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Norfolk Southern Annual Meeting a Test of Investor Response to East Palestine Crisis
Wall Street Journal The New York state comptroller says board members haven’t fully addressed safety concerns and legal risks. https://www.wsj.com/articles/norfolk-southern-annual-meeting-a-test-of-investor-response-to-east-palestine-crisis-b7a3620f
Read MoreEviction Bans Remain in California More Than 3 Years Into the Pandemic
Wall Street Journal Bay Area and Los Angeles officials renewed pandemic-era rent laws in cities with high housing costs. Landlords say the laws shield delinquent tenants. https://www.wsj.com/articles/eviction-bans-remain-in-california-more-than-3-years-into-the-pandemic-529d66fd
Read MoreAmerica’s Factory Boom Boosts Sales of Excavators, Steel and Trucks
Wall Street Journal Construction of semiconductor and battery factories helps Caterpillar, Nucor and other manufacturers plow past economic uncertainty and rising interest rates. https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-factory-boom-drives-sales-surge-for-excavators-steel-and-trucks-a9951bca
Read MoreKing Charles III makes virtual appearance on ‘American Idol’
Washington Post King Charles III made a cameo appearance on “American Idol” after the royal coronation concert in his honor https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/08/king-charles-royal-family-coronation/ecbf1ba2-ed9f-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreRussian Victory Day Celebrations Scaled Back
New York Times The Kremlin will commemorate the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, but many towns have canceled events on Tuesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/world/europe/russia-victory-day-celebrations.html
Read MoreJapan’s Kura Sushi opens first overseas flagship in Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, May 8 (CNA) Japanese revolving sushi bar restaurant chain Kura Sushi will officially open its first overseas flagship restaurant in Kaohsiung on Tuesday, the company’s Taiwanese subsidiary announced Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305080017
Read MoreFBI nears deadline for subpoena related to alleged Biden bribery scandal
Fox News The FBI is nearing a Wednesday deadline to provide documents to House Republicans relating to an alleged bribery scandal involving President Biden. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., filed a subpoena alongside Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, seeking the record of a 2020 interview with a source who they believe made extensive bribery…
Read MoreAfghanistan, Pakistan agree to boost trade, lower tensions along border
Fox News Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed government have agreed to boost trade and lower tensions along their border amid a surge in militant attacks on security forces, officials said Monday. Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, struck the deal Sunday in Islamabad, according to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.…
Read MoreBorder guards of Ukraine down three drones in one go
Pravda Ukraine The border guards of Ukraine have shot down three UAVs of the Russian occupiers on the Svatove front (Luhansk Oblast). Source: press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Quote: “One of border guard units, which executes combat tasks in the East of Ukraine, detected the movement of several UAVs of…
Read MoreNatural Gas Climbs Alongside Other Energy Commodities
Wall Street Journal Natural gas prices jumped alongside other energy commodities and despite weekend weather forecasts that still showed mostly mild temperatures ahead. https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-climbs-alongside-other-energy-commodities-4026cf23
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