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“Something Dangerous Is Happening In America” – Biden Warns Of Trump’s “Extremist Movement”, Blasts Republicans’ Silence

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Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)President Joe Biden delivered a speech about democracy on Sept. 28 in Arizona, a key battleground state for the 2024 election. He took aim at his predecessor, President Donald Trump, and expressed…

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The new warfare?

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“Today, a column of tanks or a column of advancing troops can be discovered in three to five minutes and hit in another three minutes. The survivability on the move is no more than 10 minutes,” said Maj. Gen. Vadym Skibitsky,…

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Friday assorted links

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1. On the need for German supply-side reforms. 2. BAP on Argentina. 3. LLMs are a new kind of operating system (duh). 4. A chain of comments on Amazon. 5. “Sweden is considering using its military to help police in the…

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UAW Unleashes “Wave Of Reinforcements” As Strikes Intensify At Ford & GM Amid Strained Talks; Progress Seen With Stellantis

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United Auto Workers boss Shawn Fain announced Friday morning in a live-stream event that strikes against two of Detroit's automakers - General Motors and Ford - will be hit by another wave of strikes. The union boss said Chrysler-parent Stellantis had…

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Fannie and Freddie: Single-Family Mortgage Delinquency Rate Declined, Multi-Family Increased in August

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by Calculated Risk on 9/29/2023 10:57:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Fannie and Freddie: Single-Family Mortgage Delinquency Rate Declined, Multi-Family Increased in AugustBrief excerpt: I’ve argued that there would not be a huge wave of single-family foreclosures…

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Tesla Sued For “Pervasive Racial Harassment” Of Black Workers At Its Fremont Factory

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Tesla is once again being sued over discrimination, though this time not from one of its former employees.In keeping with what appears to be an ongoing trend of the government harassing Elon Musk, this week a Federal anti-discrimination agency called The…

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Evergrande’s Arrested Chairman “Suspected Of Committing Crimes”, Latest In Saga Of China’s Real Estate Collapse

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By Catherine Yang of Epoch TimesChina Evergrande Group announced on Sept. 28 that its chairman and founder has been suspected of committing crimes, confirming reports that Hui Ka Yan was under police surveillance.It stated that "relevant authorities" notified the company that…

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Hightower’s Stephanie Link on Nike’s earnings beat: I think the worst is behind them

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Stephanie Link, Hightower chief investment strategist, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends, Nike quarterly earnings results, and more. 03:08 2 minutes ago

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Fmr. Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo: It’s hard to see how mid-size banks survive in present form

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Daniel Tarullo, Harvard Law School professor and former Federal Reserve Governor, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the Fed's inflation fight, the impact of high rates on regional banks,…

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Barry Sternlicht on why the Fed should stop hiking interest rates: The economy is going to slow

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Capital chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the U.S. economy, the Fed's inflation fight, impact of high interest rates, recession…

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Watch CNBC’s full interview with Starwood Capital CEO Barry Sternlicht

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Capital chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the U.S. economy, the Fed's inflation fight, impact of high interest rates, recession…

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House Minority Leader Jeffries: House Dems would back Senate’s funding bill to avoid shutdown

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest negotiations on Capitol Hill, whether an agreement can be reached to avert a government…

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Inside the boardroom: Fmr. United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz on how to boost performance

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Oscar Munoz, co-chair of the National Association of Corporate Directors Blue Ribbon Commission and former United Airlines CEO and chairman, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the commission's new…

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We expect the market correction to mature as early as next week, says Katie Stockton

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Katie Stockton, Fairlead Strategies founder and managing partner, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest technical analysis, what to make of the current market correction, rest of year…

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Companies aren’t being told what the red lines are of doing business in China, says Shehzad Qazi

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Shehzad Qazi, China Beige Book International COO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of U.S.-China relations, the risk of doing business in China, whether companies should divest,…

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We are beginning to enter a so-called ‘debt doom loop’, says Cato Institute’s Romina Boccia

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Romina Boccia, Cato Institute director of budget and entitlement policy, and Michael Linden, Washington Center For Equitable Growth senior policy fellow and former OMB executive associate director in…

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Our base is U.S. will go into a recession by middle of 2024: Societe Generale’s Subadra Rajappa

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Subadra Rajappa, Societe Generale head of U.S. rates strategy, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss latest Treasury yield trajectory, the impact of higher rates on markets, where yields are…

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As India-Five Eyes Relations Sour, US Ratings Agency Moody’s Takes Aim at India’s Aadhaar Digital ID System

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The report calls into question key aspects of India’s digital ID program, including its heavily centralised nature, the reliability of its biometric identification systems and its vulnerability to data breaches. Relations between India and the so-called “Five Eye” nations (United States,…

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Kick Start or Kick Over — Can The US Defeat Russia in the Lithium Battery War?

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Yves here. John Helmer argues that Russia’s lithium reserves not only are considerably larger than those of Australia, depicted at the lithium-richest country in some Western tallies, and with lower production costs than Australia, comparable to those of South American players.…

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Women in same-sex couples commute longer than women in different-sex couples

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Here are the paper highlights: Women in same-sex couples commute longer to their workplace and work more hours than women in different-sex couples. Men in same-sex couples instead exhibit shorter commutes and work fewer hours than men in different-sex couples. These disparities are larger among married couples with children.…

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