Spadea under pressure to end campaign as “NJMAGA” rejects Trump endorsement
Trenton, NJ –– Calls are growing statewide from party chairmen to legislative leaders, to rank and file Republicans calling for alleged Trump loyalist Bill Spadea to suspend his campaign after being rejected…
‘Toxic Twitter’ activists ramp up pressure on brands after Trump account reinstated
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – A coalition of civil rights activists on Monday were urging Twitter’s advertisers to issue statements about pulling their ads off the social media platform after its owner…
House Democrats Pressure Biden Admin To Embrace Climate Reparations
House Democrats Pressure Biden Admin To Embrace Climate Reparations Jack McEvoy on November 16, 2022 Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and 12 other House Democrats are calling on presidential climate envoy John…
S.African civil servants plan protests to pressure govt over wages
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African civil servants will march to the National Treasury in the administrative capital Pretoria and in the country’s other eight provinces next Tuesday to pressure the government over…
China’s imports, exports will see greater pressure in Q4 – commerce ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s imports and exports will face greater pressure in the fourth quarter, due to insufficient external demand, commerce ministry spokesperson Shu Jueting told a news conference on Thursday. The…
TSX dips as lower oil prices pressure energy shares
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index fell on Wednesday as lower oil prices weighed on energy shares but gains for consumer-related stocks helped limit the index’s decline. The…
Swedish central bank’s Floden says underlying inflation pressure worrying
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A continued rise in underlying inflation is a worry, Swedish central bank Deputy Governor Martin Floden said on Tuesday. Underlying inflation was 7.9% in October compared to a year…
Biden’s Border Chief Resigns After Pressure From Administration, Republicans
Biden’s Border Chief Resigns After Pressure From Administration, Republicans Arjun Singh on November 12, 2022 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner Chris Magnus resigned from his position Saturday, according to a…
Voter Participation Groups With Left-Wing Ties Threaten Voters With Peer Pressure
Voter Participation Groups With Left-Wing Ties Threaten Voters With Peer Pressure Bronson Winslow on November 8, 2022 Voter participation groups are pressuring people to vote, saying they will alert their neighbors and…
Iran university students strike, piling pressure on rulers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian university students pressed ahead with sit-down strikes on Tuesday in support of some of the biggest protests since the 1979 revolution, ignoring harsh warnings by elite security forces…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Facilitators Of Traffickers’: Guatemalan President Says US Needs To ‘Pressure’ Countries To Stop Flow Of Illegal Migrants
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Facilitators Of Traffickers’: Guatemalan President Says US Needs To ‘Pressure’ Countries To Stop Flow Of Illegal Migrants Jennie Taer on October 30, 2022 The U.S. government needs to “pressure” countries to…
As with Ukraine, a coalition should pressure Myanmar’s junta, U.N. expert says
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russian weapons being used in Ukraine are also killing people in Myanmar, an independent U.N. expert said on Wednesday, urging countries to form a coalition…
Monro considers reforms after pressure by activist firm Ides Capital
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Monro Inc on Wednesday said it plans to refresh its board of directors and will consider restructuring its equity shares after calls from an activist…
Apple’s holiday quarter may face pressure from inflation, weak China demand
By Nivedita Balu and Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s earnings report on Thursday may show the best quarterly sales growth for iPhones this year but it could still foreshadow a difficult…
Ad group WPP wrestles with wage pressure in resilient quarter
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -British ad group WPP said its global clients are investing in their brands in the face of economic uncertainties, supporting its third-quarter revenue even as wage inflation…
Bristol Myers Q3 sales fall on Revlimid, forex pressure
(Reuters) – Drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb said on Tuesday its third-quarter sales fell from last year as generic competition ate into sales of its blockbuster cancer drug Revlimid in the United States,…
Russian forces in Ukraine under pressure as Kherson towns to be evacuated
LONDON (Reuters) – The new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine acknowledged on Tuesday that his troops were under broad pressure and faced hard choices, as the Russian-appointed governor of occupied Kherson…
Argentina inflation undershoots, easing pressure to hike rates
By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s monthly inflation rate came in lower than expected in September, a rare reprieve for the embattled economy and struggling residents, which may allow the…
With Putin under pressure, Belarus edges closer to joining war in Ukraine
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – A flurry of military activity in Belarus this week has caught the attention of Ukraine and the West as a potential sign that President Alexander Lukashenko…
Explainer-What is NOPEC, the U.S. bill to pressure the OPEC+ oil group?
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. legislation that could open members of oil producing group OPEC+ to antitrust lawsuits has emerged as a possible tool to tackle high fuel prices, after…
China’s smaller banks cut deposit rates to ease margin pressure
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A string of small and mid-sized Chinese banks are following their larger peers and cutting deposit interest rates in the first broad-based move since 2015 to ease pressure on…
Irn-bru maker warns of margin pressure as inflation soars
By Sinchita Mitra (Reuters) -The British maker of the orange fizzy drink Irn Bru on Tuesday flagged a hit to its second-half margins as it grapples with rising costs and consumers curbing…
Hospital Assigned ‘Trans Buddies’ To Pressure Doctors Into Affirming Children’s Gender Identity
Hospital Assigned ‘Trans Buddies’ To Pressure Doctors Into Affirming Children’s Gender Identity Laurel Duggan on September 21, 2022 The Vanderbilt University Medical Center matches transgender patients, including children, with transgender patient advocates…
Japan PM Kishida faces pressure to ramp up spending as approval slides
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s ruling party is ramping up calls for a fresh spending package worth at least $105 billion to cushion the blow from rising inflation, reinforcing fears that…
China set to keep lending benchmarks unchanged amid yuan pressure
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is expected to keep lending benchmarks unchanged this week, a poll of market participants showed, with authorities seen holding off monetary easing in the short-term to avoid more…
‘The selling pressure is feeding on itself:’ ARK, meme stocks tumble as Fed hike looms
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sizzling inflation that helped send 2-year U.S. Treasury yields to fresh 14-year highs continued to burn some of the winners of the so-called pandemic bubble…
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