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inflation to its 2% target may take longer than expected to complete and limit how far interest rates can be cut, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin said on Wednesday. In an interview with Reuters, Barkin said he supported the half-percentage-point rate cut the Fed approved last month and agreed the benchmark rate could fall perhaps by another half a percentage point by the end of this year to take account of how far inflation has declined.

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Kamala Harris's previous condemnations of domestic abuse and sexual assault perpetrators are coming back to haunt her in the wake of allegations that Doug Emhoff slapped her ex-girlfriend. This is because there is no evidence that her now-husband forcefully slapped an ex-girlfriend more than ten years ago. Critics point to Harris' previous statements supporting survivors of abuse, which have sparked renewed debate in light of the Emhoff allegations. As the two waited in the valet line after an event at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012, the second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, a 59-year-old Hollywood lawyer, struck his then-flavour, a prosperous New York attorney, in the face so hard, that she spun around, three unnamed friends of the woman, as quoted in a report by the New York Post. Critics of Harris quickly capitalized on the alleged abuse, which they said was caused by Emhoff's misguided jealousy that he thought his beau was flirting with another man. They cited years in which the vice president asserted that she believes women who have experienced sexual assault.

Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers that has shut down 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas

One of Giovanni Airoli’s sows tested positive for African swine fever in late August

The United Kingdom and the European Union say they will strengthen their relationship after the damage caused by Brexit

Google invited attendees to join the event, scheduled for 11:30 AM, promising to showcase "AI and technologies designed for India-scale impact."Attendees can expect updates on various Google products, including Android, AI tools, and Google Assistant. Several key speakers will be present, including Roma Datta Chobey, Managing Director of Google India, Snigdha Bhardwaj, Director of Search and Generative AI Trust Strategy, and Bikram Bedi, Vice President and Country Manager of Google Cloud India.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Supreme Court recently reprimanded the ministry of finance for treating Debt Recovery Tribunals as a subordinate entity—a factor that experts say impedes the already overburdened DRTs dealing with hundreds of thousands of pending cases. The rebuke followed a report submitted by the presiding officer of the DRT in Visakhapatnam to the top court, revealing that the quasi-judicial body’s staff had been directed to assist the finance ministry in tasks such as data compilation, undermining the tribunal’s functioning.

Joe Biden will survey the devastation in North and South Carolina on Wednesday as rescuers continue their search for anyone still unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast and killed at least 166 people. Many residents in both states were still without running water, cellular service and electricity as floodwaters receded and revealed more of the death and destruction left in Helene's path. «We have to jump start this recovery process,» Biden said Tuesday, estimating it will cost billions. «People are scared to death. This is urgent.»

Iran launched a missile strike on Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The attack, which occurred just hours before the U.S. vice-presidential debate between Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance, heightened global anxieties. Former U.S. President Donald Trump wasted no time in blaming President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for what he described as a dangerous escalation, claiming their policies have brought the world to the brink of World War III. Trump asserted that under his administration, there was no war in the Middle East, Europe, or Asia, and inflation was under control. He lambasted Biden and Harris, stating, «You wouldn’t trust Joe or Kamala to run a lemonade stand, let alone lead the Free World.» He went on to claim that the current administration has led to the «threat of war raging everywhere.» Accusing Harris of being weak on foreign policy, Trump suggested that Iran wants her to remain in power as they «can take advantage of America.» He stated that if he were still president, the current conflicts, including the Ukraine-Russia war and the Afghanistan withdrawal, would not have occurred. «If Kamala gets four more years, the world goes up in smoke,» he warned.

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Oracle plans to invest more than $6.5 billion to set up its first public cloud region in Malaysia, the company said on Wednesday, the latest major investment by a global tech firm into the Southeast Asian country. Technology giants including Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet unit Google and China's ByteDance have announced billions of dollars worth of digital investments into Malaysia since last year, mostly in cloud services and data centres, powering an infrastructure boom driven by growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI). A cloud region is the physical, geographic location where a company's public cloud facilities are located. Oracle's venture is set to be one of the largest single tech investments so far, outpacing the $6.2 billion planned spending by Amazon's cloud unit AWS announced last year.

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Ajay Banga, the 14th President of the World Bank, recently held court in Stanford’s Hoover Institution. The former MasterCard CEO, who in 2021 became an advisor to General Atlantic's climate-focused fund, painted a picture of a world at a crossroads—grappling with climate change, refugee crises, and the promise (and perils) of AI. Banga took the reins at the World Bank last year. He said. «We are a Knowledge Bank,» repositioning the Bank from being just a “money bank” to a venerable institution focused on solving many problems. On climate, Banga was cautiously upbeat. He pointed to the Paris Agreement as a turning point, not just for governments but also for public awareness. «This wasn't even a topic five-eight years ago,» he noted. The rapid progress in renewable energy particularly caught his eye. «It now takes a day to install a gigawatt of solar. It used to take 100 days a few years ago,» Banga said.

Officials say that France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country

Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico's first woman president on Tuesday, vowing to bolster women's rights and ensure Latin America's No. 2 economy remains a secure destination for international investment. Sheinbaum, a 62-year-old scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, took the oath of office and received the presidential sash in a boisterous ceremony in Mexico's Congress, which marks the start of her six-year term. «It's time for transformation, it's time for women,» she said, her voice rising with emotion.

Speaker Mike Johnson is laying out a five-point policy agenda should Republicans take the majority next year

Michael Lee Strategy founder Michael Lee explains the impact of the port strikes on the market and the economy and weighs in on the upcoming vice presidential debate.

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Jimmy Carter discussed his cancer diagnosis and treatment during a press conference held nine years ago at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Jimmy Carter, who was 91 years old at the time, gave an explanation of how a severe cold in May of the previous year prompted a complete physical, which in early August of 2015 revealed the presence of melanoma, a very serious form of skin cancer. During his liver surgery earlier that month, medical professionals found four areas on his brain where the cancer had metastasized. He would have had roughly six months to live if his diagnosis had been made a few years earlier. Rather, the former president commemorates his 100th birthday on Tuesday.

insolvency law, NCLT President Chief Justice (Retd) Ramalingam Sudhakar on Tuesday stressed on the need for more manpower even as he said despite the limitations, it will show success. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is a key institution in implementing the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). According to Sudhakar, banks and other financial institutions file petitions containing 20-30 volumes of documents, and there are also innumerable agreements. "… the interpretation of these documents is a legal argument… please don't imagine that NCLT can do some magic by saying admit debt and default… we can't," he said in the context of delays in admitting cases under the IBC.