Rachel Maddow Worries Biden Is Being Given Polling Data ‘That May Not Be Based In Reality’
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow suggested after President Joe Biden’s Thursday night press conference that the president may be receiving polling data that’s “upbeat” than the political reality. Biden held a 59-minute press conference on Thursday night during which he made a number of gaffes, including using the term “Vice President Trump” when asked whether Vice […]
AT&T data breach hits ‘nearly all’ customers – what you need to know
AT&T said Friday that a cyberattack had compromised the data of “almost all” of its mobile phone customers and downloaded it to a third-party cloud platform. Telecommunications giant AT&T has “taken steps” to shut down illegal access points and is working with law enforcement to track down the hackers, with at least one arrest already […]
Gold prices steady above $2,400 as soft CPI data fuels rate cut bets – Investing.com
Investing.com — Gold prices were slightly lower in Asian markets on Friday but were still up sharply from the previous day’s trading after weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation data strengthened expectations of a rate cut in September. Gold prices benefited from a sharp drop in the dollar on Thursday, breaking through the closely watched $2,400 an ounce […]
Google’s new dark web tool may help users keep data private
Google helps Internet users fight online crime. Users of popular search engines will soon have free access to a tool that allows anyone to check whether their personal information has been stolen and placed on harmful and illegal parts of the Internet, known as the dark web. The new feature “will help you monitor whether […]
Gold prices advance, rate cuts in focus as CPI data looms – Investing.com
Investing.com — Gold prices rose in Asian markets on Thursday, helped by a decline in the dollar and Treasury yields on growing expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut ahead of the release of a key inflation reading. Gold edged higher this week, buoyed by reports that emerging market central banks are stockpiling the metal, […]
California Dems Touted Decline In Violent Blue City’s Crime Rate. But The Data Isn’t What It Seems
Top California Democrats have claimed crime has fallen in Oakland, one of the state’s notoriously crime-ridden cities, but the numbers they cited were deeply flawed in their reporting, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday. California Governor Gavin Newsom touted a 33% overall drop in crime in Oakland. June Auckland Mayor Shen Tao also stated in […]
‘Biden Doesn’t Lead In A Single One’: MSNBC Data Guru Breaks Down Trump Surge In Post-Debate Polls
MSNBC national political correspondent Steve Kornacki explained Tuesday why President Joe Biden is not ahead of former President Donald Trump in nearly every poll since the presidential debate. There’s been some disagreement within the Democratic Party over how Biden should act in the wake of his poor performance in the debate, including how to replace […]
‘more good data’ would boost case for rate cuts
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress that the U.S. economy is “no longer overheating” and that the job market has “cooled significantly” from pandemic-era extremes and is in many ways back to where it was before the health crisis, suggesting the case for lowering interest rates is strengthening. “We’re well aware that we now […]
Fed’s Powell says more ‘good’ inflation data would bolster case for rate cuts
Strategas’ Jason Trenerth says it’s hard not to get involved in the stock market on “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street.” Chairman of the Federal Reserve System Jerome Powell He said Tuesday that policymakers were encouraged by recent data suggesting inflation was receding, and continued progress would strengthen the case for cutting interest rates. “The data for […]
Ohio testing data integrity program on elections statewide
A pilot program targeting the accuracy of Ohio’s voter rolls is currently rolling out across the state. Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently announced a new voter data integrity program that began in six counties and is now expanding statewide. The program uses county-specific digital dashboards to identify voter registration discrepancies. Ohio is testing a […]