OpenAI, Harvard, Bloomberg, NYTimes among institutions urged to cut ties with Larry Summers over Epstein emails

OpenAI, Harvard, Bloomberg, NYTimes among institutions urged to cut ties with Larry Summers over Epstein emails

“OpenAI, Harvard, Bloomberg, NYTimes among institutions urged to cut ties with Larry Summers over Epstein emails” OpenAI, Harvard University, Bloomberg and the New York Times kept mum as they faced demands to cut ties with Larry Summers following revelations that the ex-Treasury Secretary exchanged emails with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Summers, 70, was one of…

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#Lawmakers express outrage over surprise Fitch decision

#Lawmakers express outrage over surprise Fitch decision

The move by market agency Fitch Ratings to downgrade the United States’s debt rating has startled lawmakers and policymakers alike, who said Wednesday that they were perplexed by the move amid strong recent economic indicators. In addition, news Wednesday that U.S. political instability reflected in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol was a…

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#What recession? Inflation, GDP offer hope for ‘soft landing’

#What recession? Inflation, GDP offer hope for ‘soft landing’

What recession? Inflation, GDP offer hope for ‘soft landing’ Perhaps a 2023 recession can be avoided after all. Consistently falling prices alongside a stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) and next week’s anticipated less aggressive interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve are changing economists’ tune and renewing hopes about the overall health of the…

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#Congress should raise taxes to fight inflation ‘right now’

#Congress should raise taxes to fight inflation ‘right now’

“Congress should raise taxes to fight inflation ‘right now’” Congress is missing an opportunity to combat decades-high inflation by failing to implement tax hikes, former Clinton administration Treasury Secretary Larry Summers asserted on Friday. Summers, a frequent critic of the federal response to inflation, argued that lawmakers should consider raising taxes as another means of…

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#Fed still ‘much too optimistic’ on inflation

#Fed still ‘much too optimistic’ on inflation

“Fed still ‘much too optimistic’ on inflation” Ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warned that the Federal Reserve’s forecasts on inflation have been “much too optimistic” so far — and warned that the US economy is teetering on the edge of a recession. Summers, an early and frequent critic of the Fed’s response to surging inflation that…

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#Larry Summers defends Biden from Bezos attack over inflation

#Larry Summers defends Biden from Bezos attack over inflation

“Larry Summers defends Biden from Bezos attack over inflation” Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers defended the Biden administration Monday during its spat with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos – who has warred with the White House on Twitter after arguing that the president’s policies contributed to inflation. Summers, who has been critical of the administration’s handling…

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#Biden still betting on windmill power instead of US oil

#Biden still betting on windmill power instead of US oil

“Biden still betting on windmill power instead of US oil” If Sleepy Joe Biden just didn’t trip over every other word, he could be much more effective in his divisiveness. That was the assessment after our president’s latest tone deaf, erratic, often nasty and definitely embarrassing display of economic ineptitude from a group of Wall…

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