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☆ Here's why the Fed may have won already but is still acting like nothing has improved
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

We can bet that they will be one-upping each other about how high they want to take fed funds, the overnight bank lending rate. They seem to want to ignore anything that's succeeded since the Fed's rate increase cycle began back in March. I think that, again, if the Fed were to wait through Christmas they would see the layoffs and the corporate failures. One thing that's for certain, the buyers of the 2-year may be more sensitive to the data than the Fed. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Pelosi to pass leadership torch as top U.S. House Democrat -news website Puck
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/2] U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wields her gavel as the U.S. House of Representatives votes on President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion "Build Back Better Act" after hours-long overnight delay in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Al Drago/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to pass the leadership torch for House Democrats and throw her support behind congressman Hakeem Jeffries, news website Puck reported on Thursday. Pelosi plans to announce her intentions in remarks before the House at noon (1700 GMT), where she will say she plans to stay in Congress as a backbench lawmaker, Puck reporter Tara Palmeri wrote. Reporting by Tim Ahmann; reporting by Susan HeaveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hertz CFO Sees Limited Impact From Rising Interest Rates on Company Finances
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Nina Trentmann | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Kenny Cheung, CFO of Hertz Photo: Hertz Global Holdings Inc.WSJ: How far is Hertz impacted by rising interest rates? If underlying interest rates move by 1%, it will impact our profit and loss [statement] by about $30 million net at current debt levels. On the variable portion of the ABS, we have an interest rate cap in place to manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. WSJ: Does the rapid rise in interest rates lead to you managing working capital more efficiently? The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another 0.75 percentage point to combat inflation, Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday.

☆ U.S. is not in recession, White House not preparing for one - officials
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A view shows the exterior of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 6, 2022. REUTERS/Al DragoWASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The United States is not in a recession, White House chief of staff Ron Klain said on Thursday, adding that economic data showed the nation's economy was solid. "We are not in a recession," U.S. President Joe Biden's top aide told MSNBC in an interview following the release of weekly U.S. jobless data earlier on Thursday. The global economy is approaching a recession, a Reuters poll of economists shows, and some U.S. CEOs, including Goldman Sachs', have recently expressed concerns the U.S. could tip into recession next year. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told MSNBC earlier Friday "We are not -- there are no meetings or anything happening like that in preparing for a recession because...look, what we're seeing right now is a strong labor market."

He said the spouses of some high-profile lawmakers may need security details in the future, in addition to using home security systems. Court documents allege the suspect had been in search of the House speaker and was on a "suicide mission" with additional targets. However, "there are not enough resources available to me to do that," she said on MSNBC following the attack on Paul Pelosi. “Bloodshed is coming," Swalwell tweeted at the time, foreshadowing the Pelosi attack. The Paul Pelosi attack was foreseeable," Schuman said.

☆ Treasury Department sold a record nearly $1 billion of Series I bonds on Friday, the deadline to lock in higher rate
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The U.S. Treasury Department in Washington. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesI bonds broke daily, weekly and monthly sales recordsThe Treasury sold $979 million of I bonds before the deadline on Friday — nearly as much in one day as during the three years from 2018 to 2020, when investors bought slightly more than $1 billion, according to Treasury Department figures shared Tuesday. Investors opened 95,482 new accounts on Friday, also a record. Investors purchased more than $3 billion of I bonds last week and almost $7 billion in October — which represent weekly and monthly records, too, according to initial estimates the Treasury Department provided Monday. Investors opened 359,822 new accounts last week and 731,336 new accounts during October.

☆ Powell again is facing political pressure as worries mount over the economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

No stranger to political pressure, the Fed chief this week found himself the focus of concern in a letter from Sen. Sherrod Brown. Democrats, including then-presidential hopeful Joe Biden, criticized Trump for his Fed comments, insisting the central bank be free of political pressure when formulating monetary policy. Standing firmBrown's stance was considerably more nuanced than Trump's — though equally unlikely to move the dial on monetary policy. A Fed spokesman acknowledged that Powell received the Brown letter and said normal policy is to respond to such communication directly. In the past, Powell has been generally dismissive when asked if political pressure can factor into decision making.

☆ JPMorgan president says a recession may be price to pay to beat inflation, market bottom not in yet
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase President Daniel Pinto has vivid memories of what life is like when a country loses control of inflation. "If it causes a slightly deeper recession for a period of time, that is the price we have to pay." The Fed funds rate will probably peak at around 5%; that, along with a rise in unemployment, will likely curb inflation, Pinto said. "We're dealing with a market that is pricing the probability of recession and how deep it's going to be," Pinto said. "Real rates should be higher in the next 20 years than they were in the last 20 years," Pinto said.

House Democrats have unified as they fight to retain their fragile majority in next month’s midterms. But given Biden’s unpopularity and the GOP lead on the generic congressional ballot (which asks only which party people would support), the more likely scenario is a bad election night for House Democrats. If Pelosi, Hoyer and Clyburn head for the exits, the leadership matchups become pretty clear. Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Sept. 20. The Massachusetts Democrat has significant support from fellow female members and has stayed close to the Black, Hispanic and Asian caucuses — big voting blocs in the diverse 220-member Democratic Caucus.

☆ U.S. should pump more oil to avert war-level energy crisis, says JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dimon said in June that he was preparing the bank for an economic "hurricane" caused by the Federal Reserve and Russia's war in Ukraine. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Monday that the U.S. should forge ahead in pumping more oil and gas to help alleviate the global energy crisis, likening the situation to a national security risk of war-level proportions. Speaking to CNBC, Dimon dubbed the crisis "pretty predictable" — occurring as it has from Europe's historic overdependence on Russian energy — and urged Western allies to support the U.S. in taking a lead role in international energy security. We should have gotten that right starting in March," he continued, referring to the onset of the energy crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. And while EU nations have hit targets to shore up gas supplies over the coming winter months, Dimon said leaders should now be looking ahead to future energy security concerns.

☆ Here's why UBS's downgrade of Ford is misguided — and late
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

As a result, UBS analysts lowered their rating on Ford to sell from neutral, while cutting their price target to $10 a share from $13 a share. The market took note, as Ford quickly found itself one of the biggest losers in the S & P 500 on Monday. Ford shares were down roughly 7.7%, at $11.26 a share, in midday trading. As long-term Ford believers, we're paying attention to both — especially the fact that Ford shares entered Monday's session down roughly 41% year-to-date. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Friday's jobs report could be a case where good news isn't really good
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesInvestors are closely watching the nonfarm payrolls report due out Friday, but not for the usual reasons. In normal times, strong job gains and rising wages would be considered a good thing. When they get bad news on the economy, that means the Fed is going to tighten less." In real terms, Swiber said that likely means no change until the economy is actually losing jobs. Next week's CPI reading is likely to be more consequential when it comes to any shift in Fed attitudes, she added.

☆ Why the Federal Reserve won't be so quick to ease up on its fight against inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during a Fed Listens event in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Federal Reserve officials this week gave their clearest signal yet that they're willing to tolerate a recession as the necessary trade-off for regaining control of inflation. That's monetary policy in this era of rapid inflation, swooning economic growth and heightened fears over what could go wrong. "But I would argue that they're still being overly optimistic at which the inflation rate is going to decelerate on its own." "Right now, the pain that I hear, the suffering that people are telling me what they're going through, is on the inflation side," she said during a talk at the Council on Foreign Relations.

An American flag waves outside the U.S. Department of Justice Building in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File PhotoNEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff's victims will soon receive another $372 million to help cover their losses, nearly 14 years after the swindler's capture for running a massive Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday. The payout from the government's Madoff Victim Fund will go to 27,219 victims, including more than 400 who had yet to recoup a penny from any source. Wednesday's payout is the eighth from the government fund, with victims recouping an average 88.35% of their losses. It originally held $4.05 billion, but has grown because the Justice Department has recovered additional assets.

An American flag waves outside the U.S. Department of Justice Building in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Al DragoWASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it would appeal a judge's ruling that U.S. Sugar Corp's plans to buy rival Imperial Sugar Co was legal under antitrust law, according to a court filing. Judge Maryellen Noreika of the U.S. District Court for Delaware had ruled for the companies on Friday, rejecting the government's request that she stop the deal from going forward. read moreAsked about the government's indication that it would appeal, U.S. Sugar said: "We look forward to expeditiously closing this acquisition as planned." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Diane Bartz and Anirudh Saligrama; Editing by Kim Coghill and Rashmi AichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Dozens of Trump’s phony electors, many under investigation, still hold powerful GOP jobs in key states
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Natasha Korecki | Kaitlyn Francis | Natasha Korecki Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

Law enforcement activity has not pushed these false electors from their political perches. Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAll told, 23 of those false electors hold positions of power within their Republican parties. Then there are additional actors that didn’t serve in the slate of false electors themselves but were instrumental in the scheme. Others hold positions of power within the state GOP, including Shafer, who is chair; Joseph Brannan, state GOP treasurer; Vikki Consiglio, the state party’s assistant treasurer; and Ken Carroll, the assistant secretary. On June 21, federal agents scattered across key states to deliver subpoenas to those who acted as Trump electors.

☆ Why Ford's warning and stock drop do not derail our long-term belief in the company
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Management anticipates third-quarter adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to be between $1.4 billion and $1.7 billion, well below the $2.99 billion estimate predicted by analysts. Moreover, despite that unexpected $1 billion increase in input costs, Ford reiterated their $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion full-year operating profit forecast. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.

An American flag waves outside the U.S. Department of Justice Building in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday laid out the list of topics prosecutors hope to discuss at a Tuesday hearing in Brooklyn, New York, before Judge Raymond Dearie, who was appointed last week as special master to review all of the records the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate. The proposed agenda is mostly logistical in nature, including a recommendation to hire a third-party vendor to scan documents. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Sarah N. Lynch, Eric Beech; Editing by Caitlin WebberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Companies Us Justice Department FollowWASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday asked a federal appeals court to let it resume reviewing classified materials seized in an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate. The Justice Department must now convince the Atlanta-based appeals court, with a conservative majority, to take its side in litigation over the records probe. The government's motion comes after U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday rejected the same requests from the Justice Department. REUTERS/Al Drago/File PhotoThere were roughly 100 classified documents among the 11,000 records gathered in the FBI's court-approved Aug. 8 search at the former president's Mar-a-Lago resort. If Cannon's ruling stands, experts said, it would likely stall the Justice Department investigation involving the government records.

Château Vartely după o înțelegere secretă cu patronii iubirii și tinereții Cupidon și Dragobete a luat un pic din atribuțiile lor și a pregătit cele mai originale moduri pentru toți cei care vor să topească inimi! Château Vartely / Sursa:Château VartelyDin 8 februarie și până pe 8 martie îți oferim o lună întreagă de promoții… și cadouri… și motive - ca să arăți că iubești și că în IUBIRE e cel mai frumos mod să trăiești:7 moduri Château Vartely de a spune cuiva Te Ador… Te Iubesc…Weekend romantic la Vinărie - preturi speciale la cazare în oricare din camerele hotelului, mic dejun inclus, o sticlă de vin spumant Château Vartely, cadou fructe proaspete și surprize dulci. la Vinărie - preturi speciale la cazare în oricare din camerele hotelului, mic dejun inclus, o sticlă de vin spumant Château Vartely, cadou fructe proaspete și surprize dulci. Valentin de Dragobete, mărțișor și 8 martie vă așteptăm la seri speciale cu delicii culinare condimentate cu dragoste și vin din partea casei. Valentin de Dragobete, mărțișor și 8 martie vă așteptăm la seri speciale cu delicii culinare condimentate cu dragoste și vin din partea casei.

Persons: Valentin, Mihai Eminescu Organizations: Vartely Locations: Vartely

☆ Protoiereul mitrofor Octavian Moșin: Praznicul Naşterea Mântuitorului e la loc de cinste
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +5 min

Praznicul Naşterea Mântuitorului este la loc de cinste. O spune protoiereul mitrofor Octavian Moșin, paroh al bisericii „Întâmpinarea Domnului” din Chișinău. Protoiereul mitrofor Octavian Moșin recomandă credincioşilor să serbeze cu toată plinătatea, primind cele sfinte şi dumnezeieşti. Sunt unele biserici ortodoxe care deja au sărbătorit Naşterea Mântuitorului, dar nu e importantă data, ci cum sărbătorim. Octavian Moșin a transmis tuturor oamenilor să devină mai conştienţi de realitatea că nu pot face nimic fără Dumnezeu.

Persons: Dumnezeu, Hristos, Octavian Moșin, Paști Locations: Chișinău, plinătatea

☆ Cum a fost anul 2020? Ce așteptări avem de la 2021? Experți în sănătate, economie, politică, educație, cultură au răspuns pentru cititorii Ziarului de Gardă
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-31 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +25 min

Trebuie să ținem cont, însă, de faptul că anul 2021 nu va prelua efectele integrale ale deciziilor proaste din 2020 și 2021. A fost important să menținem rezistența sistemului educațional prin respectarea principiilor de bază ale funcționării în siguranță a instituțiilor de învățământ. Și, cea mai importantă, protejarea sănătății copiilor, elevilor, studenților, a cadrelor didactice și a personalului instituțiilor de învățământ. Pentru noi, cei din diasporă, a fost anul în care nu ne-am văzut mamele. Pe timp de pandemie, ploaie și frig, diaspora a ieșit masiv și a votat în proporție de peste 90% pentru schimbare.

Persons: Lilia, Crăciun, Dodon, Plahotniuc, Constituțională, ., Dumitru, Angela Grămadă, Igor Dodon, Igor Șarov, Erizanu, Cartier, Diana Crudu, Iurie Cojocaru, . Eu Organizations: Parlamentul, Curtea Constituțională, Afaceri, Educației, Ministerului Educației, Culturii, Cercetării Locations: Moldova, Federația Rusă, Moldovei, . Moldova, București, Suedia, Elveția, Franța, Germania, Sculeni, România, Diaspora

☆ „Devotat Republicii...
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-29 | by ( ) www.realitatea.md time to read: +2 min

La Academiei „Ștefan cel Mare” a MAI a avut loc ceremonia solemnă de depunere a jurământului polițistului, de 115 studenți. Viitorii polițiști au jurat onestitate și devotament pentru apărarea drepturilor fundamentale ale cetățenilor și integrității Republicii Moldova. Totodată, a dorit proaspeților studenți succes pe tărâmul cunoștințelor și ani frumoși de studenție, amintindu-și de perioada în care a fost student al acestei instituții și momentul în care acum 30 de ani a depus jurământul pe același platou. Adresez cuvinte de susţinere corpului profesoral-didactic al instituţiei, care promovează atât însuşirea cunoştinţelor de specialitate, cât şi sentimentul profund al dragostei faţă de ţară şi valorile noastre naţionale”, a menționat Pavel Voicu. Orchestra Model a IGC, condusă de dirijorul, Oleg Cazacu împreună cu studenții au intonat imnul de Stat, echipa port drapel a Gărzii de Onoare a depus jerbe de flori la monumentul Domnitorului Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt.

Persons: Ștefan cel Mare, Pavel Voicu, Dinu, Oleg Cazacu, Onoare, Ştefan, Mare Organizations: Academiei, Ministerului, Orchestra Model, Securitate, La Academiei, Pavel Voicu Locations: Republicii Moldova

☆ 100 de ani de la naşterea poetului martir Andrei Ciurunga
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-28 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +1 min

În 1936 debutează editorial cu placheta de versuri Melancolie, urmând În zodia cumpenei (1939), Poemele dezrobirii (1943), Cântece de dor şi de război (1944). În pofida adversităţilor destinului, poetul a rămas fidel vocaţiei sale scriitoriceşti, rezistând spiritual în faţa tuturor vicisitudinilor vieţii. De-a lungul vieţii, a publicat 22 de volume de versuri: primul – în 1936, ultimul – în 2001. Din 28 martie 2014, Biblioteca raională Cahul poartă numele „Andrei Ciurunga”. În oraşul Chişinău, o stradă poartă numele „Andrei Ciurunga”.

Persons: Andrei Ciurunga, Robert Eisenbraun îşi, Ioan Vodă, Andrei Organizations: Unirea Principatelor Române Locations: Cahul, Basarabia, ţară, Chişinău

☆ (foto) Dragostea stă în lucruri simple. O artistă ilustrează relația dintre soț și soție
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-22 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: 1 min

Dragostea se manifestă prin lucruri mici. Artista Amanda Oleander din Los Angeles surprinde aceste momente în ilustrațiile ei. Ea colecționează momente pentru creațiile sale atât din propria relație, cât și din amintirile celor apropiați, iar într-un final arată lumii întregi adevăratul chip al dragostei atunci când nimeni nu se uită la cei doi îndrăgostiți. Vedeți mai jos câteva dintre lucrările acesteia.

Persons: Artista Amanda Oleander Locations: Los Angeles

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