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By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) – “This is really a battle between good and evil,” evangelical TV preacher Hank Kunneman says of the slew of criminal charges facing Donald Trump. “There’s something on President Trump that the enemy fears: It’s called the anointing.”  The Nebraska pastor, who was speaking on cable news show “FlashPoint” last summer, is among several voices in Christian media pressing a message of Biblical proportions: The 2024 presidential race is a fight for America’s soul, and a persecuted Trump has God’s protection. “They’re just trying to bankrupt him. They’re trying to take everything he’s got.…

Investing.com — Here are the biggest analyst moves in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) for this week. InvestingPro subscribers always get first dibs on market-moving AI analyst comments. Upgrade today! UBS: Nvidia is ‘the only chip company that can create its own market’ On Thursday, UBS analysts increased their price target for Nvidia to $1,100 from the previous $800, emphasizing that the tech giant is “the only chip company that can create its own market.” After the unveiling of Blackwell and participation in several GTC sessions, UBS believes that Nvidia (NASDAQ:) is on the verge of tapping into a…

America’s central bank doesn’t see any signs of a recession on the horizon. Not this year nor the year after. The Federal Reserve’s policymaking committee of 19 officials released a new set of economic projections last week, showing that they now expect economic growth in 2024, 2025 and 2026 to be even stronger than they previously thought. That optimism seems to be the consensus among analysts, including Goldman Sachs’ chief economist: The ruthless economic pains of a recession, such as mass layoffs and tepid consumer spending, probably won’t happen anytime soon. “The economy is strong, the labor market is strong…

An accelerating bull market usually correlates with an increasing influx of new investors. Short-term holders of Bitcoin (STH) – as the on-chain analysis calls them – join the market during the booming bull market. Driven by the desire for a quick profit, they don’t hold assets for long. However, if Bitcoin price corrects, as in the case of last week’s price action, short-term holders quickly lose ground. Despite this, their behavior and presence in the market are crucial to maintaining a healthy bull market. What Is the Significance of Bitcoin Short-Term Holders? Observing the behavior of Bitcoin short-term holders is…

Investment analysts have upgraded at least three U.S.-listed Chinese stocks to buy so far this month. The positive view comes as the many Chinese companies are reporting earnings for the last three months of 2023 and the full year. While many analysts are skeptical China can meet its “around 5%” growth target for 2024 without further stimulus, the country did report better-than-expected economic data in retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment for the first two months of the year. Here are the Chinese stocks that analysts are turning bullish on: Tencent Music Entertainment — Citi upgraded the stock…

“Justice Delayed: The Story of C.J. Rice” will air on “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. Justice was served this past week, a dozen years too late, when CJ Rice was legally exonerated by the Philadelphia district attorney’s office. The district attorney’s office dropped all charges against Rice for a 2011 shooting that sent him to prison for a crime he insists he did not — and was physically unable to — commit. CNN’s Jake Tapper, who covered Rice’s case on CNN and in a cover story in The Atlantic in 2022, has a new documentary airing Sunday on CNN at 8 p.m. ET examining Rice’s 2013…

Topline A California police department is ending its practice of using Lego heads to hide suspect faces in social media photos—a headline-grabbing method of complying with state privacy laws—after Lego contacted the department asking it to stop using its intellectual property. Key Facts The Murrieta Police Department in southern California had for months been posting social media images of suspects in various crimes with Lego heads digitally imposed over their faces. On Monday, the department made a social media post explaining the rationale behind the decision, citing a California law meant to preserve the privacy rights of some criminal suspects…

VistaJet is a private jet charter firm that Taylor Swift appeared to use on her way to the Super Bowl.I learned about its new wellness program and toured the biggest business jet on the market.Flyers can consult with a nutritionist, receive jet lag tips from a doctor, and get Guerlain skincare. VistaJet, arguably the most famous private jet charter company, is launching a new wellness program.Business Insider attended a media event and toured its largest airplane, learning how VistaJet helps wealthy passengers fly in luxury.From skincare and eating the right foods, to the $75 million jet’s lighting system, there are…

Deborah Frieden and her husband love their neighborhood near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California. The couple raised their family in the three-bedroom single-family house they’ve lived in for the last 36 years.Now in their early 70s, they’re starting to plan for a future when they won’t be able to garden and climb several sets of stairs every day. But as they look around for smaller, more accessible homes in the area, they’ve found their options are limited, though not by their finances.Frieden and her husband are among the many fortunate baby boomers who bought relatively affordable homes decades ago, paid…

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats, who helped Republican hardliners oust Kevin McCarthy as U.S. House of Representatives speaker last year, said on Friday that they could protect Speaker Mike Johnson from a similar fate if he allowed a vote on stalled aid to Ukraine. Comments to that effect from several House Democrats followed a decision by Republican firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene to file a motion seeking Johnson’s ouster over a $1.2 trillion bipartisan spending bill needed to avert a partial government shutdown at midnight. Without offering evidence, the Georgia Republican said she has support from other Republicans. Some…