Wealthy GOP Megadonor Scores $20.5M Land Deal in Manchester, Raising Ethical Questions
Manchester, NJ – In a deal sparking ethical scrutiny, Republican megadonor and Lakewood attorney Larry Bathgate sold 89.57 acres of Pinelands property on Ridgeway Road to the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust…
‘We’re Not Even Raising The Bar’: House Intel Chair Says US Isn’t Keeping Pace With China’s Buildup Of Nuclear Weapons
‘We’re Not Even Raising The Bar’: House Intel Chair Says US Isn’t Keeping Pace With China’s Buildup Of Nuclear Weapons Harold Hutchison on July 5, 2023 Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio…
Donor bought pricey golf simulator for DeSantis, documents show, raising ethics questions
By Aram Roston and Joseph Tanfani (Reuters) – After Ron DeSantis, an avid golfer, moved into the Florida governor’s mansion in 2019, workers installed a golf simulator worth tens of thousands of…
Canadian forest fire turns sky orange in New Jersey, raising air quality alarm
TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Action Day for Particulate Matter on Wednesday, June 7. Statewide, levels of fine particulate matter are expected to…
Treasury says further bill auctions depend on raising debt limit
(Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday announced $15 billion in one-day cash management bills on June 2 and said it tentatively plans to sell 13-week and 26-week bills on June…
Czech central banker Holub: raising rates more would still makes sense
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Raising the Czech National Bank’s interest rates further would still make sense as it could serve as a signal that the central bank has not given up on its…
Vivek Ramaswamy Calls For Raising The Voting Age To 25
Vivek Ramaswamy Calls For Raising The Voting Age To 25 Mary Lou Masters on May 10, 2023 Conservative businessman and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is proposing raising the voting age…
Two inmates break out of Philadelphia prison raising safety concerns for families, witnesses
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Two inmates have reportedly escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center. On Monday, May 8th, the Department of Prisons announced the escape of Ameen Hurst and Nasir Grant. Concerns…
‘Raising Your Prices’: Fox Business Hosts Rip Biden’s ‘Completely Crazy’ Proposal That Will ‘Destroy’ Airlines
‘Raising Your Prices’: Fox Business Hosts Rip Biden’s ‘Completely Crazy’ Proposal That Will ‘Destroy’ Airlines Harold Hutchison on May 8, 2023 A panel of Fox News and Fox Business Network hosts ripped…
Taiwan central bank may keep raising interest rates, minutes show
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s central bank debated the need for further rate hikes this year to combat persistent inflation, minutes from its last board meeting showed on Thursday. The central bank, at…
Trump campaign reports raising $14.5 million in early 2023
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s presidential campaign on Saturday reported raising $14.5 million during the first three months of this year, with contributions accelerating sharply after he announced he…
Bank of Canada discussed raising rates at latest policy meeting -governor
(Reuters) – The governing council of the Bank of Canada discussed raising interest rates at its policy meeting earlier this week before deciding to leave them on hold, the central bank’s governor,…
Gavin Newsom’s State Insulin Program Could End Up Raising Costs
Gavin Newsom’s State Insulin Program Could End Up Raising Costs Jason Cohen on March 31, 2023 Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on March 18 an agreement with nonprofit generic drugmaker Civica…
Colombia central bank seen raising rates at Thursday meeting
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – The board of Colombia’s central bank will hold its monetary policy meeting on Thursday, with the majority of analysts expecting one last hike to the benchmark…
Raising FDIC’s deposit protection limit should be considered -U.S. Senate majority leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A proposal to raise the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s $250,000 limit for protecting depositors’ accounts should be considered, but any costs should be paid by the banks, not taxpayers,…
Taiwan central bank says raising rates could help curb inflation expectations
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s deputy central bank governor said on Monday that raising interest rates may help curb inflation expectations, although also noting an aversion to raising rates during an export downturn.…
U.S. House Republican hardliners unveil spending demands for raising debt ceiling
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The hardline U.S. House Freedom Caucus responded to President Joe Biden’s $6.8 trillion budget proposal on Friday, with a list of demands including a near freeze…
BlackRock sees ‘reasonable chance’ of Fed raising rates to 6%
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve could raise interest rates to 6% and keep them there for an extended period of time to fight inflation, said Rick…
Fed’s Powell again rejects idea of raising inflation target
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday the U.S. central bank’s decade-old 2% inflation target has in years past been a key factor in keeping…
ECB must keep raising rate despite public sacrifice, Vujcic says
By Balazs Koranyi ZAGREB (Reuters) – The European Central Bank needs to keep raising rates beyond March and must hold them at high levels for a while even as inflation falls and…
Veteran ruling party lawmaker Amari warns BOJ against raising rates
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has yet to see economic conditions fall into place for the central bank to raise interest rates, Akira Amari, a veteran ruling party lawmaker, told Reuters on Wednesday.…
Biden will insist that raising debt limit is not ‘bargaining chip’ -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will insist in his State of the Union address that raising the debt limit of the United States is not negotiable and should not be…
Brazil’s government eyes raising income tax exemption in 2023
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Newly elected Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is considering an income tax exemption for workers who earn two times the minimum wage, or just…
What is a debt ceiling and why are we talking about raising it?
For those of us living in the United States, the topic of debt ceilings and raising them has been an ongoing debate. But what exactly is a debt ceiling, and why are…
ECB will keep raising rates ‘significantly’ at sustained pace, De Cos says
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -The European Central Bank expects to continue raising interest rates “significantly” at future meetings, at a sustained pace, to ensure that inflation returns to the 2% target…
Big Banks Are Raising A Giant Red Flag For The US Economy
Big Banks Are Raising A Giant Red Flag For The US Economy Laurel Duggan on January 10, 2023 Some of the country’s largest banks are expected to see a 15% decline in…
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