YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators held a protest Sunday in the center of the capital of Armenia, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan after Armenia agreed to hand over control of several border villages to Azerbaijan. The demonstration was the latest in a weekslong series of gatherings led […]
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Armenians throng to the capital to demand prime minister’s resignation
Tens of thousands of demonstrators held a protest on Sunday in Yerevan, Armenia’s capital, to call for prime minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation after the European nation agreed to hand over control of several border villages to Azerbaijan. The demonstration was the latest in a weeks-long series of gatherings led by a high-ranking cleric in the […]
Walmart ends credit card partnership with Capital One, but shoppers can still use their cards
Walmart has ended a partnership with Capital One that made the banking company the exclusive issuer of Walmart’s consumer credit cards. The companies announced the change in a joint statement Friday. The companies said card-holders can still use their Capital One Walmart Rewards cards, which will continue to accrue rewards unless customers are notified of […]
Fire at a baby care centre kills seven infants in India’s capital
Seven babies have died after a fire broke out in a baby care centre in India’s capital New Delhi on Saturday night, a fire service officer said. Rescuers carried 12 newborns from the centre to a nearby hospital, but seven died due to smoke inhalation, fire officer Atul Garg said. The five others are being […]
Walmart ends credit card partnership with Capital One, but shoppers can still use their cards
Walmart has ended a partnership with Capital One that made the banking company the exclusive issuer of Walmart’s consumer credit cards. The companies announced the change in a joint statement Friday. The companies said card-holders can still use their Capital One Walmart Rewards cards, which will continue to accrue rewards unless customers are notified of […]
Sacramento police net at least 17 firearms at gun buyback on north side of capital
The Sacramento Police Department collected at least 17 firearms on Saturday morning as part of a three-hour gun-buyback event at the William J. Kinney Police Facility in the Hagginwood neighborhood, said spokesman Cody Tapley. The number was small, compared with a May 2023 event that Tapley said netted 128 firearms within 2 hours. but Roger […]
One dead, one arrested for alleged capital murder
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) – In the early hours of Saturday May 25, the Phenix City Police Department responded to a deadly shooting at Aces Bar and Grill, located at 3928 US HWY 80 West. Officers from the Patrol Division arrived at approximately 1:30 AM and discovered 34-year-old Jacob Sanes, a resident of Smith Station, […]
Car bomb in the Syrian capital kills one. Drone strike near Lebanon border targets two vehicles
BEIRUT (AP) — A bomb attached to a car exploded early Saturday in the western part of the Syrian capital that is home to several diplomatic missions, killing one person and causing material damage, state media reported. Damascus’ Mazze neighborhood houses the Iranian consulate, destroyed last month in a strike blamed on Israel. The attack […]
Why Biden’s almost 100% capital gains tax increase would crush the stock market
Many Americans still don’t realize that we have a bifurcated tax system. One tax table is focused on taxing Americans on their ordinary income, the income you earn from your job or your business. The other tax table is focused on taxing your long-term capital gains, meaning assets that have grown in appreciation such as […]
Shah Capital ends campaign against Novavax board after Sanofi deal
(Reuters) -Hedge fund Shah Capital said on Monday it would withdraw its campaign against the re-election of three directors on Novavax’s board, after the COVID-19 vaccine maker struck a licensing deal with Sanofi. Under a deal signed on May 10, the French drugmaker will take a 4.9% stake in Novavax for $70 million at a […]
China’s Capital Outflow Surges to Highest Since 2016 in April
(Bloomberg) — China’s capital outflows worsened in April, underscoring headwinds for the yuan amid a weak domestic economy and uncertainties over the Federal Reserve’s rate trajectory. Most Read from Bloomberg Local firms purchased the largest amount of foreign exchange from banks since 2016 in April, while exporters held back dollar conversion and residents snapped up […]
U.S. regulators reconsider capital hike for big banks, WSJ reports
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve and two other U.S. regulators are moving toward a new plan that would significantly reduce a nearly 20% mandated increase in capital for the country’s biggest banks following lobbying efforts by industry CEOs like JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Top officials from all three […]