has not deterred her from that view. "I think we have very good reason to believe, with lags, that will come down, and I don't think there's anything in the report that would cause us to think that's a mistake in judgment," Yellen said.

Persons: Janet Yellen, Seth Wenig, Yellen, David Lawder, Andrea Ricci, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Treasury, Rights, . Treasury, Reuters, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Federal Reserve, CPI, Thomson Locations: United States, New York, Rights MARRAKECH, Morocco

☆ Trump, fraud, and minding the GAAP: A guide to the accounting rules at the heart of his NY trial, courtesy of 2 standup comics who happen to be CPAs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Trump's $250M fraud trial hinges on whether he followed generally accepted accounting principles. AdvertisementAdvertisementTrying to follow the Trump Organization civil fraud trial but don't understand all the quacking about "GAAP, GAAP, GAAP" — those wonky, "generally accepted accounting principles" at the heart of the trial? Donald Trump leaves his civil fraud trial in New York on its third day of testimony. "I know Trump would like to see them 'wiggle, wiggle, wiggle' for sure," she added. AdvertisementAdvertisementTrump's civil fraud trial begins its second week on Tuesday.

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☆ Sam Bankman-Fried isn't the only one on trial. The entire crypto industry is.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But first, we're looking at why FTX cofounder and ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial has implications that could upend the entire crypto industry. Bankman-Fried, the cofounder and ex-CEO of crypto exchange FTX, was deeply enmeshed in the crypto ecosystem. The proceedings will likely provide more fascinating details about the inner workings of FTX and the broader crypto industry, potentially airing out its dirty laundry and shortcomings. Chelsea Jia FengThe crypto industry, meanwhile, is ready to move on. Some in the crypto industry are embracing a more grown-up approach.

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☆ Judge erupts at Trump's lawyers for wasting time with 'ridiculous' repetitive questions aimed at Trump Organization's ex-accountant
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The judge in Donald Trump's New York fraud case is not happy with the former president's lawyers. AdvertisementAdvertisementDonald Trump's lawyers sparred with the judge overseeing the ex-president's civil fraud trial in downtown Manhattan Wednesday, arguing for their right to ask repetitive questions. Suarez asked. Engoron asked. Engoron asked Bender whether his answer "would be the same for each year."

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Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of Treasury, participates in global infrastructure and investment forum in New York, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Seth Wenig/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday she was very optimistic about the outlook for the U.S. economy, adding that inflation was coming down in the short term and the labor market was "extremely strong." Short term: inflation is coming down in the context of an extremely strong labor market," Yellen said at a Fortune CEO event on Tuesday. The treasury secretary added she was pleased that Congress passed a deal over the weekend that averted a government shutdown. Yellen also said the United States had an over-dependence on China in some key areas.

Persons: Janet Yellen, Seth Wenig, Yellen, Joe Biden, David Lawder, Kanishka Singh, Jonathan Oatis, Gareth Jones, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Treasury, Rights, . Treasury, Federal, Thomson Locations: United States, New York, U.S, China, Washington

☆ Donald Trump’s Fraud Trial in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former US President Donald Trump during a trial at New York State Supreme Court, New York, Oct. 2. Photo: Seth Wenig/Bloomberg NewsNew York’s civil fraud trial against Donald Trump and his business empire started Monday in a Manhattan courtroom, and the great shame is that he and state Attorney General Letitia James can’t both lose. In comments at the courthouse, Mr. Trump called it a “witch hunt,” and he has a point. Yet the investigation also seems to have caught some typical Trumpian deception.

Persons: Donald Trump, Seth Wenig, Letitia James can’t, Trump Organizations: New York, Court, Bloomberg, New Locations: Court , New York, Manhattan

☆ Trump arrives at New York court for $250 million fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Seth Wenig | ReutersThe $250 million civil fraud trial that could see former President Donald Trump permanently banned from doing business in New York began Monday. The trial comes a year after New York Attorney General Letitia James sued him, his company, three of his adult children, and top Trump Organization officials. Trump, who is seeking the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, arrived at Manhattan Supreme Court for the start of the trial. Engoron in that ruling canceled the defendants' New York business certificates and ordered an independent receiver to oversee their dissolution. A box is carried as the civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin at New York State Supreme Court on October 02, 2023 in New York City.

Persons: Donald Trump, Letitia James, Seth Wenig, James, Trump, Judge Arthur Engoron, Kevin Wallace, Wallace, Allen Weisselberg, Michael Cohen, Cohen, Christopher Kise, Kise, Michael M Organizations: U.S, Trump Organization, Reuters, New York, Manhattan Supreme, Trump, New, Trump Org, Forbes, Forbes Magazine, Court, Santiago, Getty Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, New, New York, State

☆ Trump is turning his $250 million fraud trial into a presidential campaign event
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Donald Trump has attacked the civil fraud case against him as political. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer President — and 2024 Republican presidential frontrunner — Donald Trump has long complained that the legal cases against him are political. The New York Attorney General's $250 million civil fraud trial that began Monday morning, he says, is a "witch hunt." One of Trump's lawyers, Alina Habba, lambasted New York Attorney General Letitia James, an elected Democrat. The attorney general's lawsuit alleges that Trump, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and two other Trump Organization executives are liable for fraud for misrepresenting the values of the company's property in financial statements submitted to banks for loans.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, — Donald Trump, General's, Trump, Letitia James, Arthur Engoron, who's, Steven Cheung, Jason Miller, Alina Habba, Habba, James, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Bryan Woolston Kevin C, Wallace, didn't, Cheung, Miller, Engoron, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Donald M, Middlebrooks, Seth Wenig Middlebrooks, Michael Cohen, Donald Bender Organizations: Service, Republican, The New York, New York, New, Trump Organization, Trump, AP, Democratic National Committee, Supreme Locations: Manhattan, New York, Florida, York

☆ US government shutdown would 'undermine' US economic progress, Yellen says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( David Lawder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of Treasury, participates in global infrastructure and investment forum in New York, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Seth Wenig/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - A government shutdown that could start this weekend would "undermine" U.S. economic progress by idling key programs for small businesses and children, and could delay major infrastructure improvements, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday. A shutdown of broad parts of the government would start on Sunday as the new fiscal year starts without new spending legislation from Congress. Chances of a shutdown increased on Thursday as the House pursued partisan spending cuts and the Senate advanced separate legislation to temporarily extend spending. "The failure of House Republicans to act responsibly would hurt American families and cause economic headwinds that could undermine the progress we’re making," Yellen said.

Persons: Janet Yellen, Seth Wenig, Yellen, Lael Brainard, Brainard, " Brainard, We've, David Lawder, Ann Saphir, Philippa Fletcher, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Treasury, Rights, Port, Republicans, Senate, CNBC, . Commerce, Thomson Locations: United States, New York, U.S, Savannah, Georgia

☆ World Bank chief sees $100 bln-plus lending boost from capital moves
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( David Lawder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Ajay Banga, World Bank president, participates in global infrastructure and investment forum in New York, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. They would include U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed $2.25 billion supplemental budget request for the World Bank, along with expected contributions from Germany, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Nordic countries, he said. The bank is also examining other ways to expand lending, including providing more loan guarantees, lending against callable capital that is pledged but not paid-in, and special bonds that can serve as hybrid capital. China, India and Brazil got larger shareholdings in the bank in a 2018 capital increase and would likely want more say in a future capital increase, Banga said. "That is a pimple on a dimple on an ant's left cheek compared to what we need in the world," Banga said.

Persons: Ajay Banga, Seth Wenig, Banga, Joe Biden's, I'm, David Lawder, Paul Grant, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: World Bank, Bank, Foreign Relations, International Development Association, MasterCard, CFR, Bank for Reconstruction, Development, Thomson Locations: New York, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, U.S, Marrakech, Morocco, United States, China, India, Brazil

☆ What’s next for the New York Jets without Aaron Rodgers?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Aaron Rodgers’ arrival in the MetLife Stadium on Monday night signaled that change and hope were on the way for the New York Jets, but it turns out that this season’s long-awaited new era has suffered a significant setback. However, just four snaps into Rodgers’ New York career, disaster struck. Gang Green forced four turnovers from Bills quarterback Josh Allen – a fumble to go along with three interceptions by Jordan Whitehead. Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson (17) celebrates with teammates after catching a pass for a touchdown during the fourth quarter. Wilson throws a pass under pressure from the Bills' pass rush.

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CNN —New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss the rest of the 2023 NFL season after suffering a complete tear of his left Achilles tendon, according to multiple sources. CNN has reached out to the Jets and Rodgers’ representatives for details. He was attended to by Jets medical staff before being helped off the field at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, making his debut with the New York Jets, is sacked by Buffalo Bills defensive end Leonard Floyd. The Jets built absolutely everything in their team, in their season, the entire organization shaped around Aaron Rodgers and he deserved it.

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REUTERS/Seth Wenig/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 30 (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday moved to extend mandatory overtime pay to 3.6 million salaried workers, going even further than an Obama-era rule that was struck down in court. The proposed rule would not affect overtime eligibility for workers who are paid hourly. Salaried workers who earn above the salary threshold may still be eligible for overtime pay if they do not primarily perform management-related duties. But a federal judge in Texas the following year said that ceiling was so high that it could sweep in some management workers who are exempt from overtime pay protections. Ben Brubeck, vice president of construction trade group Associated Builders and Contractors, on Wednesday called the proposed rule disappointing.

Persons: Seth Wenig, Joe Biden, Obama, Trump, Jessica Looman, Looman, Ben Brubeck, DOL, Brubeck, Daniel Wiessner, Bernadette Baum, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Brooklyn, REUTERS, U.S, U.S . Department of Labor, Labor Department, Workers, Associated Builders and Contractors, Thomson Locations: New York, California, Texas, Albany , New York

☆ The decline of Boston Market: Why the chain that sparked the rotisserie chicken craze has closed dozens of stores
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Boston Market, founded in 1985, sparked the rotisserie chicken craze in the late 1980s and 1990s. Between 2017 and 2022, the Golden, Colorado-based chain closed 161 stores, according to market research firm TechnomicAbout 50 more stores have closed this year. "Boston Market repeatedly has breached its payment obligations to US Foods," the suit states. Boston Market began serving its homestyle meals of spit-roasted rotisserie chickens, made-from-scratch cornbread, and creamy mac and cheese in 1985. Boston Market also faced competition from grocery stores like Costco and Kroger, which began selling rotisserie chickens in 1994.

Persons: Brenda Rivera, Rivera, Seth Wenig, Joseph Petrecca, McDonald's, Jay, Pandya, Tim Powell, That's, It's, it's Organizations: Boston, McDonald's, Service, New Jersey's Labor Department, The, Boston Market, Engage Brands, Restaurant Business, US Foods, Costco, Kroger, Sun Capital Partners, Sun Capital, Restaurant, Group, Companies Locations: New Jersey, Wall, Silicon, California, Boston, , Colorado, Jersey, Massachusetts, Arizona, Orange County , California, Huntington Beach , California

☆ Michael Cohen's involvement with Donald Trump racked up his legal bills. He wants the Trump Org to pay them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Michael Cohen racked up millions of dollars in legal fees because of his involvement with Trump. But we'll get the second-best thing: Donald Trump Jr.Daddy Trump isn't obligated to show up. Trump Organization lawyers have agreed to produce Donald Trump Jr., an executive at the Trump Organization, as a witness in the case. Donald Trump Jr. is expected to testify on Monday or Tuesday, or both, according to a letter filed by Trump Organization lawyers ahead of the trial. Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his criminal defense team in a Manhattan court.

Persons: Michael Cohen, he's, Mueller, Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump, Cohen, Trump, Cohen hasn't, Robert Mueller's, Stephanie Clifford, Donald Trump's, Lanny Davis, Mary Altaffer, doesn't, Daniels, He's, Will Trump, Donald, we'll, Donald Trump Jr, Daddy Trump, — Cohen, —, wasn't, it's, Joel Cohen, Judge Cohen, King, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Alex Wong, Hunter Winstead, Michael Cohen's, Alan Garten, Jay Sekulow, Alan Futerfas, isn't Cohen, Seth Wenig, Pool Cohen, Cohen's, Isn't Trump, Jack Smith's, Fani Willis Organizations: Trump, Trump Organization, Service, FBI, New York, AP, Republican Locations: Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, Florida, Fulton County, Georgia

☆ Taylor Swift changes controversial lyrics for ‘Better Than Revenge’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

From Taylor Swift On her birthday in 2019, Swift shared this photo of herself as a child. From Taylor Swift A 13-year-old Swift sings the National Anthem before an NBA game in Philadelphia in 2002. Kevin Winter/ACMA/Getty Images Swift sings the National Anthem before Game 3 of the 2008 World Series in Philadelphia. John Mabangalo/Pool/Getty Images Swift performs during a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden in 2009. Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images Swift performs on stage during an "Eras Tour" concert in Atlanta in April 2023.

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☆ Smoke will keep pouring into the US as long as fires are burning in Canada
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Massive fires burning in remote areas – like some of those currently burning in northwestern Quebec – are often too out of control to do anything about. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images Smoke from wildfires in Canada shrouds the view of the Statue of Liberty on Friday in New York. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Smoke and haze is seen from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 27. Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Images Smoke from Canadian wildfires obscures the visibility in Pittsburgh on June 8. Another issue is the increase in the wildfires are caused by climate change, and are simultaneously making climate change worse.

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☆ We just learned the identities of the 2 bail guarantors keeping George Santos out of jail
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

A judge has unsealed the identities of George Santos's mysterious bail sponsors. A third bail guarantor never came forward, a judge wrote. Additional identifying information in the bond documents remains sealed. US Magistrate Judge Anne Shields allowed them to be bail sureties anyway because they "agreed to be personally responsible" for Santos. If anything, Seybert wrote, Santos has drawn even more attention to their identities — giving more reason to make them public.

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☆ Fact Check-Image of Donald Trump playing golf altered to make him appear older
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photograph of former U.S. President Donald Trump playing golf in 2022 has been altered to make him appear older and larger. One June 6 tweet shared the image with the text, “An actual photo from today” (here). The unaltered image was published by various media outlets at the time, including The Independent and USA Today (here), (here). The altered image resurfaced online after the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi-backed LIV circuit announced a shock merger on June 6 (here), a deal praised by Trump (here). The image was altered to make Trump appear older and larger.

Persons: Donald Trump, Seth Wenig, LIV, Trump, Read Organizations: Associated Press, Bedminster, Independent, USA, PGA, Trump, Reuters Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, Saudi

☆ For companies, the stakes are high this Pride
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —Companies have long embraced Pride Month in June as an uncomplicated way to market to members of the LGBTQ+ community while telegraphing progressive values. Gavin Newsom called out Target’s CEO for “selling out the LGBTQ+ community to extremists.”The current landscape “is alarming,” Todd said. “That middle ground is going away.”So this year, companies that want to participate in Pride have to be prepared to take a real stance. Some of those lashing out have described a campaign against Pride itself, rather than Bud Light or Target (TGT) specifically. It won’t be worth whatever they think they’ll gain.”It’s no coincidence that the anti-trans assault comes as trans rights are under legal attack across the nation.

Persons: Bud Light, Bud Light’s Instagram, Bud, BUD, Eric Thayer, ”, Daniel Korschun, “, —, Jared Todd, Gavin Newsom, ” Todd, ” Korschun, Sen, J.D, Vance, J, Justin Sullivan, Anna Moneymaker, Matt Walsh, Sarah Kate Ellis, Ellis, Trevor, Seth Wenig, ” Ellis, Todd, It’s, didn’t, Colin Kaepernick, Drexel’s, Korschun, Jared Watson, ” Watson, Watson, Pattie Gonia, ’ ” Watson, ’ Organizations: New, New York CNN — Companies, Target, Bud Light, Anheuser, Busch, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Bloomberg, Getty, Drexel University, Wall Street, Foundation, Human Rights, HRC, California Gov, —, Pride, Twitter, HumanRights, UCLA School of Law, GLAAD, Morning, Nike, New York University, “ Locations: New York, Ohio, Target, California, America, New Jersey

☆ An LGBTQ+ creator got death threats after working with Target
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —When a Target distributor reached out to Erik Carnell last year about possibly placing his brand, Abprallen, in Target stores, he was thrilled. In the following months, Carnell pitched Target and came up with designs that would be appropriate for the big box store, he said. Ultimately, Target started selling three Abprallen items for adults: A sweatshirt, a tote bag and a messenger bag, each emblazoned with a different phrase. By Wednesday, Target had pulled Abprallen items from its US stores and online market, Reuters reported. Pride month merchandise is displayed at the front of a Target store in Hackensack, N.J., Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

☆ Michael Block: The club pro set for a potentially life-changing payout after PGA Championship fairytale
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —It’s been a Block party all week at the PGA Championship, and the man at the heart of festivities is not done partying just yet. Michael Block, the 46-year-old club pro who teaches golf lessons at a public course in California, is schooling many of the game’s biggest stars on New York’s notoriously challenging Oak Hill East Course. In the 105 years of the PGA Championship, no PGA Professional has ever finished inside the top 10. Not since Steve Schneiter in 2005 has a PGA pro finished inside the top-40. Should he remain eighth at the end of play, Block will earn $545,000, according to CBS Golf – even 30th place would see him take home $110,000.

☆ The Jets Haven’t Been Prime Time Players. Then They Got Aaron Rodgers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The New York Jets and quarterback Aaron Rodgers are expected to have plenty of games on prime time this season. Photo: Seth Wenig/Associated PressAaron Rodgers’s trade to the New York Jets instantly delivered a wave of optimism that the future Hall of Fame quarterback will lift a woeful franchise out of the abyss. This week, he may deliver them a different kind of win even before the season starts: prime slots on the upcoming season’s schedule. For the past decade, though, the Jets haven’t exactly been able to celebrate much. While they languished on the field, the league and its broadcast partners weren’t keen on featuring them.

☆ Judge Restricts Donald Trump’s Use of Evidence in Hush-Money Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Corinne Ramey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former President Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records for his alleged role in arranging a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Photo: Seth Wenig/Associated PressA New York judge ordered limits Monday on how Donald Trump can use and review evidence in advance of his criminal trial on charges connected to his role in paying hush money to a porn star. State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan granted several requests made by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg regarding the handling of evidence and other case information. Prosecutors, who have charged Mr. Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, said the measures were needed to protect the integrity of the proceedings and the safety of case participants, citing the former president’s past attacks on judges, jurors and others.

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