August 2024 – Page 14 – Stocks Run The World

Month: August,2024

Economy

Bronfman’s Paramount bid could keep Shari Redstone involved at the company

August 27, 2024

Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s offer for a controlling stake in Paramount Global could keep Shari Redstone close to the company, if his bid is successful. Bronfman is open to having Redstone, currently non-executive chairman at Paramount, remain involved with the company if the Paramount special committee accepts his consortium’s bid for National Amusements, the controlling shareholder, according to […]

Economy

Sports gambling takes a toll on Americans’ checkbooks, research shows

August 27, 2024

Researchers have begun measuring the impact of legalized sports gambling on American households, and the initial results paint a worrisome picture about how its expansion has affected bettors’ finances. In separate papers released this month, academics have found that households in states where gambling was legalized saw significantly reduced savings, as well as lower investments in […]

Economy

The two-day or less shipping Americans have come to expect faces a climate change threat

August 27, 2024

Customers have come to expect when they order something online, it arrives in two days or less. But with increasing adverse weather events like Houston’s heatwaves, Florida’s hurricanes and other extreme storms, it’s getting harder to ensure fast delivery. Many logistics companies have warned about shipping delays due to extreme weather. Weather-related supply chain disruptions will cost the […]

Economy

Restaurants fight back against the FTC crackdown on ‘junk fees’ as diners balk at new charges

August 27, 2024

Lawmakers want to crack down on “junk fees,” but restaurants are trying to stay out of the fight. Surcharges or fees covering everything from credit card processing to gratuities to “inflation” have become more popular on restaurant checks in recent years. Last year, 15% of restaurant owners added surcharges or fees to checks because of […]

Economy

Apple announces iPhone event for Sept. 9

August 27, 2024

Apple announced it will hold a press event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Monday, Sept. 9, where the company is expected to announce new iPhones and Apple Watch models. The launch event will be streamed on Apple’s website and YouTube. Apple has launched products through pre-recorded videos since 2020. Apple typically releases new iPhones […]

Economy

A ‘man-made disaster’ could make it trickier to buy or sell a home in some areas this fall, real estate expert says

August 27, 2024

Consumers in the market for a home have been patiently waiting for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates — a move it seems poised to make in September. But without action from Congress, there could be another change at the end of that month that makes it temporarily trickier to buy or sell a home in some areas, […]

Economy

FDA declares cucumber-linked Salmonella outbreak over after 155 hospitalized

August 27, 2024

At least 551 people were likely sickened by cucumbers tainted with Salmonella bacteria, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said — with 155 hospitalized. But in an update posted Thursday, the CDC declared the cucumber-linked outbreak of the Braenderup strain of Salmonella over. It said testing had sourced the outbreak strain to untreated canal […]

Economy

Increased sausage demand may be a red flag for the economy, Dallas Fed survey says

August 27, 2024

An uptick in sausage demand can offer the latest sign of consumers tightening their belts as they continue grappling with high prices. There’s been “modest growth” in the dinner sausage category for one producer, according to the Dallas Federal Reserve’s Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey released Monday. This underscores the trends of shoppers opting for cheaper products and […]

Politics

I left the Democrat Party and will do all I can to return Donald Trump to the White House

August 27, 2024

This morning, I had the privilege of visiting Arlington Cemetery with President Trump and the Gold Star families of SSG Hoover and SGT Gee, two of the thirteen servicemembers who were killed in the attack at Abbey Gate in Kabul three years ago today. Being there with President Trump, honoring the lives of those who […]

Politics

3 years since bombing on Abbey Gate, Biden admin see consequences of ‘greatest foreign policy blunder’

August 27, 2024

Americans on Monday mourned the third anniversary of the ISIS-K bombing on Abbey Gate at the Hamid Karzai International Airport amid the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which resulted in the death of 13 U.S. soldiers and 170 Afghans. The Biden administration has drawn immense condemnation over the chaotic withdrawal and some have argued it even […]

Politics

Biden Cabinet official poses for photo with one of Farrakhan’s ‘top soldiers’ at DNC

August 27, 2024

The chief administrator of President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posed for a photo at the Democratic National Convention with one of the ‘top soldiers’ of notorious antisemite Louis Farrakhan, who has compared Jews to termites and previously called them ‘Satanic.’ ‘Maaaaaaaaan, I had a great time seeing My Environmental Justice Squad along with My […]

Politics

On dodging the media, Kamala Harris ‘owes responses’ to the American public, says campaign adviser

August 27, 2024

A Harris campaign adviser conceded Sunday that Vice President Kamala Harris ‘owes responses’ to the American public about why she has shifted her stance on policies like fracking, adding that she will sit for an interview ‘before the end of this month.’ News of Harris’ first formal interview since becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee for […]

Politics

Israel warns US defense chief Iran aggression has ‘reached all-time high’

August 27, 2024

In a Monday meeting with U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned ‘Iran’s aggression has reached an all-time high’ as the U.S. scrambles to broker a cease-fire deal with Hamas after nearly 11 months of war. ‘To counter this, we must work together to achieve […]

Politics

2024 Countdown: Harris has post-DNC momentum but Trump is burning up campaign trail with 10 weeks left

August 27, 2024

Tuesday marks 10 weeks until Election Day on Nov. 5. And former President Trump is now working at breakneck speed as he aims to blunt Vice President Harris’ momentum as she rides a wave of energy and enthusiasm out of last week’s Democratic National Convention. Trump campaigns this week in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, three […]

Politics

Kamala Harris is the most left wing major party candidate for the presidency in post-World War II America

August 27, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris gave a nice, no-calorie acceptance speech last week. She said nothing about her two substantive policy proposals to date—price controls and a Publishers Clearinghouse-style giveaway of $25,000 for first time new home buyers—and steered clear of formal repudiation of her 2019 presidential campaign platform. (As Senator Tom Cotton pointed out repeatedly […]

Month: August,2024

Bronfman’s Paramount bid could keep Shari Redstone involved at the company

Sports gambling takes a toll on Americans’ checkbooks, research shows

The two-day or less shipping Americans have come to expect faces a climate change threat

Restaurants fight back against the FTC crackdown on ‘junk fees’ as diners balk at new charges

Apple announces iPhone event for Sept. 9

A ‘man-made disaster’ could make it trickier to buy or sell a home in some areas this fall, real estate expert says

FDA declares cucumber-linked Salmonella outbreak over after 155 hospitalized

Increased sausage demand may be a red flag for the economy, Dallas Fed survey says

I left the Democrat Party and will do all I can to return Donald Trump to the White House

3 years since bombing on Abbey Gate, Biden admin see consequences of ‘greatest foreign policy blunder’

Biden Cabinet official poses for photo with one of Farrakhan’s ‘top soldiers’ at DNC

On dodging the media, Kamala Harris ‘owes responses’ to the American public, says campaign adviser

Israel warns US defense chief Iran aggression has ‘reached all-time high’

2024 Countdown: Harris has post-DNC momentum but Trump is burning up campaign trail with 10 weeks left

Kamala Harris is the most left wing major party candidate for the presidency in post-World War II America

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