By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – A student at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania who scratched a racial slur onto the body of a fellow member of the school’s swim team is no longer enrolled there, the college newspaper reported on Sunday, citing an official statement. The perpetrator and the victim had previously been suspended from the swim team pending an investigation. It was unclear from the college statement whether the perpetrator was expelled or left the school voluntarily. “The investigation is nearing its conclusion, and we can report now that the individual who scratched a slur onto another person is no…
Author: user
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s bumper 50-basis-point interest rate cut last Wednesday caught several market watchers by surprise , one chief market strategist said — sharing where and how he’s investing in such an environment. The U.S. is “five weeks in front of what’s a very chaotic presidential election … and the Fed is never really supposed to make a move up or down in rates this close. The move they made is a big cut,” SlateStone Wealth’s Kenny Polcari told CNBC’s ” Street Signs Asia ” on Sept. 19. Calling it a “crisis level cut,” he added that “people [are]…
JACKSON, Tenn.—One event aims to educate land owners on one way to be compensated. Tennessee Healthy Hardwoods Forestry Field Day was today at the West Tennessee Ag-Research and Education center. “); $spagination = flexSlider.find(“.spagination”); SPagination.Init($spagination.get( 0 ), { size: slide_obj.count, // pages size page: 1, // selected page step: 3, // pages before and after current cb: function(p){ flexSlider.flexAnimate(p-1, true); } }); } } } function gtx_gallery_slide_before(slide_obj){ var slide=slide_obj.animatingTo; $active_slide=$all_slides.eq(slide) ; slideshow_ad_loaded = false; var current_html = $active_slide.children(“.gtx-ad-container”).html(); if (current_html) {$active_slide.children(“.gtx-ad-container”).html(current_html.trim())} gtx_track_slide( slide_obj ); changeURL(parseInt($active_slide.attr(“data-attachment_id”))); //THUMBS SYNC – PAGINATED THUMBNAIL NAVIGATION if($thumbs!==”” && navigation == “paginated_thumbs”){ var right_item=$slider.find(“.slides li[data-i=”+(slide +1…
Volatility was the name of the game as markets entered the second half of the year, with stocks going through wild swings since July. The U.S. Federal Reserve made its first cut in four years — and more are expected to come. Some are also calling for investors to move out of cash with rates expected to drop. If you had as much as a spare $1 million to invest right now, what should you buy? CNBC Pro asked veteran investors how they would allocate their portfolios with that money. They shared tips for investors with three levels of risk…
Investing.com– Asset manager Apollo Global Management (NYSE:) offered to make an investment of up to $5 billion in beleaguered chipmaker Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:), Bloomberg reported on Sunday. The asset manager indicated that it would be willing to make an equity-like investment in Intel, the Bloomberg report said, with top management of the chipmaker considering the offer. The equity investment would grant Intel some much needed breathing room, as the company grapples with a sharp decline in sales and a potential cash crunch. Intel plans to shave off several business as part of a major restructuring, with the chipmaker having announced…
Investing.com– Australia’s competition watchdog said it had initiated court proceedings against supermarket giants Woolworths Ltd (ASX:) and Coles Group (OTC:) Ltd (ASX:) over allegedly misleading consumers over price discounts. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleged that both parties had falsely claimed to be offering discounts on “hundreds” of supermarket products by first hiking their prices and then placing the items in discount categories at rates seen before the hike. Woolworths practiced this through its “prices dropped” promotion, while Coles did the same through its “down down” promotion. “…each of Woolworths and Coles breached the Australian Consumer Law by making…
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks are poised to fall early Monday as concerns over the health of the Chinese economy grow. US equity futures were steady.Most Read from BloombergContracts in Australia, Hong Kong and mainland China point to an early loss at the Monday open, while moves in Asia may be exacerbated by thin liquidity with Japanese markets closed for a holiday. The S&P 500 closed 0.2% lower on Friday following a quarterly options expiry.Data late Friday showed Chinese governments have cut spending while the youth jobless rate climbed to its highest level this year as the nation’s banks refrain from…
By Simon Jessop and Valerie Volcovici NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary General António Guterres launched a two-day, climate-themed “Summit for the Future” on Sunday as part of the U.N. General Assembly, where some leaders warned of growing mistrust between nations as climate-fueled disasters mount. National leaders addressed the group after adopting a “Pact for the Future” aimed at ensuring and increasing cooperation between nations, with many calling for urgent access to more climate finance. “International challenges are moving faster than our ability to solve them,” Guterres told leaders at the summit. “Crises are interacting and feeding off each other –…
KARACHI: Experts have revealed that a lucrative opportunity has emerged for Pakistan in the form of a voluntary carbon credit market, driven by climate change legislation as a result the country can potentially earn a staggering $1 billion annually by exporting carbon credits. This revelation was made at a special briefing organised for the Council of Economic and Energy Journalists at the Climate Action Centre recently. Climate Action Centre Director Yasir Hussain and environment consultant Zoya Tanyu, along with Mujtaba Baig, provided insightful details on this emerging market. Environmental experts warn that despite contributing less than one per cent to…
On Sunday, Jefferies initiated coverage on Metso (OTC:) OYJ (METSO:FH) (OTC: MXCYY) with a Hold rating and a price target set at €9.40. The firm pointed out that there are positive signs of recovery in the company’s Minerals order intake. However, it also noted that challenges in revenue growth could hinder margin improvement within this division. The analyst from Jefferies highlighted that the near-term outlook for Metso’s Aggregates division remains tough, especially in its core European and US markets. This outlook is attributed to the current market conditions which are expected to impact the division’s performance. Additionally, the firm addressed…