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judiciary committee: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flanked by the chairmen of the impeachment inquiry committees, stood at the Capitol for what she called a solemn act . Voting is expected in a matter of days in the Judiciary Committee and by Christmas in the full House, according to Nine News Australia. Trump insisted he did nothing wrong and his reelection campaign called it rank partisanship . Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, joined by Jerrold Nadler, Maxine Waters, Richard Neal, and Adam Schiff, unveils articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. To improve your experience update it hereUK Election live Johnson's Conservative Party wins majority News World Donald Trump impeachment Democrats unveil two articles charging president with abuse of power and obstruction By Associated Press8 44pm Dec 11, 2019Tweet Facebook MailUS House Democrats have announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump abuse of power and obstruction of Congress pushing toward historic votes over charges he corrupted the US election process and endangered national security in his dealings with Ukraine. AP He endangers our democracy; he endangers our national security, said Rep. Our next election is at risk. ... That is why we must act now. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the Judiciary chairman announcing the charges before a portrait of George Washington. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

william barr: Horowitz also backed up his major conclusion that the FBI was justified when it launched the Russia probe in July 2016, and senior FBI officials weren't motivated by political bias against candidate Donald Trump, according to CNN. In a remarkable display of disunity within the Justice Department, Attorney General William Barr publicly rejected some of these findings and backed up Trump's insistence that the investigation should have never happened. I think the activities we found here don't vindicate anybody who touched this, DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz told the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivering a stinging rebuke to the former FBI leaders who claimed victory when his sweeping report was released on Monday. Asked about the split, Horowitz stood by his conclusions. The court-approved wiretaps were conducted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, which is typically used for terrorists and spies. Horowitz also uncovered significant problems and mistakes with the surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

wto members: The crisis was triggered by the United States government complaining that the organisation's appellate judges had overstepped their mandate by setting legal precedents and by ignoring time limits for delivering decisions, according to Nine News Australia. A scheduled meeting among the 164 WTO members that started on Monday in an effort to overcome the crisis was cut short on Tuesday. To improve your experience update it hereUK Election live Johnson's Conservative Party wins majority News World'Bad news' for Australia as WTO faces crisis By AAP12 30pm Dec 11, global trade actions against India over sugar subsidies and Canada over wine exports are at risk as the World Trade Organisation faces its biggest ever crisis. The WTO's three-member appellate panel will no longer function because the terms of two of its members ran out on Tuesday after the US blocked the appointment of new judges. AP The dispute has escalated while the US has been waging trade disputes with China and the European Union. Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, Director General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, arrives for the opening of the General Council at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization, WTO, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

yama chinese: The bitter-sweet lyrics in Bemba of Yama Chinese describe the concerns of many Zambians They put on smart suits and fly to China to sell our country, according to The Guardian. The roads belong to China. The rapper, better known as Pil Ato, had just finished uploading a new track to Twitter. The hotels are for the Chinese. Even the brickworks are Chinese. The chicken farms are Chinese. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

year instagram: Compiled each year to showcase the best and most popular apps on the market, the lists give us an insight into what Aussies have been doing on their smartphones this year, according to Nine News Australia. Instagram takes the title as the most popular free iPhone app and leads the social media apps ahead of Snapchat, Tic Tok and Facebook. To improve your experience update it hereUK Election live Johnson's Conservative Party wins apps of 2019 revealed By Trevor Long Technology Expert8 55am Dec 12, year has been a year of social media, Minecraft, and mobile phone ordered food - according to Apple's list of the top apps for 2019. On an iPad we're more likely to look for entertainment, with Netflix, You Tube and Stan topping the list of free iPad apps in 2019. It was a good year for McDonalds, with their Monopoly at Maccas app topping the list of free games in the App Store, ahead of Mario Kart and Aquapark.io. The Spectre camera app Supplied Australia's desire for home deliveries has proven successful for Uber, with Uber Eats scoring a place at 11th in the free app list, just ahead of McDonald's MyMaccas ordering app. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

christine lagarde: Markets have been sanguine about Europe this year, with the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, 0.25% up more than 20% so far, according to Market Watch. But this may not last, whenever investors realize how vulnerable the eurozone economy remains to a serious financial shock. They remain divided, reluctant to reform either their own economies or the eurozone's institutions, and the major powers are turning inward, focused more than ever on their own domestic problems. For now the European agenda, Bank of America analysts note, has lots of boxes but no ticks. Her calls, just like her predecessor Mario Draghi's, will fall on deaf ears. Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, this week will once again call on governments to do their part in fighting economic headwinds with a mixture of structural reforms and investment spending. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

countries: We're not planning to review our infrastructure export policy. ; Tokyo's infrastructure export strategy stipulates that Japan will in principle provide aid to install cutting-edge power generation facilities upon requests from countries as long as they are compelled to choose coal as their source of energy, according to The Japan Times. The government says it remains committed to coal due to it being a cost-effective power generation solution, and that new technology installed in place of aging, less efficient power stations can help countries reduce their overall emissions. There is a need for coal-fired power generation, mainly from developing Asian countries where demand for energy is surging, the source said. The government maintains that renewable energy sources remain too unreliable and expensive, despite their wide-scale uptake around the globe and significant, ongoing reductions in their cost. U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on countries to halt construction of new coal-fired plants from 2020, leading to expectations that Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi could voice a shift in Japan's position on coal in a speech scheduled for Wednesday. RELATED STORIESChina's climate paradox A leader in coal and in clean energy Japan bags satirical 'Fossil of the Day' prize for clinging onto coal-fired power Report names Japan's top three mega-banks as the world's biggest lenders to coal plant developers Japanese students call for greater awareness of climate change During a U.N. climate conference currently being held in Madrid, Japan received a disparaging Fossil of the Day award from international environmental group Climate Action Network after the country's industry minister spoke about a plan to continue using coal-fired power. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

goal attainment: Yet the books that most influence financial planners often revolve around non-monetary subjects including gratitude, goal attainment, and critical thinking, according to Market Watch. It's these broader themes that tend to captivate advisers. Indeed, some financial advisers cite this 1949 classic as an invaluable resource. For example, Alexandra Wilson, a certified financial planner in Lawrenceville, Ga. recently read Measure What Matters by John Doerr, the Silicon Valley-based investor and venture capitalist. I use them to keep me on track, focused and motivated. The book opened my eyes to the power of OKRs Objectives and Key Results she said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

increase fees: Costs to manage accounts and to monitor them to prevent fraudulent deposits and withdrawals have also risen, according to The Japan Times. Mizuho Bank raised its fees for over-the-counter money transfers to 400 to 900 in November, an increase of 100 to 200. The moves reflect a tougher business environment amid prolonged low interest rates as well as higher costs for labor and money-laundering prevention. ; Gaps between lending rates and deposit rates have shrunk due to the negative interest rate policy of the Bank of Japan, which reduced bank revenues on lending. The bank also plans to increase fees for such transactions using ATMs next year. RELATED STORIESReport names Japan's top three mega-banks as the world's biggest lenders to coal plant developers Line starts bank transfer service via smartphone payment platform MUFG Bank is mulling an annual fee of 1,200 for accounts showing no transactions for two years, officials said. In December, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. started charging customers for deposits of 301 or more coins over the counter. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

funds: It paints a picture of retirement incomes for some savers in MySuper funds, which are supposed to be simple and low cost, being eaten away by high fees and poor returns, according to The Guardian. Apra member Helen Rowell said the regulator would use the data to put pressure on trustees to either dramatically improve their performance or get out of the industry by closing or merging funds. A heatmap published by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority on Tuesday also reveals Westpac arm BT is consistently delivering substandard returns to members of its MySuper fund. Higher superannuation rates not linked to lower wages, report finds Read more Release of the data is part of increased oversight of the industry by Apra, which was criticised at last year's financial services royal commission for failing to take legal action against super trustees who fail to act in the interests of members. However, no one should be complacent. Rowell said Apra has directly contacted the trustees of the worst-performing products and asked them to provide or update action plans outlining how they will address identified weaknesses . If they are unable to make substantial improvements in good time, we will consider other options, including pressuring them to consider a merger or exit the industry, she said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

impact: This is a far cry from requiring proponents to immediately and completely offset their greenhouse gas emissions, which the EPA had proposed in March, to set a higher bar for assessing the impact of projects that would increase state emissions, and impede the national carbon abatement task, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In our view federal government regulations are not going to deliver the outcomes as currently applied that are necessary for Australia to meet its international obligations under the Paris Agreement. The new guideline, released by the W.A. EPA on Monday, calls on proponents of major greenhouse gas emitting projects to show how they can reasonably and practicably avoid, reduce, and offset emissions in line with the state's net zero emissions by 2050 target. That's why we're doing this, EPA chair Tom Hatton said at the time. Nine months and comprehensive consultation later almost 7000 submissions were received during the public consultation period not much has changed, except that the state government has since introduced its own goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. adsbygoogle window.adsbygoogle .push ;Nearly 7,000 of you made a submission to the EPA here in Western Australia on their Greenhouse Gas Emissions Guidelines 98% back strong action on the damaging emissions coming from our state The EPA now has the community mandate needed to produce strong emissions guidelines. But within a week and in the face of a major backlash from industry, fossil fuel lobby groups and federal Coalition ranks, and zero support from the state Labor government the environmental watchdog was brought to heel, and the climate science-based brain explosion all but dismissed. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

newspaper misconduct: Nathan Sparkes Policy manager, Hacked Off Join the debate Read more Guardian letters click here to visitgu/letters Do you have a photo you'd like to share with Guardian readers Click hereto upload it and we'll publish the best submissions in the letters spread of our print edition Topics Ipso Newspapers & magazines Press inquiry Leveson reportletters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Share on Linked InShare on Pinterest Share on Whats AppShare on Messenger Reuse this content, according to The Independent. While we at Hacked Off work mostly with individuals who have been personally affected by newspaper misconduct, Monbiot's article highlights how the absence of independent and effective newspaper regulation in the UK can have wider societal effects, in particular on the course of our politics . Introducing the Leveson system of independent self-regulation is critical to restoring trust in the press and protecting the integrity of our democracy, and should be a priority for any incoming government. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

nissan ghosn: The fine targets the underreported period of four years through March 2018 for which the statute of limitations has not expired, according to The Japan Times. Initially, the penalty for Nissan was expected to reach 4 billion based on the amount of pay left out of submitted documents, but the automaker has asked the watchdog for a reduction in the fine by reporting the matter before an investigation got fully underway. The recommendation by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, which has also filed a criminal complaint against Nissan and Ghosn over the alleged misreporting, was made to the Financial Services Agency on Tuesday. ; The watchdog accused Nissan of violating the financial instruments law by underreporting Ghosn's pay package by around 9.1 billion in the eight years through March 2018 in the company's securities reports presented to regulators. The SESC accepted Nissan's request, sources said. The company corrected its securities reports in May, including executive remuneration, from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2017. RELATED STORIESNissan, Renault and Mitsubishi to set up new company to develop advanced tech for next-generation vehicles New Nissan chief Makoto Uchida vows to turn around the embattled automaker Nissan gives U.S. workers two unpaid days off as America sales slump Tokyo prosecutors have indicted Nissan on the charge. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

trade situation: Equity index futures erased early losses to move into the green by the opening bell, according to Market Watch. A postponement or cancelation of those duties would likely please stock market participants, at least if the two sides can't reach an interim deal before then. But a subsequent report by The Wall Street Journal said the two nations are working on a possible delay of the Dec. 15 tariffs. The world's two largest economies have been trying to hammer out a deal for some time now, and uncertainty surrounding the trade situation has been the biggest headwind facing Wall Street. In November, optimism around trade, as well as better-than-expected earnings helped spur TD Ameritrade clients to increase exposure to the market and end the month as net buyers of equities, according to the Investor Movement Index IMXSM . The IMX is TD Ameritrade's proprietary, behavior-based index, aggregating Main Street investor positions and activity to measure what investors actually were doing and how they were positioned in the markets. But recently, excitement about a partial trade deal getting done soon has helped push the market to record highs. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

twitter share: But many people fear retiring abroad because they believe four myths, according to The Independent. We'd like to explain the realities, and try to clear up those common myths of retiring abroad Myth No. 1 You Have to Give Up Your Citizenship Some people think that if you retire abroad, you must automatically relinquish your U.S. citizenship. Retirement The PBS website for grown-ups who want to keep growing Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin By Edd and Cynthia Staton, Next Avenue Contributors Getty Having retired abroad almost a decade ago, we can attest to the many benefits of retiring in another country, from lower living costs to better weather to less stress. Nothing could be further from the truth. There's an official process of first applying for permanent residency. Simply arriving in your new home country doesn't automatically make you a citizen there. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

wind change: With predictions of temperatures surpassing 40C and a wind change for the afternoon, firefighters expected conditions to deteriorate, according to The Independent. About 2,700 firefighters are in the field, many from volunteer NSW Rural Fire Service brigades. There were 85 fires burning across NSW on Tuesday, and 42 were uncontrolled. As smoke brought the city's air quality to more than 11 times the hazardous level, Scott Morrison spoke in Sydney about the religious discrimination bill. And the fact is these crews, yes, they're tired, but they also want to be out there defending their communities. Asked about concerns over how long the tens of thousands of volunteer firefighters many who have been away from work for weeks now were expected to continue without pay, Morrison said they want to be there . These fires have been going on for some months now and when I was speaking with the commissioner on the weekend out where we have the megafire at the moment we were talking through the crew rotations, he said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

senate mcconnell: That will happen, in all likelihood, right after the trial is finished in the Senate, according to CNN. McConnell also said the renegotiated trade pact is not as good as I'd hoped, differing with White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who said in a statement around the same time that the final version of USMCA is the biggest and best trade agreement in the history of the world. We will not be doing USMCA in the Senate between now and next week, the Republican from Kentucky said at a news conference on Capitol Hill. His comments came after House Democrats announced they had struck a deal with the White House to advance the trade agreement after months of negotiations over key issues, including enforcement mechanisms and standards for labor and environmental protections. Senator McConnell has no excuse not to bring up the USMCA, Pelosi's spokesperson said. A spokesperson for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back on McConnell's timeline, noting that in 2011 both the House and Senate voted to approve three trade agreements on the same day. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

justice: I think based on a completely bogus narrative that was largely fanned and hyped by an irresponsible press, according to MSNBC. Barr went on to denounce the gross abuses of FISA and the inexplicable behavior that is intolerable in the FBI uncovered in the report released on Monday by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz. At one point in the exchange, Williams observed I think a lot of people will hear what you're saying here and think, Well, that's just Bill Barr defending Trump.' Barr pushed back I think our nation was turned on its head for three years. The DOJ chief then declared And the attorney general's primary responsibility is to protect against the abuse of the law enforcement and intelligence apparatus.... That's my responsibility and I'm going to carry it out. Barr explained in part Well, Durham is looking at the whole waterfront. Earlier in the interview, Williams asked about Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham's ongoing investigation into the origins of the Russia probe. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

march: It was also flat over a wider three-month period, according to the Office for National Statistics, according to The Guardian. The annual growth rate also slowed to 0.7%, the weakest since March 2012. He said that after parliament passed the prime minister's deal this would unleash a tidal wave of funds that are waiting to be invested in Britain once we end the uncertainty . Background Gross domestic product GDP the broadest measure of economic activity, failed to grow in October from the previous month. Javid said that Labour would hold two referendums next year to keep the country stuck in neutral . John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, said that a Conservative election victory would mean five more years of economic failure and stagnation . Reality Much more than Brexit will dictate the future pace of economic growth, though the political impasse has had a significant impact. A slowdown in the global economy amid heightened trade tensions between the US and China has also had an impact. Economists believe Brexit uncertainty has sapped business investment in particular. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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sse deal: The approval clears the way for Ovo to become the second largest energy supplier in the country, and propels the personal wealth of its founder, Stephen Fitzpatrick, past 600m, according to The Guardian. The former banker founded Ovo Energy in Bristol 10 years ago and still holds a 67% stake in the company, which was valued at 1bn before the SSE deal. The UK's competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, cleared Ovo Energy's 500m takeover of SSE's energy supply arm, saying the tie-up would not affect competition in the energy market. The deal will increase Ovo's customer base from 1.5 million to 5 million homes at a stroke. Today, his energy upstart is valued at a billion pounds and will soon be one of the largest energy suppliers in Britain second only to British Gas. Profile Ovo Energy boss Stephen Fitzpatrick Show Hide Profile - Ovo Energy boss Stephen Fitzpatrick Stephen Fitzpatrick, the founder of Ovo Energy, was once a disruptive challenger to the big six energy suppliers. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

asian powers: The first such meeting makes Japan the second country to hold a 2 2 dialogue with India after the US. India became the seventh country to have a 2 2 dialogue with Japan, according to Global Times China. The talks hovered around three categories. Photo IC The first India-Japan 2 2 Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting, held in New Delhi on November 30, marks a crucial step in the advancement of the bilateral relationship, indicating that a honeymoon period between the two Asian powers has begun. First, when it comes to issues that are highly relevant to one another but have little bearing on one's own interests, they fully support each other. Both countries called upon Pakistan to take resolute and irreversible action against terrorism. For example, they called on North Korea to realize a complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization, condemned the latter's recent launches of ballistic missiles, and urged North Korea to resolve the abduction issues at the earliest date. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

data points: Australia's S&P/ASX 200 XJO, 0.68% rose 0.3%. Markets were mostly higher on the solid U.S. jobs data print, said Vishnu Varathan of the Asia & Oceania Treasury Department at Mizuho Bank in Singapore, adding that questions remained whether economic data points would prove enough to keep stock markets elevated amid other global risks that could put future growth in jeopardy, according to Market Watch. The U.S. employment report from the Labor Department beat economists' consensus expectations, showing an estimated 266,000 new jobs created in November, the most since January, while the unemployment rate fell to a 50-year low. Japan's Nikkei NIK, -0.08% rose 0.3% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HSI, 0.79% gained less than 0.1%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, 0.24% was about flat while the Shenzhen Composite 399106, -0.44% inched up 0.3%. Elsewhere, South Korea's Kospi 180721, 0.36% advanced 0.3%, while benchmark indexes in Taiwan Y9999, 0.63% Singapore STI, 0.45% Malaysia FBMKLCI, 0.09% and Indonesia JAKIDX, -0.06% were little changed to slightly firmer. In response, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.10% rose 337.27 points, or 1.2%, at 28,015.06 Friday. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.11% rose 28.48 points, or 0.9%, to 3,145.91 Friday. The Dow notched its best day since Oct. 4 and sits 0.5% away from its record close of around 28,164 set on Nov. 27. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

hong kong: The comments came after media reported that more than 200 protesters involved in illegal activities during the six months' turmoil in Hong Kong have fled to Taiwan with some requesting alleged citizenship, jobs and residency, according to Global Times China. Analysts said separatists from Hong Kong and Taiwan could work together to create trouble for the mainland, but when they need cover or assistance from each other, they will find each other very insincere and unreliable. Photo GT The move by some Hong Kong protesters who reportedly fled to Taiwan seeking citizenship, jobs and residency in the island represented a laughable backfire on the Taiwan authority for its interference in Hong Kong, Chinese analysts said Monday. Those Hong Kong protesters are trouble, not only for Taiwan but anywhere they go, analysts warned. The protesters planned to voice three demands, asking Taiwan to provide citizenship, job opportunities and temporary residency for fleeing protesters. A poster allegedly by Hong Kong protesters circulated on social media last week, showing protesters were planning to organize a protest on Monday noon at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office TECO in Hong Kong at Lippo Centre. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

matt hancock: The incident escalated when Matt Hancock, the health secretary, was dispatched to Leeds General Infirmary in an effort to show that the party was taking the case seriously, according to The Independent. But Johnson's team ended up trying to deflect the story on to Labour by wrongly briefing that a Tory aide was punched outside the hospital by a leftwing activist. With just days to go until polling day, the Tories suffered one of their worst days of the campaign as Johnson refused on camera to look at a picture of the poorly child and pocketed the phone of the reporter who tried to show it to him. The claims quickly turned out to be untrue when video footage showed that the adviser was accidentally brushed in the face. This is a new low and the Conservative party has serious questions to answer. The Tories are so desperate to distract from a four-year-old boy sleeping on a hospital floor because of their cuts to the NHS that, once again, they have resorted to barefaced lying, a Labour spokesperson said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

policy decision: While buyers wait for more headlines and news items, there is little reason for long term holders to sell now, according to Market Watch. For now, prices are bound to a 1,450 to 1,500 range, but looking to move higher soon, he said, in a daily update. The coming two-day Fed meeting, which begins Tuesday and concludes with a monetary policy decision on Wednesday, has held gold in check, said George Gero, managing director at RBC Wealth Management. February gold GCG20, 0.18% on Comex lost 20 cents, or 0.01%, to settle at 1,464.90 an ounce, after declining 0.5% last week. On Monday, after sinking on the back of a hotter-than-expected U.S. jobs report on Friday, gold initially saw some support following economic reports out of China that showed the world's second-largest economy continued to be hurt by trade conflicts and a global economic slowdown. March silver SIH20, 0.14%, meanwhile, added 4.6 cents, or 0.3%, at 16.642 an ounce, following a weekly decline of 3%, according to Fact Set data. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.