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Oct 22 2024FINANCE

Bond Selloff: Then and Now

Remember Alan Greenspan? He steered the Federal Reserve during the 1995 rate cut, which led to a unique bond selloff. Recently, a similar event occurred when the Fed started cutting interest rates again. This time, two-year U. S. government bond yields rose by 34 basis points after the September rat

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Oct 22 2024BUSINESS

Tragic Helicopter Crash: What Happened to the Tower?

On Sunday night, a helicopter crashed into a radio tower near downtown Houston. The tower, recently acquired by SBA Communications, stood at 999 feet tall. Four people, including a child, lost their lives in the tragedy. The helicopter was flying at 600 feet, which is much lower than the tower's hei

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Oct 21 2024POLITICS

Tragic Night in Gaza: Many Lives Lost in Israeli Strike

Early Sunday morning, Gaza's health ministry reported a grim toll: at least 87 people died from an Israeli airstrike. Hitting Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the strike leveled several multi-story buildings. So far, 27 bodies have been retrieved, with 60 more believed to be under rubble. Over 40 people

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Oct 20 2024POLITICS

Tragic Strike in Gaza: An Overnight Disaster

In the early hours of Sunday, a devastating Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza left at least 87 people dead and many more injured. The attack flattened several apartment buildings in Beit Lahia, with 27 bodies recovered and 60 people still trapped under the rubble. Graphic footage showed the heartbr

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Oct 19 2024CELEBRITIES

Kate Cassidy Remembers Liam Payne After Sudden Loss

It’s been a tough time for Kate Cassidy, girlfriend of the late Liam Payne. She’s finally opened up about his passing, sharing her feelings on social media. In a heartfelt message, she said she’s been struggling to process it all. “I’m at a total loss, ” she wrote. “Nothing feels real. ” She asked f

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Oct 18 2024FINANCE

AI's Secret Weapon: Fighting Fraud in Uncle Sam's Billions

You know how banks use AI to catch fraud? Well, Uncle Sam is doing the same thing! The US Treasury Department just used AI to catch $1 billion in check fraud alone last year. That's huge! And it's not just checks. They stopped over $4 billion in fraud overall. How? By using machine learning to dig t

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Oct 18 2024BUSINESS

Beijing Workers Worry About Economy Despite Stimulus Plans

Workers in Beijing are feeling the pinch of a struggling economy, with recent growth numbers being the worst in over a year. The city's economy has been hit hard by slow consumer spending and a crisis in the real estate sector. Despite the government's efforts to boost the economy with new policies,

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Oct 18 2024POLITICS

Biden & German Leaders Team Up for Ukraine Support

On Friday, in Berlin, President Joe Biden sat down with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The main topic on the agenda? Supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. They also chatted about calming things down in the Middle East and standing against h

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Oct 18 2024BUSINESS

China's Economy: Stable Growth, More Stimulus

China's economy grew by 4. 6% in the third quarter, the slowest pace in six quarters. This news came with a surprise: the country's central bank announced two new programs to boost the stock market. These programs could inject around $112. 6 billion into the market. This happened even as China's sta

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Oct 17 2024CELEBRITIES

Tragic Incident: Liam Payne's Final Hours in Argentina

It was a chilly call that revealed the troubling final moments of One Direction star Liam Payne's life. A manager at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires spoke with emergency operators, detailing the singer's alarming behavior. Payne had reportedly been drinking and using drugs, causing damage

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