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March 24 (Reuters) - Financial sector headwinds are creating fresh openings for private equity investments in aerospace, as suppliers' need for capital to meet soaring demand for planes and parts risks further turbulence, executives said. He said he would not oppose a private equity investment, as long as he maintains control and the combination makes sense by lowering costs. Global private equity deals among companies with aerospace portfolios rose to 216 in 2022, more than double 2019's figure and the highest in over a decade, according to Refinitiv data. Permanent Equity wants to invest in repair stations and suppliers with large inventories of aerospace parts. In Canada, while bank loans remain accessible for small suppliers, rising rates have flattened real estate pricing.

☆ Citigroup technicals indicate rally may extend even as Wall Street remains wary
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Mehnaz Yasmin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc's shares (C.N) are approaching a potential bullish technical signal which indicates that this year's 14% rally could continue, even as some analysts remain critical of the bank's fundamentals. The technical signal, called a "golden cross", forms if the stock's 50-day moving average goes above its 200-day moving average. On Jan. 23, Citi shares touched their highest since August. The one-month moving average of puts-to-calls traded has dropped to 1.07-to-1, down from 2.6 puts traded for every call late last year, according to Trade Alert data, signaling less bearishness. "The bank is still very much in the build-up of expenses and early stages of reinvesting in their franchises."

“The intentions, of course, were never to cross over to Venezuela, he was just accompanying her,” said Henry Martínez, Hernández’s brother. The men told Hernández that if they wanted to enter Venezuela, he had to pay $100. Hernández told them he was not trying to enter the country and did not have $100. The U.S. has not had a diplomatic presence in Caracas since 2019, so access to jailed Americans has been limited since then. “Sometimes I can hear his voice weak and just frustrated and anxious,” said Henry Martínez.

When Tioni Theus woke up, most mornings, the first thing she did was turn on music. Tioni’s most frequent social media posts were videos of herself singing along to music, smiling and mugging for the camera. But in recent years she had begun to gravitate toward gritty, emotional rappers and singers like Rod Wave, whose songs explore the painful underside of street life. (“Daddy gone and mama couldn’t save me/So hard times made me,” he raps on his song “Thug Life.”) Read MoreTioni, right, with her family. But as with many aspects of Tioni’s life, the stakes were higher than they should have been: Both investigators and some family members have suggested that she may have been a victim of human trafficking.

☆ Money managers say these 10 stocks are screaming buys despite rampant inflation and lingering recession fears, according to Morningstar
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

From the Fed's aggressive rate hikes to Russia's war in Ukraine, investors have reasons to worry. These 10 stocks are a screaming buy during volatile periods, according to Morningstar. Sign up for our newsletter to get the inside scoop on what traders are talking about — delivered daily to your inbox. Morningstar analysts say invest in companies that have grabbed significant market share like Alphabet (GOOGL) or Wells Fargo (WFG). Despite market headwinds and volatility, Morningstar lists "high-conviction" purchases for companies that money managers "have made meaningful additions to their portfolios."

☆ Bank regulators tell Citigroup to take urgent action to fix resolution plan
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Hannah Lang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The regulators gave Citi a January 2023 deadline to submit its plan to address the shortcomings, while giving the all clear to seven other large banks that submitted resolution plans. The problems related to earlier concerns the Fed had identified with Citi’s data quality and data management in an October 2020 enforcement action against the bank. Eric Compton, a banking analyst at Morningstar, said regulators often highlight data management issues at banks because they can be interrelated, potentially having wide-ranging impact. “Citi is not the first bank to have its resolution plan dinged," he said. Those problems related to the banks' abilities to produce data in stressed conditions to implement their resolution plans.

☆ Remaking the River That Remade L.A.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Michael Kimmelman | Photographs Adali Schell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +33 min

Remaking the River That Remade L.A.February 1938 was a wet month in Los Angeles. Reservoirs overflowed, dams topped out and floodwaters careered down Pacoima Wash and Tujunga Wash toward the Los Angeles River. The Los Angeles River was never a storybook river of the kind that, like the Hudson or the Seine, we associate with great cities. Among the naysayers is a venerable organization called Friends of the Los Angeles River, founded by the Texas-born poet and performance artist Lewis MacAdams. “With all the problems L.A. is facing,” he said, “even if it costs $50 billion to fix the river, we should just effing do it.”The headwaters of the Los Angeles River aren’t easy to find.

☆ Citigroup profit falls on higher loan-loss reserves, weak dealmaking activity
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Mehnaz Yasmin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Citi added $370 million to its loan-loss reserves in the latest quarter, compared with a reserve release of $1.16 billion a year earlier. Citi will likely take "3-5 years to hit more 'normalized' profitability measures", said Eric Compton, equity strategist at Morningstar. Citigroup is the most undervalued bank stock among big U.S. banks Citigroup is the most undervalued bank stock among big U.S. bankRevenue for Citi's Treasury and Trade solutions business, which processes nearly $3 trillion a day in 140 currencies and 160 countries, rose 40% to $3.2 billion as fees and trade loans grew. Net profit was $3.5 billion, or $1.63 per share, in the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with $4.6 billion, or $2.15 per share, a year earlier. Analysts on average had expected a profit of $1.42 per share, according to Refinitiv IBES data.

The franchise's latest movie, "Halloween Ends," premieres October 14 on Peacock. Nearly every "Halloween" movie features a battle between killer Michael Myers and former babysitter Laurie Strode, a character played by scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis. If you're looking to catch up on the entire "Halloween" franchise before seeing the new movie, you're in luck. Compass International PicturesThe "Halloween" franchise is notorious for its confusing continuity. The franchise is commonly divided into three sections: The original "Halloween" film series, Rob Zombie's remakes, and the reboot trilogy.

LOS ANGELES — Rapper Coolio, known for hits including "Fantastic Voyage" and "Gangsta’s Paradise," has died at age 59, his manager confirmed Wednesday evening. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the home around 4 p.m. for a death investigation, the department said. The Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office will officially release the identity, officials said. No foul play is suspected, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said. Coolio was also known for hits including "Fantastic Voyage," "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New)" and "C U When U Get There," among others.

☆ Grammy-winning rapper Coolio dies in Los Angeles at 59
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LOS ANGELES, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died on Wednesday after being found unresponsive at a friend's Los Angeles home, the New York Times reported. Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was best known for his 1995 single "Gangsta's Paradise," from an album of the same name. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe rapper died at about 5 p.m. pacific time (8 p.m. EDT) at a local hospital, his manager Jarez Posey told the Times. Posey told the paper that Ivey had earlier been found unresponsive in the bathroom of a friend's home. He released his debut album, "It Takes a Thief", in 1994, scoring a Top Ten hit with the single "Lakeside."

☆ Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper, dies at 59
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Diana Dasrath | Phil Helsel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Rapper Coolio, known for hits including "Fantastic Voyage" and "Gangsta's Paradise," has died at age 59, his manager confirmed Wednesday evening. Coolio, whose real name was Artis Leon Ivey Jr., had a music career that spanned more than three decades. Coolio won a Grammy for "Gangsta's Paradise," which was released in 1995 and spent three weeks at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 list. Coolio was also known for hits including "Fantastic Voyage," "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" and "C U When U Get There," among others. He was nominated for five other Grammys, including for "Fantastic Voyage" and "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)."

☆ Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper, dead at 59
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Coolio, the ’90s rapper who lit up the music charts with hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died, his friend and manager Jarez Posey, told CNN. When they arrived, they found an unresponsive male and performed “resuscitation efforts for approximately 45 minutes.”The patient “was determined dead just before 5:00 p.m.,” Scott said. Coolio was a friend and one of the warmest, funniest people I’ve ever met. Arguably his biggest song, “Gangsta’s Paradise,” from the soundtrack to the film “Dangerous Minds,” grew his star power to gigantic proportions. “I didn’t use any trendy words…I think it made it timeless.”Over his career, Coolio sold more than 17 million records, according to his website.

☆ Inside the life and career of Serena Williams, who is set to retire with 23 grand slam titles and $260 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-29 | by ( Chelsea Greenwood | Tyler Lauletta | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Serena Williams was born in 1981, the youngest of Richard and Oracene Williams' five daughters. Richard and Oracene Williams. Mark Lennihan/Associated PressShe was born in Saginaw, Michigan, but her family soon relocated to the Compton area of Los Angeles.

☆ How to get sponsored on Instagram, according to influencers
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-17 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dozens of influencers have explained to Insider their strategies for getting sponsored. Fast-forward six years and Cortes is a full-time influencer and earned more than $300,000 in a year — with under 50,000 Instagram followers. Read: 7 top brands that work with micro influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and moreTo help content creators better understand how they can get sponsored on Instagram, here's a compilation of our coverage of how influencers get brand deals. Getting the right pitch is a keyWhether it's over email or Instagram DM, what influencers include in a pitch can make all the difference. Christian Di Bratto, a talent manager who works with creators, told Insider that personalizing pitches is key.

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