Evidence — including a bombshell indictment this week of a senior New York political figure — is mounting that China is not content to run a police state just at home but is extending a long arm of repression and subversion into the United States, seeking to intimidate protesters, harass critics and silence dissent. China is using subterfuge and coercion to bully people on U.S. soil, openly defying American rights guarantees and rule of law. This behavior is a threat to open societies everywhere and cannot be allowed to continue without a strong response. Another recent example: Revelations…
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Wells Fargo’s Anti-Money Laundering Compliance: Analysts See Minimal Impact on Growth Despite Regulatory HurdlesWells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) shares are trading higher on Friday. On Thursday, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) entered into a formal agreement with the company as related to its anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions risk management practices.Wells Fargo issued a statement Thursday announcing a new agreement, which will require enhancements to the bank’s AML and sanctions risk management practices, obtaining the OCC’s acceptance of Wells Fargo’s program for assessing the AML and sanctions risks of new offerings and providing notice to the…
Baltimore City sends millions of dollars to a nonprofit youth fund every year without a routine auditing structure, leaving little accountability for how taxpayer money is being spent via the organization.The Baltimore City Children and Youth Fund was established in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray. The brainchild of then-City Council President Jack Young, the fund was intended to address “inequities” in Black communities across Baltimore. The city contracted with Associated Black Charities, a local nonprofit, to administer the fund.Baltimore voters approved a charter amendment in 2016 that guaranteed city money be sent to the fund on an…
No one likes to watch their investments lose money, but downward market volatility can feel particularly scary for people who plan to retire in the near future. Their anxiety is understandable. They’ve spent their careers building their nest eggs and now — at a time when they plan to give up their income-producing jobs — they face the prospect of living off less money than they had envisioned. Fortunately, it’s rarely as simple as that. As with all things financial, it’s important to look at the big picture. If you’re nearing retirement and worried about market volatility, keep…
CINCINNATI — The Bengals won’t have wide receiver Tee Higgins (hamstring) or rookie defensive tackle Kris Jenkins (thumb) for Sunday’s action against the Chiefs.Kansas City relatively healthy on their end, with only wide receiver Marquise Brown missing practice this week amidst news he’s headed to injured reserve.Check out the rest of the final injury report entering the big road contest:DOUBTFUL: Higgins, Amarius Mims (pectoral), Tanner Hudson (knee)OUT: Jenkins.@KetteringHealth Injury Report for #CINvsKC pic.twitter.com/LDV2gHOkGc— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) September 13, 2024Bookmark Bengals Talk for the latest news, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns and so much more! For more on the Bengals, subscribe to our YouTube Channel.You May Also Like:Zac…
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed out their best week of the year with more gains on Friday and climbed to the cusp of their records. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% for a fifth straight gain and is just 0.7% below its all-time high set in July. Rallies for Microsoft, Broadcom and other big technology stocks helped it claw back almost all its losses from last week, which was its worst in nearly 18 months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 297 points, or 0.7%, and at one point got within 30 points of its record set last…
Overview: The US jobs report is front and center. The market is going into the report with about a 40% chance of a 50 bp Fed rate cut later this month. The Dollar Index is trading lower for the third consecutive session. Helped by the fifth consecutive decline in US 10-year yields, the yen approached last month’s high but without the turmoil seen in July and August. Still, equity markets are under pressure. Most large markets in the Asia Pacific region fell. Taiwan and Australia were exceptions. Europe’s Stoxx 600 is off for the fifth consecutive session, the longest drop…
Tower Bridge Advisors boosted its holdings in NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 60.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,900 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,260 shares during the quarter. Tower Bridge Advisors’ holdings in NVIDIA were worth $3,694,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the…
Case manufacturer Flash Scale has announced a new ultra-compact Micro-ATX chassis resembling the size and form factor of Mini-ITX cases, as reported by IT Home. Known as the G300 “Mini Cannon,” the case measures just 16.8 liters in volume and has a handle at the top for easy portability.The G300 features a popular configuration among Mini-ITX chassis: the power supply is mounted in the front of the case. Compared to conventional configurations, this change vastly improves the space efficiency and allows case designers to shrink a chassis’ size, which would otherwise be impossible.(Image credit: IT Home)The entire case focuses on…
Though it already has a loss to its name, LSU’s hopes of making the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff remain very much alive.The No. 17 Tigers simply need to prove their worthiness over the next several months in SEC play, with a conference title granting them an automatic berth into the field and a sufficiently impressive resume getting them an at-large spot.The work to achieve that easier-said-than-done goal begins Saturday, when coach Brian Kelly and his team travel to Columbia, South Carolina to take on South Carolina in LSU’s 2024 SEC opener.REQUIRED READING: Inside look at LSU’s new recovery center.…