Disabled truck on George Washington Bridge causes lane closure as NJ roads see delays
NEWARK, N.J. — A disabled tractor trailer on the George Washington Bridge westbound upper level was blocking one right lane of the Upper Trans Manhattan Expressway in Manhattan during the morning rush…
Governments to see biggest inflation-driven drop in debt ratios in over 20 years – Fitch
LONDON – Governments will benefit from the biggest inflation-driven drop in debt ratios in over 20 years, credit rating firm Fitch said on Wednesday, estimating it will slice around 5 percentage points…
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents See Rise in Unaccompanied Children
DEl RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector encountered more than 160 unaccompanied migrant children from Feb. 4-11. This fiscal year, between Oct. 1 and Dec.…
US equity funds see biggest inflow in six weeks
– U.S. equity funds lured massive inflows in the week to Feb. 9 as upbeat earnings reports and signs of easing tensions in Ukraine boosted risk appetite. Refinitiv data showed U.S. equity…
Global equity funds see biggest inflow in six weeks
– Global equity funds drew massive inflows in the seven days to Feb. 9 as investors cheered strong earnings results from U.S. and European companies, shrugging off concerns over a rise in…
Asian equities see biggest earnings upgrade in five months
By Gaurav Dogra – Asian equities in January received the biggest upgrade in their forward 12-month earnings estimates in five months, boosted by higher commodity prices and demand for technology exports in…
Fed’s Mester says she doesn’t see compelling case to start with 50 bps rate hike
NEW YORK – It is time for the Federal Reserve to start removing accommodation and raising interest rates, but it is not necessary for the central bank to launch its rate hike…
Separatists say they don’t see imminent all-out war in east Ukraine
By Anton Zverev DONETSK, Ukraine – Politicians and military sources in Russian-backed breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine say they do not see an imminent risk of full-scale war while attempts are still…
Volkswagen does not see chip shortage ending this year – Automobilwoche
BERLIN – Volkswagen does not expect the global shortage of semiconductors to end this year although it should further ease slightly in the second half, a board member was quoted as saying…
Global equity funds see biggest inflow in three weeks
– Global equity funds lured big inflows in the seven days to Feb. 2 on optimism over strong earnings from U.S. technology companies and on hopes that inflation would ease later this…
Euro zone firms see wages rising by 3% or more, ECB says
FRANKFURT – Euro zone companies expect wages to rise by 3% or more this year as workers demand to be compensated for inflation and it becomes more difficult to find staff such…
U.S. banks see business lending driving 2022 growth
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK – Demand for business loans is picking up in the United States as an economic recovery drives consumer spending and encourages companies to bulk up inventories,…
U.S. high yield bond ETFs see record outflows in January
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy – U.S. high yield bond exchange-traded funds saw record monthly outflows in January as investors ditched assets likely to be hit by an increase in market volatility and aggressive…
U.S. equity funds see massive outflows on tech selloff
– U.S. investors ramped up their selling of equity funds in the week to Jan. 26, hit by a selloff in tech stocks, and the rising geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine.…
Rate traders see risk of more than four U.S. Fed hikes this year after hawkish Powell
– Hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday have led short-term interest rate traders to begin pricing for the possibility that the U.S. central bank could raise rates more…
Inbursa ‘waiting to see’ before expressing interest in Citibanamex bid
MEXICO CITY – Mexican bank Inbursa said it would wait to know more about the sale of Citigroup’s Mexico retail operations, known as Citibanamex, before expressing interest in the unit, an Inbursa…
Global financial sector ETFs see huge inflows this year
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy – Global financial sector ETFs have seen vast inflows since the start of this year, according to Refinitiv Lipper data, as investors bought into a sector set to benefit…
Funds see promise in battered Chinese real estate dollar bonds
By Samuel Shen and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI – Beaten-down dollar bonds issued by Chinese property developers are enticing domestic and global fund managers, some of whom are even planning to launch new…
China property sector could see “significant” policy easing -BNP Paribas
NEW YORK – China’s real estate sector will likely see “significant easing” in the policies that govern it, BNP Paribas Asset Management said, months after starting to build a long position in…
Phil Murphy: If you want to see the future of America, come to New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – A week after declaring a second pandemic state of emergency that gives New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy a near sole authoritarian level of power, Murphy said this is what…
Inmate escapes from Florida jail, police say call 911 immediately if you see him
LIVE OAK, FL – A prisoner escape has been reported at the Suwanee County Jail in northern Florida. Jail officials say 48-year-old Anthony Eugene Ward escaped from the Suwannee County Jail at…
Yes, TSA can see the bullets you’re hiding in your deodorant, Atlantic City Airport traveler learns
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s list of Top 10 List of most unusual items found nationwide at security checkpoints in 2021.…
Phil Murphy’s pandemic powers officially end tomorrow, but New Jersey nervously waits to see what he does next
TRENTON, NJ – When the New Jersey Senate and Assembly both agreed in a bipartisan fashion to allow New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s pandemic health emergency powers to expire Monday, the governor…
NJ Department of Labor’s victory lap is insulting to New Jerseyeans who see the complete and utter failure of the agency during pandemic
TRENTON, NJ – Senator Michael Testa today lambasted New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development after the beleaguered agency issued a self-congratulatory press release boasting of its accomplishments in 2021. “With…
Pushaw: The American people see AOC for what she is, a hypocrite
MIAMI, FL – Christina Pushaw, the public information officer for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis struck back at New York City progressive Democrat Congresswoman Sandy Cortez saying she is a hypocrite who fled…
Once you see Bob Menendez swinging on a playground swing, you can’t unsee it
It’s creepy and cringeworthy, but once you see U.S. Senator Robert Menendez swinging on a swingset in a children’s playground, you’ll never be able to unsee it. Most likely the brainchild of…
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