FILE PHOTO: The Oracle logo is displayed in an office building in Irvine, California, USA June 28, 2018. REUTERS / Mike Blake (Reuters) – Oracle Corp. has held preliminary talks with TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, and has seriously considered buying the app’s operations in the United States, Canada, Australia and …
Read More »Treasury revenue slips to Empire State, reports home builder
U.S. Treasury revenue has rebounded to begin the week on Monday, after a few economic reports provided a mixed picture of the economy’s health. What do Treasurys do? The 10-year Treasury note yields TMUBMUSD10Y, 0.682% fell 2.3 basis points to 0.655%. Last week, the moderation period on Thursday hit an …
Read More »Fox News host compares Trump boat parade to Spanish Armada – there’s only one problem
“ “The Spanish Armadas have nothing to do with Trump supporters.” ” That’s Fox News host Pete Hegseth comparing the big boat parade of Trump supporters in Florida on Saturday to the Spanish Armada … which, incidentally, was crushed by the British in 1588. Here is the clip: The Spanish …
Read More »What one currency expert says bears are looking at is the dollar
It’s a popular time to be a dollar, with the Federal Reserve executing the proverbial money pressures as fast as possible, and the dollar index DXY, -0.13% closer to 10% down from its March highs. Robin Brooks, chief economist at the Institute of International Finance and former chief global currency …
Read More »Did the expired benefit of $ 600 federally unemployed people not keep working back? Sudden drop in claims adds fuel to debate
Has the widespread unemployment benefits discouraged many workers from returning to work? A big drop in people seeking or receiving benefits in the past two weeks after the end of a $ 600 federal grant suggests that the answer may be yes. Early unemployment fell to 963,000 in early August, …
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