Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday – CNBC
Top 10 Watchers for Wednesday, September 18 1. Wall Street is likely to have a quiet start to trading on Wednesday. Attention is focused on the Federal Reserve decision, due to be announced at 2 pm Eastern time. It remains to be seen whether the Fed will cut interest rates by 25 basis points or […]
Harvey Weinstein set to be arraigned on additional sex crimes charges in New York on Wednesday
Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to be arraigned in Manhattan on Wednesday on a new indictment alleging up to three sex crimes, his lawyer said. Weinstein's lawyer, Arthur Aidala, said the jailed former movie mogul would appear in court in person to face the new legal hurdle after being excused from last week's hearing because he […]
Speaker Johnson eyes Wednesday vote on stopgap funding plan
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, announced Tuesday that he was considering holding a vote Wednesday on a partisan stopgap bill that he was forced to withdraw from the floor last week due to widespread GOP opposition. The move is risky: Johnson faced growing resistance last week to his plan, which combines a six-month continuing resolution […]
Teamsters presidential endorsement could come as soon as Wednesday
The International Union of Truck Drivers could endorse a candidate for the presidential election as early as Wednesday. The Teamsters are one of the largest labor unions in the country, and their ratification process has been closely watched since President Sean O'Brien spoke at the Republican National Convention for the first time in the union's […]
Wednesday Western: ‘The Ballad of Cable Hogue’ (1970)
It delves into the life of a failed prospector named Cable Hogue (Jason Robards) as he claws his way through the last vestiges of the American frontier. Hungry, he growls at a lizard, but the lizard explodes just as Cable is about to grab him. From the shadows, Cable's partners Taggart (LQ Jones) and Bowen […]
Wednesday Western: ‘The Ox-Bow Incident’ (1943)
The killing of the victim has always been justified as an act of healing, purification, strengthening, wealth creation, or empowerment. “The Oxbow Incident” is a film about mercy and violence. In the scene where the vigilantes gather to celebrate under the gallows, the noose is always there, but there is no tension, only shadow. The […]
Wednesday Western: ‘Open Range’ (2003)
Laws are imposed and maintained through force, and once formulated, they are used to control those who challenge their legal and political origins. In the nineteenth century, this legislative process took place throughout the American West, particularly in the mapping of its geography. Costner delivers one of the greatest gunfight scenes in the history of […]
MLB picks, best bets Wednesday
Commercial content, 21+. The AL Central pennant race is becoming tougher than a Penguins tuxedo. The Royals are in Cleveland. Kansas City's Michael Wacha has won three straight games and a fourth straight would mark his 100th career win. Watchamor has allowed just four runs in his past 19 innings. He struck out 20 batters […]
Stock futures are little changed Wednesday night: Live updates – CNBC
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures were little changed overnight Wednesday as investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expected later this week. Futures Dow Jones Industrial Average Added […]
Wednesday Western: ‘The Old Way’ (2023)
“Pulling the trigger was not in the script,” George Stephanopoulos said. “Well, the trigger was There was none “I pulled the trigger,” Alec Baldwin responded. “I wasn’t the one who pulled the trigger.” “So you never pulled the trigger?” Stephanopoulos asked. “No, no, no,” Baldwin insisted. “I would never point a gun at anybody or […]