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The US government has concluded the Iranian government is behind the hack and leak operation targeting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and also attempted to target the Biden-Harris campaign, the FBI and other US intelligence agencies said Monday. The FBI in recent days briefed the former president on their preliminary findings, after news organizations reported receiving documents believed to have come from an account belonging to a senior Trump campaign official. Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has said the hackers were unsuccessful in their attempts against the Biden-Harris campaign. The investigation marks the clearest sign of the efforts by Iran, and other…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Investors who slashed their equity exposure during a bout of market volatility in early August sharply increased their holdings as global stocks rebounded last week, Deutsche Bank flow data shows.In a sign of how quickly markets have recovered from the dramatic sell-off, positioning among discretionary investors — who judge when to buy or sell — last week “jumped sharply to fully recoup [the previous week’s] decline and is now well above average again”, Deutsche said in a note on Monday. Cash poured…
Summary In our opinion, Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:MHC.UN:CA/OTCPK:MHCUF) is one of the most attractively priced, high-growth residential REITs. It operates in the highly attractive and resilient residential submarket of manufactured housing and maintains a conservative balance sheet. Given its long-dated, fixed-rate debt profile, it is well hedged against rising interest costs, improving the outlook for FFO and AFFO growth. With the unit price off ~8% from our last report, we see a significant margin of safety and maintain our Strong Buy rating. Earnings Update Flagship’s portfolio grew by 7 communities as a result of its largest acquisition…
Tractor Supply Co. John Deere. Now Harley-Davidson. Harley-Davidson said Monday that it’s ending diversity and other progressive initiatives at the company. Harley-Davidson is the latest major American brand to backtrack from DEI policies it had supported in recent years. Harley-Davidson faced pressure online from Robby Starbuck, a conservative activist who has successfully taken on DEI policies at several American companies. “We are saddened by the negativity on social media over the last few weeks, designed to divide the Harley-Davidson community,” the company wrote in a statement posted on X. The company added that “we have not operated a DEI function…
Victoria M. Walker always overtips on vacation.The travel writer is of the opinion that “tipping should be second nature,” especially when staying at a hotel. Some of her friends don’t feel this way, an uncomfortable truth she learned while on a trip with them.”Some people I travel with aren’t big into tipping,” she says. “Their stance is that the resort is paying the workers’ salary. And it’s like, ‘no.'”Vacationing with friends can reveal differences in how you handle money and perceive etiquette at the most inconvenient time: when you’re already at the destination.”A bad tipper is always going to rub…
Vice President Kamala Harris is calling for raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, her first major proposal to raise revenues and finance expensive plans she wants to pursue as president.Harris campaign spokesman James Singer told NBC News that she would push for a 28% corporate tax rate, calling it “a fiscally responsible way to put money back in the pockets of working people and ensure billionaires and big corporations pay their fair share.””As President, Kamala Harris will focus on creating an opportunity economy for the middle class that advances their economic security, stability, and dignity,” Singer wrote in an…
Borrowers with good credit seeking personal loans during the past seven days prequalified for rates that were higher for 3-year loans and lower for 5-year loans when compared to fixed-rate loans for the seven days before. For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to select a lender between August 12 and August 18:Rates on 3-year fixed-rate loans averaged 16.06%, up from 15.88% the seven days before and from 15.49% a year ago.Rates on 5-year fixed-rate loans averaged 21.23%, down from 21.80% the previous seven days and up from 19.10% a year ago. Personal…
Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.490% as of August 12, which is unchanged from Friday. Additionally, the interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 5.625%, which is also unchanged from Friday. With mortgage rates changing daily, it’s a good idea to check today’s rate before applying…
Imagine this: You’re retired, lounging in your favorite chair, feet up, sipping something chilled as the sun sets. Your home is clean, everything is organized, the laundry is neatly folded, the trash has been put out for tomorrow’s pickup, and to make the day even better, you can smell your favorite meal being prepared. Did you do all of this? Are your doting adult children making up for bad behavior in their adolescence? Did you win the lottery and hire staff? No, this is a new tech-enabled retirement life. Your robot did it all. This sounds like sci-fi. And for…
A trio of Democratic senators running in some of the most competitive races in the country are opting against attending the Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago, even as their party looks to display a heightened level of enthusiasm and unity for newly minted presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Sens. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Jon Tester of Montana, and Jacky Rosen of Nevada are all not planning to attend the four-day gathering, their offices said. Other Democrats in battleground state races, including Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Sen. Tammy Baldwin of neighboring Wisconsin, are planning to attend at least some of the…
