For Biden, Kennedy Family’s Embrace Carries Deeper Meaning
Growing up in a proud Irish Catholic middle-class family, Joe Biden’s family idolized the Kennedys. They saw the Kennedys — successful, wealthy, attractive Irish Catholics — as the embodiment of […]
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Ap Finds Grueling Conditions In Indian Shrimp Industry That Report Calls 'dangerous And Abusive'
India is the top supplier of shrimp to the U.S., with Indian shrimp stocked in freezers at most of the nation's biggest grocery store and restaurant chains. The Associated Press traveled in February to southeast India to document working conditions in the booming industry after obtaining an advance copy of an investigation released Wednesday by the Chicago-based Corporate Accountability Lab. The human rights legal group found that workers face "dangerous and abusive conditions." AP spoke to women who described working 10-hour days in difficult and unsanitary conditions, earning less than $4 a shift.
The Next Fed Meeting And The Potential Impact On 2024 Equity Returns
The next key market event on our calendar is the FOMC meeting (the Federal Open Market Committee). It will be held on Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1, 2024, according to the Federal Reserve Board's meeting calendars. These FOMC meetings are important for the overall equity market because the Fed is responsible for setting monetary policies in the United States, with implications for the global market. By setting rate expectations and deciding if/how much the Fed will buy or sell U.S. Treasury securities, these meetings could have a large influence on stock prices.
Schroders Capital Partners With Icapital To Widen Access To Semi-liquid Global Private Equity Strategy
Schroders Capital, a global private markets manager, and iCapital1, the global fintech platform driving the world's alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, today announce a strategic partnership that enables Schroders Capital to broaden access to wealth managers for its semi-liquid global private equity strategy. Through this collaboration, Schroders Capital, which provides investors with a broad range of private markets investment opportunities, portfolio building blocks and customised strategies, will leverage iCapital's cutting-edge technology platform and operating system to manage the investment and education experience at scale.
Pro-palestinian Protests Sweep U.s. College Campuses After Mass Arrests At Columbia
Schools struggle with where to draw the line between allowing free expression while maintaining safe and inclusive campuses. : Schools struggle with where to draw the line between allowing free expression while maintaining safe and inclusive campuses.
What Makes Realty Income A Favorite Among Reit Investors? - Realty Income (nyse:o)
Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) has long been a favorite among investors, particularly those seeking reliable income and steady growth. As a real estate investment trust (REIT) focusing on diversified commercial properties, Realty Income has established itself as a dependable partner to many of the world's leading companies. Here are some key reasons why investors have fallen in love with this S&P 500 company. 1. Monthly Dividends: Realty Income is known as "The Monthly Dividend Company(r)," and for a good reason. The company has consistently paid monthly dividends to its shareholders since its founding in 1969.
Fundpath Gains Further PS2M Investment From Fuel Ventures
The second round of funding follows the PS4m investment made in March 2023.: Access full content on the International Adviser site, access your saved articles, control email preferences and amend your account details Fundpath, the critical data and business intelligence service for the wealth and asset management industry, has completed a further PS2m funding round with its venture capital partner, Fuel Ventures. The second round of funding follows the PS4m investment made in March 2023, it said in a statement today (23 April).
Tensions Rise As Police Arrest 150 Pro-palestinian Protesters At Yale And Nyu | Us Universities | The Guardian
Unrest spreads across US university campuses as Columbia moves to remote teaching for remainder of semester after student arrests Police arrested around 150 protesters at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale and New York University on Monday night, while Columbia University announced that classes would be taught remotely for the rest of the semester, as anger boiled over on leading US campuses.On the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, authorities arrested at least 47 protesters on Monday evening, the university said in a statement. Students who were arrested will be referred for disciplinary action. Continue reading...
Baron Real Estate Fund Q1 2024 Shareholder Letter
We are pleased to report that Consuelo Mack, a highly respected and distinguished business journalist, recently interviewed us and profiled Baron Real Estate Fund(r) (the Fund) in a TV interview for Consuelo Mack WealthTrack, that is set to broadcast in two half-hour segments on April 19, 2024, and April 26, 2024. We will attach a link to the interview on our Baron website homepage at baronfunds.com in the "News & Events" section at a later date. The Fund generated strong performance in the first quarter of 2024, gaining 8.28% (Institutional Shares).
Casa Shares Raises $1.5M In Pre-seed Funding To Democratize Real Estate Investing For Future Generations
REXBURG, Idaho, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Casa Shares, an SEC qualified real estate investing platform making real estate available to everyone starting at just $100, has raised $1.5 million in funding at a $10 million valuation. Casa Shares unlocks access for everyone to invest in real estate ...Full story available on Benzinga.com.
Billionaire Donors Rethink Columbia University Support
Columbia students set up a tent encampment to protest Israel's bombardment of Gaza. : Billionaire donors like Robert Kraft and Leon Cooperman are weighing their support for Columbia University amid rising campus tensions over pro-Palestinian protests. Friction at Columbia has escalated in recent days, amid reports of antisemitic speech on and around the campus, where students have set up a tent encampment to protest Israel's bombardment of Gaza.