Mikie Sherill credits $10 million net worth increase since taking office as being really lucky
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Rep. Mikie Sherrill responded to questions this week regarding a reported $7 million increase in household stock assets since taking office, attributing the gain to her and her husband…
BETSY MCCAUGHEY: Dems’ ‘Net Zero’ Fantasies Are Pie In The Sky
BETSY MCCAUGHEY: Dems’ ‘Net Zero’ Fantasies Are Pie In The Sky Betsy McCaughey on August 4, 2023 When politicians go green, vowing zero carbon, the public should see red. We all want…
KEVIN MOONEY: The Push For ‘Net Zero’ Isn’t Clean Or Green
KEVIN MOONEY: The Push For ‘Net Zero’ Isn’t Clean Or Green Kevin Mooney on July 11, 2023 By cutting off oil and gas exploration as part of a global campaign to achieve…
‘Do That Right Now’: Salesforce CEO Demands Commitment To ‘Net Zero’ Emissions
‘Do That Right Now’: Salesforce CEO Demands Commitment To ‘Net Zero’ Emissions Harold Hutchison on January 18, 2023 Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said Wednesday that there needed to be an international commitment…
Pharmacy & Bank Robberies Net Nashville Man Lengthy Federal Prison Sentence
NASHVILLE – A Nashville man convicted of robbing a pharmacy and a bank in 2020, will spend 13 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District…
Brazil’s Raia Drogasil posts 48% increase in Q2 adjusted net profit
(Reuters) – Brazilian pharmacy chain Raia Drogasil SA posted on Friday a 48% increase on its second-quarter adjusted net profit. The company’s profit rose to 343.746 million reais ($66.46 million)in the quarter.…
Japan’s Mizuho Financial reports 36% drop in Q1 net profit
TOKYO – Mizuho Financial Group Inc, Japan’s third-largest lender by assets, reported on Friday a 36% drop in first-quarter net profit from a year ago when earnings were boosted by tax-related gains.…
Singapore lender UOB posts 11% rise in Q2 net profit
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s smallest listed lender, United Overseas Bank (UOB), reported a rise of 11% in second-quarter profit, supported by a strong improvement in net interest income amid increasing interest rates. “This…
Brazilian airline Gol reports Q2 net loss, but net revenue jumps
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO – Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA on Thursday reported a steep second-quarter net loss mainly due to foreign exchange variations, sending its shares down even…
Poste Italiane Q2 net profit up 44% on strong payment & mobile business
MILAN – Net income at Italy’s Poste Italiane rose 44% in the second quarter to 469 million euros, mainly thanks to strong growth in the payment and mobile division and cost-cutting in…
Mexican breadmaker Bimbo doubles Q2 net profit, raises outlook
By Kylie Madry and Noe Torres MEXICO CITY – Mexican breadmaker Grupo Bimbo on Thursday reported its second-quarter net profit doubled and the company raised its sales and operating earnings outlook, citing…
ECB raises rates for first time in decade with safety net for debtors
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank raised its interest rates for the first time since 2011 on Thursday and unveiled a new bond-buying programme to keep borrowing costs in check for the…
U.S. Senate Democrats plan bill aiming to restore ‘net neutrality’
WASHINGTON – Two U.S. Senate Democrats active in internet issues are working on a bill to restore landmark “net neutrality” rules that would bar telecommunications companies from blocking or throttling traffic or…
Investors turn net sellers of U.S. equity funds on slowdown worries
(Reuters) – U.S. investors turned net sellers of equity funds in the week ended June 29, as they fretted over the impact of hefty rate increases on the U.S. economy, with data…
Qatar Airways warns industry 2050 net zero target challenging for airlines to meet
DOHA – Qatar Airways’ chief executive said on Monday the industry’s net-zero 2050 target, which was set last year, would be difficult for airlines to achieve. It is going to be “very…
Speculators raise net long U.S. dollar bets in latest week
(Reuters) – Speculators raised their net long U.S. dollar positions in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday. The value of…
Carjackers Net a Collective Total of 41 Years in Federal Prison
Memphis, TN – Justin Huddleston, 21, Terrance Moore, 21, and Angelo Smith, 23, have been sentenced to a collective total of 492 months in federal prison for carjacking and brandishing a firearm during and…
Japanese investors net sellers of foreign bonds in May
(Reuters) – Japanese investors were net sellers of foreign bonds for the third consecutive month in May, as concerns over aggressive monetary tightening by major central banks shrank bond prices. Japan’s Ministry…
Speculators cut net long bets on U.S. dollar -CFTC, Reuters
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK -Speculators’ net long bets on the U.S. dollar fell to a five-week low, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released…
U.S. dollar net long bets slip, bitcoin futures surge-CFTC, Reuters data
NEW YORK – Speculators’ net long positioning on the U.S. dollar slipped, after hitting their highest level since late November in the previous week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity…
Russian mobile operator MTS reports 76.2% y/y slump in Q1 net profit
(Reuters) – Russia’s biggest mobile operator MTS on Wednesday reported a 76.2% year-on-year drop in first-quarter net profit to 3.9 billion roubles ($62.9 million), which it blamed in part on higher interest…
Foreigners turn net buyers of Japanese stocks in week to May 6
(Reuters) – Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks in the week ended May 6 as some investors scooped up shares in banking and commodity-related sectors, despite a sell-off in broader…
Internet providers end challenge to California net neutrality law
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. broadband industry ended late on Wednesday its legal challenge to California’s landmark net neutrality law, which seeks to protect the open internet. A group of…
Wealth manager AMP’s Australia unit posts net cash outflows on uncertainties
(Reuters) – AMP Ltd said on Thursday its Australian wealth management business logged another quarter of cash outflows as it continued to lose investors amid market uncertainty due to the Russia-Ukraine war,…
U.S. dollar net long bets rise, bitcoin posts largest net long since CME launch -CFTC, Reuters
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK – Speculators’ net long positioning on the U.S. dollar rose in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released…
Brazil to raise tax on net income of banks, financial firms
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s government will increase taxes on banks and financial institutions on Thursday, the official gazette showed, in a bid to fund a new debt renegotiation program for small firms.…
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