Harmful Credit Legislation Targets Main Street
The following content is Electronic Payments Union. Whenever you stroll down the main street of any beautiful, charming small town, the bustling family-owned storefronts remind you of just how important small businesses are to the U.S. economy. Unfortunately, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) are seriously disrupting the economic future of our small […]
Wall Street sees gold nearing $3,000 after soaring more than 20% this year – Fortune
Gold has outperformed the broader U.S. stock market this year, and Wall Street has become bullish on the precious metal as the Federal Reserve moves closer to cutting interest rates. Bullion is up about 21% in 2024, compared with a 16% gain for the S&P 500. Gold surged as much as 2.2% on Friday, topping […]
Harris’ price control ‘Kamanomics’ plan risks scaring away Wall Street donors on the fence
With Kamala Harris leading the presidential polls, one of the big questions for Wall Street and corporate America is what her economic policies will be: Will they be a word-for-word copy of the progressive platitudes known as Bidennomics? After all, she sat idly by while her boss, Joe Biden, and Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina […]
Bipartisan Opposition Grows to Debanking by Wall Street
A bipartisan coalition of unlikely “allies” is emerging to oppose financial blacklisting by Big Tech and Wall Street giants. Independent Journalist Lee Fang Written In a court filing last week, CFPB Director Chopra noted that entire political and religious groups have been “debanked” by major financial institutions and have lost banking services — a practice […]
Wall Street firms fined $390M in over text, WhatsApp messages
The SEC watchdog on Thursday levied $390 million in fines on 26 Wall Street investment firms as part of its latest crackdown on misuse of text and WhatsApp messaging. The fined firms included Ameriprise Financial, Edward Jones, LPL Financial and Raymond James, which each agreed to pay $50 million to settle the allegations. BNY’s Pershing […]
Walmart beats Wall Street expectations as it offers more grocery discounts
CFRA Senior Vice President Arun Sundaram analyzes Walmart and Target’s earnings, expectations for their stock prices, and changes in the way consumers shop. Walmart, America’s largest retailer and private employer, lured shoppers with deeper discounts on groceries and reported strong quarterly results that beat Wall Street expectations. The Arkansas-based company said consolidated sales rose 4.8% […]
Video shows prostitution, gunfights on Seattle street corner as city lawmakers aim to temper ‘unsafe’ problem
Shocking video shown to the Seattle City Council’s Public Safety Committee shows a neighborhood plagued by prostitution and gunfire over several nights. Seattle City Council Member Cathy Moore has proposed a bill to create Prostitution Area No-Go Zones (SOAPs) that would establish policies governing arrests for prostitution and loitering and could result in prosecution for […]
Stock market today: Wall Street holds firm after inflation data clears the path for cuts to rates – Yahoo Finance
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street was relatively stable on Wednesday. Inflation update That was roughly in line with economists’ expectations. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in midday trading. One of the best days of the yearThe Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 184 points, or 0.5%, as of 11:35 a.m. Eastern time, while […]
Police believe driver was street racing when he crashed into family car and killed both parents, 2 children
Texas police say a driver crashed into another car while street racing. Killed 4 people One of five in a family. The teen was the only survivor after being thrown from the car. “Many people tried to help them but could not get close to them.” Police said drivers of Dodge Chargers were racing against […]
Mob of 30 teens on bicycles caught on video brutally beating up, robbing lone man in street: ‘This is what LA has come to’
Earlier this month, a group of about 30 young people on bicycles were captured on video brutally beating and robbing a man in downtown Los Angeles. KTLA-TV reported.. The station’s video report, which includes cell phone video of the attack and interviews with the victim, can be viewed here. here. According to the sheriff’s office, […]