No button pressing, Naidu to pay money directly!.. – Greatandhra
YSR Congress leader and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy used to “press the button” – click the computer mouse – to transfer funds into the accounts of beneficiaries of various welfare schemes. Every time, Jagan’s government took out full-page ads in newspapers and extensive advertisements in electronic and digital media to […]
History Shows Inflation Erodes More Than the Value of Money

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Across the world, people are struggling under the specter of inflation. In Venezuela, the inflation rate is 360 percent. In Argentina, it’s 160 percent. In Turkey, inflation is about 50 percent, about 10 percent higher than its neighbor Iran. In Europe, inflation of the euro has finally cooled to about 3 percent, down from more […]
Former NFL QB JaMarcus Russell fired from coaching job, as lawsuit claims he took high school’s donation money

JaMarcus Russell, who played three years in the NFL, was removed from his high school coaching staff in Alabama after he was accused of misappropriating funds. Russell was a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Williamson High School in Mobile, and the lawsuit alleges he received a $74,000 check designated as a donation to […]
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo Accounts Used in Alleged $92,000,000 Money Laundering Scheme: Report – The Daily Hodl

A new report claims a $92 million money laundering scheme “completely” passed through three major U.S. banks. A group of suspected drug traffickers and money launderers are accused of depositing hundreds of thousands of dollars in illicit funds into accounts at JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo. Reports CNN reported, citing court documents. […]
HSBC, Nationwide and Virgin Money hit by payment issues – BBC.com

Image source, Getty Images Article information author, Mitchell Labiak role, Business reporter June 28, 2024 Thousands of British banking customers were hit on Friday by payment problems at several of the biggest financial institutions. Banks including HSBC, Nationwide, Barclays and Virgin Money were all affected by problems in the systems that run payments between consumers […]
‘If He Doesn’t Drop Out, We’re Not Giving Any More Money’

Several big Hollywood donors to President Joe Biden are panicking after his lackluster performance in Thursday night’s presidential debate. Anonymous Hollywood donor said variety Biden’s behavior during the debate reportedly sparked messages and feedback from donors in the media and entertainment industries who panicked, reportedly demanding that Biden “drop out” or they would “no longer […]
HSBC, Virgin Money and Nationwide customers suffer online banking outage By Reuters – Investing.com

LONDON (Reuters) – Customers of HSBC, Nationwide and Virgin Money (LON:) were unable to use online banking services on Friday, the latest outage to plague an industry that has become increasingly reliant on digital access amid the closure of physical branches. Thousands of HSBC customers in the UK were unable to access online banking services […]
LIVE: Former President Trump found guilty on all 34 counts in hush money trial

Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 felony counts related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film … source
House votes to prohibit DHS money from funding Mayorkas salary

House Republicans on Wednesday approved a bill that would block Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds from going to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ salary, the latest example of Republicans targeting the embattled top Cabinet official. The House of RepresentativesFixes Democratic lawmakers, led by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), are campaigning against the fiscal 2025 Department of Homeland […]
Ayanna Pressley condemns ‘dark money’ in politics after Bowman primary defeat

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) called “special interests” such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee a “threat to democracy” after Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was defeated by his primary opponent, George Latimer, on Tuesday. “This unprecedented sum of money, $20 million … we can not allow special interests, dark money, super PACs to buy congressional […]