Month: August 2024
Trump, Harris inflation arguments are questionable, Chicago Fed president says
Austan Goolsbee speaking at Jackson Hole on Aug. 8, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Sunday warned against misrepresenting the inflationary impacts of corporate price hikes and tariffs, which have become focal points of the Trump and Harris campaigns’ economic platforms. Goolsbee steered away from directly speaking on […]
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How scammers convince Americans to drain their life savings into crypto fraud schemes
More and more Americans are losing thousands of dollars to a scheme that takes fraudsters weeks or months to pull off. “Pig butchering” scams earned the name from the idea that scammers use flattery and fake bonding to “fatten up” their victims. The strategy has amassed billions in stolen funds—particularly in the form of cryptocurrencies. […]
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What to know before investing in buffer ETFs
ETF Edge What to know before investing in buffer ETFs Published Sun, Aug 18 20249:00 AM EDTUpdated 20 Min Ago Ellie Stevens@elliestevens02 WATCH LIVE Source
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Elon Musk’s rightward turn includes a fringe fascination: Civil war
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has repeatedly prophesied a future civil war related to immigration. Musk has posted about the subject on his social media platform X at least eight times in the past 10 months, according to a review of his posts by NBC News. And his posts usually include a specific prediction: He thinks […]
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To fix Starbucks, incoming CEO Brian Niccol will have to tackle its mobile app problem
Mobile order and Uber Eats and Doordash delivery pick up area at Starbucks coffee shop, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images It’s become a familiar sight at Starbucks cafes: a counter crowded with mobile orders, frustrated customers waiting for the drinks they ordered and overwhelmed baristas trying […]
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Here’s why Walgreens and CVS retail pharmacies are struggling — and what they’re doing to fix it
The abundance of Walgreens and CVS Health stores makes them convenient for whenever Shriya Raghavan, a research associate based in Philadelphia, needs to pick up necessities like gum, deodorant and soap. But she said she often has to wait for employees to unlock cabinets or stand in lengthy lines to pick up prescriptions as pharmacists […]
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French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88
Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed French actor who embodied both the bad guy and the policeman and made hearts throb around the world, died at age 88, French media reported. With his handsome looks and tender manner, the prolific actor was able to combine toughness with an appealing, vulnerable quality that made him one of […]
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Russian missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv’s troops push into Russia’s Kursk region
People gather near burnt wreckage of cars in front of a damaged shopping center in a residential district hit by Russian missile strike on August 17, 2024 in Sumy, Ukraine. Global Images Ukraine | Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images Russia kept up its assault on Ukraine Saturday even as Ukrainian forces pushed into Russia’s […]
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Venezuelan opposition protests as election dispute drags on
Hundreds of Venezuelan people, following the worldwide call of the “Great World Protest”, gather at Manco Capac square in Lima, Peru on August 17, 2024, to protest recent re-election of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. ‘World Rally for the Truth’ a global event organized by opposition leader Maria Corina Machado aims to This rally, follows the […]
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