Haidi Stroud-Watts in Sydney and Annabelle Droulers in Hong Kong drive to the Asia, Australia and New Zealand market opens while wrapping the biggest stories of the previous day on Wall Street. (Source: Bloomberg) from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/fyKSe0F
In a continued effort to contain New York City’s rat problem, Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday the inaugural National Urban Rat Summit. The summit, which will take place on Sept. 18 and 19, will gather the best in the rat business from Boston, New Orleans and Seattle to mitigate the spiraling rodent problem in the…
A class action against Rio Tinto has been filed in a Papua New Guinea court in relation to a long-shuttered copper mine that it offloaded in 2016. https://www.wsj.com/articles/rio-tinto-faces-class-action-over-bougainville-mine-impact-2913dfa6
Missouri prosecutors said Wednesday that they intend to seek the death penalty against a Kansas City-area man who is charged with murder in the killings of a court employee who tried to serve an eviction notice on him and a police officer who responded. Larry Acree, 70, of Independence, is accused of shooting court employee…
South African prosecutors are reportedly investigating co-conspirators of Mirror Trading International and may charge them with fraud or forgery. The declaration of the scheme as unlawful may have strengthened the National Prosecuting Authority’s case against the masterminds of Mirror Trading International. MTI Directors May Face Charges Under the Prevention of Organized Crime Act South Africa’s…
Former Republican presidential candidate and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has purchased a minority stake in BuzzFeed, the digital publishing company that shut down its media outlet last year. Shares of the company skyrocketed higher Wednesday. VIVEK RAMASWAMY TO JOIN TRUMP IN MANHATTAN COURT ON TUESDAY Ramaswamy acquired a 7.7% stake in BuzzFeed, according to a…
China weakened its daily reference rate for the yuan to a level unseen since January, a sign policymakers are allowing gradual declines in the managed currency. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/ORTJnv5
FIRST ON FOX: Newly released messages from the House Ways and Means Committee appear to show Hunter Biden proposing a meeting in New York City between the boss of a Chinese energy company and Joe Biden, the former vice president at the time, along with Joe’s brother, Jim Biden. “Can you meet this evening early,”…
Former bankruptcy judge David R. Jones asked Texas law firm Jackson Walker to make a false disclosure about his romantic relationship with one of its lawyers while he was on the bench, the law firm alleged in a court filing. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bankruptcy-judge-jones-asked-jackson-walker-to-make-false-statement-law-firm-alleges-b97c036e
During Wednesday’s White House briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the border crisis, defending President Biden’s approach and giving a shocking reason as to why he has not taken action. Jean-Pierre opened the briefing by saying it was up to Republicans to do something to solve the problem or continue to use it…