Investing
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Musk Polls Public on Transferring Corporate Registration to Texas
(Headline USA) Elon Musk wants Tesla investors to decide on moving the company’s corporate listing to Texas after a Delaware court decided he shouldn’t get a multibillion-dollar pay package. The electric car company’s CEO said early Thursday that Tesla would get shareholders to vote on whether to switch its corporate registration to Texas, where its…
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J6 Committee Admits Hearings Were a Publicity Stunt
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) Key members of the infamous J6 Committee have admitted that their hearings held in the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections were a publicity stunt, the Federalist reported. Former Rep. and current CNN commentator Adam Kinzinger, one of the J6 Committee’s most visible members, appeared in a in the Wednesday release…
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New Hints of Election-Year Market Interventions & Turmoil
(Mike Gleason, Money Metals News Service) After a sluggish January for precious metals, gold and silver markets saw a rally during the first day of February trading, only to see it reverse on Friday, February 2, after a strong U.S. jobs report. Metals and equity markets had turned down on Wednesday following the Federal Reserve’s…
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Successor Named to Assume Leadership Role of Ailing Jesse Jackson
(Headline USA) The activist group founded by the Rev. Jesse Jackson in the 1970s is elevating a new leader for the first time in more than 50 years, choosing a Dallas pastor as his successor to take over the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. The Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III was formally installed as president and CEO…
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Notorious ‘Pizzagate’ Ringleader to Replace Kerry as Biden’s Climate Czar
(Headline USA) White House senior adviser John Podesta will add international climate policy to his job responsibilities, replacing special climate envoy John Kerry as the top U.S. official on international climate issues, the White House said Wednesday. Podesta will take over Kerry’s responsibilities, though not his title, when he departs, likely this spring, the White…
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Staffer Who Filmed Gay Porn on Capitol Hill Won’t be Charged
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Reporter Jake Sherman, the founder of Punch Bowl News, reported Thursday that there will be no criminal charges against the men who had gay sex in a Senate hearing room. Sherman released a statement from the Capitol Police, which said it’s closing down an investigation into the matter. “It was determined that—despite a…
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Fani Willis and Lovebird Subpoenaed over Claims of Improper Relationship
(Headline USA) Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and a special prosecutor she hired for her lawfare attack on former President Donald Trump were issued subpoenas by a defense attorney who has alleged Willis and the prosecutor had an inappropriate romantic relationship. Lawyer Ashleigh Merchant, who represents Trump co-defendant Michael Roman, filed a motion Jan.…
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Fed Runs Open Mouth Operations: Rate Cuts Coming! But Not Yet
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Federal Reserve didn’t do anything at all at the January Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. But Jerome Powell aggressively ran “open-mouth operations” trying to dampen market expectations for a rate cut at the March meeting. Nevertheless, one thing is clear: interest rate cuts are on the horizon.…
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EBay to Pay $59M Settlement for Online Sales of Drug-Making Equipment
() EBay Inc. agreed Wednesday to pay $59 million and make changes to its compliance program as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that it violated the federal law by selling thousands of pill presses and encapsulating machines through its website. The San Jose, California-based e-commerce company allegedly violated the Controlled…
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FBI Agent Indicted for Stealing Cell Phones During Home Raids
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department announced Wednesday that a 36-year-old FBI agent from Houston has been charged with theft of personal and government property and providing false statements. According to the indictment, unsealed Wednesday, Nicholas Anthony Williams has been an FBI special agent in the Houston Field Office since 2019. He served in…
