KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- Eastspring Investments (Eastspring) has warned that the odds of a recession in the United States are rising and that it could happen in the next six to twelve months as the US economy absorbs the full impact of interest rate hikes.  The Prudential asset management company's portfolio manager Nupur Gupta pointed to two indicators that have led to the prediction, which are the US Conference Board's leading economic index and the shape of the yield curve in the US Treasury.

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Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Bernama) -- Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman's allegation that the court case involving Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will be dropped following Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's statement that his ministers are not involved in corruption is a very irresponsible assumption. Political analyst from the Perdana Centre, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Dr Mazlan Ali said the allegation by the MUDA president was also prejudiced and would create a perception that the country's judicial and legal institutions lacked credibility.

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Robinvale Euston's Isaiah Johnson tries to break the tackle from Wentworth's Finn Ellis Castle. Picture: Meagan Verstappen

https://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/football/6137731/johnsons-fresh-start-a-game-changer-for-robinvale-euston

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Dennis Trillo will take on the lead role in the upcoming international series 'Severino,' which is based on the true story of a priest named Juan Severino Mallari, the first documented serial killer in the Philippines. The project and Trillo's casting were first announced during the Cannes Film Festival in France last Wednesday, May 24, as reported by Variety. The actor shared a part of the publication's report along with an information sheet of Mallari, through his Instagram Stories. CreaZion Studios, the television studio behind the project, also announced Trillo's casting by showing a poster for the film via its Instagram page on Thursday, May 25.

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Number 7, St. Peter's Road was perhaps the most important Dublin address for James Joyce. I was going down St. Peter's Road—in Joyce's time it was called St. Peter's Terrace—with my first cousin Brendan Bartley a few years ago when he pointed out the plaque on #7 which read: 'The Family Home of James Joyce, author of Ulysses, 1902-1904.' The historical moment elicited a laugh from me: 'If old man Joyce had paid the rent more, there would be a lot fewer plaques around Dublin,' I observed and was reminded of how Joyce knew the neighborhoods of Phibsboro, Cabra, and Glasnevin so well.

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Security Financial Services INC. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF ( NASDAQ:VCIT – Free Report ) by 2.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 45,340 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 924 shares during the period. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF comprises 1.1% of Security Financial Services INC.'s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position.

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BJ's Wholesale Club ( NYSE:BJ – Get Rating ) had its price objective trimmed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $65.00 to $62.00 in a research note released on Wednesday morning, The Fly reports. BJ has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Credit Suisse Group lifted their price target on BJ's Wholesale Club from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research report on Friday, March 10th. Bank of America decreased their target price on BJ's Wholesale Club from $87.

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Mondelez International ( NASDAQ:MDLZ – Get Rating ) issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.25- for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Mondelez International also updated its FY23 guidance to $3.25 EPS. Mondelez International Trading Up 3.9 % Shares of NASDAQ MDLZ traded up $2.90 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $76.72. 14,861,559 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,074,209.

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The leader of South Korea's biggest opposition party said Japan's release of treated water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant is an affront to humanity, even as his rival President Yoon Suk Yeol supported it. Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, called on Tokyo to halt further releases. 'The issue of discharging polluted water is a provocation to all of us, the people of the Earth,' he said in a Bloomberg News interview on Thursday (Aug 24). Political wrangling has erupted after Yoon, a conservative who defeated Lee in the race for the country's top office, stood by Japan's decision to discharge over a million tons of treated radioactive water into the sea.

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A grasshopper sparrow perches on a barbed wire fence, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in Denton, Neb. North America's grassland birds are deeply in trouble 50 years after adoption of the Endangered Species Act, with numbers plunging as habitat loss, land degradation and climate change threaten what remains of a once-vast ecosystem. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

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Four elementary school boys were injured in a hit-and-run incident in Misato City, Saitama Prefecture, and police have arrested a Chinese national who was ridin...

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Eight members of the organization tested positive for the COVID-19 this week, despite being fully-vaccinated against the virus — an occurrence known as “bre...

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Nomura Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in Everbridge, Inc. ( NASDAQ:EVBG – Get Rating ) by 10.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 186,469 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 17,088 shares during the period. Nomura Holdings Inc.'s holdings in Everbridge were worth $5,772,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business.

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Gisborne executive and communications professional Dana Kirkpatrick has been selected as the National Party's East Coast candidate for the 2023 General Election. 'Over the past couple of months, I've seen first hand the strength and resilience of people on the East Coast,' said Ms Kirkpatrick. 'I'm honoured to have the opportunity to work hard to earn their support as National's East Coast candidate. 'I've spent the time since we were struck by Cyclone Gabrielle supporting our communities. 'Advocating for our region's recovery remains my first priority and my thoughts are with everyone across the East Coast and Hawke's Bay who are still coming to grips with what they've lost.

https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/news/nats-name-kirkpatrick-as-east-coast-candidate

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If you grew up playing with Barbie dolls, the iconic Dreamhouse, and everything pink then this is for you. To celebrate the upcoming release of the highly anticipated BARBIE movie on July 20, you can now stay inside a REAL LIFE Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse! That's right, Barbie's life-size oceanfront Dreamhouse in Malibu, California will be available to book for an exclusive one-time stay. This time it will be Ken taking the hosting reins at Barbie's Malibu DreamHouse. In the highly anticipated BARBIE film, Ryan Gosling plays Ken, and now he's inviting you to experience an overnight stay in the newly renovated iconic DreamHouse.

https://www.thecoast.net.nz/trending-now/you-can-now-experience-picture-plastic-paradise-and-stay-in-barbies-real-life-malibu-dreamhouse/

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It's not the nicest description for a human, but a two-faced star has been identified by astronomers in a first for its kind. With one side composed fully of hydrogen and the other of helium, the star has been dubbed Janus after the two-faced Roman god of transition, and described in a new study published in Nature today. "The surface of the white dwarf completely changes from one side to the other," says first author Dr. Ilaria Caiazzo, a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology and UBC alumna.

https://www.miragenews.com/star-with-dual-faces-discovered-thousands-of-1049972/

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FILE - Then Albanian prime minister and leader Socialist party, Fatos Nano, waves to supporters during the closing rally of the Socialist Party in Albania's capital Tirana on Friday, July 1, 2005. The Albanian government says the country's first post-communist prime minister is in hospital fighting for his life. Fatos Nano founded Albania's Socialist Party in 1991 and served three terms as prime minister. Nano, who's 70 years old, is in intensive care in a hospital in the capital, Tirana, where he's being treated for problems with his lungs.

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The BRP Teresa Magbanua, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Fleet's largest vessel deployed at the Kalayaan Island Group. (PHOTO FROM PCG) MANILA, Philippines — The United States on Sunday said it stands with the Philippines after the China Coast Guard (CCG) fired a  water cannon at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and military supply ship bound for Ayungin Shoal, calling the attack a threat to regional peace and stability.   In a statement, the US Department of State said that the People's Republic of China (PRC) firing of water cannon and employment of unsafe blocking maneuvers interferes with the country's  'lawful exercise of high seas freedom of navigation' and jeopardizes PCG vessels and crews.

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Suncorp Group Limited ( OTCMKTS:SNMCY – Get Free Report ) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,400 shares, an increase of 30.8% from the July 15th total of 2,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Suncorp Group from a 'neutral' rating to an 'overweight' rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 10th.

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The Webster Awards showcasing the best journalism in B.C. were handed out on Monday night with a number going to journalists at Global BC.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10837745/global-bc-wins-big-at-annual-webster-awards-for-journalism/

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