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Feds Are Reportedly Antsy Over Delays in Hunter Biden Probe

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With President Joe Biden set to announce his 2024 campaign, his charismatic son and perpetual family liability Hunter is back in the news in a big way. And while it’s unlikely to reach fall-2020 (or even fall-2019) levels of Hunter-ness, the updates surrounding the president’s son and the investigation into his alleged tax problems could still weigh on Biden’s reflection bid. Here are some quick updates on all things Hunter Biden, including the House inquires and the federal investigation into his taxes.

The FBI’s initial inquiry into Hunter Biden was focused on Russian disinformation, determining if sordid

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IMF calls risks from bank crisis ‘contained,’ urges central banks to focus on inflation

The IMF says banking issues appear contained for now and that inflation is the bigger risk and top concern for central bankers and attendees of the IMF/World Bank spring meeting this week in Washington.

“Financial stability risks have been contained so far and hopefully that will remain the case,” Tobias Adrian, director of the monetary and capital markets department of the IMF, told Yahoo Finance in an interview. “As a result, monetary policy can focus on fighting inflation and that’s a desirable outcome.”

Stress in financial markets has complicated the task of central banks at a time when inflationary pressures

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Cenovus Energy downgraded by Scotiabank

Cenovus Energy aims to cut its net debt position to less than $4 billion in 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

Cenovus Energy aims to cut its net debt position to less than $4 billion in 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)

Shares of Cenovus Energy (CVE.TO)(CVE) have been downgraded by Scotiabank Global Equity Research as a weaker US refining margins challenge plans to slash debt and boost shareholder returns in 2023.

The Calgary-based company cut its net debt by more than half last year, to $4.3 billion, with the aim of bringing that figure below $4 billion this year. Hitting that target will trigger a hike in the company’s returns to shareholders to 100 per cent of excess free cash flow,

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NYPD Can ‘Probably Solve a Bunch of Cold Cases’ (Video)

Twice-impeached former president Donald Trump faces his arrangement on Tuesday, and when he arrives at the police station, he will reportedly have to provide a DNA sample. And once the NYPD did that, Roy Wood Jr. suspects a handful of other cases might get solved.

Wood kicked off his week of guest hosting “The Daily Show” on Monday, and naturally, he had some fun with the news of Trump’s indictment. Although he was criticized the fact that Trump is being arraigned “like he’s a normal person,” Wood couldn’t help but be delighted by the fact that he’ll still have to

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Is Banco Do Brasil (BDORY) Stock Outpacing Its Finance Peers This Year? – March 31, 2023

The Finance group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Is Banco Do Brasil SA (BDORY – Free Report) one of those stocks right now? A quick glance at the company’s year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Finance sector should help us answer this question.

Banco Do Brasil SA is one of 866 companies in the Finance group. The Finance group currently sits at #12 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector

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How women answer 5 questions could be a financial wake-up call: Suze Orman

Suze Orman speaks during AOL’s BUILD Speaker Series at AOL Studios In New York.

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At the end of each episode of her long-running CNBC eponymous show, Suze Orman would close out with the phrase, “People first, then money, then things.”

Women took that to mean they should give to other people and be generous, according to Orman. Men, on the other hand, took it to mean they should put themselves first.

Years after those episodes aired, there is still a distinct difference between how women and men handle their finances, Orman told CNBC.com

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B2B Sellers Must Uplevel Financial Acumen Fast to Retain Customers and Win Deals

Databook survey finds 91% of B2B sellers are more successful when they can speak to complex business problems, but many lack tools and resources to address financial pain and urgency for buyers

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 27, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–B2B sellers have less time and more pressure than ever to build relationships and close deals. According to a Gartner® report, “Relatedly, B2B buyers report spending exceedingly little time with sales reps. Only 17% of the total purchase journey is spent in such interactions. Considering the average deal involves multiple suppliers, any given sales rep has roughly 5 % of a

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CEOs are suspiciously optimistic

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Monday, March 27, 2023

Today’s newsletter is by Brian SozziExecutive Editor at Yahoo Finance. Follow Sozzi on Twitter @BrianSozzi and on LinkedIn. Read this and more market news on the go with the Yahoo Finance App.

As I look around the economy, things look calm… too calm, perhaps, given how March has gone so far.

The most surprising calm I see is with US consumers, aka the same ones ingesting

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