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Dominion Voting Systems can force Fox Corporation executives Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch to testify on the witness stand at this month’s scheduled defamation trial, a Delaware judge said Wednesday. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said at a hearing that if Dominion subpoenas the Murdochs to testify in-person, he would not quash those subpoenas, and the Murdochs would need to show up to the courthouse. Dominion has sued Fox News for defamation, and says it was defamed by the right-wing network when Fox hosts and guests claimed in 2020 that its voting systems illegally rigged the election. “They are relevant…

Google tips on the best morning routine and you’ll find an array of suggestions: Set an intention for the day, do some exercise, meditate … Every successful entrepreneur or even celeb has their secret for starting the day off right. Same goes for nighttime, with suggestions including no alcohol, no work in bed, avoiding TV right before sleep and so on.Whatever your post-wake-up or just-before-bed activities are, if you’re an early bird or night owl, you likely start or end the day with lots of energy. And for those interested in side hustles, this could be the perfect time to…

China is facing a population crisis in part due to more women choosing to focus on their careers and personal goals, instead of starting a family.Already grappling with an aging population and poised to be overtaken by India as the world’s most populous country, China continues to struggle to boost its birth rate.The Chinese government abolished its one-child policy in 2016 and scrapped childbirth limits in 2021. However, married couples are having fewer children — or choosing to not have any at all, said Mu Zheng, assistant professor at the department of sociology and anthropology at the National University of…

Walgreens Boots Alliance has been named to the Dividend Channel ”S.A.F.E. 25” list, signifying a stock with above-average ”DividendRank” statistics including a strong 5.4% yield, as well as a superb track record of at least two decades of dividend growth, according to the most recent ”DividendRank” report. According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc is a member of the iShares S&P 1500 Index ETF (ITOT), and is also an underlying holding representing 1.82% of the SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY), which holds $415,532,797 worth of WBA shares. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) made the “Dividend…

LONDON (Reuters) -Global companies that form alliances to help them to tackle climate change need clear “safe harbour” guidelines from governments to allay fears they could be tripped up by antitrust rules, legal experts said. Hundreds of companies have banded together into various groups with pledges to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by mid-century. But there is limited guidance from governments and regulators on how far they can collaborate to reach that goal without overstepping antitrust boundaries. Zurich Insurance Group (OTC:) on Wednesday said it was quitting an industry grouping of insurers focused on cutting carbon emissions. That followed…

By Peter Nurse Investing.com – The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European trade Thursday, but volatility is limited ahead of weekly employment and quarterly growth data which could provide clues for future Federal Reserve action. At 03:15 ET (07:15 GMT), the , which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded just lower at 102.260 and is on course to drop 2% in March. Receding concerns over the banking sector have resulted in traders switching their attention to the Federal Reserve’s battle against inflation. Friday sees the release of the Fed’s favorite gauge of inflation, the…

By Peter Nurse    Investing.com — Oil prices rose Tuesday, extending the previous session’s hefty gains in the wake of the surprise decision of OPEC+ to cut its production levels.  By 09:05 ET (13:05 GMT), futures traded 1.4% higher at $81.51 a barrel, while the contract rose 1.1% to $85.89 a barrel. Both benchmarks jumped more than 6% on Monday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia, a group known as OPEC+, announced over the weekend additional output cuts of just over 1 million barrels per day from May until the end of 2023. “We had…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man uses a mobile phone outside a 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo, Japan December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) -ValueAct Capital criticised Seven & i Holdings on Friday for having failed to provide clear answers to key questions about the Japanese retail giant’s strategy, building up tension ahead of its annual shareholders meeting. “Seven & i did not answer any of the nine questions posed by ValueAct in a clear and specific way,” ValueAct told Reuters in a statement, a day after Seven & i independent directors promised to continue reviewing strategic alternatives. The…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is embarking on its most ambitious program of market-structure reform in a generation in the wake of the meme-stock saga that focused the public’s attention on stock-market plumbing like never before. The financial rule making process is typically dominated by insiders with the knowledge and resources to keep up the pressure on regulators, but this time around individual investors are using the power of social media to organize and make their voices heard. See also: Gensler’s meme-stock reforms are meant to help retail traders. Some investor protection advocates aren’t so sure. Their newfound might…

Wealthy couples fight about money. Couples who are just making ends-meet fight about money. Middle-class couples fight about money. Money is the greatest cause of stress for individuals and is a strong predictor of depression, general psychological distress, mental disorders and suicidal thoughts and behavior. Financial stress can be so severe that it can cause physical pain and lasting physical damage to your body.  Financial tension is common in many relationships: Does that tension likely spill over and affect the quality of your relationship?  Do you find yourself fighting about the same things when you fight about money?  Do some…