Japan’s Nikkei reaches a six-month peak as Asia-Pacific markets follow Wall Street’s advances.
Aerial view of the Osaka skyline The Asia-Pacific market mostly gained on Friday, influenced by Wall Street’s profits following comments from White House spokesman Karoline Leavitt, who downplayed the urgency of upcoming tariff deals that had previously worried investors. Tariffs are expected to take effect on July 8, post a 90-day suspension, while July 9 […]
Former McKinsey partner receives six-month prison sentence for hindering investigations into the opioid crisis.
Former McKinsey Partner Sentenced for Record Destruction A former senior partner at McKinsey & Company has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for destroying records related to the company’s efforts to significantly boost sales of Purdue Pharma’s Oxycontin during the opioid epidemic. Martin Elling, 60, pleaded guilty in January to obstructing justice amid […]
Man charged with 28 counts for six-month hostage plot involving false cartel allegations
Utah Man Accused of Holding Pregnant Girlfriend and Family Hostage A 23-year-old man from Utah is facing serious accusations for allegedly holding his pregnant girlfriend and her family captive in their home for six months. He purportedly misled them into believing that members of a “cartel” were pursuing them. Dominique Garcia was arrested on Saturday, […]
Texas man smuggled more than 2,500 illegal immigrants in six-month span: DOJ
A Texas man will spend years in federal prison after being found guilty of orchestrating a human smuggling scheme involving thousands of illegal immigrants. Isai Orona, 35, also known as “Panda,” was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for conspiracy to transport aliens and transporting aliens, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District […]
Mortgage Rates Near Six-Month Peak As Bidenomics Burns Through American Buying Power
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), U.S. mortgage interest rates rose to the highest level in about six months toward the end of 2024. President Joe Biden's term is coming to an end, with a recent spike in mortgage rates ending his four-year term. swollen housing prices and high fees Achieved many boxouts for […]
House Fails To Pass Six-Month Government Funding Bill
People walk across the East Front of the U.S. Capitol as night falls in Washington, DC on December 17, 2019. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) By OAN Staff Member Sofia FloresWednesday, September 18, 2024 5:39 PM The House failed to pass a stopgap government funding bill that would maintain current levels of funding through March […]
Defense hawks oppose House GOP's six-month CR plan
Republican defense hawks say Plan B in House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) stopgap federal spending bill is not viable as long as the six-month deadline is still included. “I'm not in favor of anything that takes four months. I'm not in favor of anything that goes beyond Dec. 31,” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike […]
Consumer confidence reaches six-month high, but labor market worries rise
Claman Countdown panelists Scott Redler and Michael Landsberg weigh in on the possibility of a recession. We Consumer Confidence Although Americans are growing increasingly worried about the labor market after last month's rise in the unemployment rate, rising optimism about the economy helped push the unemployment rate to its highest level in six months in […]