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New questions emerge about George Santos’ old campaign filings



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Freshman Rep. George Santos, whose finances and manufacturing are under investigation, is facing new questions about the accuracy of the campaign reports filed during his unsuccessful 2020 bid for Congress.

Someone named Stephen Berger, for instance, is described in the New York Republican’s campaign filings as having contributed $2,500 on July 31, 2020.

But the address attributed to Berger – on Brandt Road in Brawley, California – belongs to William Brandt, a prominent California cattle rancher.

“It’s my address but not my check,” Brandt told CNN late Monday afternoon.

He said no one with the name listed on

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Exclusive-JPMorgan looking to finance Italy’s Serie A for up to 1 billion euros -sources

By Elvira Pollina

MILAN (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co has written to Italy’s top soccer league to express a preliminary interest in supporting the development of Serie A’s media business, three people close to the matter said.

Interest from the US bank rivals that of several investment funds which have approached Serie A as the league prepares to hold a tender to sell its domestic and international broadcasting licenses for the seasons after 2024.

The sources said the 20 clubs that made up Serie A were informed of the interest by the US bank at a closed-door meeting of

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How credit unions offer homebuyers a way around mortgage stress tests

Provincially regulated credit unions aren’t bound by OSFI’s mortgage stress test and homeowners have taken notice

Published January 27, 2023 • 6 minute read

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real estate sign is shown in Calgary.
Tougher mortgage qualification rules threaten to push bank loans out of reach for homebuyers. Photo by Jim Wells/Postmedia

There’s a multi-million-dollar corner of Canada’s financial system where a stringent “stress test” imposed by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Services was never adopted. It’s already attracting homeowners seeking an easier path to qualify for a mortgage amid rising interest rates and it’s

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Are Finance Stocks Lagging BB Seguridade Participacoes (BBSEY) This Year?

The Finance group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (BBSEY) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? 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.

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA is one of 871 individual stocks in the Finance sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #10 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The

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Incoming Scotiabank CEO sees room to refine international operations

Returns from the bank’s international strategy haven’t matched the risks, Scott Thomson says

Birds fly past the Bank of Nova Scotia's headquarters in Toronto.
Birds fly past the Bank of Nova Scotia’s headquarters in Toronto. Photo by Cole Burston/Bloomberg

Incoming Bank of Nova Scotia chief executive Scott Thomson says returns from the bank’s international strategy have not matched the risks and that he sees an opportunity to refine the business line going forward.

“We deployed a lot of capital into the international markets over the last 10 years,

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Is The Bank of New York Mellon (BK) Outperforming Other Finance Stocks This Year?

For those looking to find strong Finance stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Is The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) one of those stocks right now? By taking a look at the stock’s year-to-date performance in comparison to its Finance peers, we might be able to answer that question.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation is a member of the Finance sector. This group includes 871 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #9. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is

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How Serious Are Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alleged Campaign-Finance Violations?

In late November, Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the trading firm Alameda Research, gave one of his first interviews since FTX filed for bankruptcy protection. He made some remarkably unguarded comments, indicating that the political implications of his actions might be much broader than previously thought. In recent years, Bankman-Fried had become one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent donors: during the last election cycle alone, he gave a reported forty million dollars to campaigns and political groups that were mostly Democratic. This past spring, he said that he could potentially spend between a hundred

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driver fatigue – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Experiencing fatigue at work, home or the road can massively increase your chances of being in a fatal or serious accident. With the darker nights and colder weather upon us, you are more likely to feel tired when going about your daily routine.

Fatigue and road accidents

Falling asleep at the wheel is a more prevalent occurrence than most people realize. In 2018 a survey1 revealed of 20,000 motorists, one in eight admitted falling asleep while driving, while 37% said they had been so tired they were frightened they would drop off behind the wheel. Contrary to popular belief,

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