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☆ Jim Cramer says 3 factors foreshadowed Thursday’s market comeback
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday said that there were three indicators during Thursday's trading session that suggested the initial market sell-off would fizzle out. Stocks made a stunning reversal on Thursday after the market fought off a hotter-than-expected consumer price index report to snap a six-day losing streak. Anything above plus 4% indicates the market is overbought, while anything below minus 5% indicates the market is oversold. That means traders weren't spooked and is usually a sign the market is dealing with a "misdirection play," according to Cramer. "The people who are still left in this miserable, horrible, no-good market aren't going to dump stocks over something they already knew — that the consumer price index is too hot.

Walker spoke of getting his start playing football in Johnson County and then making his way to the University of Georgia and pro football. He said that if he is re-elected he will fight to expand Medicaid in Georgia. And I think the people of Georgia have a real choice about who they think is ready to represent them in the United States Senate," Warnock told reporters Thursday, without directly addressing the abortion story. Warnock's allies, meanwhile, see the question more as a battle between Walker and Georgia voters — why give his opponent a chance to bring him into the story? What’s “very important” to her is Democrats’ holding the Senate and fighting GOP "extremism."

☆ Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner knew the 2020 election wasn't stolen and began to distance themselves before the results were even called, a new book says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Peter Baker | Susan Glasser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

In their new book, journalists, Peter Baker and Susan Glasser go behind the scenes of the Trump White House. As the 2020 election results came in, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump had already moved on, the book says. They had their own future to think about, one that would no longer involve the White House. While still in the White House, he began writing a memoir focused on Middle East peacemaking. "We either have a vote WE control and WEwin OR it gets kicked to Congress 6 January 2021," Don Jr. wrote.

☆ In Los Angeles, Angel City FC Is a Hit In Its First Season
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Rachel Bachman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Hollywood blockbusters that launch with a blast often fizzle when the hype wears off. But when Angel City FC plays its final home regular season match on Sunday, the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team in Los Angeles will have blown past its original franchise goals—and begun planning for a sequel. When Angel City began planning in 2020, it aimed for 5,000 season tickets in its first season. It sold nearly 16,000, and season-ticket renewals for 2023 are near 90%.

☆ How Angel City FC Created a Women’s Soccer Moneymaker
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Rachel Bachman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

But some analysts note the relative stability of rivals UPS and DHL, and said FedEx's own failure to adapt also contributed to its performance. related investing news Does FedEx's bleak outlook flash a warning signal for investors? Kanarek was among the analysts who noted the mix of factors − internal and external − that likely played a role in FedEx's disappointing results. Confronting realitySome experts see FedEx's performance as an overdue confrontation with market realities coming out of the pandemic, which the company previously failed to acknowledge. If demand continues to slow and manufacturers require less production, Hoexter said FedEx could start to see freight volumes soften too.

☆ A judge might force Elon Musk to buy Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Alex Kantrowitz | Big Technology | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The trial between Twitter and Elon Musk will begin on October 17 at the Delaware Chancery Court. The Delaware judge hearing Twitter's case vs. Elon Musk listened incredulously as Musk's lawyers asked her to postpone the trial. The DecoPac deal, like many acquisitions, had a clause called "specific performance," which allows the courts to force the deal to close. It didn't take long for McCormick's life at the Chancery Court to get interestingElon Musk agreed to buy Twitter in April 2022. And Twitter then sued Musk for specific performance in Delaware Chancery Court later that month.

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