Jurors will now have a three-day weekend to think about what they heard during the first full week of testimony in the historic Donald Trump hush money trial. David Pecker finally stepped down from the witness stand after more than 10 hours of testimony across four days, where the former…

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon received total compensation of $26.9 million in the last fiscal year.The median compensation for associates was $27,642, according to Walmart’s annual proxy statement.Since 2009, McMillon has received a combined $136 million for his work as a Walmart executive. The CEO of the world’s largest company just…

By Karen BrettellNEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to offer markets some relief next week when it details refunding plans for the coming quarter, by keeping the size of most of its auctions steady after three quarters of increases.Investors will focus on an expected debt repurchase…

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President Joe Biden went on “The Howard Stern Show” on Friday and repeated his familiar story about the time he supposedly “got arrested” trying to defend the civil rights of Black Americans. As in the past, Biden told the story on Friday while recounting what his mother supposedly said while urging him to accept Barack Obama’s 2008 offer to be his running mate. His mom, he said, did not want him to turn down a man who was vying to become the first Black president. Biden told Stern: “She said, ‘Joey, let me — remember’ — true story, she said — ‘Remember when…

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President Joe Biden said he will debate former President Donald Trump ahead of this year’s election, though he said he didn’t know in what format. “I am, somewhere. I don’t…

Investing

Get ready to put some wheat futures in your portfolio. There reason is simple: Its a great hedge against geopolitical tumult. Shawn Hackett, writing the Hackett Money Flow Flow Commodity Report, which focuses on agriculture (Ag) puts it like so: “In terms of geopolitical hedges in Ag commodities the wheat…