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Starmer criticises PM's trip to Saudi Arabia
Interview with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer on a visit to retrofitted energy efficient houses in Huddersfield. He talks about Boris Johnson's trip to Saudi Arabia, alternatives to Russian gas, progress in Ukraine, support for refugees...
Bridgeman Arts
Berlin post WWII - communism, Walter Ulbricht, refugee camps, Berlin at demarcation line, 1945
Anti-Communist propaganda film. Cold War. Eastern Germany, Berlin. Brandenburg gate. Military parade in Eastern Germany, Walter Ulbricht (w/out sound) making speech, meeting the parade. Berlin 1945, Soviet army, fall of Berlin. Burning...
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Aid Groups Plan To Halt Assistance To Houthi-Controlled Areas In Yemen
A State Department official told Reuters that providers plan to suspend assistance programs if Houthi rebels don't stop interfering in aid operations.
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Secretary DeVos Issues Rule Directing Aid Money To Private Schools
Some lawmakers and education associations are pushing back on the rule, arguing the CARES Act is meant to assist low-income students.
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Summers, Hubbard Debate Biden and Trump Economic Policies
Aug.28 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden, says the U.S. economy needs a serious program of public investment, which should be...
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Re-Opening Economy Early Would Be 'Very Serious Error:' Summers
Apr.17 -- Lawrence. H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, warns against opening the U.S economy prematurely, and emphasizes that G-20 efforts to help poorer countries has merely been "crumbs off the table" so far. He joins host...
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Puerto Rico Governor Fires 2 More Officials
Gov. Wanda Vázquez fired the housing secretary and Department of Family secretary after a warehouse of unused aid supplies was discovered.
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There's "much more financial strain ahead": Summers
May.15 -- Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, warns that there is more financial strain, as individuals and businesses run out of cash reserves. He also predicts that lending will also decline, creating a downward...
Bloomberg
Could Be In a Redistribution Cycle From Capital To Labor: Koch
Jun.11 -- Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co-Head of Fundamental Equity Katie Koch says that the pressure to raise wages could lead to a redistribution cycle from capital to labor. She joins alongside Willett Advisors Chairman & CEO Steve...
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Nuveen's Malik, BofA's Meyer on Pricing Amid Stimulus
Sep.25 -- Saira Malik, Nuveen's chief investment officer of global equities, says that markets are losing hope for more fiscal stimulus. Michelle Meyer, Bank of America's head of U.S. economics, says that she doesn't see another round of...
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Aid convoy destined for Ukraine leaves Dublin port
Trucks from the "Aid From Ireland" organisation leave Dublin port on Tuesday afternoon with 500 tonnes of aid destined for Ukraine. Tatyana Buhera, Ukrainian living in Ireland and working for a logistics company in Ireland.
Bloomberg
Yield Curve Is a Better Measure of Inflation: Quadratic's Davis
Feb.19 -- Quadratic Capital Founder and chief investment officer Nancy Davis says rates are catching up to equities and the yield curve looks like an inflation indicator. Harvard Economics Professor and Former IMF Chief Economist Ken...
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Wells Fargo Fires Employees Over Alleged Coronavirus Relief Fraud
Wells Fargo's human resources department said it believes the employees lied when applying for relief funds for themselves.
Bloomberg
China's Restrictions On Listings, Foreign Investments May Be Long-Lived: Sheets
Jul.09 -- PGIM Fixed Income Chief Economist Nathan Sheets says that China's restrictions on overseas listings and its capital markets controls may be long-lived. He still thinks that China wants investments from the West. He joins...
Bloomberg
Summers & Ferguson Debate What Causes Inflation
Mar.12 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, thinks there is a one-third chance that the Federal Reserve's reaction to inflation caused by stimulus could spook markets and spark a...
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RockCreek's Beschloss, BlackRock's Rieder on Risk-Off Sentiment
Sep.11 -- Afsaneh Beschloss, RockCreek Group founder and chief executive officer, sees the beginning of a possible long-term market correction. Rick Rieder, BlackRock Inc.'s global chief investment officer of fixed income, warns not to...
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Biden Sending More Anti-Aircraft Systems, Drones To Ukraine
Biden spoke hours after Zelenskyy delivered a video address to members of U.S. Congress in which he made an impassioned plea for assistance.
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Biden Seeks New Powers To Use Oligarchs' Assets For Ukraine
Biden will also seek new authorities from Congress to strengthen U.S. sanctions against the Russian government and those who profit from it.
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Aid worker: Ukraine now ‘knows the price’ of freedom on Independence Day
A Ukrainian aid worker said his people now “know the price” of freedom after visiting Ukraine’s worst-hit “ghost cities” and reflecting on six months of war with Russia. Through Twitter, Dimko Zhluktenko has raised more than 250,000 US...
Bridgeman Arts
Post-WWII Germany, Marienfelde refugee camp, contrast of the hardship in West Berlin and the wealth in East Berlin
Anti-Communist propaganda film. Cold War. Eastern Germany, East Berlin, poverty, remains of WW2, bombed buildings, rubble. Street scenes. Berlin zoo. Military presence in East Berlin, tanks. Leisure in West Berlin, people swimming in...
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RockCreek's Beschloss Says Passive Investing May Be Going Out of Style
Jul.24 -- Afsaneh Beschloss, RockCreek Group founder and chief executive officer, says a mix of passive and active investment is essential in the current environment. She thinks that a 60/40 portfolio will not work if rates continue to...
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U.S. Economy Expected To Bounce Back After Record Decline
According to a new Commerce Department report, the decline was more than three times as much as the previous record, which was set in 1958.
Bloomberg
Rotation into cyclical stocks confirmed by the surprise rebound in U.S. Hiring: Allianz's Mahajan
Jun.05 -- Allianz Global Investors U.S. Investment Strategist Mona Mahajan says that the rebound in hiring in the leisure and hospitality industries confirms the rotation into cyclical stocks. She also points to a trend downward in...
Bloomberg
NYSE President: SPACs Need to Provide Transparency
Jun.25 -- New York Stock Exchange President Stacey Cunningham discusses the rise in SPACs and talks about her company's pipeline for SPACs, IPOs and direct listings. She speaks with David Westin on "Wall Street Week" about why closer...