Murphy slammed for state-funded trip to Middle East as New Jersey’s biggest forest fire ever raged
TRENTON, NJ — Governor Phil Murphy faced fierce backlash this weekend after announcing his arrival in Saudi Arabia for an economic mission, while wildfires and other crises continued to plague New Jersey.…
U.S. equity funds notch up biggest weekly inflow in seven weeks
(Reuters) – Investors were net buyers of U.S. equity funds in the week to Aug. 10, on bets that the Federal Reserve would slow the pace of its interest rate hikes as…
U.S. bond funds gain biggest weekly inflow in 11-months
(Reuters) – U.S. bond funds recorded their biggest weekly purchase in eleven months in the week to Aug. 3 on expectations that slowing growth would prompt the Federal Reserve to slow down…
Global bond funds receive biggest weekly inflow in nine months
(Reuters) – Global bond funds obtained their biggest weekly inflow in nine months and purchases in money market funds also surged in the week to Aug. 3, as investors favoured safety due…
Bank of England on brink of biggest rate hike since 1995
By William Schomberg LONDON – The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates by the most since 1995 on Thursday, even as the risks of a recession mount, in an…
‘Misinformation’: Study Debunks One Of The Media’s Biggest Lies About Abortion Restrictions
‘Misinformation’: Study Debunks One Of The Media’s Biggest Lies About Abortion Restrictions Laurel Duggan on July 29, 2022 Each of the 23 states with significant abortion restrictions has exceptions in place to…
Analysis-World’s biggest bond markets back in vogue as recession fears mount
By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON – One day you’re out and the next day you’re in: the world’s battered sovereign bond markets are back in favour as global recession fears mount. Government borrowing…
U.S. equity funds post biggest weekly outflow in five weeks
(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds witnessed their biggest weekly outflow in five weeks in the week to July 20, as cautious investors gear up ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting next…
Indonesia’s Q2 FDI jumps nearly 40% y/y, biggest rise in a decade
JAKARTA – Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Indonesia rose 39.7% annually in the April-June period in rupiah terms to 163.2 trillion rupiah ($10.89 billion), the investment minister said on Wednesday, the biggest…
Brazil’s biggest individual investor remains a buyer amid political uncertainty
By Paula Arend Laier SAO PAULO – One of Brazil’s most successful individual investors, Luiz Barsi, said he is continuing to buy shares in its companies even as uncertainties loom ahead of…
Jack Ciatarelli is One of NJ’s Biggest Political Losers After Ocean County GOP Election
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Within hours after losing the 2021 election for New Jersey Governor to Democrat Phil Murphy, Jack Ciattarelli announced he is already a candidate for the 2025 race. Key…
‘A Monumental Moment’: Arizona Governor Signs Law Creating The Nation’s Biggest School Choice Program
‘A Monumental Moment’: Arizona Governor Signs Law Creating The Nation’s Biggest School Choice Program Reagan Reese on July 8, 2022 Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law creating the widest school…
Emerging Asian equities post biggest foreign outflows since March 2020
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Emerging Asian equities ex-China recorded massive outflows in June, as risk assets took a hit due to heightened concerns over a potential recession, with major central banks…
Japan May real wages post biggest drop in nearly 2 years on inflation
TOKYO – Japan’s real wages extended a decline in May to post the biggest year-on-year drop in nearly two years, government data showed on Tuesday, as consumer inflation hovering near a seven-year-high…
FOSSIL-FUELED FREEDOM: US Overtakes Russia As Europe’s Biggest Gas Supplier
FOSSIL-FUELED FREEDOM: US Overtakes Russia As Europe’s Biggest Gas Supplier Max Keating on July 1, 2022 The United States sent more liquefied natural gas to Europe than the region got from Russian…
Biden’s EPA Has America’s Biggest Oil Field In Its Regulatory Crosshairs
Biden’s EPA Has America’s Biggest Oil Field In Its Regulatory Crosshairs Max Keating on June 29, 2022 Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s deadline for the Biden administration to respond to his request that…
Factbox-Some of the biggest splits in Corporate America
(Reuters) – Kellogg Co on Tuesday became the latest U.S. corporation to announce a splitting of its business. The company said it would spin off its North American cereal and plant-based foods…
Stocks in biggest weekly loss since 2020 on interest-rate worries
By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK – World stocks on Friday closed out their steepest weekly slide since the pandemic meltdown of March 2020, as investors worried that tighter monetary policy by…
Rates on U.S. 30-year mortgages see biggest one-week increase since 1987
NEW YORK – U.S. housing finance giant Freddie Mac said on Thursday the average contract rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose by more than half a percentage point to 5.78%, the…
Euro interbank borrowing rates see biggest daily surge in over 10 years
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) -Euro area interbank borrowing rates saw their biggest daily jumps in over 10 years on Tuesday, reflecting huge increases in market expectations for European Central Bank rate hikes.…
U.S. bond funds see biggest weekly outflows in four weeks
(Reuters) – U.S. bond funds witnessed massive outflows in the week to June 8 after a weekly inflow, as a better-than-estimated payrolls report made the case for a faster pace of interest…
S.Africa’s Gold Fields to become fourth biggest gold miner with Yamana deal
By Nelson Banya (Reuters) -South Africa’s Gold Fields Ltd’s is set to become one of the four biggest gold miners in the world after agreeing to acquire Canada-based Yamana Gold in a…
Green Transition To Be The Biggest Act Of ‘Mass Murder’ Since 20th Century Communist Regimes, ‘Fossil Future’ Author Says
Green Transition To Be The Biggest Act Of ‘Mass Murder’ Since 20th Century Communist Regimes, ‘Fossil Future’ Author Says Thomas Catenacci on May 24, 2022 Energy policy expert Alex Epstein argues in…
Sterling set for its biggest weekly rise since Dec 2020 vs dollar
(Reuters) -Sterling was set for its biggest weekly gain since December 2020 against a weakening dollar as the latest economic data suggested the market might not need to scale back its expectations…
U.S.-Taliban deal biggest factor in collapse of Afghan forces, watchdog says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – The biggest factor that led to the collapse of the Afghan military in August last year was the U.S. decision to withdraw forces and contractors from Afghanistan…
U.S. bond funds see biggest weekly outflow in four weeks
(Reuters) – U.S. bond funds saw a surge in outflows in the week to May 11 on concerns over higher inflation readings, which cemented expectations of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal…
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