If all goes as the market expects, the Federal Reserve is less than a week away from cutting interest rates for the first time since the onset of the covid-19 pandemic. Though the move is widely anticipated, its effects will likely play out across the markets for some time.With inflationary pressures finally easing from their recent 40-year highs, investors expect the central bank to reduce the target federal-funds rate by at least a quarter of a percentage point from the current range of 5.25%-5.50%. More recently, investors have been debating the likelihood of a half-point cut. That would be a…
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Two Fresno-area gun stores have shut down after years in business.The owners of both businesses blamed strict California gun laws and high taxes as the primary reason for closing.They said there was little to no money to be made as a gun store owner, citing newer California laws that they said increased owner expenses and turned off customers from buying as much guns and ammunition as before.That’s all on top of increases in rent and energy bills along with workers’ compensation and insurance — inflation factors that all types of businesses deal with, especially those in California.So after 16 years,…
When you can purchase a great company at a fair price, it is often a good time to buy. When the price tag looks cheap, it can be a great time to buy.Confectioner Hershey (NYSE: HSY) looks somewhere between fairly priced and cheap. Don’t miss the chance to buy it because of a little near-term uncertainty. Here are three big reasons to jump at the chance to own the stock today.1. Hershey looks like a bargainEvery business rides along a sine curve, with good times followed by bad ones, and vice versa. Right now, Hershey is dealing with a few…
If the Duke of Sussex uses his 40th birthday to reflect on the past decade, he’ll have plenty to ponder.Prince Harry will celebrate privately on Sunday, with his wife and children, in Montecito in California before heading off on a break with friends.Messages came from the Royal Family, who haven’t publicly acknowledged Prince Harry’s birthday for two years.First, a social media post from Buckingham Palace wishing him “a very happy 40th birthday”.Then, just over an hour later, the same message was reposted by the accounts of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The posts didn’t come with personal messages but…
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Investigations into Adams and associates Adams, his campaign and Turkey Senior City Hall aides and associates Former police commissioner’s brother Eric Adams Timothy Pearson Philip Banks III David C. Banks Sheena Wright Edward A. Caban Winnie Greco Brianna Suggs Eric Ulrich Rana Abbasova Raul Pintos James Caban Terence Banks Dwayne Montgomery Cenk Öcal Queens precinct commander Queens precinct commander Investigations into Adams and associates Adams, his campaign and Turkey Senior City Hall aides and associates Former police commissioner’s brother Several federal corruption investigations have reached people in the orbit of Mayor Eric Adams of New York, with Mr. Adams and some…
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in JPMorgan Active Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:JBND – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 1,562 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $82,000. Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in JBND. Larson Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in JPMorgan Active Bond ETF during the second quarter worth about $145,000. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in JPMorgan Active Bond ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $397,000. Edge Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Before he ran for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, David McCormick was a big name on Wall Street.He was the CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund, a world-traveled executive who was sought after for speaking engagements and prominent board positions.His wealth and connections got him flagged by Republicans as someone who could both raise campaign cash and pay his own way for a Senate campaign.But McCormick’s Wall Street days haven’t been such an asset of late. They provided grist for attacks by Republican primary rivals in McCormick’s failed 2022 run for Senate and now by…
Sean “Diddy” Combs, a rapper and music mogul credited with helping launch the careers of some of the biggest stars in recent years, is now facing multiple civil lawsuits accusing him of sex trafficking, sexual abuse and rape.Combs, formerly known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and a host of other names, has undergone a myriad of reinventions since the start of his career – but has since entered a new and unwelcome “era.”Federal agents with US Homeland Security raided two of the rapper’s houses in Los Angeles and Miami on 25 March as he faces a string of varying accusations.In…
The actor shares daughters s Delta, 9, and Lincoln, 11, with wife Kristen Bellkristen bell/instagram Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Lincoln, DeltaDax Shepard isn’t one to hold in his emotions.As a guest on The Drew Barrymore Showon Tuesday, Sept. 10, the actor, 49, admitted that his wife Kristen Bell and their older daughter Lincoln, 11, can make him cry with one simple task: singing.While playing a game of “Fast Five,” where he answered five rapid-fire questions, Dateline host Keith Morrison asked the dad of two: “What is something that will always get you to cry?”Never miss a story — sign up…