(Precisions) by Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Four members of the far-right group Oath Keepers were convicted by a jury on Monday of conspiracy to sedition, another victory for federal prosecutors in their bid to bring condemn those responsible for the assault on the Capitol. This verdict marks the epilogue of the … Read more
Operators of the New York Stock Exchange (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/SPENCER PLATT) The New York Stock Exchange ended higher on Friday after several lackluster sessions, buoyed by technology and a more dovish tone from some Fed members. The Dow Jones index, which accelerated in late trading, advanced 1.00%, the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 2.66% and the … Read more
(CercleFinance.com) – European stock markets fell sharply (-0.6% in London, -0.8% in Paris and Frankfurt), in the wake of Wall Street the day before (-1.8% on the Dow Jones) against the backdrop of comments from some Federal Reserve officials. ‘St. Louis Fed President James Bullard indicated that rates were ‘almost’ in restrictive territory and Cleveland … Read more
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) by Sinead Carew and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange ended lower on Wednesday after weaker economic data and statements by U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) officials in favor of further interest rate hikes . The Dow Jones index fell -1.81%, or 613.89 … Read more
Janet Yellen during her meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall, on the occasion of the Africa-United States summit, in Washington on December 15, 2022 (AFP / SAUL LOEB) US Finance Minister Janet Yellen flew on Tuesday for an eleven-day visit to several African countries, after a detour via Switzerland, to strengthen ties with the United … Read more
Train tracks near the land proposed for the ‘Camden High line’ project, on January 11, 2022 in Camden, north London (AFP/Daniel LEAL) Transforming an old railway line into a “park in the sky”: London is inspired by New York and is about to embark on the construction of its own aerial green corridor, in the … Read more
Russell Westbrook of the LA Lakers fouls Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA on November 12, 2023 in Los Angeles (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/KEVORK DJANSEZIAN) Luka Doncic, still in triple-double, took out the savior suit for Dallas, winner at LeBron James and the Lakers after double overtime, Thursday in the NBA where … Read more
Chelsea stalls at Fulham and sinks a little more! by Edouard Guala (iDalgo) Nothing is going well for the Blues. With only one victory in the last nine games, Chelsea can’t do it anymore. On the field of Fulham, the men of Graham Potter have once again lost. However, the arrival of Joao Félix foreshadowed … Read more
Greater Paris offers investment opportunities for property buyers. Photo credit: GettyImages Greater Paris will profoundly change the face of Île-de-France. The project was announced in 2007 by the President of the Republic Nicolas Sarkozy. We can now observe its implementation and the multiplication of building sites and/or extensions. Is there still time to invest to … Read more
by Lindsay Dunsmuir and Howard Schneider STOCKHOLM, Jan 10 (Reuters) – The US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) independence from political influence is essential to its ability to fight inflation, and that requires it to stay away from issues such as climate change, which are outside its scope. congressional mandate, US central bank president Jerome Powell said … Read more