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host lawrence: White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham blasted liberal MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell on Wednesday for running with a singled-sourced, unverified report that President Trump had loans co-signed by Russian oligarchs, according to MSNBC. This is one of the reasons that a majority of Americans have lost trust in the media. All market data delayed 20 1 day ago White House slams MSNBC for unverified report, says left-wing outlets have 'weaponized' the media By Brian Flood Fox Sanders says Stephanie Grisham will make a great new White House press secretary'Media Buzz' host Howard Kurtz says Stephanie Grisham is not shy about 'mixing it up' with journalists. Instead of applying ethics and standards to their reporting, journalists and left-wing outlets have weaponized the media, using it to attack and harass people with little to no regard for the truth, Grisham told Fox News.CNN'S BRIAN STELTER WIDELY RIDICULED AFTER BLAMING TECH ISSUES FOR BIZARRE ANTI-TRUMP SEGMENT Instead of applying ethics and standards to their reporting, journalists and left-wing outlets have weaponized the media, using it to attack and harass people with little to no regard for the truth. I may have some information, in this next hour, which would add a great deal to their understanding of that, if true, and I'll be discussing it here, O'Donnell said. Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham It all started on Tuesday night when O'Donnell and fellow far-left MSNBC host Rachel Maddow were discussing how Trump was able to obtain loans when no one else would loan him any money when he threw out the unverified speculation. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

commerce bicc: John McGrane, the director general of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce BICC said By redirecting 1bn from the larger than expected corporate tax intake into a Brexit response fund, government can shore up indigenous businesses which are most at risk from a disorderly Brexit, according to The Guardian. From the agri-food sector to freight and haulage, SMEs small- and medium-sized enterprises across Ireland will need urgent protection. They want a slice of Ireland's unprecedented 10.4bn 9.4bn corporate tax intake earmarked for business trading in both directions that will be hit by tariffs, delays in Calais and Dover and other challenges in the event of the UK crashing out of the European Union on 31 October without a deal. Ireland has enjoyed what the economist Cormac Lucey recently described as a stupendous corporation tax windfall with higher-than-expected tax without precedent in the history of the state . Earlier this year, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council concluded that 3bn to 6bn of the 10.4bn corporate tax receipts received in 2018 could be considered excess. It also wants Brexit training for all hauliers and recruitment of more customs agents to support business exporting to the UK in a post-Brexit regime. The BICC said the 1bn should be combined with a series of other initiatives including customs vouchers and training for companies dealing with customs for the first time and temporary exemptions from EU state aid rules to enable government support for Brexit impact companies. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

finance: Over the same period of time the amount managed by the retail sector, which is run for-profit by big banks and other finance companies, grew by a miserly 0.51%, or just 3.2bn, according to The Guardian. The last thing anyone needs is industry super acting like retail funds and now we have proof Greg Jericho Read more Industry funds have reported receiving a flood of fresh cash following the Hayne royal commission, which exposed widespread misconduct by the banks that included charging fees to dead people, ripping off super customers by paying them sub-par returns and failing to move them to cheaper investment options. Statistics released by the prudential regulator on Wednesday show the amount of money looked after by industry funds, which are jointly run by employers and unions, surged by 87.3bn, or 13.8%, in the year to the end of June. Banks now face compensation bills widely tipped to total more than 2bn and further reputational and financial damage from a series of lawsuits lodged by the corporate regulator. In one major disappointment for the industry sector's critics, the royal commission decided not to call witnesses from CBus, which is linked to the militant construction union. The not-for-profit sector, long targeted by the government over its links to the union movement, escaped last year's hearings largely unscathed, although hospitality sector fund Hostplus was criticised for its lavish spending on entertainment for employers that included tickets to AFL games and the Australian Open tennis. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

milk products: The factory in Tongala, which produces mainly milk products, will progressively halt operations over the next 18 months, according to Nine News Australia. Nestle general manager for Beverages and Dairy in Oceania Andrew McIver said the decision for the closure was partly due to consumers buying less tinned milk than they used to, adding that cheaper imports had eroded the business. To improve your experience update it here News National Nestle factory in Victoria's Goulburn Valley to close shedding more than 100 jobs By 9News Staff5 04pm Aug 28, food giant Nestle plans to close its dairy factory in Victoria's Goulburn Valley, shedding more than 100 people from its workforce. At the same time, the equipment in this factory is old and the investment we need to make sure it can operate reliably in the future means that the factory is no longer viable, Mr McIver said. Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2019Continue readingCONTACT USSend your photos, videos and stories to 9News News This tiny house on a rooftop could be model for cheap housing - domain.au set Timeout function if !window. The manufacture of products currently being made at Tongala will be moved to Nestle factories overseas during the next 12 to 18 months, Mr McIver said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

somaliland: The baby cheetahs are just a few weeks old, but they've had a traumatic start to life, according to Nine News Australia. A smuggler was attempting to spirit the cubs out of Somaliland, a breakaway state from Somalia, when he was caught red-handed by the authorities. To improve your experience update it here News World Ultra-rich are illegally buying cheetahs as pets leading to their extinction By CNN5 16pm Aug 28, tiny balls of fur huddle together for warmth inside a cardboard box. Young cheetahs are taken from the wild in a trend of epidemic proportions . Universal Images Group via Getty The cubs, who will soon be taken to a safehouse, are the lucky ones. At the current rates of trafficking, the cheetah population in the region could soon be wiped out. Some 300 young cheetahs are trafficked out of Somaliland every year - around the same number as the entire population of adult and adolescent cheetahs in unprotected areas in the Horn of Africa, according to the Cheetah Conservation Fund CCF . The trend is of epidemic proportions, according to CCF, an organisation devoted to saving cheetahs in the wild. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

value: The third includes advice about which high-dividend stocks to avoid, from Ben Lofthouse of Janus Henderson Investors, according to Market Watch. For investors who have been hungry for income, today's low interest rates have erased many options from the menu. The first piece includes a custom screen of 25 dividend stocks by John Buckingham, editor of The Prudent Speculator. That's where Federated Investors' Daniel Peris comes in. Those include the 9.5 billion Federated Strategic Value Dividend Fund SVALX, 0.18%, the 423 million Federated International Strategic Value Dividend Fund IVFLX, 0.60% and the Federated Global Strategic Value Dividend Fund GVDLX, 0.60%, which is much smaller, with 1.6 million in total assets and was established in January 2017. Peris, head of the Strategic Value Dividend Team at Federated, takes a different approach, focusing on providing an increasing income stream to shareholders of three mutual funds he co-manages. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

pro-brexit government: Have thoughts on the subject or want to give us your input on what you'd like to read more about Comment in the discussion section, according to The Independent. Philip Georgiadis 2019-8-28 12 22 05Philip Georgiadis 2019-8-28 12 23 56A fresh blow for the pound Markets have reacted sharply to the Johnson government's move to suspend parliament, sending sterling lower and investors reaching for the traditional safety play of British government bonds. An ugly battle now looms between the new pro-Brexit government and the lower house, said Richard Falkenh ll, senior FX strategist at SEB. Follow along as the FT follows the tick-by-tick developments of a big day in Westminster politics. The pound fell as much as one per cent on Wednesday morning, before recovering slightly to trade 0.7 per cent lower and hover around the 1.22 line. Philip Georgiadis 2019-8-28 12 33 00Philip Hammond warns over 'profoundly undemocratic' step The surprise manoeuvre by Boris Johnson has thrown Remainer MPs off balance. The leg lower came after the currency has slightly recovered from near-historic lows in the latter half of this month as investors had broadly welcomed opposition plans to frustrate a no-deal exit.UK 10-year gilt yields fell five basis points to 0.453 per cent as investors moved into the debt. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

sex-trafficking charges: But the prince strenuously denies any knowledge of criminal behavior by Epstein and has described himself as appalled by allegations from many women who accused Epstein of sexual abuse. ; Among them is Virginia Roberts Giuffre, according to The Japan Times. She has said she was a 15-year-old working at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club when she was recruited to perform sex acts on Epstein. The jet-setting middle son of Queen Elizabeth II was a longtime friend of the financier who killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. Giuffre said in a sworn affidavit that she was flown on Epstein's private planes to his properties in New Mexico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Paris and New York, and said meetings were also arranged for sex in London and elsewhere with Prince Andrew. He knows what he's done and he can attest to that, Giuffre told reporters outside the courthouse after she and 15 other women testified about abuse they allege they suffered at Epstein's hands. Without making specific new allegations against the British royal, Giuffre used a New York court appearance Tuesday to heap more attention on Andrew's links to Epstein. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

wall street: The key market gauge rose 195.04 points on Tuesday. ; The Topix index of all first-section issues closed 0.66 points, or 0.04 percent, higher at 1,490.35, after adding 11.66 points the previous day, according to The Japan Times. The market got off to a firmer start led by buying of domestic demand-related issues, despite an overnight drop on Wall Street that came as Beijing dampened expectations for progress in the U.S.-China trade talks by failing to confirm U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Chinese officials made phone calls and proposed to resume the negotiations, brokers said. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the 225-issue Nikkei average edged up 23.34 points, or 0.11 percent, to end at 20,479.42. But the market soon lost steam, with investors refraining from active purchases given the uncertainties over the trade talks between the economic superpowers and the lack of fresh incentives, they noted. But they struggled for direction for the rest of the day's session. After briefly sinking into negative territory, both the Nikkei and Topix indexes turned buoyant in the midmorning. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

year bonds: On Tuesday, yields on U.S. 30-year bonds dipped below those for three-month notes, providing another red flag for the global economy, according to Market Watch. Japan's Nikkei NIK, 1.19% edged up 0.1% while South Korea's Kospi 180721, 1.78% gained 0.5% as Japan's downgrade of South Korea's trade status took effect. An inverted yield curve indicates investors' worries about the economy's health, and has been a reliable indicator of a coming recession. Trade tensions between the two countries have been rising, and in a tit-for-tat move, South Korea's downgrade of Japan's trading status is expected to kick in next month. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 XJO, 1.49% inched up 0.3%. Among individual stocks, e-commerce company Rakuten 4755, 4.93% slid in Tokyo trading, while IT provider NEC 6701, -1.09% and Tokyo Electric Power 9501, 0.80% gained. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HSI, 0.01% was last about flat, while the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.16% declined 0.3%. Benchmark indexes in Taiwan Y9999, 1.49% Singapore STI, 0.61% Malaysia FBMKLCI, 0.76% and Indonesia JAKIDX, 0.51% were mixed. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

cuts: They have wavered between floating tax cuts to insisting they aren't considering tax cuts, according to CNN. They have feuded privately over which direction to take. He and his economic team, who are often at odds with one another, have been searching for ways to prevent market anxieties from spilling over into next year's presidential election, but have yet to agree on a solution. They have contradicted each other publicly. Trump refuses to give up on the tactic, saying it would make him look weak. And Trump has insisted it's the Federal Reserve's fault, while his own aides have admitted much of it is because of his trade war with China. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

stock futures: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HSI teetered between small gains and losses, according to CNN. China's Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP fell 0.3%. South Korea's Kospi KOSPI and Japan's Nikkei N225 were both stronger, moving up 0.8% and 0.2%, respectively. Uncertainty about the future of US-China trade relations is still clouding markets. The muddled moves followed US stock futures. All three indexes slumped during trading hours Tuesday as investors worried about recession warning signs in the bond market. The Dow INDU was up 80 points, or 0.3%, during Asia hours, while the S&P 500 SPX and Nasdaq COMP also moved higher. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

supplies: Octopus, which supplies 850,000 customers, is expected to confirm early on Thursday that the deal will nudge its business past 1 million customers after only four years in the market, according to The Guardian. The deal, thought to be worth more than 30m, propels Octopus to within a whisker of rival supplier Bulb Energy, which supplies 1.4 million customers and is the UK's fastest growing new supplier. The energy challenger brand told its staff on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy Co-op Energy, which supplies gas and electricity to about 300,000 homes. It follows a flurry of deals within the energy market which is beginning to consolidate after a flood of new suppliers joined the market in recent years, many of which have proved financially unstable. The company, part of the Midcounties Co-op, has since run into financial trouble. Co-Op Energy snapped up 160,000 customers from GB Energy Supply after it collapsed in 2016, and then gained another 130,000 customers after its takeover of Flow Energy last year. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

tuesday: The country's first Costco store is so popular that it had to shut down early on its first day because of too many shoppers, according to Nine News Australia. The retailer opened its first physical outlet in Shanghai on Tuesday morning, and it quickly got too crowded to stay open. To improve your experience update it here News World Massive crowds swamp China's first Costco on opening day By CNN2 09pm Aug 28, has built a cult following in the United States now it's China's turn. The store has been clogged up with crowds, Costco said in a text message alert to its members in China. Please don't come. To provide you with better shopping experience, Costco will suspend business in the afternoon. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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angela merkel: Germany's DAX rose by 71 points to 11,730, up 0.6%. Facebook Twitter 9.48am EDT 09 48Fiona Cincotta at City Index agrees that no-deal Brexit fears are easing today, pushing the pound up a bit . She writes Sterling is advancing across the board as the UK opposition leaders met today to plot to prevent a no deal Brexit, according to The Independent. Whilst Bojo is sticking to his do or die Brexit mantra, he has also expressed a little more optimism that a new deal can still be achieved between the EU and the UK. This comes following last week's visits to Germany and France where Angela Merkel and French President Macron both said they are willing to listen to alternatives the Irish backstop. The FTSE 100 closed 5 points lower at 7,089, while other European indices posted gains. Pound traders are interpreting recent developments as a slight easing back from the brink of a no deal Brexit, and so it is advancing. It's billed as a merger of equals', but the deal has pushed Altria up almost 10% at the open while Philip Morris stock is down about 3%. Philip Morris says There can be no assurance that any agreement or transaction will result from these discussions. Facebook Twitter 9.45am EDT 09 45Merger news Philip Morris has announced it is talking to fellow tobacco firm Altria over a possible takeover. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

chinese investments: He added that the two countries have made great achievements in cooperating in fields such as economy and people-to-people exchanges, according to Global Times China. Trade value between the two countries reached a record 95 billion in 2018, a 35 percent increase since 2016. As two of the largest and fastest-growing developing countries, a stable, peaceful and balanced relationship is essential for both countries, Misri said. India has increasingly invested in China and significant Chinese investments are taking place in India, including on cutting-edge sectors such as automobiles, electronic components and engineering machinery, said Misri. Promoting tourism and cultural exchanges will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap, Misri said. The two countries have been engaging in numerous cultural exchanges, but the mutual understanding among ordinary people is far from sufficient. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

cities: Jakarta is one of the fastest sinking cities in the world, according to the World Economic Forum, due to rising sea levels and the over-extraction of groundwater, according to Nine News Australia. But it isn't the only city in trouble. To improve your experience update it here News World Indonesia's capital city isn't the only one sinking By CNN7 31am Aug 28, has said the country would be relocating its capital city, in part because it's sinking into the Java Sea. Here's a look at some others that are also at risk. EPA Houston has been sinking for decades and, like Jakarta, the over-extraction of groundwater is partly to blame. Jakarta is one of the fastest sinking cities in the world, according to the World Economic Forum, due to rising sea levels and the over-extraction of groundwater. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

google uber: Uber agreed to pay Waymo 245 million to settle the case, but the federal judge overseeing the lawsuit made an unusual recommendation to open a criminal probe. ; Uber considered having self-driving technology crucial to survive, according to The Japan Times. Anthony Levandowski, a pioneer in robotic vehicles, was charged with 33 counts of trade secrets theft. The indictment filed by the U.S. Attorney's office in San Jose, California, is an offshoot of a lawsuit filed in 2017 by Waymo, a self-driving car pioneer spun off from Google. He could be sentenced up to 10 years and fined 250,000 per count, 8.25 million altogether. Prosecutors say Google and Uber cooperated in the investigation. Prosecutors say the probe is ongoing, but they wouldn't say whether Uber and former CEO Travis Kalanick are targets. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

control lot: Egypt is the chair of the African Union this year, and co-chair of TICAD 7, according to The Japan Times. Noting that Africa has managed to control a lot of political instability over the past two decades since the launch of the TICAD process, Kamel said the state of security, peace and stability on the continent is much better today. Given such changing circumstances, African participants hope to see discussion on Africa's economic stability and development take center stage during TICAD 7 that is set to be held in Yokohama between Aug. 28 and 30. ; I believe that this summit will be a turning point in the relationship between Japan and Africa as it represents an excellent opportunity for a smooth transition from a relation based mainly on official development assistance toward more diverse ties in trade and investment, Egyptian Ambassador to Japan Ayman Aly Kamel said during a recent interview with The Japan Times. He explained that such changes allow them to focus more on investment and trade. It possesses a huge potential of natural resources, as well as a very young and one of the fastest-growing populations in the world, Kamel said. Africa now is considered one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

export slump: That puts the gauge at its lowest since January 2017, a month after the impeachment of then-President Park Geun-Hye. ; The central bank cited Japan's new export restrictions, escalation of the U.S.-China trade dispute, the nation's export slump and a decline in equity prices as among the reasons for households' worsening sentiment, according to The Japan Times. The drop in confidence comes as South Korean policymakers sound increasingly downbeat about the economy. A monthly consumer sentiment index issued by the Bank of Korea dropped to 92.5 in August from 95.9 the previous month, according to a statement Tuesday from the bank. BOK Gov. The BOK's board members are set to meet Friday to review the policy interest rate, which they cut in July. Lee Ju-yeol said last week the central bank's 2.2 percent growth forecast would not be achievable if the slump in exports and investment persisted. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

gr ie: The rest wanted to move into the UK but changed their plans due to Brexit, according to The Independent. ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 We'll tell you what's true. By the end of last week, 98 firms had set up shop in the Netherlands specifically due to the UK's uncertain position in the bloc and a growing risk of a no-deal Brexit on 31 October, said Michiel Bakhuizen, a spokesperson for the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency NFIA . The overwhelming majority of those companies had offices in Britain but, since the 2016 referendum, have either relocated to the Netherlands or established offices there. You can form your own view. Subscribe now Another 325 firms are thinking of setting up in the Netherlands for the same reason, the representative said. From 15p 0.18 0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

mike wilson: Read Escalation in U.S.-China trade war threatens global economy, poses Trump re-election risk In real life, a put option is an instrument that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell an underlying asset at a set price before a certain time a potentially valuable hedge if a bullish bet on the asset goes south, according to Market Watch. The metaphorical Trump put and the Fed put are references to the belief held by some traders that either the White House or the central bank would alter policy or otherwise take action to bolster stocks and other asset markets in the event of a shock. Related Stocks could extend fall as Trump put' and Fed put' expire, says Morgan Stanley's Mike Wilson The conventional wisdom that stock index levels provide a meaningful check on the president's trade policies has not been a valid investment thesis since early August, wrote analysts at Macquarie, in a Monday note, saying that investors learned again that there is no Trump put, but there is a Fed put. Trump early Monday did appear to calm markets, saying that Chinese authorities had been in contact with U.S. officials seeking resume trade talks even as China disputed the nature of the contacts. An important corollary to last week's events is that the strike price on the fabled Trump put may be lower than commonly believed, wrote Neil Dutta, head of economics at Renaissance Macro Research, in a Monday note. But that comes after a Friday selloff that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 1.00%, Trump's favored measure of the stock market, drop more than 600 points on Friday, or 2.4%, while the benchmark S&P 500 Index SPX, 0.65% dropped 2.6%. Also see As U.S.-China trade war deepens, can Corporate America handle the uncertainty Moreover, Trump followed through on the Friday selloff by announcing a further increase in tariffs on imports from China after Friday's market close. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

hoover institution: The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own, according to CNN. He's vice president and managing director of the Lindsey Group, distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and a CNN Economics Commentator. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

energy: The funds will also help BBOXX, which operates in Rwanda, Kenya, Togo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to break into new African markets, where an estimated one in three people live without reliable access to electricity, according to The Guardian. BBOXX is one of a growing number of energy companies to plug into the demand for energy across Africa and south Asia. The conglomerate has taken a stake in off-grid solar company BBOXX through the start-up's latest funding round, which will power the Africa-focused company deeper into Asia. The falling cost of solar technology and the strength of mobile banking across Africa have encouraged major investments from global energy companies including US giant General Electric and France's EDF and Engie. The funding is further evidence of Japanese interest in Africa and in PAYG pay as you go solar energy globally, he said. Mansoor Hamayun, BBOXX's chief executive and co-founder, said Mitsubishi's extensive reach and technological expertise would help the company to supply more people living without access to modern utilities and services. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

fund managers: He said investors should tell firms to help meet targets set by the Paris climate agreement, according to The Guardian. Welby said The situation we find ourselves in has rightly been called a climate emergency. Justin Welby said fund managers had not sufficiently stepped up to the plate to use their ownership of companies to press for change. We know it's unquestionable that investors acting together can influence outcomes on everything, including climate change. Welby's words are his most direct criticism of the fund management industry over the climate emergency. It is in investors' power to help avert the disastrous consequences ethical and financial of failing to achieve the Paris goals. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.