assets (pl noun)
7.25.22
The unusual wager reflects investors’ growing sense that the Fed is driving the economy into a recession as it tries to fight inflation, analysts said. At the same time, by constraining longer-term borrowing costs, it makes a recession slightly less likely to happen soon. That is a boost to riskier assets such as stocks, compared with a more traditional bet that rates wouldn’t boomerang so quickly.
—Sam Goldfarb, The Wall Street Journal, "Investors Bet Fed Will Need to Cut Interest Rates Next Year to Bolster the Economy," 25 Jul. 2022 {1:10 PM ET}
The unusual wager reflects investors’ growing sense that the Fed is driving the economy into a recession as it tries to fight inflation, analysts said. At the same time, by constraining longer-term borrowing costs, it makes a recession slightly less likely to happen soon. That is a boost to riskier assets such as stocks, compared with a more traditional bet that rates wouldn’t boomerang so quickly.
—Sam Goldfarb, The Wall Street Journal, "Investors Bet Fed Will Need to Cut Interest Rates Next Year to Bolster the Economy," 25 Jul. 2022 {1:10 PM ET}
6.17.22
Stocks closed mixed as S&P suffers worst week since March 2020
—Sylvan Lane // The Hill // 17 Jun. 2022 // 7:00 PM ET
Stocks closed mixed as S&P suffers worst week since March 2020
—Sylvan Lane // The Hill // 17 Jun. 2022 // 7:00 PM ET
5.27.22
US sanctions North Korea in response to latest missile launches
—Tobias Burns // The Hill // 27 May 2022 // 2:08 PM ET
US sanctions North Korea in response to latest missile launches
—Tobias Burns // The Hill // 27 May 2022 // 2:08 PM ET
2.25.22
Doug Collins: Biden’s sanctions on Russia came ‘too little, too late’
—Fox News // 25 Feb. 2022 // 3 minutes 44 seconds [see 1:23]
2.15.22
'The Five' slam Canada's threat to freeze trucker's bank accounts
—Fox News // 15 Feb. 2022 // 9 minutes 32 seconds [see 2:30]
Doug Collins: Biden’s sanctions on Russia came ‘too little, too late’
—Fox News // 25 Feb. 2022 // 3 minutes 44 seconds [see 1:23]
2.15.22
'The Five' slam Canada's threat to freeze trucker's bank accounts
—Fox News // 15 Feb. 2022 // 9 minutes 32 seconds [see 2:30]
8.19.21
Broadly, though, investors moved out of assets that are particularly sensitive to the global economic recovery, and into those seen as more sheltered. The dollar, viewed as a haven by money managers, strengthened, pushing the ICE Dollar Index up 0.3% to its highest level since November... Paring back stimulus efforts that have helped stocks and other assets soar since the spring of 2020 is likely to cause some volatility, investors say.
—Joe Wallace, The Wall Street Journal, "U.S. Stocks Hug Flatline as Oil and Copper Drop," 19 Aug. 2021 {10:16 AM ET}
8.5.21
Exxon Considers Pledging ‘Net Zero’ Carbon by 2050
—Christopher M. Matthews & Emily Glazer // The Wall Street Journal // 5 Aug. 2021 // 7:00 AM ET
7.28.21
But Mr. Powell and other officials have poured cold water on those concerns in recent weeks. They have said mortgage buying, by purchasing longer-dated assets, provides a way to more broadly stimulate the economy and isn’t focused squarely on housing markets.
—Nick Timiraos, The Wall Street Journal, "Fed Says Economy Has Made Progress Toward Its Goals, Teeing Up Bond Taper," 28 Jul. 2021 {2:42 PM ET}
Broadly, though, investors moved out of assets that are particularly sensitive to the global economic recovery, and into those seen as more sheltered. The dollar, viewed as a haven by money managers, strengthened, pushing the ICE Dollar Index up 0.3% to its highest level since November... Paring back stimulus efforts that have helped stocks and other assets soar since the spring of 2020 is likely to cause some volatility, investors say.
—Joe Wallace, The Wall Street Journal, "U.S. Stocks Hug Flatline as Oil and Copper Drop," 19 Aug. 2021 {10:16 AM ET}
8.5.21
Exxon Considers Pledging ‘Net Zero’ Carbon by 2050
—Christopher M. Matthews & Emily Glazer // The Wall Street Journal // 5 Aug. 2021 // 7:00 AM ET
7.28.21
But Mr. Powell and other officials have poured cold water on those concerns in recent weeks. They have said mortgage buying, by purchasing longer-dated assets, provides a way to more broadly stimulate the economy and isn’t focused squarely on housing markets.
—Nick Timiraos, The Wall Street Journal, "Fed Says Economy Has Made Progress Toward Its Goals, Teeing Up Bond Taper," 28 Jul. 2021 {2:42 PM ET}
5.23.21
So-called blank-check companies, which go public with no assets and then merge with private companies, exploded in popularity last year as a mechanism for startups to raise a lot of money with more speed and fewer regulatory hurdles than a traditional initial public offering
—Heather Somerville, The Wall Street Journal, "For Startup Leaders, SPACs Have Lost Their Allure," 23 May 2021 {9:00 AM ET}
5.16.21
AT&T in Talks to Combine Media Assets, Including CNN, With Discovery
—Cara Lombardo, Dana Cimilluca & Drew FitzGerald // The Wall Street Journal // 16 May 2021 // 1:57 PM ET
So-called blank-check companies, which go public with no assets and then merge with private companies, exploded in popularity last year as a mechanism for startups to raise a lot of money with more speed and fewer regulatory hurdles than a traditional initial public offering
—Heather Somerville, The Wall Street Journal, "For Startup Leaders, SPACs Have Lost Their Allure," 23 May 2021 {9:00 AM ET}
5.16.21
AT&T in Talks to Combine Media Assets, Including CNN, With Discovery
—Cara Lombardo, Dana Cimilluca & Drew FitzGerald // The Wall Street Journal // 16 May 2021 // 1:57 PM ET
9.24.20
The lawsuits would bar the defendants from 50 blocks of the Tenderloin and a section of the adjacent South of Market neighborhood, the AP reported. Violations could bring $6,000 fines, arrests on misdemeanor charges and seizure of their assets.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, "San Francisco sues 28 alleged drug dealers to keep them out of drug-ridden neighborhood," 24 Sep. 2020 {9:00 PM EDT}
The lawsuits would bar the defendants from 50 blocks of the Tenderloin and a section of the adjacent South of Market neighborhood, the AP reported. Violations could bring $6,000 fines, arrests on misdemeanor charges and seizure of their assets.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, "San Francisco sues 28 alleged drug dealers to keep them out of drug-ridden neighborhood," 24 Sep. 2020 {9:00 PM EDT}
4.12.20
JPMorgan Chase will raise its borrowing standards for the majority of new home loans amid economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The bank, the nation’s largest lender by assets and fourth-largest mortgage lender in 2019, will require any new mortgage applicants to make a down payment of 20 percent and have a credit score of at least 700 beginning Tuesday, Reuters reported.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, "JPMorgan Chase to raise borrowing standards for home loans," 12 Apr. 2020 {1:05 PM EDT}
JPMorgan Chase will raise its borrowing standards for the majority of new home loans amid economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The bank, the nation’s largest lender by assets and fourth-largest mortgage lender in 2019, will require any new mortgage applicants to make a down payment of 20 percent and have a credit score of at least 700 beginning Tuesday, Reuters reported.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, "JPMorgan Chase to raise borrowing standards for home loans," 12 Apr. 2020 {1:05 PM EDT}
3.26.20
The new service is aimed at protecting U.S. assets in space, such as satellites, from earthly threats, including U.S. adversaries Russia and China.
—Rebecca Kheel, The Hill, "Space Force launches first mission," 26 Mar. 2020 {5:18 PM EDT}
The new service is aimed at protecting U.S. assets in space, such as satellites, from earthly threats, including U.S. adversaries Russia and China.
—Rebecca Kheel, The Hill, "Space Force launches first mission," 26 Mar. 2020 {5:18 PM EDT}
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asset (noun)