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Twitter Sues Musk in Delaware Chancery Court to Force Acquisition

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The other shoe dropped for Elon on Tuesday, with Twitter suing the Tesla CEO in Chancery Court in Delaware to force him to “complete is $44 billion acquisition” of the social media company. That court will now “determine...more

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Elon Ditches Twitter Deal; High-Stakes Litigation Expected

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Billionaires these days . . . . We’re away for a week, and Elon goes and blows everything to hell. After announcing that, actually, he would not be buying Twitter for the $44 billion he promised back in April, Musk presided...more

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Markets Tank Again As Recession Fears Join Inflation Worries

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As expected, traders’ initial exuberance at the Fed’s big rate hike was short-lived, and markets resumed their recent dismal performance on Thursday, as recession fears joined inflation concerns to make for a rough day on...more

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Allianz Unit Pleads Guilty, Fined $6B Over Securities Fraud

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An American subsidiary of German insurance firm Allianz has pleaded guilty to securities fraud “for failing to stop [a] scheme” that led to “the implosion of a group of hedge funds two years ago that stuck public pensions,...more

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Mixed Inflation Report Drags Stocks (and Cryptos) Still Lower

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Inflation slowed from a month earlier but still topped 8% in the U.S., according to latest CPI figures, an “uncomfortably rapid pace.” Though overall inflation was down, core inflation—“which excludes costs for groceries and...more

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Cozen Currents: The Politics of Controversy

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The Cozen Lens- The leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade has brought abortion politics front-and-center. But abortion politics are not as clear cut as "pro-choice" vs. "pro-life" and the court's...more

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Jobs Report Unlikely to Boost Rapidly Declining U.S. Markets

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Jobs Report Friday. Let’s see if the numbers give us some reason for cheer after markets whipsawed into the red—hard—a day before. [But best to temper hopes for any market recovery, no matter what jobs are, as early signs...more

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Tech Drags Markets to Dismal April Performance

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A slumping tech sector pulled markets lower on Tuesday, “adding to a losing streak that has April shaping up to be Wall Street’s worst month in two years.” For the S&P 500, that translates into a nearly 8% decline for the...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.11.2021 | Top Story: Inflation Tops 6% in October, Shakes Markets

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The inflation train continued its runaway pace in October, with the CPI rising 6.2%—the “sharpest increase” since 1990. The news is challenging politically for the administration but also for policymakers at the Fed, who are...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.8.2021 | Top Story: Congress Passes Massive Infrastructure Package

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It was a slog, to be sure, but Congress finally made President Biden’s infrastructure plan a reality late Friday, guaranteeing nearly “$600 billion in new federal aid to improve highways, bridges, dams, public transit, rail,...more

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