Murphy’s latest energy saving sham is nothing more than a short term loan for most in New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – Senate Republican Leader Anthony M. Bucco (R-25) has sharply criticized the recent agreement between the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and the state’s four major electric utilities,…
Ericsson closes $6.2 billion Vonage deal after short delay
STOCKHOLM – Ericsson on Thursday closed its $6.2 billion Vonage acquisition, nearly a month after it was delayed due to a pending investigation by a U.S. national security panel. The Swedish telecom…
U.S. senator seeks passage of Big Tech antitrust bill as time runs short
WASHINGTON – A U.S. congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Tuesday called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech, as prospects of it becoming law seemed…
Nasdaq short interest slips 0.4% in late June
NEW YORK – Short interest on the Nasdaq dipped 0.4% in late June, the exchange said late on Tuesday. As of Nov. 30, short interest fell to about 13.174 billion shares, compared…
Rutgers Athletics Blew $10 Million on Lavish Spending While Public Schools at Shore Short Changed
TRENTON, NJ – After state Democrats gave another $100 million to the Rutgers athletic program, a USA Today report detailed over $10 million in lavish and extreme spending on its athletes, including…
Any U.S. recession would likely be short, shallow, IMF official says
WASHINGTON – If the United States does fall into a recession, it would likely be “relatively short,” with only modest increases in unemployment, and may look like U.S. downturns in the early…
U.S. super stock options expiry may bring short market respite
By Medha Singh (Reuters) – An unusually large quarterly expiration of U.S. stock futures and options on Friday is likely to boost trading volumes and add to volatility, market strategists said, with…
Republican Bill Would Allow School Districts Short on Bus Drivers to Perform In-house Training
by NJ GOP Caucus TRENTON, N.J. (PRESS RELEASE) – The General Assembly on Thursday passed two bills, sponsored by Assemblymen Ned Thomson and Sean Kean, giving school districts more tools to tackle…
Nothing Short of Tyranny, Jackson Mayor-Council Pull Sign Ordinance After Pressure by Out-Of-Town Realtors
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – An ordinance that would have required realtors to pay a fee to place real estate-related signage in front of homes and land for sale was pulled by Jackson…
Robert Singer Introduces Short Bus Bill to Help Districts Fill Driver Positions
LAKEWOOD, NJ – New Jersey Senator Robert Singer has introduced a bill in Trenton that would allow drivers of shorter school buses that seat up to 9 students to accept a job…
StanChart CEO sees shallow and short recession by early 2023
By Divya Chowdhury MUMBAI – Standard Chartered Chief Executive Bill Winters expects central banks’ fight against surging inflation, driven by structural cost pressures such as wage growth, to result in a “relatively…
Cherry Hill Bank Robber Arrested A Short Time Later
CHERRY HILL, NJ – A man who robbed a bank in Cherry Hill was arrested by police before he got to spend his first dollar of stolen money. Jose Cruz, 42, of…
‘Illogical, Moronic, And Nothing Short Of Unethical’: Republicans Lambast WaPo For Tying Them To ‘Eco-Fascism’ After Buffalo Shooting
‘Illogical, Moronic, And Nothing Short Of Unethical’: Republicans Lambast WaPo For Tying Them To ‘Eco-Fascism’ After Buffalo Shooting Thomas Catenacci on May 17, 2022 Prominent Republicans slammed The Washington Post on Tuesday…
Inflation and war risks to buoy gold in short term: Reuters Poll
By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices are expected to hold firm this quarter as investors seek refuge from soaring inflation and risks such as the Ukraine war, before retreating later this…
Musk says you can’t save planet and short Tesla; ESG investors disagree
By Simon Jessop LONDON – Elon Musk may not like it, but environmental credentials still come second to profit and loss for the world’s sustainability-minded investors – even if that means “short-selling”…
Smith Falls Short to Opponent Healey in CD-3 Republican Primary Campaign Fundraising
Defiant New Jersey gym owner Ian Smith raised just $99,161 in his bid for congress while his opponent Bob Healey raised $1,039,414, more than ten times the amount Smith had raised. Smith…
Thyssenkrupp puts 1,300 steel workers on short working hours
DUESSELDORF – Thyssenkrupp is cutting working hours for 1,300 of its steel workers, the German conglomerate said on Thursday, responding to the impact of the war in Ukraine on the automotive sector…
Mortgage Short Sale Negotiator Sentenced for Defrauding Mortgage Lenders
BOSTON – The principal and co-founder of a mortgage short sale assistance company was sentenced yesterday in connection with defrauding mortgage lenders and investors out of nearly $500,000 in proceeds from about…
How a Columbia professor became the scourge of activist short sellers
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON – You may not have heard of Joshua Mitts, a young Columbia University professor who is making some powerful enemies on Wall Street. The 36-year-old securities law specialist…
BOJ’s Kuroda sees inflation remaining short of 2% target
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan is unlikely to see inflation hitting a central bank target of 2%, even accounting for rising energy costs, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday,…
Top Climate Democrat Says US Needs More Domestic Oil Production In ‘Short Term’
Top Climate Democrat Says US Needs More Domestic Oil Production In ‘Short Term’ Thomas Catenacci on March 16, 2022 Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna, an advocate of aggressive climate policies, acknowledged Wednesday…
Stellantis to slow work at Italy’s Melfi plant as chips run short
MILAN – A worsening in microchip supply conditions triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will prompt carmaker Stellantis to slow operations at its key Melfi plant in Italy next month, trade unions…
U.S. Russian energy import bill stops short of revoking trade status
WASHINGTON – A bill to ban Russian energy imports and review that country’s status at the World Trade Organization has excluded a proposal to revoke its permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status,…
Moscow Exchange bans short selling of euro instruments
MOSCOW – The Moscow Exchange said on Friday it imposed a ban on short selling of euro currency and stock instruments, in a further move by Russian authorities are taking to stabilise…
Crypto exchange Coinbase stops short of blanket ban on Russian accounts
– U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc will continue to block accounts and transactions of Russian clients targeted by sanctions, but it stopped short of banning all users from the country. “At…
NYSE short interest rose 4.8 percent in mid-February
NEW YORK, Feb 25 – Short interest on the New York Stock Exchange rose 4.8 percent in mid-February, the exchange said on Friday. As of Feb. 15, short interest rose to about…
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