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(Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images When there’s bad news in the headlines, scamsters see it as good news. Then they know they can ramp up fraudulent schemes to siphon money from well-meaning donors. The Israel-Gaza war ins no exception. It has triggered fraud merchants to set up fake websites, which also cater to people who want to help during natural disasters. “Following natural disasters,” notes the Cybercrime Support Network (CSN), “instances of charity scams have unfortunately become more common, exploiting generous people’s goodwill and posing a challenge to true relief efforts.” According to the CSN,…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.ArcelorMittal has obtained a €140mn freezing injunction in Singapore against Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House Group, as part of efforts to enforce an arbitration award against the British steel magnate’s companies.The world’s second-largest steelmaker has been pursuing two of Gupta’s companies for payment of €140mn in deferred compensation, stemming from ArcelorMittal’s 2019 sale of steel plants in Romania, Czechia and several other European countries to Gupta’s Liberty Steel group.In January, a London arbitration tribunal issued a €140mn award against Singapore-based Liberty House Group…

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© Reuters. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a closed two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy at the Federal Reserve in Washington, U.S., November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the U.S. central bank is not thinking about lowering rates right now. “The question of rate cuts just doesn’t come up” right now, Powell said at his press conference following the latest Federal Open Market Committee gathering. He added: “It’s fair to say the question…

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© Reuters. Toy figures of people are seen in front of the displayed Disney + logo, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters) – Walt Disney (NYSE:)’s ESPN sports network could secure an enterprise value of $24 billion and attract investment interest from sports leagues, tech firms like Apple (NASDAQ:) and telecom majors including Verizon (NYSE:), according to BofA Global Research. In a bid to lure an outside investor, the media giant last month disclosed the financials of ESPN that revealed declining sales and profit at the network considered to be the crown jewel of its…

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© Reuters. Investing.com – US crude stockpiles grew by less than half of forecast levels while gasoline and distillate balances saw modest changes as well in one of the least consequential weekly inventory reports for the year, released on Wednesday by the government. The US  rose by 0.773 million barrels during the week ended Oct 20, the Energy Information Administration, or EIA, said in its Weekly Petroleum Status Report.  Analysts on Wall Street energy desks had expected the EIA to report an inventory build of 1.802M barrels for the just-ended week, a consensus of their forecasts showed. In the prior…

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CNN  —  Here’s a look at the 2024 presidential candidates and key dates in their campaigns. Republican Candidates Donald Trump – 45th president of the United StatesPrimary Campaign Committee – Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc.Website – https://www.donaldjtrump.com/November 15, 2022 – Trump announces that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, aiming to become only the second commander-in-chief ever elected to two nonconsecutive terms. Nikki Haley – Former governor of South Carolina and former US ambassador to the United NationsPrimary Campaign Committee – Nikki Haley for President Inc.Website – https://nikkihaley.com/February 14, 2023 – Haley announces in a…

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Many businesses and consumers are locked into low-cost debt, insulating the economy from rate hikes, BofA says.  The economy will slow “meaningfully” when rate hikes are ultimately felt, but it won’t bring a recession. Stocks can still do well as rates rise and interest rates still aren’t that high relative to history, BofA notes.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app The Federal Reserve has briskly raised interest rates to rein in red-hot inflation brought on during the pandemic, and investors have been…

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