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Supreme Court CLEARS WAY for Trump Admin to move forward with mass layoffs
MSNBC· 2025-07-09 17:36
Joining us now, Dan Balls, Washington Post chief correspondent. James Sample is Hoffra University law professor and former attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice's Democracy Program. So, James, the White House is claiming a definitive victory here.I guess full steam ahead that gives them sweeping powers. Is that what this says. It doesn't actually say that.As with many of the decisions from the Supreme Court's so-called shadow docket, it says almost nothing in terms of rationale. But the impact of what ...
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Cointelegraph· 2025-07-09 17:30
🇺🇸 NEW: Donald Trump says the Fed rate is 3% too high, costing the U.S. $360 billion per point annually, and calls for an immediate cut. https://t.co/6cOW4aX1d3 ...
Goldman's Kostin Sees Fed Cutting Rates Three Times
Bloomberg Television· 2025-07-09 17:02
What do you think about the effects of one big, beautiful bill now that we have it. And Steven was obviously a huge part of creating that legislation, now that we have that certainty and now that you can investors can calculate, put it in their models, is it a good thing. Well, I think the clarity, as you just referenced, is really the important thing for portfolio managers and for corporations, corporate executives thinking about capital spending decisions, dividend policies, things like that, all are enha ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-09 17:00
German auto parts supplier Standard Profil has agreed to a restructuring deal with creditors that will see bondholders take control of the company from Turkish private equity firm Actera https://t.co/wuW6D6rhgR ...
The Amazon Rainforest doesn’t need saving, it needs justice | Antonella Di Ciano | TEDxDuke
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-09 16:44
Environmental Concerns & Amazon's Significance - The Amazon basin, shared by eight countries, spans over 7 million square kilometers, almost the size of Europe, holding rich biodiversity [3][4] - The Amazon produces 20% of the world's oxygen, holds 20% of the world's fresh waters, 60% of tropical forests, and 10% of all animal and plant species [5][6] - The Amazon can absorb over 2 billion tons of CO2 annually, about 5% of global emissions, but deforestation is approaching a tipping point [6][7] - Deforestation has reached 17-20%, with the tipping point at 25%, potentially causing the rainforest to become a savannah-like ecosystem that releases CO2 [7][8] Threats & Environmental Crime - Illegal mining in areas like the Orinino mining arc in Venezuela, covering approximately 112,000 square kilometers (the size of Portugal), leads to environmental and humanitarian crises [13][14] - Environmental crime, including illegal mining, logging, land grabbing, drug trafficking, and human trafficking, is a vast network spanning the Amazon rainforest [17] Solutions & Call to Action - The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, comprising eight Amazonian nations, signed the Bellon declaration prioritizing security in the Amazon [21][22] - COP 30, the UN's climate change conference, will take place in the Amazon in Belém, Brazil, providing a platform for global leaders to address the issue [22] - Consumers can support environmentally friendly products with certifications like the Rainforest Alliance [24] - A call to action urges young people to push policymakers to cooperate and address the complex network of environmental crime [25][26]
Wrestling With Change: DI Sports, Moving On, and… Coding? | Adar Schwarzbach | TEDxDuke
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-09 16:42
[Applause] When I first quit the wrestling team here at Duke, people used to say to me, "It must be nice to have all that time back." Or, "It must have been such a time commitment." Or even, "Was it just too much time?" And usually I'd say yes because it was easier than trying to explain that it wasn't the time. That the time was the last thing on my mind. If I had loved wrestling here at Duke, no amount of time would have been too much.I started wrestling as a freshman in high school and found out pretty q ...
Anne Labourdette | Anne Labourdette | TEDxMinesNancy
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-09 15:42
Imaginez que vous soyez assis tranquillement votre bureau, le téléphone sonne, alors vous décrochez et au bout du fil, c'est le FBI. Je vous assure que je vous raconte pas le début d'une série télé que je m'apprête à écrire. Ça m'est vraiment arrivé.J'ai été tellement surprise que j'ai même cru qu'on me faisait une plaisanterie au téléphone. Mais il y avait aucun doute. Il y avait un numéro américain qui s'affichait. Il y avait un accent américain quand la personne parlait en français.Elle m'a dit "Je vais ...
Next Fed chair pick likely to move market less, says Jefferies' Zervos
CNBC Television· 2025-07-09 15:29
Federal Reserve Leadership & Monetary Policy - The market is closely watching potential candidates to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair, including Hasset and Fed Governor Kevin Warsh [1][2][3] - The candidates are generally viewed as having similar thoughts on monetary policy, potentially limiting market impact [3] - The President believes rates are 3 percentage points too high [4] Monetary Policy Stance - The market views current monetary policy as restrictive, considering the balance sheet size relative to the economy's size pre-COVID [5][6] - The Fed funds rate was 100 basis points higher when the Fed previously cut rates [6] - PCE inflation was down 0.5 percentage points and unemployment was up 0.5 percentage points during the prior rate cut [7] Potential Rate Cut Controversy - A prior 50 basis point rate cut was perceived by some as being too close to the election [8][9] - A 25 basis point cut was considered more appropriate by some [8][9] - Candidates need a cogent reason for lowering rates, potentially using the balance sheet as justification [11] - Kevin Warsh has suggested using the balance sheet to push for lower rates [11]