New Jersey’s Black Owned Businesses Getting Crushed Despite Biden and Harris Optimistic Pep Talks
A new report claims black-owned businesses, like those here in New Jersey, are being crushed under the Biden-Harris administration. While the nation’s top officials travel the country trying to paint a pretty…
Boston Fed’s Collins: Remain optimistic in soft landing from inflation
By Howard Schneider BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said on Friday she remained optimistic the U.S. central bank can lower inflation without doing substantial damage to the job…
Canada optimistic about digital services tax agreement with US
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday she was cautiously optimistic about settling a dispute with the United States about Ottawa’s planned digital services tax (DST) on large…
Australia PM ‘optimistic’ of long-shot win in Indigenous rights referendum
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday he remained hopeful a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution would succeed, even as the measure lags…
U.S. optimistic it will reach critical minerals deal with EU
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States is optimistic it will conclude an agreement with the European Union to allow critical minerals mined or processed in Europe to qualify for…
IAG chief sees Portugal’s TAP as great fit, optimistic about privatisation
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s soon to be privatised TAP airline would fit right into IAG’s profile as a developer of airlines and hubs, also strengthening its existing operations, the CEO…
UK consumers most optimistic since early 2022: GfK
LONDON (Reuters) – British consumers are their most optimistic since the start of 2022 as they turn more hopeful about the economy with inflation on the wane and wages growing, a survey…
Iran optimistic prisoner swap with U.S. will happen in “near future”-foreign ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran is optimistic a prisoner swap with Washington will happen “in the near future”, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, adding that Tehran’s frozen $6 billion assets in South…
Chile’s economy stagnant in most optimistic scenario for 2023 -cenbank
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile’s central bank on Wednesday lowered the top end of its estimate for the country’s economic performance in 2023, saying it now forecasts gross domestic product (GDP) to show no…
Embraer optimistic about quarters ahead as Q2 profit blows past estimates
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian planemaker Embraer on Monday shot past market estimates for second-quarter results, with its chief executive voicing optimism about upcoming quarters for the company. Francisco Gomes…
Optimistic investors still buying stocks – BofA
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Investors continued to buy stock and bond funds in the week to Wednesday, Bank of America global research said in a report on Friday citing EPFR data,…
South Korean manufacturers most optimistic in seven months -central bank survey
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean manufacturers’ business optimism in August hit its highest level in seven months, a central bank survey showed on Thursday, as concern about raw material prices eased. The…
South Korea’s services companies most optimistic in nine months
SEOUL (Reuters) – Confidence among South Korea’s services sector firms has continued to improve, with their outlook for July the most optimistic in nine months, but manufacturers turned a bit pessimistic, a…
Investors overly optimistic on speed, cost of taming inflation, says IMF
SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) – The world’s top central banks may need longer to get inflation back down to target and a fresh bout of financial turbulence could make the process even more…
Goldman calls markets too optimistic on pace of US inflation drop -Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Inflation in the United States will not decline as quickly as markets are currently pricing, according to a note from strategists at Goldman Sachs cited in a Bloomberg report on…
IMF’s Gopinath sees ‘sizeable’ upside inflation risks, says markets too optimistic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s no. 2 official said on Wednesday she sees sizeable risks that inflation will remain high or accelerate in many emerging markets and urged central banks…
Biden expects to meet lawmakers Tuesday for debt talks, says he is optimistic
REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he expects to meet with congressional leaders on Tuesday for talks on a plan to raise the nation’s debt limit and…
Conservative Justice Remains ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Ahead Of Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
Conservative Justice Remains ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Ahead Of Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Mary Lou Masters on April 2, 2023 Conservative Justice Daniel Kelly is “cautiously optimistic” about beating his liberal opponent Judge Janet…
‘I Was Pleased’: Republican Attorneys General Optimistic SCOTUS Will Rule In Their Favor In Student Loan Case
‘I Was Pleased’: Republican Attorneys General Optimistic SCOTUS Will Rule In Their Favor In Student Loan Case Alexa Schwerha on February 28, 2023 The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for two cases…
Swiss industry optimistic for 2023 after sales rise in 2022
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s mechanical and electrical engineering companies are cautiously optimistic about their prospects for 2023 after the sector reported higher sales, exports and orders last year. Sales rose 9.4% in…
Siemens Energy: gas and power business supports optimistic view for 2023
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Siemens Energy, which supplies equipment to the power sector, expects its business catering conventional energy sources to support its optimistic view for 2023, its chief executive said in a…
Germany’s Habeck optimistic trade dispute with U.S. can be avoided
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Robert Habeck expressed optimism on Thursday that a trade dispute with the United States over subsidies can be avoided. “I think we have a good chance…
Imperial Oil CEO optimistic Alberta gov’t will add to carbon capture funding
By Nia Williams and Arshreet Singh (Reuters) -The chief executive of Canada’s Imperial Oil on Tuesday expressed optimism that the Alberta government will contribute funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in…
German gas storage operators optimistic for next winter
BERLIN (Reuters) – German gas storage operators expressed optimism on Tuesday that there will not be supply problems next winter due to declining consumption and said there is no chance of shortage…
Ex-FBI Twitter Lawyer Questioned Why Trump Wasn’t Censored Over ‘Optimistic’ COVID Tweet, Docs Show
Ex-FBI Twitter Lawyer Questioned Why Trump Wasn’t Censored Over ‘Optimistic’ COVID Tweet, Docs Show John Hugh DeMastri on December 26, 2022 Jim Baker, Twitter’s former Deputy General Counsel, contacted two high-ranking Twitter…
VW’s SEAT says is optimistic in finding solutions on Spain’s subsidy offer
MADRID (Reuters) – The chief of Volkswagen’s Spanish unit SEAT said on Thursday he is “optimistic” in finding “solutions” with national and regional authorities regarding the subsidy offer it received to build…
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