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Burberry, Eon, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Tui y Alstom, bajo la lupa de Alberto Roldán, profesor de finanzas de la Universidad Europea. Vistazo también a los resultados empresariales del primer trimestre.

Thierry Herrmann est le CEO de l'entreprise familiale Herrmann Immeubles.Une entreprise fondée par son grand-père à Strasbourg en 1946 avant d'être dirigée par son père.D'un tempérament entrepreneurial, Thierry a étudié le droit immobilier à la Sorbonne avant de passer par l'ESSEC.À l'époque, il a l'idée de cofonder Labelium, un site qui propose d'optimiser les sites internet des entreprises au lieu de repartir de zéro.Mais il préfère finalement continuer ses études et négocie son départ de la société pour 50 000 euros.Une fois son diplôme en poche, il commence sa carrière dans l'une des plus grosses sociétés foncières françaises, Unibail-Rodamco (devenue Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, URW).Il travaille ensuite au sein du groupe Générale Continentale Investissements (GCI) fondé par Paul Raingold, qui lui apprend les ficelles de l'immobilier de bureaux.Mais à 27 ans, Thierry Herrmann est propulsé à la tête de l'entreprise familiale au moment du décès brutal de son père.Arrivé avec réticence, il trouve finalement du sens dans la reprise de cette belle société.Depuis, il a fait progresser Herrmann Immeubles pour en faire un groupe solide et diversifié.C'est avant tout une foncière : l'entreprise est propriétaire d'ensembles immobiliers situés dans les centres-villes et qui peuvent accueillir aussi bien des habitations que des commerces, des bureaux ou des écoles.Thierry Herrmann est aussi un promoteur, c'est-à-dire qu'il achète, rénove et revend des immeubles pour obtenir une plus-value.Depuis deux ans, il a également lancé une troisième activité florissante : l'asset management.L'idée est de collecter des fonds auprès d'investisseurs chevronnés pour former des club-deals et investir dans des biens via des FPCI (fonds professionnels de capital investissement).Les biens sont revendus au bout de sept ans avec un taux de rentabilité interne (TRI) avoisinant les 10 % par an.Comme l'explique Thierry, l'immobilier est un secteur intéressant pour l'investissement, car la valeur des biens ne cesse de grimper dans les zones très attractives comme Paris.Mais au-delà de l'aspect financier, c'est un métier passion pour cet amoureux de l'histoire et des vieilles pierres.Bonne écoute !===========================

Ce vendredi 31 janvier, Ana Boata, directrice de la recherche macroéconomique d'Allianz Trade, Eric Lewin, fondateur de El Finance, Romain Burnand, président de Moneta AM, et Denis Ferrand, directeur général de Rexecode, sont revenus sur les titres Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, et Cogelec, dans On achète ou on vend ? dans l'émission C'est Votre Argent présentée par Marc Fiorentino. C'est Votre Argent est à voir ou écouter le vendredi sur BFM Business.

“Des obsèques, avec soin, avec humanité, avec le sens du détail, c'est possible” Dans cet épisode, je reçois Clémentine, fondatrice d'INMEMORI, l'entreprise qui réinvente les pompes funèbres. Présente dans plusieurs villes comme Paris, Lyon et Bordeaux, INMEMORI se donne pour mission de rendre hommage aux défunts en soulageant les familles des démarches administratives et en organisant des hommages sur-mesure, pleins de sens.  Clémentine n'a pas toujours été dans ce milieu. Avant de lancer INMEMORI, elle dirigeait des équipes en marketing chez Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. Et pourtant, elle a décidé de lâcher l'univers corporate pour se lancer dans une aventure plus humaine.  On parle de son parcours pro et perso, et de comment elle a réussi à transformer un secteur aussi “commercial” que celui des pompes funèbres. Elle raconte les défis qu'elle a rencontrés, comment elle a fait grandir sa boîte, levé des fonds et géré l'aspect émotionnel et délicat de ce métier.  Avec Clémentine, c'est l'histoire d'une transition pleine d'humanité et de résilience. Si vous avez pris autant de plaisir à lire que moi à écrire cette bio, foncez écouter l'épisode !

EXTRAIT Dans cet épisode, je reçois ⁠Clémentine⁠, fondatrice d'⁠INMEMORI⁠, l'entreprise qui réinvente les pompes funèbres.

Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media and Best Money Moves, joins John to talk about how well the markets have been performing this year, the S&P hitting another record today, the economic impact of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, Segment 2: Stephen Fluhr, Senior Vice President of Development for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, tells John to talk about the Village […]

Stellantis, Atos, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield : certaines valeurs font parler d'elles cet automne. Retrouvez l'éclairage de Laurent Saillard, journaliste au Revenu sur les entreprises à suivre. Ecorama du 4 octobre 2024, présenté par David Jacquot sur Boursorama.com Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d'informations.

I dagens avsnitt av Retail & Fastighetspodden tar vi oss an ett ämne som är mer aktuellt än någonsin: Framtiden för handelsfastigheter i Sverige. Med detaljhandeln under hård press och fastighetsägarna i en tuff situation, är det tydligt att vi står inför stora förändringar. Frågan är inte om handeln kommer att överleva, utan hur den kommer att utvecklas och vilken roll fastighetsägarna kommer att spela i denna omvandling.  För att hjälpa oss att navigera genom dessa frågor har vi bjudit in Carl Strufve, som knappast är någon nykomling i fastighetsdjungeln. Carl har en gedigen karriär bakom sig och har bland annat navigerat bland jättarna Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Atrium Ljungberg och Grosvenor. Idag står han stadigt på egna ben som konsult, redo att dela med sig av sina insikter och erfarenheter. Med Carl vid rodret dyker vi ner i de utmaningar och möjligheter som väntar runt hörnet för handelsfastigheter i Sverige, och vilka strategier som kan vara avgörande för att lyckas i denna dynamiska och utmanande marknad.  Hur har marknaden förändrats över tid? Hur påverkar makroekonomiska trender, förändrade konsumtionsmönster och hållbarhet kraven på fastighetsägare och investerare? Och vad tror Carl om framtiden för både kommersiella fastigheter och detaljhandeln? Det och mycket mer ska vi utforska i dagens avsnitt. Trevlig lyssning!

Malgré un léger sursaut en début de matinée, le CAC 40 creuse ses pertes. L'incertitude politique en France avec l'annonce d'élections anticipées pèse sur les marchés qui s'interrogent notamment sur la teneur des orientations économiques et fiscales en cas de changement majeur à la tête du pays. Le CAC 40 termine la séance sur une baisse de 1,33% vers les 7789 points dans un volume d'échanges de 2,8 milliards d'euros à la clôture. Le climat politique actuel continue également d'avoir un impact sur les taux longs si bien que l'écart entre le taux auquel la France emprunte sur les marchés à dix ans et celui auquel emprunte nos voisins allemands est au plus haut depuis 2020. Pour rappel, cet écart aussi appelé spread est un indicateur qui mesure la confiance des investisseurs dans la capacité du pays à honorer sa dette.Au chapitre des valeurs, ce sont toujours les bancaires qui continuent de souffrir. Société Générale recule encore de 5,02%. Crédit Agricole de 3,9%. BNP Paribas de 3,89%. La foncière commerciale Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield se replie aussi de 4,10%. Quelques sursauts sont à noter du côté de l'indice avec Edenred, Danone et Carrefour qui est numéro 1 sur l'indice : +1,17%. Des valeurs qui font figure de refuge auprès des investisseurs. Sur le SBF 120, les groupes audiovisuels sont mis sous pression alors que le Rassemblement national entend privatiser l'audiovisuel public s'il accédait au pouvoir. Voilà qui pénalise fortement TF1 qui verrait ses recettes publicitaires fortement mises à mal avec un tel scénario. Le titre baisse de presque 7%. De son côté, Atos n'en finit plus de sombrer près l'annonce de la poursuite des négociations pour sa restructuration financière avec le consortium mené par OnePoint. Le conseil d'administration d'Atos a en effet préféré cette offre à celle du milliardaire tchèque Daniel Kretinsky. Enfin, on termine avec les marchés US. Wall Street a débuté la séance en territoire négatif. Les investisseurs optent pour la prudence à la veille de la décision de la Fed sur les taux. Voilà c'est tout pour ce soir mais n'oubliez pas toute l'actualité économique et financière est sur Boursorama.

En l'absence de Wall Street et de Londres en raison du Memorial Day et du Bank Holiday de Printemps, la bourse de Paris enregistre une hausse de 0,46% pour entamer cette semaine, clôturant à 8 132 points. Les volumes d'échanges demeurent relativement faibles, avec environ 1,59 milliards d'euros échangés au cours de la journée.L'actualité du jour est peu dense, en revanche l'événement attendu de la semaine sera la publication, ce vendredi, des statistiques outre-Atlantique sur les revenus et dépenses des ménages, accompagnée de l'indice des prix PCE. Ces données sont particulièrement scrutées par la Réserve Fédérale pour évaluer les pressions inflationnistes.Sur le CAC 40, Société Générale occupe la première place avec une hausse de 2,22%, suivi de près par Veolia et Teleperformance bien que Citi ait révisé à la baisse son objectif de cours sur le titre du géant mondial des centres d'appels.En territoire négatif, STMicroelectronics ferme la marche et enregistre une baisse de 0,69% suivi par Legrand, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Schneider Electric et BNP Paribas qui enregistrent des baisses plus modérées.Sur le SBF 120, Worldline s'envole de 7,28%. Dans son sillage, Ayvens, anciennement ALD, progresse de 5,79%, tandis qu'Alstom gagne également 5,56% après le lancement, ce jour même, de son augmentation de capital avec maintien du droit préférentiel de souscription. Cette opération, d'un montant d'environ 1 milliard d'euros et proposée au prix de 13 euros, constitue la dernière étape du plan de désendettement de deux milliards d'euros annoncé par l'entreprise début mai.De l'autre côté du tableau, Soitec subit une baisse de 3,14%, puis Atos diminue de 3,11%. À moins d'une semaine de la date limite, les pourparlers se poursuivent en coulisses entre les candidats à la reprise d'Atos et ses créanciers. Le géant informatique français s'est donné jusqu'au 31 mai pour présenter une solution de sauvetage financier.Antoine MORISSE (redaction@boursorama.fr)

Pour les vivants, il n'y a qu'une certitude : leur mort. Loin des sujets en vogue, Clémentine Piazza choisit de révolutionner le marché des services funéraires. En 2016, la plus jeune CMO du CAC40 abandonne son poste chez Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield pour créer inmemori, un site d'hommage en ligne : 200 messages dédiés par défunt en moyenne et 4 millions d'utilisateurs. En 2022, Clémentine prend la décision de transformer inmemori en société de pompes funèbres pour accompagner les familles dans l'organisation des obsèques. Elle entre alors dans un club très fermé. Un marché où deux entreprises se partagent l'ensemble des services funéraires dans les métropoles françaises. Où les marges dépassent celles pratiquées dans le luxe, aux dépens des familles endeuillées. Sa priorité : changer les standards des obsèques en France. Elle utilise la technologie et une “organisation militaire en back-office” pour soulager ses équipes et améliorer l'expérience client. Un conversation extra-ordinaire, dans laquelle Clémentine brise les tabous et ouvre la parole sur la mort. Elle répond avec sensibilité et bienveillance aux questions que tout le monde se pose : Que dire à une personne en deuil ? La réalité derrière le business des obsèques L'après-vie à l'ère du digital Pourquoi ce n'est pas « glauque » de travailler dans les pompes funèbres La valeur de l'empathie Lever 30 millions d'euros pour une société à mission Les tabous autour de la mort Comment mieux vivre et mieux mourir TIMELINE: 00:00:00 : Rites funéraires : le point commun entre les peuples 00:10:16 : La mission d'inmemori 00:18:23 : La transmission digitale après un décès 00:26:02 : Laisser une trace grâce à l'audio 00:32:21 : 80% de conversion 00:37:21 : La cérémonie et les discours d'hommage 00:45:52 : L'oligopole des pompes funèbres margent plus que le luxe 00:57:20 : Les prix des cercueils et des enterrements 01:07:51 : Le recrutement dans le secteur, l'empathie : une compétence 01:23:39 : Comment sont financées les obsèques ? 01:35:23 : La mort, un tabou ? 01:48:33 : Les enjeux de l'après-vie et la vision d'inmemori 01:55:31 : Private Equity vs Venture Capitalist 02:00:00 : Les plus grands risques d'inmemori 02:03:11 : Pourquoi il n'y a presque pas de femme CEO au CAC40 02:11:13 : Comprendre ses priorités et vivre épanoui 02:25:00 : Choisir sa vie Quelques anciens épisodes de GDIY qui vous plairont : #320 - Michael Horvath #148 - Jean-David Chamboredon #390 - Marie-Amélie Le Fur Avec Clémentine , nous avons parlé de : inmemori Le blog inmemori L'imagerie des dinosaures et de la préhistoire de Emilie Beaumont Alvo Escourbiac l'imprimeur Caroline Vigneaux, humoriste Philippe Gildas, journaliste La Martingale Christophe Fauré, psychiatre Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (ancien patron : Guillaume Poitrinal) Le Temple, club de boxe (créé par Cyril Durand) La Pyramide de Maslow Clémentine vous recommande de lire : L'Alchimiste Vous pouvez contacter Clémentine sur Linkedin. La musique du générique vous plaît ? C'est à Morgan Prudhomme que je la dois ! Contactez-le sur : https://studio-module.com. Vous souhaitez sponsoriser Génération Do It Yourself ou nous proposer un partenariat ? Contactez mon label Orso Media via ce formulaire.

Le CAC 40 avait bien débuté la séance en se rapprochant des 8 200 points à 10 heures, mais il a finalement reculé tout au long de la journée pour se stabiliser près de son niveau initial. Les investisseurs ont pris peu de risques à la veille de la publication du très attendu rapport sur l'emploi américain pour le mois de mars. On retrouve donc, le CAC 40 en très légère baisse de 0,02% à 8 151 points, avec des volumes d'échanges de 2,79 milliards d'euros. Du côté des valeurs, Renault occupe la première position en s'approchant du seuil des 50€. Le titre progresse de 3,16% suite à une note positive de HSBC qui estime que le potentiel du groupe automobile français reste sous-valorisé. La banque britannique relève son objectif de cours sur l'action de 47 à 57 euros.Dans son sillage, Eurofins Scientific et Saint-Gobain sont bien orientée avec des hausse de 1,59%, tout comme Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield et Société Générale.En revanche, de l'autre côté, Carrefour se replie de 2,82%, scénario similaire pour Essilorluxottica qui affiche une contreperformance de 2,28%. Puis, on retrouve également dans le rouge Vinci et Pernod Ricard, dont l'objectif de cours a été réduit par la Deutsche Bank à 135 euros.Sur le SBF 120, un peu plus d'actualité avec le groupe Solutions 30 qui chute de 13%. L'entreprise spécialisée dans les solutions pour les nouvelles technologies a publié un résultat net part du groupe négatif à hauteur de -22,7 millions d'euros pour l'année écoulée, mais en net redressement par rapport à 2022 où il était à -50,1 millions d'euros. Juste derrière, JCDecaux marque une pause après 4 séances dans le vert, le titre se replie de 4,38%À l'inverse, Atos grimpe de 7,79%, au-dessus des 2€. Neoen continue sur sa bonne lancée et progresse également de 5,77%. Ensuite, juste derrière, on retrouve Solvay et Valneva.Autre actualité sur la journée, le groupe d'ingénierie spécialisé dans le secteur de la logistique, Gaussin, a annoncé jeudi avoir obtenu une procédure de sauvegarde afin de garantir la pérennité de l'entreprise et de maintenir l'emploi. Le titre lâche 42,35% par conséquent. Et enfin, de l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, le Département du Travail a annoncé avoir enregistré 221 000 nouvelles inscriptions aux allocations chômage aux États-Unis pour la semaine du 25 mars, un chiffre en hausse de 9 000 par rapport à celui révisé de la semaine précédente. Un indicateur qui n'a pas fait réagir la Bourse de Paris, tandis que Wall Street réagit positivement, avec le Dow Jones et le Nasdaq affichant respectivement des hausses de 0,43 et 0,87%.Antoine MORISSE (redaction@boursorama.fr)

Pour cette séance des quatre sorcières qui correspond au débouclage des positions sur les contrats d'options et de futures sur actions et indices, le CAC 40 gagnait allègrement plus de 0,5% en fin de séance mais finalement, termine proche de son point d'équilibre à 8.164 points au dernier moment. Les volumes d'échanges sont plutôt conséquents, s'élevant à environ 7,92 milliards d'euros sur la journée.Aujourd'hui, peu d'événements ont marqué la journée, à l'exception de la publication de l'indice préliminaire du sentiment des consommateurs américains de l'Université du Michigan pour le mois de mars 2024, qui s'est établi à 76,5, comparé à 76,9 le mois précédent. Par ailleurs, l'indicateur des anticipations d'inflation à un an lié à cet indice s'est maintenu à 3%, en ligne avec le consensus de marché. Cependant, ces données sont moins cruciales pour la Fed, qui interviendra la semaine prochaine.En ce qui concerne les valeurs du CAC 40, Stellantis se démarque avec une progression de 2,54%. Juste derrière, les valeurs bancaires affichent une bonne orientation, avec Société Générale et BNP Paribas, cette dernière ayant récemment annoncé le départ de la directrice de la banque commerciale en France. Puis en tête du tableau, on trouve également Airbus en hausse de 1,50% et Michelin de 1,13%.En revanche, STMicroelectronics clôture la journée en queue de peloton avec une baisse de 3,44%, suivi par Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, LVMH et L'Oréal.Sur le SBF 120, Scor repasse au-dessus des 30€, un niveau qu'il n'avait pas atteint depuis septembre dernier, suivi de près par Worldline qui s'octroie 3,12%.De l'autre côté du tableau, le titre Euroapi, qui avait enregistré une solide performance la veille, chute de 17,51%. Le groupe spécialisé dans la fabrication de principes actifs pour l'industrie pharmaceutique a annoncé jeudi soir, après la clôture des marchés, qu'il suspendait ses prévisions pour l'année 2024, suite à l'arrêt de la production sur l'un de ses sites en Italie. Dans son sillage, Clariane et Atos voient leur cours respectivement reculer de 5,76% et 5,32%.Et pour clore ce debrief, à la clôture parisienne, Wall Street est dans le rouge, avec le Dow Jones en repli de 0,48% et le Nasdaq de 1,12%, pénalisé par Adobe qui chute de 14%. L'éditeur de Photoshop a annoncé jeudi soir anticiper un chiffre d'affaires en baisse pour le deuxième trimestre.Antoine MORISSE (redaction@boursorama.fr)

A peine le temps de souffler que voilà le CAC 40 qui repart de plus belle et finit cette séance sur un nouveau sommet et une hausse de x vers les xx points et x milliards d'euros échangés.Très attendus, les chiffres de l'inflation ont satisfait les investisseurs même s'ils ressortent un peu supérieurs aux attentes. En février, l'indice CPI a grimpé de 3,2% sur un an en données globales et de 3,8% hors alimentation et énergie. C'est 0,1 point au desssus des estimations.Le même accueil positif a été fait à ces chiffres aux Etats-Unis. A 17h45, le Dow Jones grimpe de x et le Nasdaq de X. La performance du jour, c'est Oracle ( grâce à l'annonce hier soir d'une croissance plus forte que prévu d'Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) et d'un solide carnet de commandes.Valeurs en vueToujours très volatil, c'est Atos qu'on retrouve cette fois en tête du SBF 120 devant deux valeurs du CAC 40, Renault et Alstom.Valeurs en baisseLa pression reste forte sur le promoteur Nexity qui cède x% et désormais x% depuis le début de l'année.De son côté, Volatlia repart dans le rouge, alors que pour rappel, Euronext a annoncé la sortie du groupe de l'indice SBF 120, au même titre que Clariane et Fnac Darty.La route reste compliquée aussi pour Forvia. L'équipementier automobile qui a finalisé l'émission obligataire senior précédemment annoncée d'un montant d'un milliard d'euros.Enfin sur le CAC 40, on assiste à des prises de bénéfices sur Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield après trois journées de hausse. et une nouvelle fois Teleperformance, cette fois c'est UBS qui a réduit à la hache son objectif de cours, passant de 137 à 95 euros, tout en maintenant sa position "neutre" sur la valeur,

Après le nouveau sommet historique conquis la semaine dernière, le CAC 40 a besoin de souffler. Il commence cette semaine sans conviction, et termine à -0,1% vers les 8.020 points et 2,5 milliards d'euros échangés.C'est la même ambiance outre-Atlantique avec un Dow Jones qui cède 0,1% à 17h45 et un Nasdaq qui abandonne 0,2%. Le bitcoin échappe à cette journée de consolidation en se propulsant à un nouveau record au-dessus de la barre des 72.000 dollars.Valeurs en hausseC'est Air France-KLM qui volait le plus haut sur le SBF 120, les investisseurs ignorant l'avis d'Oddo BHF qui réitère son opinion "sous-performance" sur le titre en abaissant son objectif de cours de 11,50 à 10,50 euros, considérant que si la demande demeure solide, les coûts unitaires seront encore sous pression en 2024.Derrière on retrouve Ipsen et Valneva.Spie avait encore de l'énergie aujourd'hui. Après les bons résultats dévoilés jeudi dernier, le spécialiste des services multi-techniques dans l'énergie et les communications a annoncé la signature d'un accord portant sur l'acquisition de 92% de ICG Group en Allemagne L'entreprise génère un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 230 millions d'euros en 2023 avec des niveaux de marge au-delà de 10%.C'est Eurofins Scientific qui domine le CAC 40 avec une 4e séance de hausse, devant Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Bouygues et Crédit Agricole.Sur le SRD, c'est Peugeot Invest qui se distingue (+6,4%). La société d'investissement a décidé d'engager une évolution managériale. Le mandat de directeur général de Bertrand Finet prendra fin à la date d'arrivée de son remplaçant et au plus tard fin juillet, dans le but de mettre en place un nouveau binôme de dirigeants.Valeurs en baisseDeuxième journée de repli marqué pour VusionGroup alors que Nexity repart dans le rouge après deux séances de rebond. Même scénario pour CGG et Euroapi.Sur le CAC 40 c'est Alstom qui avait un train de retard. Pour rappel, le groupe sortira de l'indice CAC 40 lundi prochain. Publicis Groupe, Thales, Schneider Electric et Teleperformance suivent. HSBC a réduit son objectif de cours de 220 à 150 euros sur le titre du spécialiste des centres d'appels.

Le CAC 40 poursuit aujourd'hui son alternance parfaite de séance de hausse et de baisse entamée depuis le début du mois de février. En repli de 0,84% hier, il gagne 0,68% aujourd'hui avec 2,6 milliards d'euros échangés, un volume plutôt en retrait des jours précédents. Déjà oubliés les chiffres de l'inflation US plus élevés que prévu publiés en début de semaine et les énièmes conjectures autour de la première baisse des taux de la Fed.A noter en Allemagne, le gros gadin de Thyssenkrupp (-10%). Le groupe industriel a enregistré une perte nette part du groupe de 314 millions d'euros au cours du premier trimestre de son exercice décalé 2023/2024 (entre octobre et décembre), toujours plombé par les difficultés de sa branche acier. Il a en conséquence réduit ses prévisions pour l'exercice en cours, anticipant désormais un chiffre d'affaires au "même niveau que l'an dernier", plutôt qu'"en augmentation".Les marchés américains sont aussi dans le vert à 17h45. Le Dow Jones à +0,13, le Nasdaq à +0,58%. A noter que Nivida a dépassé Alphabet, la maison mère de Google, en termes de capitalisation. Le groupe publiera ses résultats du 4e trimestre mercredi prochain après Bourse. Uber lui grimpe de 11% alors que le groupe va mener un programme de rachat d'actions de 7 milliards de dollars.Valeurs en hausseCapgemini finit en tête du SBF 10 après une publication appréciée. La marge opérationnelle 2023 est notamment ressortie à 13,3%, en progrès de 0,3 point de pourcentage et le résultat net s'est établi à 1,66 milliard d'euros. Le groupe a partagé des performances plus prudentes pour 2024 mais qui n'ont pas l'air d'avoir alarmé les inviestsseurs avec notamment une marge opérationnelle comprise entre 13,3% et 13,6%, un chiffre d'affaires stable à en hausse de 3% à taux de change constants, ainsi qu'un flux de trésorerie organique d'environ 1,9 milliard.Thales et Ubisoft sont aussi de la partie, avec Vusiongroup.Valeurs en baisseCarmila n'a pas convaincu malgré des résultats bien orientés. La foncière commerciale a publié des revenus locatifs en progression de 3,3% en 2023, à 368,6 millions d'euros et un résultat récurrent par action en croissance de 8% à périmètre constant, à 1,60 euro. Les perspectives sont également positives, avec un résultat récurrent par action attendu à au moins 1,63 euro cette année.Vallourec se replie de 3% alors que le baril de Brent poursuit, lui, sa hausse, est volatil autour des 82 dollars. Ayvens efface,lui, déjà le rebond de la veille et cède 2,9% devant Interparfums.Sur le CAC 40, les baisses sont anecdotiques, emmnées par Arcelormittal qui est pénalisé par ThyssenKrupp. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Teleperformance et Danone arrivent non loin derrière.LG (redaction@boursorama.fr)

C'est l'alternance parfaite en ce moment à Paris. Une séance de hausse, une séance de baisse. Aujourd'hui, on a donc eu droit à une progression de 0,91% du CAC 40 vers les 7.456 points et 3 milliards d'euros échangés, sous un flot de publications nationales et internationales, dont celles du néerlandais ASML. L'équipementier dans l'industrie des semi-conducteurs qui a gagné près de 10% grâce à un bénéfice et un chiffre d'affaires trimestriels supérieurs aux attentes. D'ailleurs, notre indice national est distancé par l'AEX 25 qui prend plus de 2,5% ou encore le DAX qui est à +1,6%.Les marchés américains sont, eux, toujours sur le toit du monde : nouveau record pour le S&P 500, le Nasdaq est lui proche des sommets. Il gagne 0,9% à 17h45, porté notamment par Netflix. Le groupe de streaming qui grimpe de 11,5% apès avoir annoncé un bénéfice net par action de 2,11 dollars au 4e trimestre 2023, contre 0,12 dollars au 4e trimestre 2022, avec une marge opérationnelle passant de 7 à 16,9%. Son nombre d'abonnés a grimpé de 12,8% et atteint désormais 260 millions. Ce soir on surveillera les chiffres de Tesla. Le Dow Jones est lui à +0,4% malgré des déceptions notamment sur les chiffres de Dupont (-11%)Valeurs en hausseImerys se distingue. Le spécialiste de la valorisation des minéraux bénéficie d'un avis favorable d'Oddo BHF qui reste à "surperformance" sur le titre mais avec un objectif de cours remonté de 55 à 67 euros. Le courtier souligne l'avenir "radieux" qui se profile pour Quartz Corporation, la coentreprise qu'Imerys a créée en 2011 avec Norsk Mineral dans le domaine de l'extraction et de la transformation du quartz de haute pureté. "La valorisation de la Quartz Corporation devrait réveiller la belle endormie et pour de bon cette fois", conclut Oddo.Le cours d'Atos ressemble, lui, toujours à un grand huit et prend 11,7% aujourd'hui.Sur le CAC 40, c'est Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield qui domine les débats après deux séances de repli devant Teleperformance, Saint-Gobain et LVMH. Le géant du luxe qui publiera ses résultats annuels demain soir après Bourse.A noter aussi que le cours d'Acticor Biotech poursuit son envolée (+15,8%). Hier, le titre avait déjà flambé de presque 40% après la publication dans le journal "The Lancet Neurology" des résultats prometteurs de l'étude de phase 1b/2a avec le candidat-médicament de la biotech, Glenzocimab, dans l'AVC.Valeurs en baisseEt revoilà Alstom en queue de train du SBF 120. L'équipementier ferroviaire a pourtant publié un chiffre d'affaires de 4,3 milliards d'euros au 3e trimestre de son exercice décalé 23-24, en croissance organique de 4,6%. Mais la dette continue à inquiéter et le groupe n'a pas encore exclu une augmentation de capital. On en saura plus fin mai, lorsque le plan d'action sera dévoilé dans les détails.Toujours sous pression la biotech Valneva et l'équipementier auto Forvia qui figurent parmi les plus frots replis du SBF 120 depuis le début de cette année.Sur le CAC 40, en plus d'Alstom, on retrouve Edenred, Airbus et Renault aux dernières places de l'indice.

Après deux séances au ralenti la bourse de Paris est en replie aujourd'hui, l'indice cède 0,16% vers les 7 571.40 points, avec des volumes d'échanges qui restent faibles, aux alentours de 2 milliards d'euros à la clôture.La journée a été marquée par quelques indicateurs macroéconomiques aux États-Unis, qui n'ont pas suscité de réactions majeures sur les marchés. La croissance du PIB américain au troisième trimestre s'est établie à 4,9%, inférieure aux prévisions du consensus à 5,2%, bien que cela représente une augmentation par rapport aux chiffres du deuxième trimestre.Les inscriptions hebdomadaires au chômage ont augmenté de 2 000 par rapport aux chiffres révisés de la semaine précédente, restant cependant en deçà des attentes.Puis l'indice manufacturier de la Fed de Philadelphie s'est établi à -10,5 ce mois-ci, comparé à -5,9 en novembre, décevant les attentes des économistes qui tablaient plutôt sur -3.En ce qui concerne les valeurs du CAC 40, Teleperformance occupe la première place avec une 6ème séance de hausse consécutive, enregistrant une performance de 3,97% pour aujourd'hui.Dans son sillage, les valeurs de la défense sont bien orientées avec Thales en hausse de 0,82%, Safran qui augmente de 0,77%, et Airbus de 0,46%.En revanche, la foncière commerciale Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield et le constructeur automobile Renault se hissent tous les deux en bas du classement avec une contreperformance de 1,28% pour les deux titres, suivi de près par Kering et ArcelorMittal.Sur le SBF 120, Bénéteau précède Teleperformance avec une hausse de 3,35%. Juste derrière SES et TF1 prennent quelques points.En revanche, en territoire négatif, Valneva recule encore de 5,29% après avoir annoncé la mise en place d'une nouvelle gouvernance au sein du groupe.Getlink se voit pénalisé également à la suite du blocage des trains et des navettes en raison d'une grève imprévue des employés de la société gestionnaire du tunnel sous la Manche. Ce blocage est en vigueur depuis la mi-journée et perdurera jusqu'à nouvel ordre. -2,32% pour le titre.Et enfin pour terminer, à la clôture parisienne, les indices américains se redressent après la séance baissière d'hier, avec le Dow Jones et le Nasdaq qui prennent respectivement 0,64 et 0,86%. Puis le marché obligataire américain continue de se détendre avec le rendement des bons du Trésor à dix ans qui fléchit à 3,86%.Antoine MORISSE (redaction@boursorama.fr)

On a bien l'impression que le CAC 40 est déjà un peu en vacances. La séance a été très calme aujourd'hui et se finit par une progression toute symbolique de 0,08% vers les 7.575 points et, comme hier, 2,7 milliards d'euros échangés. Ce ne sont pas les chiffres de l'inflation en zone euro à +2,4% novembre en glissement annuel, conformes aux attentes, qui sont venus sortir le marché de sa torpeur.Aux Etats-Unis à 17h45, c'est un peu mieux avec un Dow Jones et un Nasdaq qui progressent tous deux de 0,5%.Valeurs en hausseUne séance au poil pour Virbac qui domine le SBF 120. Le spécialiste de la santé animale a relevé ses perspective à la faveur d'un "important rebond des ventes observé au troisième trimestre et qui se poursuit au quatrième trimestre". La société vise dorénavant une croissance du chiffre d'affaires à taux de change et périmètre constants autour de 4% pour 2023, contre 2 à 4% précédemment. La marge opérationnelle courante ajustée devrait, elle, se consolider autour de 15% à taux de change constants, contre une prévision antérieure de 13,5 à 14,5%.Derrière on retrouve Worldline et Vallourec. La parapétrolière reste soutenue par la progression du baril de Brent à près de 79,50 dollars.Sur le CAC 40 c'est Teleperformance qui termine, comme hier, plus forte hausse du CAC 40, enchaînant une 4e séance de progression consécutive devant Eurofins Scientific, Carrefour et Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield dont le titre est à +44% sur trois mois.Enfin, Adocia s'envole sur le SRD, la biotech grimpe de 13,7%.Valeurs en baissePeu de reculs notables sur l'indice SBF 120: ID Logistics est en queue de peloton du SBF 120.Legrand aussi est à la traîne. UBS est passé de "achat" à "vente" sur le titre, avec un objectif de cours ramené de 108 à 82 euros. L'analyste de la banque suisse explique cette décision par "un potentiel de croissance limité, des risques cycliques et une valorisation exigeante".Sur le CAC 40, Stellantis et Société Générale marquent le pas également.

C'est fait ! Ce matin, la Bourse de Paris a atteint un nouveau record absolu à 7 582,47 points, surpassant le record précédent du 24 avril d'un seul et unique point. L'indice parisien a finalement retrouvé sa zone d'équilibre juste après, clôturant la séance sur une légère baisse de 0,11%, vers les 7 543 points, avec 2,85 milliards d'euros échangés sur la journée. Concernant les événements du jour, les investisseurs ont pris connaissance de l'indice des prix à la consommation aux États-Unis, qui s'est établi à 3,1% en novembre sur une base annuelle, conforme aux estimations mais en baisse par rapport aux 3,2% enregistrés en octobre. Sur une base mensuelle, l'indice affiche une légère hausse de 0,1%, dépassant légèrement les estimations et les chiffres du mois précédent.Sur les valeurs du CAC 40, Publicis conserve de nouveau sa première place, le titre prend 1,35% Dans son sillage, Safran grimpe de 1,21%. Dassault systèmes est en hausse suite à la recommandation de la banque américaine JP Morgan sur le titre, qui donne un objectif de cours à 52 euros, soit un potentiel de hausse de plus de 15%. Bien orienté également on retrouve Air Liquide et Saint-Gobain qui a annoncé la signature d'un contrat avec CVE, un fournisseur d'énergie renouvelable français, pour fournir de l'électricité solaire en Afrique du Sud.En revanche, Alstom enregistre une perte de 2,34% après que Morgan Stanley ait abaissé son opinion de « surpondérer » à « pondération en ligne » sur le titre. Puis juste derrière on retrouve la foncière commerciale Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield avec une contreperformance de 1,79%. Sur le SBF 120, Solvay et Syensqo prennent les devants avec des hausses respectives de 7,37% et 6,46%. Orpea est en haut du tableau, aux côtés de Soitec et Air France-KLM, qui accueillera un nouveau directeur financier pour le groupe KLM à partir du 24 avril 2024. En territoire négatif, Valeo chute sous le seuil des 14€. Ensuite, le spécialiste des vaccins Valneva perd 4,69%, le titre est en recul de 8% sur les cinq derniers jours. Puis juste derrière, Voltalia, CGG et Neoen affichent également des baisses de plus de 4%. Et pour terminer, à la clôture parisienne Wall Street est en légère hausse, sans prise de risque à la veille de la réunion de la FED. À noter également que la société de logiciels Oracle perd pour le moment plus de 11% après avoir dévoilé des résultats trimestriels et des prévisions inférieurs aux attentes. Voilà c'est tout pour ce soir, mais n'oubliez pas, toute l'actualité économique et financière est sur Boursorama.AM (redaction@boursorama.fr)

Pour cette séance, l'indice parisien termine sur une hausse de 0,74% vers les 7 386 points, avec des volumes d'échanges de 3 milliards d'euros.Les marchés ont été rassurés par les propos d'Isabel Schnabel, membre du conseil d'administration de la BCE qui écarte l'idée d'une hausse des taux d'intérêt après la baisse remarquable de l'inflation ces derniers temps.Le marché a également pris acte de la révision en légère hausse de l'indice PMI des services dans la zone euro en novembre, qui est ressorti à 48,7, dépassant ainsi l'estimation de 48,2 et les 47,8 d'octobre.Sur les valeurs du CAC 40. BNP Paribas est en première position avec une hausse de 2,21%.Dans son sillage, le secteur du luxe est bien orienté à nouveau pour cette journée avec LVMH qui progresse de 2,08%Puis on retrouve encore Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield en haut du tableau. Goldman Sachs a réitéré sa recommandation d'achat sur le titre pour viser 81 euros, contre 70 auparavantEn revanche, Alstom est lanterne rouge avec une baisse de 1,93%. Le titre s'approche progressivement des 11€ .Dans la foulé, le constructeur automobile Renault est mal orienté avec une baisse de 0,79%Puis les secteurs de la défense et de l'aéronautique sont en repli avec Safran, Airbus et Thalès en territoire négatif.Sur le SBF 120, Orpea recule vers les 0,014€, Voltalia lâche 4,18%. Puis après 4 séances de hausse, Euroapi cède 2,95%En territoire positif, Ayvens, anciennement ALD, progresse de 5,15%Juste derrière, on retrouve le leader des études de marché Ipsos, qui prend 4,19%.Et enfin pour terminer, à la clôture parisienne, les indices américains sont mitigés pour le moment, le Dow Jones perd 0,37% et le Nasdaq grimpe de 0,23%. A noter que la croissance de l'activité dans le secteur des services a plus accéléré que prévu en novembre, l'indice est ressorti à 52,7 après 51,8 en octobre.AM (redaction@boursorama.fr)

Le mois de décembre commence du bon pied, avec une hausse de 0,48% pour l'indice parisien qui clôture la séance à 7 346 points.Les investisseurs semblent résolus à poursuivre cette dynamique haussière, encouragés par le récent fléchissement de l'inflation.Parmi les valeurs en hausse sur le CAC 40. L'indice est porté par Worldline, qui prend 5,87%. Selon Bloomberg, Crédit Agricole envisagerait de prendre une participation dans la fintech française pour soutenir le groupe, qui fait face à des difficultés dues à la détérioration de la conjoncture économique.Dans la foulée, Alstom retrouve des couleurs après six séances en territoire négatif, le titre enregistre une hausse de 3,87%.Puis juste derrière, on va retrouver Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield et Edenred.En revanche, Société Générale est lanterne rouge avec une baisse de 0,76%.Danone, Carrefour et Capgemini sont également pénalisés avec des baisses comprises entre 0,64 et 0,53%.LVMH cède 0,50%, suite à l'annonce de Morgan Stanley, qui a révisé son conseil de surpondérer à pondération en ligne, tout en abaissant l'objectif de cours de 860 à 790 euros.Sur le SBF 120, en haut du tableau on retrouve Vallourec et Air France-KLM avec des hausses respectives de 3,59 et 2,99%, suivi de près aussi par Bolloré.A l'inverse, Orpea diminue de nouveau vers les 0,017€. Soitec est également en territoire négatif, tout comme Valneva et Sartorius Stedim qui lâchent plus de 2%.Et enfin pour terminer, à la clôture parisienne, WallStreet est hésitant après les propos de Powell qui juge prématuré d'évoquer une baisse de taux. Les indices sont mitigés à nouveau, le Dow Jones prend 0,22% et le Nasdaq cède 0,10%.

On a assisté à une journée en pente douce à la Bourse de Paris. Après avoir ouvert en territoire positif, le CAC 40 a glissé une partie de la journée avant de se stabiliser pour clôturer à -0,48% vers les 7.014 points et un tout petit volume de 2,4 milliards d'euros échangés. Côté statistiques, l'indice composite des directeurs d'achats s'est replié de 0,1% au 3e trimestre au sein de la zone euro et a poursuivi sa dégradation en octobre. De quoi craindre pour la vigueur de l'économie européenne dans les mois à venir.Le temps est un peu meilleur de l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, Wall Street reste bien orienté, mais sans enthousiasme excessif, après avor enregistré sa meilleure semaine de l'année. A 17h45, le Dow Jones grimpe de 0,15% vers les 34.112 points et le Nasdaq est à +0,3% vers les 13.521 points. Valeurs en hausseSolutions 30 poursuit sa progression à marche forcée gagnant 5% aujourd'hui et plus de 25% sur cinq séances glissantes. Il termine en tête du SBF 120 devant Vallourec, X-Fab Silicon et Euroapi.Sur le CAC 40,Thales fait mieux que se défendre et termine aux avant-postes des hausses devant Dassault Systèmes, Publicis Groupe et TotalEnergies.Enfin, Rallye signe une nouvelle séance explosive sur le SRD : +115% et +667% sur cinq jours ouvrés glissants.Valeurs en baisseLe secteur de la dépendance est à nouveau sous pression, que ce soit pour Clariane, Orpea et LNA Santé. Il faut dire que dans la foulée de la publication de ses chiffres du 3e trimestre, Orpea a prévenu que ses objectifs d'Ebitdar (l'excédent brut d'exploitation avant loyers) de 1,2 milliard d'euros et de levier financier de 5,5 sont décalés de 2025 à 2026. Les foncières aussi sont attaquées, à l'image de Carmila, Icade ou encore Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield...Et puis Worldline repart dans le rouge après une séquence de 4 rebonds. C'est exactement le même scénario pour Teleperformance alors que le gestionnaire de centre d'appels publie ce soir son chiffre d'affaires du troisième trimestre.Enfin sur le SRD, c'est toujours les montagnes russes pour Metabolic Explorer, plutôt côté descente en ce moment : -18,2% aujourd'hui.

C'est peu de dire que les investisseurs ont apprécié le message de la Fed passé hier. Sans surprise, la banque centrale américaine a laissé ses taux inchangés et même si Jerome Powell n'a pas écarté formellement la possibilité d'une nouvelle hausse, beaucoup d'observateurs estiment désormais que le reserrement monétaire, au moins sur la partie taux, est terminé...Résultat, le rendment des emprunts d'Etat a bien reflué et le CAC 40, ragaillardi, a terminé la séance en progression de 1,85%, vers les 7.060 points et 3,3 milliards d'euros échangés.Wall Street aussi est de bonne humeur avec, à 17h45, un Dow Jones à +1,1% et un Nasdaq à +1,3%. Les publications de trimestriels se poursuivent et on attend notamment Apple, après la clôture. A noter la baisse de 8% de Moderna. La biotech qui a abaissé sa prévision de chiffre d'affaires annuel sur fond de recul de la demande dans les vaccins contre le COVID-19.Valeurs en hausseLe toujours très volatil Orpea se retrouve en tête du SBF 120 à +13%.Avec la détente sur les taux, les foncières commerciales Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield et Carmila retrouvent des couleurs.Ca carbure aussi pour Technip Energies. A l'issue de sa publication trimestrielle, le groupe a confirmé ses objectifs 2023, notamment une marge opérationnelle récurrente ajustée comprise entre 7 et 7,5%.Sur le CAC 40, en plus d'URW, Teleperformance, Worldline et STMicro poursuivent leur série haussière entamée cette semaine.Enfin, arès avoir pris plus de 10% dans la séance Atos se contente finalement d'un timide +0,29%. On a appris ce matin que le groupe Onepoint a franchi à la hausse, le 26 octobre, le seuil de 5% du capital d'Atos pour détenir 9,9% du capital et des droits de vote, faisant de lui un nouvel investisseur de référence du groupe de services informatiques.Valeurs en baisseForcément les baisses du jour sont un peu anecdotiques : Dassault Aviation pique légèrement du nez sur le SBF 120 devant Scor et Ipsen. Seules trois valeurs du CAC sont dans le rouge, mais de peu : Engie, Thales et Danone.Enfin sur le SRD, prise de bénéfices sur Metabolic Explorer après ses deux séances de folle hausse, sans vraiment d'explications.

Jean-Marie Tritant, président du directoire du groupe Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), était l'invité de l'émission Ecorama du 11 octobre 2023, présentée par David Jacquot sur Boursorama.com. Parmi les sujets abordés : le plan d'accompagnement de la transition environnementale des villes et du commerce, le désendettement du groupe, la fréquentation des centres commerciaux, le développement de grands quartiers mixtes européens, et le cours de Bourse.

◆ A dicey moment for bank bonds ◆ Unibail shops for hybrid solution ◆ Vibes from this year's 'Euromoney' ◆ The ESM's new MD speaks to GlobalCapitalThe covered bond market had a wobble this week. It was the last thing bank bond issuers needed just as the wreckage of Credit Suisse and Silicon Valley Bank disappeared from the rear view mirror. But it could be the first sign of further volatility in FIG bonds with the market set to face an imminent, severe structural readjustment.Commercial property firms are a class of issuer that have been facing up to tougher conditions for some time, leading to trickier financing conditions. We discuss shopping centre operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield's novel way of refinancing its hybrid debt, which is callable next month.The 32nd edition of Euromoney's Global Borrowers and Investors Forum took place this week, at which GlobalCapital played a prominent role. The event, such a big part of the bond market chalendar that it is known to most simply as “Euromoney”, draws in anybody who is anybody from the SSA, FIG and European corporate bond markets. Well, we certainly found a somebody to speak to: Pierre Gramegna, the new MD of the European Stability Mechanism spoke to us at the conference about the institution's future.

Alors que le CAC 40 gagne 11% sur 6 mois, à mi-année boursière, 5 valeurs sont nettement dans le rouge. Comment se positionner sur Eurofins, TotalEnergies, Teleperformance, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield et Worldline ? L'analyse d'Eric Lewin, rédacteur en chef des Publications Agora. Ecorama du 22 juin 2023, présenté par David Jacquot sur Boursorama.com

Former Fresno St. basketball players Haley and Hanna Cavinder have earned at least $2 million since the Supreme Court forced the NCAA to change its NIL policy — prompting critics to note that they're cashing in on their good looks rather than their abilities on the court. The owners of the Westfield San Francisco Centre mall are giving up the property to lenders, adding to deepening real estate pain in a city struggling to bring back workers and tourists after the pandemic. The mall, co-owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Brookfield Corp., has $558 million in outstanding mortgage debt. Management will be turned over to a receiver. An analysis by The Standard shows that 45 stores, or 46% of the mall's 97 pre-pandemic retailers, have closed since 2020. While 21 new stores have opened in the past three years.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Teleperformance, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Eurofins : 3 valeurs dans le rouge vif depuis le début de l'année. Comment expliquer ces mauvaises performances boursières ? Faut-il revenir sur ces dossiers ou au contraire rester à l'écart ? Réponse avec Eric Lewin, rédacteur en chef des Publications Agora. Ecorama du 15 mai 2023, présenté par David Jacquot sur Boursorama.com

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May the 4th be with you, 2023. Star Wars- The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)-Play 0:00-0:36 Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise created by founder, former chairman and CEO of Lucasfilm, George Lucas. Observance of the day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations since the franchise began in 1977. The date originated from the pun "May the Fourth be with you", a variant of the popular Star Wars catchphrase "May the Force be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans around the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm and parent company Disney as an annual celebration of Star Wars. Additionally, the release date of the original Star Wars movie on May 25, 1977 is also celebrated as Geek Pride Day. Olive Tree Biblical Software: Discover why more than a million people use the free Olive Tree Bible App as their go-to for reading, studying, and listening to the God’s Word. Download one of many free Bibles and start taking notes, highlighting verses, and bookmarking your favorite passages. Read at your own pace, or choose from a large selection of Reading Plans, including the Bible Reading Challenge. When you are ready to go deeper into your studies, Olive Tree is right there with a large selection of study Bibles, commentaries, and other helpful study resources available for purchase. An extensive bookstore allows you to build your digital library one book at a time. Olive Tree’s sync technology lets you pick up where you left off on your tablet, pc or phone and get right to studying on another supported device. https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/europe/ukraine-drone-attack-putin-kremlin-intl/index.html Kyiv denies involvement in alleged Kremlin drone attack Russia claimed Ukraine launched an attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin with a drone strike on the Kremlin overnight on Wednesday, an extraordinary allegation that was met with forceful denials in Kyiv. The Kremlin said the attack was foiled and the alleged drones destroyed. Video that appeared on social media shows a bright flash and a puff of smoke over a part of the Kremlin, the official residence of the Russian president and the most potent symbol of power in Moscow. In a statement, the Kremlin said it regarded the alleged attack as terrorism and a deliberate attempt on Putin’s life. “Russia reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit,” it added. Ukraine denied involvement in the alleged strike. US officials said they were still assessing the incident, and had no information about who might have been responsible. Whatever the truth, any admission of a security breach at the heart of the Kremlin is remarkable. Moscow said the alleged attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday. The Russian president was not in the building at the time, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. analysis of video showing the incident support the Kremlin’s claim that two drones were flown above the Kremlin early Wednesday, but did not show evidence of Ukrainian involvement: A video that appeared to show smoke rising from the Kremlin surfaced on a local neighborhood channel on social media platform Telegram at 2:37 a.m. local time Wednesday. The first reports of the incident citing the Kremlin came via Russian state media TASS and RIA around 2:33 p.m. local time – around 12 hours later. Shortly after the first media reports, another video appearing to show the moment a drone exploded above the Kremlin began circulating widely on social media. In the video, the drone appears to fly towards the building’s domed roof, followed by what looks like a small explosion. In this video, two people appear to be climbing on the dome holding flashlights, and can be seen ducking down just before the moment of the explosion. The people climbing the dome are not present in the first of these videos, but appear in the second, suggesting they were responding to the fire caused by the first drone at the time the subsequent drone appeared. The Kremlin Press Service has called the purported drone attack an “attempt on the President’s life,” said it was an “act of terrorism” and blamed Ukraine. https://www.outkick.com/audrey-hale-nashville-police-release-update-litigation/ POLICE ANNOUNCE MANIFESTO OF NASHVILLE TRANSGENDER MASS KILLER WON’T BE RELEASED SOON The release of transgender mass killer Audrey Hale’s manifesto has been put on hold. The Nashville Police Department had previously told Fox News Digital last week the manifesto was being revealed and would be released. People are interested to see what drove Hale to murder six innocent people, including three children, at the Covenant School in late March. Now, it appears that the process has hit a roadblock. Metro Nashville PD announced Wednesday afternoon that “Due to pending litigation filed this week, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has been advised by counsel to hold in abeyance the release of records related to the shooting at The Covenant School pending orders or direction of the court.” The update is in response to a lawsuit filed by former Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond and the Tennessee Firearms Association against the Nashville city government and the police to release the manifesto, according to TimeFreePress.com. As of early May, the public still doesn’t have any idea what is in the manifesto. It’s been more than a month since Audrey Hale walked into the Covenant School to unleash her rampage of terror against children and staffers. Despite the significant time that has passed, government officials have seemingly dragged their feet to make sure the manifesto doesn’t come out. For most of the time, it appeared that Hale’s writings would never be released. Metro Nashville Council Member Courtney Johnston previously told the New York Post, “What I was told is, her manifesto was a blueprint on total destruction, and it was so, so detailed at the level of what she had planned … That document in the wrong person’s hands would be astronomically dangerous.” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/03/fed-rate-decision-may-2023-.html Fed increases rates a quarter point and signals a potential end to hikes The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its 10th interest rate increase in just a little over a year and dropped a tentative hint that the current tightening cycle is at an end. In a unanimous decision widely expected by markets, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee raised its benchmark borrowing rate by 0.25 percentage point. The rate sets what banks charge each other for overnight lending but feeds through to many consumer debt products such as mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. The increase takes the fed funds rate to a target range of 5%-5.25%, the highest since August 2007. Markets, though, are more focused on whether the Fed will pause here, particularly with lingering concerns over economic growth and a banking crisis that has rattled nerves on Wall Street. Stocks rose slightly and Treasury yields were mostly lower immediately following the Fed news, but stocks struggled to hold on to the gains. During Wednesday’s news conference, Chairman Jerome Powell said “a decision on a pause was not made today” but noted the change in the statement language around future policy firming was “meaningful.” The post-meeting statement had only offered some clarity on the future pace of rate hikes — and not by what it said but what it didn’t say. The document omitted a sentence present in the previous statement saying that “the Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be appropriate” for the Fed to achieve its 2% inflation goal. The statement also tweaked language to outline the conditions under which “additional policy firming may be appropriate.” Previously, the FOMC had framed the forward guidance around how it would determine “the extent of future increases in the target range.” The statement reiterated that the Fed “will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments.” Taken together, the moves are at least a tenuous nod that while tight policy could remain in effect, the path ahead is less clear for actual interest rate hikes as policymakers assess incoming data and financial conditions. Wednesday’s decision comes amid U.S. economic fragility and over the objections of prominent Democratic lawmakers, who urged the Fed this week to stop rate hikes that they insisted could cause a recession and excessive loss of jobs. However, the labor market has remained strong since the increases started in March 2022. At the same time, inflation is still well above the 2% target that policymakers consider optimum. Multiple officials have said rates probably will need to stay elevated even if the hikes are put on hold. https://www.theepochtimes.com/irs-spent-10-million-on-weapons-since-covid-19-pandemic-began-watchdog_5238319.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport IRS Spent $10 Million on Weapons Since COVID-19 Pandemic Began: Watchdog The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been splashing out millions stocking up on guns, ammunition, and combat gear since 2020, according to the findings of Open The Books, a watchdog group that tracks government spending. A report by the watchdog, published on April 27, found that the agency has spent a total of $10 million on weaponry and gear since the COVID-19 pandemic began, including $2.3 million on duty ammunition, $1.2 million on ballistic shields, and another $1.3 million on “various other gear for criminal investigation agents.” Additionally, the agency has spent $474,000 on Smith & Wesson rifles, $463,000 on Beretta 1301 tactical shotguns, and $243,000 on body armor vests since 2020. Another $467,000 was reportedly spent on duty tactical lighting, $354,000 on tactical gear bags, and $267,000 on ballistic helmets in the same time. The report, called “The Militarization of Federal Bureaucracy,” contains updated data through the end of March 2023. Since 2006, the IRS has splashed out $35.2 million (adjusted for inflation) on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment. The report found that 2020 and 2021 saw them spend increased amounts. In a statement to Open The Books in 2021, an IRS spokesperson said IRS Criminal Investigation special agents “have been using weapons throughout their history as they have consistently found themselves investigating the most dangerous criminals involved in organized crime, drugs, and gangs.” The IRS Careers website for criminal investigation special agents states that applicants must be willing to “carry a firearm, must be prepared to protect him/herself or others from physical attacks at any time and without warning and use firearms in life-threatening situations; must be willing to use force up to and including the use of deadly force.” https://www.dailyfetched.com/san-francisco-loses-another-retail-giant-as-shops-continue-to-close-due-to-crime/ San Francisco Loses Another Retail Giant as Shops Continue To Close Due to Crime According to a memo from Chief Stores Officer Jamie Nordstrom to employees, the company has decided not to renew its leases for its San Francisco Centre Nordstrom store and the Market Street Rack store. “We’ve spent more than 35 years serving customers in downtown San Francisco, building relationships with them and investing in the local community,” Nordstrom wrote. “But as many of you know, the dynamics of the downtown San Francisco market have changed dramatically over the past several years, impacting customer foot traffic to our stores and our ability to operate successfully.” The San Francisco Centre location will close at the end of August, and the Market Street Rack will close on July 1. the owner of the Westfield mall, told the San Francisco Standard that such closures “underscores the deteriorating situation in Downtown San Francisco.” A spokesperson for the mall added: “A growing number of retailers and businesses are leaving the area due to the unsafe conditions for customers, retailers, and employees, coupled with the fact that these significant issues are preventing an economic recovery of the area.” The statement continued: [Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield] has actively engaged with city leaders for many years to express our serious concerns, which are shared by our customers and retailers. We have urged the city to find solutions to the key issues and lack of enforcement again.” The news comes not long after San Francisco flagship Whole Foods retail store closed after just a year due to 568 emergency calls over 13 months amid soaring crime in the city. Incidents included vagrants starting fights, throwing food, and defecating on the floor. Twenty retailers have closed stores in the Union Square area since 2020, The Standard reports. Last month, CashApp founder Bob Lee was fatally stabbed in the streets of San Fransisco, while former fire commissioner Don Carmignani was recently beaten over the head with a pipe by a vagrant. Last October, The Daily Fetched reported that commuters were resorting to arming themselves with baseball bats and stun guns due to droves of violent drug addicts. Residents of the SoMa, in northeast San Francisco, said the recent opening of the SoMa RISE drug sobering center, which opened in June, has plagued the neighborhood, making it unsafe. Residents say the center, which aims to temper drug usage, has done nothing but draw heavy users to the neighborhood. Residents said the influx of drug users had brought soaring crime, making the neighborhood more dangerous, Fox News reported. San Francisco Mayor London Breed touted the center as a safe haven for addicts looking to rebuild their lives. But according to SoMa resident and business owner Mark Sackett, the reality of the center in the neighborhood is much different. https://www.dailyfetched.com/joe-biden-offers-500k-grant-for-teachers-in-pakistan-to-help-transgender-youth/ Joe Biden Offers $500K Grant for Teachers in Pakistan to Help Transgender Youth According to the State Department grant, it will teach English language skills to Pakistani transgender youth so they “better participate in the global community and prepare them for success in the workplace.” The grant report aims to focus on three components: (1) Professional Development for English Language Teachers from Non-Mainstream Institutions (2) Professional Development for novice Pakistani English language teachers (3) Professional Development for Transgender Youth and for Afghan Teachers, Students, and Young Professionals Residing in Pakistan.” The program component that includes a focus on transgender youth accepts proposals from applicants “for a minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of $75,000 to implement: (1) intensive professional development courses for Pakistani transgender youth from the ages of 13-25, and (2) and intensive professional development courses for Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals residing in Pakistan.” The components aim to improve English language communication skills and connect trainees to a professional alumni network. Applicants to the Biden grant program are encouraged to address, “What is the most effective way to reach the greatest number of Pakistani transgender youth and Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals from diverse locations across Pakistan?” A spokesperson for the State Department said the education project from the agency focuses on transgender youth like it does with other “marginalized communities.” However, the spokesperson added that the grant funds won’t be used for gender transitions.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May the 4th be with you, 2023. Star Wars- The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)-Play 0:00-0:36 Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise created by founder, former chairman and CEO of Lucasfilm, George Lucas. Observance of the day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations since the franchise began in 1977. The date originated from the pun "May the Fourth be with you", a variant of the popular Star Wars catchphrase "May the Force be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans around the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm and parent company Disney as an annual celebration of Star Wars. Additionally, the release date of the original Star Wars movie on May 25, 1977 is also celebrated as Geek Pride Day. Olive Tree Biblical Software: Discover why more than a million people use the free Olive Tree Bible App as their go-to for reading, studying, and listening to the God’s Word. Download one of many free Bibles and start taking notes, highlighting verses, and bookmarking your favorite passages. Read at your own pace, or choose from a large selection of Reading Plans, including the Bible Reading Challenge. When you are ready to go deeper into your studies, Olive Tree is right there with a large selection of study Bibles, commentaries, and other helpful study resources available for purchase. An extensive bookstore allows you to build your digital library one book at a time. Olive Tree’s sync technology lets you pick up where you left off on your tablet, pc or phone and get right to studying on another supported device. https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/europe/ukraine-drone-attack-putin-kremlin-intl/index.html Kyiv denies involvement in alleged Kremlin drone attack Russia claimed Ukraine launched an attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin with a drone strike on the Kremlin overnight on Wednesday, an extraordinary allegation that was met with forceful denials in Kyiv. The Kremlin said the attack was foiled and the alleged drones destroyed. Video that appeared on social media shows a bright flash and a puff of smoke over a part of the Kremlin, the official residence of the Russian president and the most potent symbol of power in Moscow. In a statement, the Kremlin said it regarded the alleged attack as terrorism and a deliberate attempt on Putin’s life. “Russia reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit,” it added. Ukraine denied involvement in the alleged strike. US officials said they were still assessing the incident, and had no information about who might have been responsible. Whatever the truth, any admission of a security breach at the heart of the Kremlin is remarkable. Moscow said the alleged attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday. The Russian president was not in the building at the time, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. analysis of video showing the incident support the Kremlin’s claim that two drones were flown above the Kremlin early Wednesday, but did not show evidence of Ukrainian involvement: A video that appeared to show smoke rising from the Kremlin surfaced on a local neighborhood channel on social media platform Telegram at 2:37 a.m. local time Wednesday. The first reports of the incident citing the Kremlin came via Russian state media TASS and RIA around 2:33 p.m. local time – around 12 hours later. Shortly after the first media reports, another video appearing to show the moment a drone exploded above the Kremlin began circulating widely on social media. In the video, the drone appears to fly towards the building’s domed roof, followed by what looks like a small explosion. In this video, two people appear to be climbing on the dome holding flashlights, and can be seen ducking down just before the moment of the explosion. The people climbing the dome are not present in the first of these videos, but appear in the second, suggesting they were responding to the fire caused by the first drone at the time the subsequent drone appeared. The Kremlin Press Service has called the purported drone attack an “attempt on the President’s life,” said it was an “act of terrorism” and blamed Ukraine. https://www.outkick.com/audrey-hale-nashville-police-release-update-litigation/ POLICE ANNOUNCE MANIFESTO OF NASHVILLE TRANSGENDER MASS KILLER WON’T BE RELEASED SOON The release of transgender mass killer Audrey Hale’s manifesto has been put on hold. The Nashville Police Department had previously told Fox News Digital last week the manifesto was being revealed and would be released. People are interested to see what drove Hale to murder six innocent people, including three children, at the Covenant School in late March. Now, it appears that the process has hit a roadblock. Metro Nashville PD announced Wednesday afternoon that “Due to pending litigation filed this week, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has been advised by counsel to hold in abeyance the release of records related to the shooting at The Covenant School pending orders or direction of the court.” The update is in response to a lawsuit filed by former Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond and the Tennessee Firearms Association against the Nashville city government and the police to release the manifesto, according to TimeFreePress.com. As of early May, the public still doesn’t have any idea what is in the manifesto. It’s been more than a month since Audrey Hale walked into the Covenant School to unleash her rampage of terror against children and staffers. Despite the significant time that has passed, government officials have seemingly dragged their feet to make sure the manifesto doesn’t come out. For most of the time, it appeared that Hale’s writings would never be released. Metro Nashville Council Member Courtney Johnston previously told the New York Post, “What I was told is, her manifesto was a blueprint on total destruction, and it was so, so detailed at the level of what she had planned … That document in the wrong person’s hands would be astronomically dangerous.” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/03/fed-rate-decision-may-2023-.html Fed increases rates a quarter point and signals a potential end to hikes The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its 10th interest rate increase in just a little over a year and dropped a tentative hint that the current tightening cycle is at an end. In a unanimous decision widely expected by markets, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee raised its benchmark borrowing rate by 0.25 percentage point. The rate sets what banks charge each other for overnight lending but feeds through to many consumer debt products such as mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. The increase takes the fed funds rate to a target range of 5%-5.25%, the highest since August 2007. Markets, though, are more focused on whether the Fed will pause here, particularly with lingering concerns over economic growth and a banking crisis that has rattled nerves on Wall Street. Stocks rose slightly and Treasury yields were mostly lower immediately following the Fed news, but stocks struggled to hold on to the gains. During Wednesday’s news conference, Chairman Jerome Powell said “a decision on a pause was not made today” but noted the change in the statement language around future policy firming was “meaningful.” The post-meeting statement had only offered some clarity on the future pace of rate hikes — and not by what it said but what it didn’t say. The document omitted a sentence present in the previous statement saying that “the Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be appropriate” for the Fed to achieve its 2% inflation goal. The statement also tweaked language to outline the conditions under which “additional policy firming may be appropriate.” Previously, the FOMC had framed the forward guidance around how it would determine “the extent of future increases in the target range.” The statement reiterated that the Fed “will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments.” Taken together, the moves are at least a tenuous nod that while tight policy could remain in effect, the path ahead is less clear for actual interest rate hikes as policymakers assess incoming data and financial conditions. Wednesday’s decision comes amid U.S. economic fragility and over the objections of prominent Democratic lawmakers, who urged the Fed this week to stop rate hikes that they insisted could cause a recession and excessive loss of jobs. However, the labor market has remained strong since the increases started in March 2022. At the same time, inflation is still well above the 2% target that policymakers consider optimum. Multiple officials have said rates probably will need to stay elevated even if the hikes are put on hold. https://www.theepochtimes.com/irs-spent-10-million-on-weapons-since-covid-19-pandemic-began-watchdog_5238319.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport IRS Spent $10 Million on Weapons Since COVID-19 Pandemic Began: Watchdog The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been splashing out millions stocking up on guns, ammunition, and combat gear since 2020, according to the findings of Open The Books, a watchdog group that tracks government spending. A report by the watchdog, published on April 27, found that the agency has spent a total of $10 million on weaponry and gear since the COVID-19 pandemic began, including $2.3 million on duty ammunition, $1.2 million on ballistic shields, and another $1.3 million on “various other gear for criminal investigation agents.” Additionally, the agency has spent $474,000 on Smith & Wesson rifles, $463,000 on Beretta 1301 tactical shotguns, and $243,000 on body armor vests since 2020. Another $467,000 was reportedly spent on duty tactical lighting, $354,000 on tactical gear bags, and $267,000 on ballistic helmets in the same time. The report, called “The Militarization of Federal Bureaucracy,” contains updated data through the end of March 2023. Since 2006, the IRS has splashed out $35.2 million (adjusted for inflation) on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment. The report found that 2020 and 2021 saw them spend increased amounts. In a statement to Open The Books in 2021, an IRS spokesperson said IRS Criminal Investigation special agents “have been using weapons throughout their history as they have consistently found themselves investigating the most dangerous criminals involved in organized crime, drugs, and gangs.” The IRS Careers website for criminal investigation special agents states that applicants must be willing to “carry a firearm, must be prepared to protect him/herself or others from physical attacks at any time and without warning and use firearms in life-threatening situations; must be willing to use force up to and including the use of deadly force.” https://www.dailyfetched.com/san-francisco-loses-another-retail-giant-as-shops-continue-to-close-due-to-crime/ San Francisco Loses Another Retail Giant as Shops Continue To Close Due to Crime According to a memo from Chief Stores Officer Jamie Nordstrom to employees, the company has decided not to renew its leases for its San Francisco Centre Nordstrom store and the Market Street Rack store. “We’ve spent more than 35 years serving customers in downtown San Francisco, building relationships with them and investing in the local community,” Nordstrom wrote. “But as many of you know, the dynamics of the downtown San Francisco market have changed dramatically over the past several years, impacting customer foot traffic to our stores and our ability to operate successfully.” The San Francisco Centre location will close at the end of August, and the Market Street Rack will close on July 1. the owner of the Westfield mall, told the San Francisco Standard that such closures “underscores the deteriorating situation in Downtown San Francisco.” A spokesperson for the mall added: “A growing number of retailers and businesses are leaving the area due to the unsafe conditions for customers, retailers, and employees, coupled with the fact that these significant issues are preventing an economic recovery of the area.” The statement continued: [Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield] has actively engaged with city leaders for many years to express our serious concerns, which are shared by our customers and retailers. We have urged the city to find solutions to the key issues and lack of enforcement again.” The news comes not long after San Francisco flagship Whole Foods retail store closed after just a year due to 568 emergency calls over 13 months amid soaring crime in the city. Incidents included vagrants starting fights, throwing food, and defecating on the floor. Twenty retailers have closed stores in the Union Square area since 2020, The Standard reports. Last month, CashApp founder Bob Lee was fatally stabbed in the streets of San Fransisco, while former fire commissioner Don Carmignani was recently beaten over the head with a pipe by a vagrant. Last October, The Daily Fetched reported that commuters were resorting to arming themselves with baseball bats and stun guns due to droves of violent drug addicts. Residents of the SoMa, in northeast San Francisco, said the recent opening of the SoMa RISE drug sobering center, which opened in June, has plagued the neighborhood, making it unsafe. Residents say the center, which aims to temper drug usage, has done nothing but draw heavy users to the neighborhood. Residents said the influx of drug users had brought soaring crime, making the neighborhood more dangerous, Fox News reported. San Francisco Mayor London Breed touted the center as a safe haven for addicts looking to rebuild their lives. But according to SoMa resident and business owner Mark Sackett, the reality of the center in the neighborhood is much different. https://www.dailyfetched.com/joe-biden-offers-500k-grant-for-teachers-in-pakistan-to-help-transgender-youth/ Joe Biden Offers $500K Grant for Teachers in Pakistan to Help Transgender Youth According to the State Department grant, it will teach English language skills to Pakistani transgender youth so they “better participate in the global community and prepare them for success in the workplace.” The grant report aims to focus on three components: (1) Professional Development for English Language Teachers from Non-Mainstream Institutions (2) Professional Development for novice Pakistani English language teachers (3) Professional Development for Transgender Youth and for Afghan Teachers, Students, and Young Professionals Residing in Pakistan.” The program component that includes a focus on transgender youth accepts proposals from applicants “for a minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of $75,000 to implement: (1) intensive professional development courses for Pakistani transgender youth from the ages of 13-25, and (2) and intensive professional development courses for Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals residing in Pakistan.” The components aim to improve English language communication skills and connect trainees to a professional alumni network. Applicants to the Biden grant program are encouraged to address, “What is the most effective way to reach the greatest number of Pakistani transgender youth and Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals from diverse locations across Pakistan?” A spokesperson for the State Department said the education project from the agency focuses on transgender youth like it does with other “marginalized communities.” However, the spokesperson added that the grant funds won’t be used for gender transitions.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May the 4th be with you, 2023. Star Wars- The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)-Play 0:00-0:36 Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise created by founder, former chairman and CEO of Lucasfilm, George Lucas. Observance of the day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations since the franchise began in 1977. The date originated from the pun "May the Fourth be with you", a variant of the popular Star Wars catchphrase "May the Force be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans around the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm and parent company Disney as an annual celebration of Star Wars. Additionally, the release date of the original Star Wars movie on May 25, 1977 is also celebrated as Geek Pride Day. Olive Tree Biblical Software: Discover why more than a million people use the free Olive Tree Bible App as their go-to for reading, studying, and listening to the God’s Word. Download one of many free Bibles and start taking notes, highlighting verses, and bookmarking your favorite passages. Read at your own pace, or choose from a large selection of Reading Plans, including the Bible Reading Challenge. When you are ready to go deeper into your studies, Olive Tree is right there with a large selection of study Bibles, commentaries, and other helpful study resources available for purchase. An extensive bookstore allows you to build your digital library one book at a time. Olive Tree’s sync technology lets you pick up where you left off on your tablet, pc or phone and get right to studying on another supported device. https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/europe/ukraine-drone-attack-putin-kremlin-intl/index.html Kyiv denies involvement in alleged Kremlin drone attack Russia claimed Ukraine launched an attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin with a drone strike on the Kremlin overnight on Wednesday, an extraordinary allegation that was met with forceful denials in Kyiv. The Kremlin said the attack was foiled and the alleged drones destroyed. Video that appeared on social media shows a bright flash and a puff of smoke over a part of the Kremlin, the official residence of the Russian president and the most potent symbol of power in Moscow. In a statement, the Kremlin said it regarded the alleged attack as terrorism and a deliberate attempt on Putin’s life. “Russia reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit,” it added. Ukraine denied involvement in the alleged strike. US officials said they were still assessing the incident, and had no information about who might have been responsible. Whatever the truth, any admission of a security breach at the heart of the Kremlin is remarkable. Moscow said the alleged attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday. The Russian president was not in the building at the time, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. analysis of video showing the incident support the Kremlin’s claim that two drones were flown above the Kremlin early Wednesday, but did not show evidence of Ukrainian involvement: A video that appeared to show smoke rising from the Kremlin surfaced on a local neighborhood channel on social media platform Telegram at 2:37 a.m. local time Wednesday. The first reports of the incident citing the Kremlin came via Russian state media TASS and RIA around 2:33 p.m. local time – around 12 hours later. Shortly after the first media reports, another video appearing to show the moment a drone exploded above the Kremlin began circulating widely on social media. In the video, the drone appears to fly towards the building’s domed roof, followed by what looks like a small explosion. In this video, two people appear to be climbing on the dome holding flashlights, and can be seen ducking down just before the moment of the explosion. The people climbing the dome are not present in the first of these videos, but appear in the second, suggesting they were responding to the fire caused by the first drone at the time the subsequent drone appeared. The Kremlin Press Service has called the purported drone attack an “attempt on the President’s life,” said it was an “act of terrorism” and blamed Ukraine. https://www.outkick.com/audrey-hale-nashville-police-release-update-litigation/ POLICE ANNOUNCE MANIFESTO OF NASHVILLE TRANSGENDER MASS KILLER WON’T BE RELEASED SOON The release of transgender mass killer Audrey Hale’s manifesto has been put on hold. The Nashville Police Department had previously told Fox News Digital last week the manifesto was being revealed and would be released. People are interested to see what drove Hale to murder six innocent people, including three children, at the Covenant School in late March. Now, it appears that the process has hit a roadblock. Metro Nashville PD announced Wednesday afternoon that “Due to pending litigation filed this week, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has been advised by counsel to hold in abeyance the release of records related to the shooting at The Covenant School pending orders or direction of the court.” The update is in response to a lawsuit filed by former Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond and the Tennessee Firearms Association against the Nashville city government and the police to release the manifesto, according to TimeFreePress.com. As of early May, the public still doesn’t have any idea what is in the manifesto. It’s been more than a month since Audrey Hale walked into the Covenant School to unleash her rampage of terror against children and staffers. Despite the significant time that has passed, government officials have seemingly dragged their feet to make sure the manifesto doesn’t come out. For most of the time, it appeared that Hale’s writings would never be released. Metro Nashville Council Member Courtney Johnston previously told the New York Post, “What I was told is, her manifesto was a blueprint on total destruction, and it was so, so detailed at the level of what she had planned … That document in the wrong person’s hands would be astronomically dangerous.” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/03/fed-rate-decision-may-2023-.html Fed increases rates a quarter point and signals a potential end to hikes The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its 10th interest rate increase in just a little over a year and dropped a tentative hint that the current tightening cycle is at an end. In a unanimous decision widely expected by markets, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee raised its benchmark borrowing rate by 0.25 percentage point. The rate sets what banks charge each other for overnight lending but feeds through to many consumer debt products such as mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. The increase takes the fed funds rate to a target range of 5%-5.25%, the highest since August 2007. Markets, though, are more focused on whether the Fed will pause here, particularly with lingering concerns over economic growth and a banking crisis that has rattled nerves on Wall Street. Stocks rose slightly and Treasury yields were mostly lower immediately following the Fed news, but stocks struggled to hold on to the gains. During Wednesday’s news conference, Chairman Jerome Powell said “a decision on a pause was not made today” but noted the change in the statement language around future policy firming was “meaningful.” The post-meeting statement had only offered some clarity on the future pace of rate hikes — and not by what it said but what it didn’t say. The document omitted a sentence present in the previous statement saying that “the Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be appropriate” for the Fed to achieve its 2% inflation goal. The statement also tweaked language to outline the conditions under which “additional policy firming may be appropriate.” Previously, the FOMC had framed the forward guidance around how it would determine “the extent of future increases in the target range.” The statement reiterated that the Fed “will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments.” Taken together, the moves are at least a tenuous nod that while tight policy could remain in effect, the path ahead is less clear for actual interest rate hikes as policymakers assess incoming data and financial conditions. Wednesday’s decision comes amid U.S. economic fragility and over the objections of prominent Democratic lawmakers, who urged the Fed this week to stop rate hikes that they insisted could cause a recession and excessive loss of jobs. However, the labor market has remained strong since the increases started in March 2022. At the same time, inflation is still well above the 2% target that policymakers consider optimum. Multiple officials have said rates probably will need to stay elevated even if the hikes are put on hold. https://www.theepochtimes.com/irs-spent-10-million-on-weapons-since-covid-19-pandemic-began-watchdog_5238319.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport IRS Spent $10 Million on Weapons Since COVID-19 Pandemic Began: Watchdog The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been splashing out millions stocking up on guns, ammunition, and combat gear since 2020, according to the findings of Open The Books, a watchdog group that tracks government spending. A report by the watchdog, published on April 27, found that the agency has spent a total of $10 million on weaponry and gear since the COVID-19 pandemic began, including $2.3 million on duty ammunition, $1.2 million on ballistic shields, and another $1.3 million on “various other gear for criminal investigation agents.” Additionally, the agency has spent $474,000 on Smith & Wesson rifles, $463,000 on Beretta 1301 tactical shotguns, and $243,000 on body armor vests since 2020. Another $467,000 was reportedly spent on duty tactical lighting, $354,000 on tactical gear bags, and $267,000 on ballistic helmets in the same time. The report, called “The Militarization of Federal Bureaucracy,” contains updated data through the end of March 2023. Since 2006, the IRS has splashed out $35.2 million (adjusted for inflation) on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment. The report found that 2020 and 2021 saw them spend increased amounts. In a statement to Open The Books in 2021, an IRS spokesperson said IRS Criminal Investigation special agents “have been using weapons throughout their history as they have consistently found themselves investigating the most dangerous criminals involved in organized crime, drugs, and gangs.” The IRS Careers website for criminal investigation special agents states that applicants must be willing to “carry a firearm, must be prepared to protect him/herself or others from physical attacks at any time and without warning and use firearms in life-threatening situations; must be willing to use force up to and including the use of deadly force.” https://www.dailyfetched.com/san-francisco-loses-another-retail-giant-as-shops-continue-to-close-due-to-crime/ San Francisco Loses Another Retail Giant as Shops Continue To Close Due to Crime According to a memo from Chief Stores Officer Jamie Nordstrom to employees, the company has decided not to renew its leases for its San Francisco Centre Nordstrom store and the Market Street Rack store. “We’ve spent more than 35 years serving customers in downtown San Francisco, building relationships with them and investing in the local community,” Nordstrom wrote. “But as many of you know, the dynamics of the downtown San Francisco market have changed dramatically over the past several years, impacting customer foot traffic to our stores and our ability to operate successfully.” The San Francisco Centre location will close at the end of August, and the Market Street Rack will close on July 1. the owner of the Westfield mall, told the San Francisco Standard that such closures “underscores the deteriorating situation in Downtown San Francisco.” A spokesperson for the mall added: “A growing number of retailers and businesses are leaving the area due to the unsafe conditions for customers, retailers, and employees, coupled with the fact that these significant issues are preventing an economic recovery of the area.” The statement continued: [Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield] has actively engaged with city leaders for many years to express our serious concerns, which are shared by our customers and retailers. We have urged the city to find solutions to the key issues and lack of enforcement again.” The news comes not long after San Francisco flagship Whole Foods retail store closed after just a year due to 568 emergency calls over 13 months amid soaring crime in the city. Incidents included vagrants starting fights, throwing food, and defecating on the floor. Twenty retailers have closed stores in the Union Square area since 2020, The Standard reports. Last month, CashApp founder Bob Lee was fatally stabbed in the streets of San Fransisco, while former fire commissioner Don Carmignani was recently beaten over the head with a pipe by a vagrant. Last October, The Daily Fetched reported that commuters were resorting to arming themselves with baseball bats and stun guns due to droves of violent drug addicts. Residents of the SoMa, in northeast San Francisco, said the recent opening of the SoMa RISE drug sobering center, which opened in June, has plagued the neighborhood, making it unsafe. Residents say the center, which aims to temper drug usage, has done nothing but draw heavy users to the neighborhood. Residents said the influx of drug users had brought soaring crime, making the neighborhood more dangerous, Fox News reported. San Francisco Mayor London Breed touted the center as a safe haven for addicts looking to rebuild their lives. But according to SoMa resident and business owner Mark Sackett, the reality of the center in the neighborhood is much different. https://www.dailyfetched.com/joe-biden-offers-500k-grant-for-teachers-in-pakistan-to-help-transgender-youth/ Joe Biden Offers $500K Grant for Teachers in Pakistan to Help Transgender Youth According to the State Department grant, it will teach English language skills to Pakistani transgender youth so they “better participate in the global community and prepare them for success in the workplace.” The grant report aims to focus on three components: (1) Professional Development for English Language Teachers from Non-Mainstream Institutions (2) Professional Development for novice Pakistani English language teachers (3) Professional Development for Transgender Youth and for Afghan Teachers, Students, and Young Professionals Residing in Pakistan.” The program component that includes a focus on transgender youth accepts proposals from applicants “for a minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of $75,000 to implement: (1) intensive professional development courses for Pakistani transgender youth from the ages of 13-25, and (2) and intensive professional development courses for Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals residing in Pakistan.” The components aim to improve English language communication skills and connect trainees to a professional alumni network. Applicants to the Biden grant program are encouraged to address, “What is the most effective way to reach the greatest number of Pakistani transgender youth and Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals from diverse locations across Pakistan?” A spokesperson for the State Department said the education project from the agency focuses on transgender youth like it does with other “marginalized communities.” However, the spokesperson added that the grant funds won’t be used for gender transitions.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May the 4th be with you, 2023. Star Wars- The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)-Play 0:00-0:36 Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise created by founder, former chairman and CEO of Lucasfilm, George Lucas. Observance of the day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations since the franchise began in 1977. The date originated from the pun "May the Fourth be with you", a variant of the popular Star Wars catchphrase "May the Force be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans around the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm and parent company Disney as an annual celebration of Star Wars. Additionally, the release date of the original Star Wars movie on May 25, 1977 is also celebrated as Geek Pride Day. Olive Tree Biblical Software: Discover why more than a million people use the free Olive Tree Bible App as their go-to for reading, studying, and listening to the God’s Word. Download one of many free Bibles and start taking notes, highlighting verses, and bookmarking your favorite passages. Read at your own pace, or choose from a large selection of Reading Plans, including the Bible Reading Challenge. When you are ready to go deeper into your studies, Olive Tree is right there with a large selection of study Bibles, commentaries, and other helpful study resources available for purchase. An extensive bookstore allows you to build your digital library one book at a time. Olive Tree’s sync technology lets you pick up where you left off on your tablet, pc or phone and get right to studying on another supported device. https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/europe/ukraine-drone-attack-putin-kremlin-intl/index.html Kyiv denies involvement in alleged Kremlin drone attack Russia claimed Ukraine launched an attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin with a drone strike on the Kremlin overnight on Wednesday, an extraordinary allegation that was met with forceful denials in Kyiv. The Kremlin said the attack was foiled and the alleged drones destroyed. Video that appeared on social media shows a bright flash and a puff of smoke over a part of the Kremlin, the official residence of the Russian president and the most potent symbol of power in Moscow. In a statement, the Kremlin said it regarded the alleged attack as terrorism and a deliberate attempt on Putin’s life. “Russia reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit,” it added. Ukraine denied involvement in the alleged strike. US officials said they were still assessing the incident, and had no information about who might have been responsible. Whatever the truth, any admission of a security breach at the heart of the Kremlin is remarkable. Moscow said the alleged attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday. The Russian president was not in the building at the time, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. analysis of video showing the incident support the Kremlin’s claim that two drones were flown above the Kremlin early Wednesday, but did not show evidence of Ukrainian involvement: A video that appeared to show smoke rising from the Kremlin surfaced on a local neighborhood channel on social media platform Telegram at 2:37 a.m. local time Wednesday. The first reports of the incident citing the Kremlin came via Russian state media TASS and RIA around 2:33 p.m. local time – around 12 hours later. Shortly after the first media reports, another video appearing to show the moment a drone exploded above the Kremlin began circulating widely on social media. In the video, the drone appears to fly towards the building’s domed roof, followed by what looks like a small explosion. In this video, two people appear to be climbing on the dome holding flashlights, and can be seen ducking down just before the moment of the explosion. The people climbing the dome are not present in the first of these videos, but appear in the second, suggesting they were responding to the fire caused by the first drone at the time the subsequent drone appeared. The Kremlin Press Service has called the purported drone attack an “attempt on the President’s life,” said it was an “act of terrorism” and blamed Ukraine. https://www.outkick.com/audrey-hale-nashville-police-release-update-litigation/ POLICE ANNOUNCE MANIFESTO OF NASHVILLE TRANSGENDER MASS KILLER WON’T BE RELEASED SOON The release of transgender mass killer Audrey Hale’s manifesto has been put on hold. The Nashville Police Department had previously told Fox News Digital last week the manifesto was being revealed and would be released. People are interested to see what drove Hale to murder six innocent people, including three children, at the Covenant School in late March. Now, it appears that the process has hit a roadblock. Metro Nashville PD announced Wednesday afternoon that “Due to pending litigation filed this week, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has been advised by counsel to hold in abeyance the release of records related to the shooting at The Covenant School pending orders or direction of the court.” The update is in response to a lawsuit filed by former Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond and the Tennessee Firearms Association against the Nashville city government and the police to release the manifesto, according to TimeFreePress.com. As of early May, the public still doesn’t have any idea what is in the manifesto. It’s been more than a month since Audrey Hale walked into the Covenant School to unleash her rampage of terror against children and staffers. Despite the significant time that has passed, government officials have seemingly dragged their feet to make sure the manifesto doesn’t come out. For most of the time, it appeared that Hale’s writings would never be released. Metro Nashville Council Member Courtney Johnston previously told the New York Post, “What I was told is, her manifesto was a blueprint on total destruction, and it was so, so detailed at the level of what she had planned … That document in the wrong person’s hands would be astronomically dangerous.” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/03/fed-rate-decision-may-2023-.html Fed increases rates a quarter point and signals a potential end to hikes The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its 10th interest rate increase in just a little over a year and dropped a tentative hint that the current tightening cycle is at an end. In a unanimous decision widely expected by markets, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee raised its benchmark borrowing rate by 0.25 percentage point. The rate sets what banks charge each other for overnight lending but feeds through to many consumer debt products such as mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. The increase takes the fed funds rate to a target range of 5%-5.25%, the highest since August 2007. Markets, though, are more focused on whether the Fed will pause here, particularly with lingering concerns over economic growth and a banking crisis that has rattled nerves on Wall Street. Stocks rose slightly and Treasury yields were mostly lower immediately following the Fed news, but stocks struggled to hold on to the gains. During Wednesday’s news conference, Chairman Jerome Powell said “a decision on a pause was not made today” but noted the change in the statement language around future policy firming was “meaningful.” The post-meeting statement had only offered some clarity on the future pace of rate hikes — and not by what it said but what it didn’t say. The document omitted a sentence present in the previous statement saying that “the Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be appropriate” for the Fed to achieve its 2% inflation goal. The statement also tweaked language to outline the conditions under which “additional policy firming may be appropriate.” Previously, the FOMC had framed the forward guidance around how it would determine “the extent of future increases in the target range.” The statement reiterated that the Fed “will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments.” Taken together, the moves are at least a tenuous nod that while tight policy could remain in effect, the path ahead is less clear for actual interest rate hikes as policymakers assess incoming data and financial conditions. Wednesday’s decision comes amid U.S. economic fragility and over the objections of prominent Democratic lawmakers, who urged the Fed this week to stop rate hikes that they insisted could cause a recession and excessive loss of jobs. However, the labor market has remained strong since the increases started in March 2022. At the same time, inflation is still well above the 2% target that policymakers consider optimum. Multiple officials have said rates probably will need to stay elevated even if the hikes are put on hold. https://www.theepochtimes.com/irs-spent-10-million-on-weapons-since-covid-19-pandemic-began-watchdog_5238319.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport IRS Spent $10 Million on Weapons Since COVID-19 Pandemic Began: Watchdog The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been splashing out millions stocking up on guns, ammunition, and combat gear since 2020, according to the findings of Open The Books, a watchdog group that tracks government spending. A report by the watchdog, published on April 27, found that the agency has spent a total of $10 million on weaponry and gear since the COVID-19 pandemic began, including $2.3 million on duty ammunition, $1.2 million on ballistic shields, and another $1.3 million on “various other gear for criminal investigation agents.” Additionally, the agency has spent $474,000 on Smith & Wesson rifles, $463,000 on Beretta 1301 tactical shotguns, and $243,000 on body armor vests since 2020. Another $467,000 was reportedly spent on duty tactical lighting, $354,000 on tactical gear bags, and $267,000 on ballistic helmets in the same time. The report, called “The Militarization of Federal Bureaucracy,” contains updated data through the end of March 2023. Since 2006, the IRS has splashed out $35.2 million (adjusted for inflation) on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment. The report found that 2020 and 2021 saw them spend increased amounts. In a statement to Open The Books in 2021, an IRS spokesperson said IRS Criminal Investigation special agents “have been using weapons throughout their history as they have consistently found themselves investigating the most dangerous criminals involved in organized crime, drugs, and gangs.” The IRS Careers website for criminal investigation special agents states that applicants must be willing to “carry a firearm, must be prepared to protect him/herself or others from physical attacks at any time and without warning and use firearms in life-threatening situations; must be willing to use force up to and including the use of deadly force.” https://www.dailyfetched.com/san-francisco-loses-another-retail-giant-as-shops-continue-to-close-due-to-crime/ San Francisco Loses Another Retail Giant as Shops Continue To Close Due to Crime According to a memo from Chief Stores Officer Jamie Nordstrom to employees, the company has decided not to renew its leases for its San Francisco Centre Nordstrom store and the Market Street Rack store. “We’ve spent more than 35 years serving customers in downtown San Francisco, building relationships with them and investing in the local community,” Nordstrom wrote. “But as many of you know, the dynamics of the downtown San Francisco market have changed dramatically over the past several years, impacting customer foot traffic to our stores and our ability to operate successfully.” The San Francisco Centre location will close at the end of August, and the Market Street Rack will close on July 1. the owner of the Westfield mall, told the San Francisco Standard that such closures “underscores the deteriorating situation in Downtown San Francisco.” A spokesperson for the mall added: “A growing number of retailers and businesses are leaving the area due to the unsafe conditions for customers, retailers, and employees, coupled with the fact that these significant issues are preventing an economic recovery of the area.” The statement continued: [Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield] has actively engaged with city leaders for many years to express our serious concerns, which are shared by our customers and retailers. We have urged the city to find solutions to the key issues and lack of enforcement again.” The news comes not long after San Francisco flagship Whole Foods retail store closed after just a year due to 568 emergency calls over 13 months amid soaring crime in the city. Incidents included vagrants starting fights, throwing food, and defecating on the floor. Twenty retailers have closed stores in the Union Square area since 2020, The Standard reports. Last month, CashApp founder Bob Lee was fatally stabbed in the streets of San Fransisco, while former fire commissioner Don Carmignani was recently beaten over the head with a pipe by a vagrant. Last October, The Daily Fetched reported that commuters were resorting to arming themselves with baseball bats and stun guns due to droves of violent drug addicts. Residents of the SoMa, in northeast San Francisco, said the recent opening of the SoMa RISE drug sobering center, which opened in June, has plagued the neighborhood, making it unsafe. Residents say the center, which aims to temper drug usage, has done nothing but draw heavy users to the neighborhood. Residents said the influx of drug users had brought soaring crime, making the neighborhood more dangerous, Fox News reported. San Francisco Mayor London Breed touted the center as a safe haven for addicts looking to rebuild their lives. But according to SoMa resident and business owner Mark Sackett, the reality of the center in the neighborhood is much different. https://www.dailyfetched.com/joe-biden-offers-500k-grant-for-teachers-in-pakistan-to-help-transgender-youth/ Joe Biden Offers $500K Grant for Teachers in Pakistan to Help Transgender Youth According to the State Department grant, it will teach English language skills to Pakistani transgender youth so they “better participate in the global community and prepare them for success in the workplace.” The grant report aims to focus on three components: (1) Professional Development for English Language Teachers from Non-Mainstream Institutions (2) Professional Development for novice Pakistani English language teachers (3) Professional Development for Transgender Youth and for Afghan Teachers, Students, and Young Professionals Residing in Pakistan.” The program component that includes a focus on transgender youth accepts proposals from applicants “for a minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of $75,000 to implement: (1) intensive professional development courses for Pakistani transgender youth from the ages of 13-25, and (2) and intensive professional development courses for Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals residing in Pakistan.” The components aim to improve English language communication skills and connect trainees to a professional alumni network. Applicants to the Biden grant program are encouraged to address, “What is the most effective way to reach the greatest number of Pakistani transgender youth and Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals from diverse locations across Pakistan?” A spokesperson for the State Department said the education project from the agency focuses on transgender youth like it does with other “marginalized communities.” However, the spokesperson added that the grant funds won’t be used for gender transitions.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May the 4th be with you, 2023. Star Wars- The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)-Play 0:00-0:36 Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise created by founder, former chairman and CEO of Lucasfilm, George Lucas. Observance of the day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations since the franchise began in 1977. The date originated from the pun "May the Fourth be with you", a variant of the popular Star Wars catchphrase "May the Force be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans around the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm and parent company Disney as an annual celebration of Star Wars. Additionally, the release date of the original Star Wars movie on May 25, 1977 is also celebrated as Geek Pride Day. Olive Tree Biblical Software: Discover why more than a million people use the free Olive Tree Bible App as their go-to for reading, studying, and listening to the God’s Word. Download one of many free Bibles and start taking notes, highlighting verses, and bookmarking your favorite passages. Read at your own pace, or choose from a large selection of Reading Plans, including the Bible Reading Challenge. When you are ready to go deeper into your studies, Olive Tree is right there with a large selection of study Bibles, commentaries, and other helpful study resources available for purchase. An extensive bookstore allows you to build your digital library one book at a time. Olive Tree’s sync technology lets you pick up where you left off on your tablet, pc or phone and get right to studying on another supported device. https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/europe/ukraine-drone-attack-putin-kremlin-intl/index.html Kyiv denies involvement in alleged Kremlin drone attack Russia claimed Ukraine launched an attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin with a drone strike on the Kremlin overnight on Wednesday, an extraordinary allegation that was met with forceful denials in Kyiv. The Kremlin said the attack was foiled and the alleged drones destroyed. Video that appeared on social media shows a bright flash and a puff of smoke over a part of the Kremlin, the official residence of the Russian president and the most potent symbol of power in Moscow. In a statement, the Kremlin said it regarded the alleged attack as terrorism and a deliberate attempt on Putin’s life. “Russia reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit,” it added. Ukraine denied involvement in the alleged strike. US officials said they were still assessing the incident, and had no information about who might have been responsible. Whatever the truth, any admission of a security breach at the heart of the Kremlin is remarkable. Moscow said the alleged attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday. The Russian president was not in the building at the time, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. analysis of video showing the incident support the Kremlin’s claim that two drones were flown above the Kremlin early Wednesday, but did not show evidence of Ukrainian involvement: A video that appeared to show smoke rising from the Kremlin surfaced on a local neighborhood channel on social media platform Telegram at 2:37 a.m. local time Wednesday. The first reports of the incident citing the Kremlin came via Russian state media TASS and RIA around 2:33 p.m. local time – around 12 hours later. Shortly after the first media reports, another video appearing to show the moment a drone exploded above the Kremlin began circulating widely on social media. In the video, the drone appears to fly towards the building’s domed roof, followed by what looks like a small explosion. In this video, two people appear to be climbing on the dome holding flashlights, and can be seen ducking down just before the moment of the explosion. The people climbing the dome are not present in the first of these videos, but appear in the second, suggesting they were responding to the fire caused by the first drone at the time the subsequent drone appeared. The Kremlin Press Service has called the purported drone attack an “attempt on the President’s life,” said it was an “act of terrorism” and blamed Ukraine. https://www.outkick.com/audrey-hale-nashville-police-release-update-litigation/ POLICE ANNOUNCE MANIFESTO OF NASHVILLE TRANSGENDER MASS KILLER WON’T BE RELEASED SOON The release of transgender mass killer Audrey Hale’s manifesto has been put on hold. The Nashville Police Department had previously told Fox News Digital last week the manifesto was being revealed and would be released. People are interested to see what drove Hale to murder six innocent people, including three children, at the Covenant School in late March. Now, it appears that the process has hit a roadblock. Metro Nashville PD announced Wednesday afternoon that “Due to pending litigation filed this week, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has been advised by counsel to hold in abeyance the release of records related to the shooting at The Covenant School pending orders or direction of the court.” The update is in response to a lawsuit filed by former Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond and the Tennessee Firearms Association against the Nashville city government and the police to release the manifesto, according to TimeFreePress.com. As of early May, the public still doesn’t have any idea what is in the manifesto. It’s been more than a month since Audrey Hale walked into the Covenant School to unleash her rampage of terror against children and staffers. Despite the significant time that has passed, government officials have seemingly dragged their feet to make sure the manifesto doesn’t come out. For most of the time, it appeared that Hale’s writings would never be released. Metro Nashville Council Member Courtney Johnston previously told the New York Post, “What I was told is, her manifesto was a blueprint on total destruction, and it was so, so detailed at the level of what she had planned … That document in the wrong person’s hands would be astronomically dangerous.” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/03/fed-rate-decision-may-2023-.html Fed increases rates a quarter point and signals a potential end to hikes The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its 10th interest rate increase in just a little over a year and dropped a tentative hint that the current tightening cycle is at an end. In a unanimous decision widely expected by markets, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee raised its benchmark borrowing rate by 0.25 percentage point. The rate sets what banks charge each other for overnight lending but feeds through to many consumer debt products such as mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. The increase takes the fed funds rate to a target range of 5%-5.25%, the highest since August 2007. Markets, though, are more focused on whether the Fed will pause here, particularly with lingering concerns over economic growth and a banking crisis that has rattled nerves on Wall Street. Stocks rose slightly and Treasury yields were mostly lower immediately following the Fed news, but stocks struggled to hold on to the gains. During Wednesday’s news conference, Chairman Jerome Powell said “a decision on a pause was not made today” but noted the change in the statement language around future policy firming was “meaningful.” The post-meeting statement had only offered some clarity on the future pace of rate hikes — and not by what it said but what it didn’t say. The document omitted a sentence present in the previous statement saying that “the Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be appropriate” for the Fed to achieve its 2% inflation goal. The statement also tweaked language to outline the conditions under which “additional policy firming may be appropriate.” Previously, the FOMC had framed the forward guidance around how it would determine “the extent of future increases in the target range.” The statement reiterated that the Fed “will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments.” Taken together, the moves are at least a tenuous nod that while tight policy could remain in effect, the path ahead is less clear for actual interest rate hikes as policymakers assess incoming data and financial conditions. Wednesday’s decision comes amid U.S. economic fragility and over the objections of prominent Democratic lawmakers, who urged the Fed this week to stop rate hikes that they insisted could cause a recession and excessive loss of jobs. However, the labor market has remained strong since the increases started in March 2022. At the same time, inflation is still well above the 2% target that policymakers consider optimum. Multiple officials have said rates probably will need to stay elevated even if the hikes are put on hold. https://www.theepochtimes.com/irs-spent-10-million-on-weapons-since-covid-19-pandemic-began-watchdog_5238319.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport IRS Spent $10 Million on Weapons Since COVID-19 Pandemic Began: Watchdog The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been splashing out millions stocking up on guns, ammunition, and combat gear since 2020, according to the findings of Open The Books, a watchdog group that tracks government spending. A report by the watchdog, published on April 27, found that the agency has spent a total of $10 million on weaponry and gear since the COVID-19 pandemic began, including $2.3 million on duty ammunition, $1.2 million on ballistic shields, and another $1.3 million on “various other gear for criminal investigation agents.” Additionally, the agency has spent $474,000 on Smith & Wesson rifles, $463,000 on Beretta 1301 tactical shotguns, and $243,000 on body armor vests since 2020. Another $467,000 was reportedly spent on duty tactical lighting, $354,000 on tactical gear bags, and $267,000 on ballistic helmets in the same time. The report, called “The Militarization of Federal Bureaucracy,” contains updated data through the end of March 2023. Since 2006, the IRS has splashed out $35.2 million (adjusted for inflation) on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment. The report found that 2020 and 2021 saw them spend increased amounts. In a statement to Open The Books in 2021, an IRS spokesperson said IRS Criminal Investigation special agents “have been using weapons throughout their history as they have consistently found themselves investigating the most dangerous criminals involved in organized crime, drugs, and gangs.” The IRS Careers website for criminal investigation special agents states that applicants must be willing to “carry a firearm, must be prepared to protect him/herself or others from physical attacks at any time and without warning and use firearms in life-threatening situations; must be willing to use force up to and including the use of deadly force.” https://www.dailyfetched.com/san-francisco-loses-another-retail-giant-as-shops-continue-to-close-due-to-crime/ San Francisco Loses Another Retail Giant as Shops Continue To Close Due to Crime According to a memo from Chief Stores Officer Jamie Nordstrom to employees, the company has decided not to renew its leases for its San Francisco Centre Nordstrom store and the Market Street Rack store. “We’ve spent more than 35 years serving customers in downtown San Francisco, building relationships with them and investing in the local community,” Nordstrom wrote. “But as many of you know, the dynamics of the downtown San Francisco market have changed dramatically over the past several years, impacting customer foot traffic to our stores and our ability to operate successfully.” The San Francisco Centre location will close at the end of August, and the Market Street Rack will close on July 1. the owner of the Westfield mall, told the San Francisco Standard that such closures “underscores the deteriorating situation in Downtown San Francisco.” A spokesperson for the mall added: “A growing number of retailers and businesses are leaving the area due to the unsafe conditions for customers, retailers, and employees, coupled with the fact that these significant issues are preventing an economic recovery of the area.” The statement continued: [Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield] has actively engaged with city leaders for many years to express our serious concerns, which are shared by our customers and retailers. We have urged the city to find solutions to the key issues and lack of enforcement again.” The news comes not long after San Francisco flagship Whole Foods retail store closed after just a year due to 568 emergency calls over 13 months amid soaring crime in the city. Incidents included vagrants starting fights, throwing food, and defecating on the floor. Twenty retailers have closed stores in the Union Square area since 2020, The Standard reports. Last month, CashApp founder Bob Lee was fatally stabbed in the streets of San Fransisco, while former fire commissioner Don Carmignani was recently beaten over the head with a pipe by a vagrant. Last October, The Daily Fetched reported that commuters were resorting to arming themselves with baseball bats and stun guns due to droves of violent drug addicts. Residents of the SoMa, in northeast San Francisco, said the recent opening of the SoMa RISE drug sobering center, which opened in June, has plagued the neighborhood, making it unsafe. Residents say the center, which aims to temper drug usage, has done nothing but draw heavy users to the neighborhood. Residents said the influx of drug users had brought soaring crime, making the neighborhood more dangerous, Fox News reported. San Francisco Mayor London Breed touted the center as a safe haven for addicts looking to rebuild their lives. But according to SoMa resident and business owner Mark Sackett, the reality of the center in the neighborhood is much different. https://www.dailyfetched.com/joe-biden-offers-500k-grant-for-teachers-in-pakistan-to-help-transgender-youth/ Joe Biden Offers $500K Grant for Teachers in Pakistan to Help Transgender Youth According to the State Department grant, it will teach English language skills to Pakistani transgender youth so they “better participate in the global community and prepare them for success in the workplace.” The grant report aims to focus on three components: (1) Professional Development for English Language Teachers from Non-Mainstream Institutions (2) Professional Development for novice Pakistani English language teachers (3) Professional Development for Transgender Youth and for Afghan Teachers, Students, and Young Professionals Residing in Pakistan.” The program component that includes a focus on transgender youth accepts proposals from applicants “for a minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of $75,000 to implement: (1) intensive professional development courses for Pakistani transgender youth from the ages of 13-25, and (2) and intensive professional development courses for Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals residing in Pakistan.” The components aim to improve English language communication skills and connect trainees to a professional alumni network. Applicants to the Biden grant program are encouraged to address, “What is the most effective way to reach the greatest number of Pakistani transgender youth and Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals from diverse locations across Pakistan?” A spokesperson for the State Department said the education project from the agency focuses on transgender youth like it does with other “marginalized communities.” However, the spokesperson added that the grant funds won’t be used for gender transitions.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May the 4th be with you, 2023. Star Wars- The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)-Play 0:00-0:36 Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise created by founder, former chairman and CEO of Lucasfilm, George Lucas. Observance of the day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations since the franchise began in 1977. The date originated from the pun "May the Fourth be with you", a variant of the popular Star Wars catchphrase "May the Force be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans around the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm and parent company Disney as an annual celebration of Star Wars. Additionally, the release date of the original Star Wars movie on May 25, 1977 is also celebrated as Geek Pride Day. 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Olive Tree’s sync technology lets you pick up where you left off on your tablet, pc or phone and get right to studying on another supported device. https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/europe/ukraine-drone-attack-putin-kremlin-intl/index.html Kyiv denies involvement in alleged Kremlin drone attack Russia claimed Ukraine launched an attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin with a drone strike on the Kremlin overnight on Wednesday, an extraordinary allegation that was met with forceful denials in Kyiv. The Kremlin said the attack was foiled and the alleged drones destroyed. Video that appeared on social media shows a bright flash and a puff of smoke over a part of the Kremlin, the official residence of the Russian president and the most potent symbol of power in Moscow. In a statement, the Kremlin said it regarded the alleged attack as terrorism and a deliberate attempt on Putin’s life. “Russia reserves the right to take retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit,” it added. Ukraine denied involvement in the alleged strike. US officials said they were still assessing the incident, and had no information about who might have been responsible. Whatever the truth, any admission of a security breach at the heart of the Kremlin is remarkable. Moscow said the alleged attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday. The Russian president was not in the building at the time, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. analysis of video showing the incident support the Kremlin’s claim that two drones were flown above the Kremlin early Wednesday, but did not show evidence of Ukrainian involvement: A video that appeared to show smoke rising from the Kremlin surfaced on a local neighborhood channel on social media platform Telegram at 2:37 a.m. local time Wednesday. The first reports of the incident citing the Kremlin came via Russian state media TASS and RIA around 2:33 p.m. local time – around 12 hours later. Shortly after the first media reports, another video appearing to show the moment a drone exploded above the Kremlin began circulating widely on social media. In the video, the drone appears to fly towards the building’s domed roof, followed by what looks like a small explosion. In this video, two people appear to be climbing on the dome holding flashlights, and can be seen ducking down just before the moment of the explosion. The people climbing the dome are not present in the first of these videos, but appear in the second, suggesting they were responding to the fire caused by the first drone at the time the subsequent drone appeared. The Kremlin Press Service has called the purported drone attack an “attempt on the President’s life,” said it was an “act of terrorism” and blamed Ukraine. https://www.outkick.com/audrey-hale-nashville-police-release-update-litigation/ POLICE ANNOUNCE MANIFESTO OF NASHVILLE TRANSGENDER MASS KILLER WON’T BE RELEASED SOON The release of transgender mass killer Audrey Hale’s manifesto has been put on hold. The Nashville Police Department had previously told Fox News Digital last week the manifesto was being revealed and would be released. People are interested to see what drove Hale to murder six innocent people, including three children, at the Covenant School in late March. Now, it appears that the process has hit a roadblock. Metro Nashville PD announced Wednesday afternoon that “Due to pending litigation filed this week, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has been advised by counsel to hold in abeyance the release of records related to the shooting at The Covenant School pending orders or direction of the court.” The update is in response to a lawsuit filed by former Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond and the Tennessee Firearms Association against the Nashville city government and the police to release the manifesto, according to TimeFreePress.com. As of early May, the public still doesn’t have any idea what is in the manifesto. It’s been more than a month since Audrey Hale walked into the Covenant School to unleash her rampage of terror against children and staffers. Despite the significant time that has passed, government officials have seemingly dragged their feet to make sure the manifesto doesn’t come out. For most of the time, it appeared that Hale’s writings would never be released. Metro Nashville Council Member Courtney Johnston previously told the New York Post, “What I was told is, her manifesto was a blueprint on total destruction, and it was so, so detailed at the level of what she had planned … That document in the wrong person’s hands would be astronomically dangerous.” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/03/fed-rate-decision-may-2023-.html Fed increases rates a quarter point and signals a potential end to hikes The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its 10th interest rate increase in just a little over a year and dropped a tentative hint that the current tightening cycle is at an end. In a unanimous decision widely expected by markets, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee raised its benchmark borrowing rate by 0.25 percentage point. The rate sets what banks charge each other for overnight lending but feeds through to many consumer debt products such as mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. The increase takes the fed funds rate to a target range of 5%-5.25%, the highest since August 2007. Markets, though, are more focused on whether the Fed will pause here, particularly with lingering concerns over economic growth and a banking crisis that has rattled nerves on Wall Street. Stocks rose slightly and Treasury yields were mostly lower immediately following the Fed news, but stocks struggled to hold on to the gains. During Wednesday’s news conference, Chairman Jerome Powell said “a decision on a pause was not made today” but noted the change in the statement language around future policy firming was “meaningful.” The post-meeting statement had only offered some clarity on the future pace of rate hikes — and not by what it said but what it didn’t say. The document omitted a sentence present in the previous statement saying that “the Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be appropriate” for the Fed to achieve its 2% inflation goal. The statement also tweaked language to outline the conditions under which “additional policy firming may be appropriate.” Previously, the FOMC had framed the forward guidance around how it would determine “the extent of future increases in the target range.” The statement reiterated that the Fed “will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments.” Taken together, the moves are at least a tenuous nod that while tight policy could remain in effect, the path ahead is less clear for actual interest rate hikes as policymakers assess incoming data and financial conditions. Wednesday’s decision comes amid U.S. economic fragility and over the objections of prominent Democratic lawmakers, who urged the Fed this week to stop rate hikes that they insisted could cause a recession and excessive loss of jobs. However, the labor market has remained strong since the increases started in March 2022. At the same time, inflation is still well above the 2% target that policymakers consider optimum. Multiple officials have said rates probably will need to stay elevated even if the hikes are put on hold. https://www.theepochtimes.com/irs-spent-10-million-on-weapons-since-covid-19-pandemic-began-watchdog_5238319.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport IRS Spent $10 Million on Weapons Since COVID-19 Pandemic Began: Watchdog The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been splashing out millions stocking up on guns, ammunition, and combat gear since 2020, according to the findings of Open The Books, a watchdog group that tracks government spending. A report by the watchdog, published on April 27, found that the agency has spent a total of $10 million on weaponry and gear since the COVID-19 pandemic began, including $2.3 million on duty ammunition, $1.2 million on ballistic shields, and another $1.3 million on “various other gear for criminal investigation agents.” Additionally, the agency has spent $474,000 on Smith & Wesson rifles, $463,000 on Beretta 1301 tactical shotguns, and $243,000 on body armor vests since 2020. Another $467,000 was reportedly spent on duty tactical lighting, $354,000 on tactical gear bags, and $267,000 on ballistic helmets in the same time. The report, called “The Militarization of Federal Bureaucracy,” contains updated data through the end of March 2023. Since 2006, the IRS has splashed out $35.2 million (adjusted for inflation) on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment. The report found that 2020 and 2021 saw them spend increased amounts. In a statement to Open The Books in 2021, an IRS spokesperson said IRS Criminal Investigation special agents “have been using weapons throughout their history as they have consistently found themselves investigating the most dangerous criminals involved in organized crime, drugs, and gangs.” The IRS Careers website for criminal investigation special agents states that applicants must be willing to “carry a firearm, must be prepared to protect him/herself or others from physical attacks at any time and without warning and use firearms in life-threatening situations; must be willing to use force up to and including the use of deadly force.” https://www.dailyfetched.com/san-francisco-loses-another-retail-giant-as-shops-continue-to-close-due-to-crime/ San Francisco Loses Another Retail Giant as Shops Continue To Close Due to Crime According to a memo from Chief Stores Officer Jamie Nordstrom to employees, the company has decided not to renew its leases for its San Francisco Centre Nordstrom store and the Market Street Rack store. “We’ve spent more than 35 years serving customers in downtown San Francisco, building relationships with them and investing in the local community,” Nordstrom wrote. “But as many of you know, the dynamics of the downtown San Francisco market have changed dramatically over the past several years, impacting customer foot traffic to our stores and our ability to operate successfully.” The San Francisco Centre location will close at the end of August, and the Market Street Rack will close on July 1. the owner of the Westfield mall, told the San Francisco Standard that such closures “underscores the deteriorating situation in Downtown San Francisco.” A spokesperson for the mall added: “A growing number of retailers and businesses are leaving the area due to the unsafe conditions for customers, retailers, and employees, coupled with the fact that these significant issues are preventing an economic recovery of the area.” The statement continued: [Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield] has actively engaged with city leaders for many years to express our serious concerns, which are shared by our customers and retailers. We have urged the city to find solutions to the key issues and lack of enforcement again.” The news comes not long after San Francisco flagship Whole Foods retail store closed after just a year due to 568 emergency calls over 13 months amid soaring crime in the city. Incidents included vagrants starting fights, throwing food, and defecating on the floor. Twenty retailers have closed stores in the Union Square area since 2020, The Standard reports. Last month, CashApp founder Bob Lee was fatally stabbed in the streets of San Fransisco, while former fire commissioner Don Carmignani was recently beaten over the head with a pipe by a vagrant. Last October, The Daily Fetched reported that commuters were resorting to arming themselves with baseball bats and stun guns due to droves of violent drug addicts. Residents of the SoMa, in northeast San Francisco, said the recent opening of the SoMa RISE drug sobering center, which opened in June, has plagued the neighborhood, making it unsafe. Residents say the center, which aims to temper drug usage, has done nothing but draw heavy users to the neighborhood. Residents said the influx of drug users had brought soaring crime, making the neighborhood more dangerous, Fox News reported. San Francisco Mayor London Breed touted the center as a safe haven for addicts looking to rebuild their lives. But according to SoMa resident and business owner Mark Sackett, the reality of the center in the neighborhood is much different. https://www.dailyfetched.com/joe-biden-offers-500k-grant-for-teachers-in-pakistan-to-help-transgender-youth/ Joe Biden Offers $500K Grant for Teachers in Pakistan to Help Transgender Youth According to the State Department grant, it will teach English language skills to Pakistani transgender youth so they “better participate in the global community and prepare them for success in the workplace.” The grant report aims to focus on three components: (1) Professional Development for English Language Teachers from Non-Mainstream Institutions (2) Professional Development for novice Pakistani English language teachers (3) Professional Development for Transgender Youth and for Afghan Teachers, Students, and Young Professionals Residing in Pakistan.” The program component that includes a focus on transgender youth accepts proposals from applicants “for a minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of $75,000 to implement: (1) intensive professional development courses for Pakistani transgender youth from the ages of 13-25, and (2) and intensive professional development courses for Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals residing in Pakistan.” The components aim to improve English language communication skills and connect trainees to a professional alumni network. Applicants to the Biden grant program are encouraged to address, “What is the most effective way to reach the greatest number of Pakistani transgender youth and Afghan teachers, students, and young professionals from diverse locations across Pakistan?” A spokesperson for the State Department said the education project from the agency focuses on transgender youth like it does with other “marginalized communities.” However, the spokesperson added that the grant funds won’t be used for gender transitions.

Jess Harrold is joined by news editor Pui-Guan Man and offices reporter Chanté Bohitige for the latest weekly round-up. Bohitige offers an update on plans for a £5bn revamp of London's Fleet Street, set to take shape over the next five years. Man tackles Hammerson's sale of its 50% stake in a major redevelopment site in Croydon, south London, to its joint venture partner Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, after more than a decade in which the scheme never got off the ground. And, for your bank holiday listening pleasure, Bohitige adds a chilled-out track to the EG Like Sunday Morning: Certified Bangers playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0pBand693O5IhhaScVM6uZ  

Quatre. C'est le nombre de séances que le CAC 40 a passé dans le rouge sur les 20 dernières. A peine le temps de faire une pause, le voilà donc de nouveau à l'assaut de nouveau sommet et il clôture la journée à +0,47% vers les 7.534 points et presque 3,3 milliards d'euros échangés. La tendance était bien orientée dès la matinée grâce au chiffre de la croissance chinoise. Celle-ci est resssortie à +4,5% en glissement annuel au premier trimestre. Un chiffre meilleur qu'attendu qui est logiquement dû à la fin des mesures sanitaires très restrictives mises en place pour lutter contre le covid. D'un trimestre à l'autre, la croissance du géant asiatique est en hausse de 2,2%.Aux Etats-Unis, l'ambiance est un peu différente Dow Jones et Nasdaq évoluant dans le rouge à 17h45 : -0,3% pour le premier -0,12% pour le second. En cause notamment des résultats d'entreprises mal accuellis que ce soit pour Bank of America, malgré une publication supérieure aux attentes, Goldman Sachs ou encore Johnson & Johnson. On prendra connaissance des chiffres de Netflix et United Airlines après la clôture du marché.Valeurs en hausseC'est une quatrième journée de forte progression pour Orpea qui gagne plus de 50% sur cinq séances glissantes. Rappelons que l'association de défense des actionnaires minoritaires du groupe demande la tenue sans délai d'une assemblée générale. Orpea qui dit lui n'avoir pas reçu, à ce stade, de demande formelle de convocation d'assemblée générale.Bolloré grimpe aussi alors que le groupe est en négociations exclusives avec l'armateur français CMA CGM pour vendre ses activités transport et logistique, sur la base d'une valeur d'entreprise de 5 milliards d'euros. Effet aussi sur Vivendi contrôlé à 29,5% par Bolloré. Oddo qui a maintienu sa recommadantion à "surperformance" sur Vivendi, avec un objectif de cours de 13,50 euros rappelle que Bolloré pourrait franchir le seuil des 30% du capital de Vivendi. "Notre scénario reste une offre de Bolloré sur Vivendi (et non une cession de titres - toutefois tout à fait possible)", conclut-il.Ca accélère aussi pour Faurecia, en léger repli hier dans la foulée de la publication de son chiffre d'affaires trimestriel pourtant supérieure aux attentes. Invest Securities a réitèré son opinion "achat" sur avec un objectif de cours ajusté de 29 à 30 euros.Sur le CAC 40, les bancaires reprennent du terrain, à l'image de Société Générale ou BNP Paribas.Valeurs en baisseSolutions 30 est lanterne rouge du SBF 120 devant SES et Valneva. Elior aussi baisse : ses actionnaires ont massivemn approuvé sa prise de contrôle par Derichebourg.Sur le CAC 40, c'est Pernod Ricard qui boit la tasse.New Delhi a rejeté une demande du français pour le renouvellement d'une licence l'autorisant à vendre des boissons alcoolisées. Le mois dernier, Pernod Ricard a dit faire face à des "pertes massives" pour son activité en Inde en raison de l'indisponibilité de ses marques de spiritueux dans la capitale depuis six mois liée au problème de licence.Sanofi, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield suivent

Il y avait forcément de l'attentisme aujourd'hui avant la décision de la Réserve fédérale sur les taux. Est-ce que ce sera 25 points de base, comme beacuoup d'observateurs le pensent ? 50, ce qui serait mal reçu par les marchés ? 0, ce qui poserait d'autres questions sur la solidité du système financier américain. Le CAC 40 a donc joué la montre mais signe quand même une 3e séance de hausse consécutive à +0,26% vers les 7.131 points et 2,9 milliards d'euros échangés, petite séance donc.De l'autre côté de l'Atlantique non plus, on ne prend pas trop de risque. A 17h45, on a un Dow Jones à -0,1% vers les 32.513 points et un Nasdaq presque à l'équilibre vers les 11.852 points. Côté valeur, on reparle de Gamestop. Le distributeur de jeux vidéo américain, qui avait été porté par les achats massifs d'investisseurs individuels en 2021, grimpe de 35% alors qu'il a dévoilé son premier profit trimestriel depuis deux ans.Valeurs en hausseSur le SBF 120, c'est Nexans qui termine en tête devant Dassault Aviation et Technip Energies. La compagnie parapétrolière signe la 2e plus forte progression de l'indice depuis le début de l'année avec un gain de près de 40%.L'Oréal finit de son côté en première position du CAC 40. UBS a réaffirme sa recommandation "achat" sur le leader mondial des cosmétiques assortie d'un objectif de cours maintenu à 404 euros. JP Morgan a, de son côté remonté, son objectif de 350 à 370 euros.Pernod Ricard, Danone et STMicro complètent ce quatuor des meilleures progressions.Valeurs en baisseLes foncières étaient à la peine aujourd'hui avec le repli marqué d'Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Klépierre, Covivio et Carmila. Pour Unibail, Goldman Sachs a abaissé son objectif de cours de 68 à 61 euros avec une recommandation à "vendre". Pour rappel, le marché de référence pour la foncière sera Euronext Paris à partir du 14 avril prochain.Déjà oublié le rebond pour Antin Infrastructures Partners qui repart nettement dans le rouge : -6,13%.Enfin sur le CAC 40 derrière Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, on retrouve Capgemini et les financières marquent le pas à nouveau à l'image de Société Générale, Axa et BNP Paribas.

Dagenlang hadden de aandeelhouders van Tesla (en wat analisten en journalisten) uitgekeken naar de investeerdersdag. Elon Musk vertelde over de toekomst van zijn bedrijf en over een duurzame wereld, maar níet over het langverwachte goedkopere model. Beleggers dumpten daarop het aandeel. Tesla werd tientallen miljarden minder waard. Is dat terecht of zijn beleggers te hysterisch? Wat betekenen die plannen precies en wat heb jij er aan als belegger? Verder hebben we het over biergigant AB Inbev. Is het glas halfleeg, nu de bierverkoop in de laatste maanden van vorig jaar is afgenomen? Ook gaat het over een Hollywoodster die bijklust voor een groot Amerikaans softwarebedrijf (tot woede van sommige aandeelhouders) én we blikken vooruit op de beursdag van morgen!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dagenlang hadden de aandeelhouders van Tesla (en wat analisten en journalisten) uitgekeken naar de investeerdersdag. Elon Musk vertelde over de toekomst van zijn bedrijf en over een duurzame wereld, maar níet over het langverwachte goedkopere model. Beleggers dumpten daarop het aandeel. Tesla werd tientallen miljarden minder waard. Is dat terecht of zijn beleggers te hysterisch? Wat betekenen die plannen precies en wat heb jij er aan als belegger? Verder hebben we het over biergigant AB Inbev. Is het glas halfleeg, nu de bierverkoop in de laatste maanden van vorig jaar is afgenomen? Ook gaat het over een Hollywoodster die bijklust voor een groot Amerikaans softwarebedrijf (tot woede van sommige aandeelhouders) én we blikken vooruit op de beursdag van morgen!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In de wekelijkse podcast van De Aandeelhouder ontvangen we met experts uit het financiële wereldje om te praten over de beurs en beleggen. Deze week is de CEO van Wereldhave te gast: Matthijs Storm. Samen met Albert & Nico komen de cijfers en plannen van het vastgoedbedrijf uitgebreid aan bod. Natuurlijk bespreken de heren ook andere aandelen, waaronder Adyen, ABN Amro, Flow Traders en Galapagos. 50 euro korting DeAandeelhouder: https://www.deaandeelhouder.nl/abonnementen/plus/ Artikel Nico over cijfers Wereldhave: https://www.deaandeelhouder.nl/columns/cijferupdate-flow-wereldhave-en-mittal/ Meer over FBI status: https://www.deaandeelhouder.nl/nieuws/2022/12/11/update-kabinet-stelt-fbi-maatregel-uit/ Website Wereldhave: https://www.wereldhave.com/investor-relations/ Timestamps 0:00-1:45 Intro 1:46-17:45 Wereldhave 17:46-19:35 Cabka 19:36-22:30 Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield en Retail vastgoed 22:31-31:00 Schuldgraad, Rente's en FBI status 31:01-34:03 Flow Traders 34:04-37:03 Adyen 37:04-40:20 Wat heeft Matthijs verbaasd? 40:21-42:25 Wat heeft Albert verbaasd? 42:26-44:30 ABN AMRO 44:31-45:20 Invloed van energieprijzen op vastgoed 45:21-47:30 Waar zit de groei in winkelcentra? 47:31-49:00 Aegon & Galapagos 49:01-50:31 Voetbalpraat en outro

Samedi 4 février, Frédéric Simottel a reçu Éric Lallier, président de Lenovo France, Jacques Ollivier, président du groupe DL Software, Yann Padova, avocat Partner chez Baker McKenzie, Anya Buyant, cofondatrice de Komet Story, Loÿs Moulin, directeur du développement chez CB, et Bastien Mirault, DSI du groupe Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, dans l'émission Tech&Co Business sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission le samedi et réécoutez la en podcast.

Kan de vernieuwde TEK-regeling, oftewel de tegemoetkoming energiekosten van de overheid, energie-intensieve bedrijven in Brabant en Zeeland uit de problemen helpen? Te gast is Eric van Schagen voorzitter van VNO-NCW Brabant Zeeland is te gast in BNR Zakendoen.  Macro met Mujagić Elke dag een intrigerende gedachtewisseling over de stand van de macro-economie. Op maandag en vrijdag gaat presentator Thomas van Zijl in gesprek met econoom Arnoud Boot, de rest van de week praat Van Zijl met econoom Edin Mujagić. Boardroompanel Zitten bestuurders en commissarissen wel op één lijn over het ongemakkelijke WK in Qatar? Dat en meer bespreken we om 13.00 uur in het boardroompanel met dit keer: - Marilieke Engbers, assistent professor aan de VU, associate partner van adviesbureau ReConsulting en schrijver van het boek ‘Onder commissarissen' - Roderick Munsters, commissaris bij Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield en PGGM Vermogensbeheer Luister ook l Boardroompanel Zakendoen in de ruimte Hoe ontstaan zwarte gaten en wat er gebeurde nét na de oerknal? Die vragen kunnen in de toekomst mogelijk beantwoord worden door de Einstein Telescoop. Te gast is Jan Visser, afgevaardigde van onderzoeksinstellingen CERN en ILO-Net, en coördinator van de Einstein Telescoop.  Zakenpartner Ze studeerde bedrijfskunde en werkte 10 jaar voor verschillende banken toen ze erachter kwam wat haar talent nou ECHT is: ideeën en innovaties bedenken. Aangezien die ideeën vaak iets te wild waren voor risicomijdende banken is ze voor zichzelf begonnen, en helpt ze bedrijven nu al 16 jaar met taaie vraagstukken. De zakenpartner van de week is Marijke Krabbenbos van de Idea Company! Contact & Abonneren BNR Zakendoen zendt elke werkdag live uit van 12:00 tot 14:30 uur. Je kunt de redactie bereiken via e-mail en Twitter. Abonneren op de podcast van BNR Zakendoen kan via bnr.nl/zakendoen, of via Apple Podcast en Spotify.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, we review the risk-on or risk-off environment amid choppy news and try to make sense of the impact on CRE. We discuss the recency bias in the market, retail earnings, and companies shedding their office space. We also dive into large retail trading alerts and Professor Hendry shares a real estate value lesson on demand, utility, scarcity, and transferability. Tune in now. Episode Notes: News that could impact Fed's sentiment (0:23) Recency bias (7:04) Retail earnings (10:24) Peloton and Lyft office news (16:30) Trading alert: Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (17:48) Trading Alert: Cineworld (20:21) Office news (23:17) CRE Value: D.U.S.T (26:17) Green shoots (30:31) Negative asset class stories (34:24) Preview, secondary MSA rankings (38:36) Shoutouts (40:33) Questions or comments? Contact us at podcast@trepp.com. Follow Trepp: Twitter: www.twitter.com/TreppWire LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/trepp-llc Facebook: www.facebook.com/TreppLLC

Omni-channel retail strategies in today's market need a shift from one size fits all adoption thought process. The Omni-channel landscape is about finding a custom fit for the customer and their experience. On Retail Corner Podcast today you will hear from Jack Stratten, Head of Trends, Insider Trends providing retailers effective tips on omni-channel strategies touching on following points: Beyond the buzzwords, what does omnichannel actually mean for the average retailer? Why does it matter? What are the key drivers of the change towards omnichannel? How are stores adapting towards omnichannel? What are some omnichannel quick wins and must-haves that retailers should know about? What impact is omnichannel having on retail KPIs? Where is omnichannel retail headed next? About Our Guest: Jack Stratten: Jack is an experienced trends speaker, writer and researcher who's worked with Insider Trends since its inception. His specialist topics cover all aspects of retail, from stores and supply chains to commerce and sustainability. He's continually been monitoring best practice in global retail at Insider Trends and his expertise lies in omnichannel strategy and innovation. Jack has delivered presentations, retail safaris and workshops to blue-chip brands including Nike, Johnson & Johnson, BNP Paribas, EE, Ikea, Shell, Aggregate Industries, Galeries Lafayette, Freeths, Marks & Spencer, Jaguar Land Rover, Costa Coffee, Diageo, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, Nespresso, Microsoft, The National Trust, Twilio and LVMH. Jack has also worked with the British Library to create and deliver trend seminars and presentations for business leaders. Jack has presented to a range of audiences, from seminars of 20 people, to events attended by thousands. He's also a skilled host and moderator. Clients appreciate how he blends a deep understanding of retail, innovation and business strategy with a relaxed, spontaneous and humorous style. About Retail Corner Podcast: Host: Carlos Diaz Listen to other podcasts at: https://retailcorner.live Subscribe our Podcast: Apple iTunes: https://apple.co/3eoeUdT Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3dvjpDJ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/3DFHXHw Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3tkbhk1 Interested in being on our podcast? Submit request at: https://www.retailcorner.live/guests/intake/ or email podcast@retailcorner.live

Après 8 ans passés dans des rôles de développement durable et RSE, Emmanuel décide il y a 4 ans de créer wenabi, une plateforme d'engagement solidaire pour les entreprises. Aujourd'hui l'entreprise regroupe une quarantaine de collaborateurs et équipes de nombreuses grandes entreprises françaises et internationales. Au cours de cet épisode, on a parlé des débuts de wenabi, de la signature de leur premier client (Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield) alors qu'il n'avait pas encore de produit, de méthodes pour vendre à des grands groupes, d'internationalisation et de localisation (wenabi est disponible dans 28 langues !) et de social washing. Vous pouvez suivre Emmanuel sur LinkedIn. Bonne écoute ! ___ Mentionnés pendant l'épisode : Stonly TextMaster ___ Pour soutenir SaaS Connection en 1 minute⏱ (et 2 secondes) : Abonnez-vous à SaaS Connection sur votre plateforme préférée pour ne rater aucun épisode

PropTech for Good The pure benefits of better understanding the'"Built World.' Menno is the founder of the PropTech for Good alliance. The PropTech for Good alliance connects CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, and sustainability leaders from around the world to initiate meaningful collaborations, exchange knowledge and build thought leadership to create responsible, resilient, and regenerative environments. Menno is a mentor at REACH UK, executive sparring partner, and keynote speaker. As a strategic advisor, Menno worked for companies like Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Nemetschek Group, Heimstaden Nederland, Savills, Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance, Rijksvastgoedbedrijf (part of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations). This bio work constitutes a fair-use of any copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law. View original source here: About | MennoLammers.com Sponsored by Microshare. Listen to our other podcasts on the Manifest Density portal. - Subscribe to DataStream: the Microshare Newsletter - View our LinkedIn page -  Contact Us   Episode transcript: The transcription of this episode is auto generated by a third-party source. While Microshare takes every precaution to insure that the content is accurate, errors can occur. Microshare, Inc.  is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information. Michael Moran [00:00:01] This is manifest density. Hello, everyone, and welcome to this latest edition of Manifest Density, your host Michael Moran here from Denver, Colorado, to explore the intersection of COVID 19 global business and society. Manifest density, of course, is brought to you by the global smart building and ESG data company Microshare. Unleash the data. Well, today I speak with Menno Lammers, did I get that right Menno ?   Menno Lammers [00:00:30] Yes, you do, Menno Lammers from the Netherlands.   Michael Moran [00:00:34] Iceland, and you are in the Netherlands. You are the founder of Prop Tech for Good, which is a really interesting initiative, a social enterprise in the Netherlands. And I thought maybe we'd start today with just a little bit about you and how you came to prop tech for good.   Menno Lammers [00:00:53] Yes. Thank you. Thank you for the opportunity. And thank you for having me. Um yeah. What's my journey? You know, since 2005, I was involved in innovation in real estate and and I have a keen interest in digital developments as societal trends. And in 2015, I worked as an independent strategy and innovation consultant on the behalf of our leading international property management organization. And they asked me the question You know, how? How can we organize property management ten times faster, cheaper and better, like the moonshot thinking? And we worked on that, and at a certain moment that customer asked me, Hey, man, how can you research something for us in the in the UK because our headquarters is there and we have to find a way to land that moonshot? And then I dived into my international network and I found the word proptech. So it's a combination of property and technology. And no, no one in the Netherlands was. I had claimed it, but there were already some startups because I was I was also working for the government on a special special project, so I decided to just start with the product and sell it formally. It does not exist anymore because everything goes now to product for good. So I probably should. Also the first article in the Netherlands and at a certain moment, I am a bit of struggling because there is proptech is very pushed from a technology push, and I was always asking myself Why you know why? Why aren't we doing this? And so I decided where on on April two to start with the product for good movement. So I planted the seed. It was Earth Day and also the day of the birthday of my mother. So that was really something, you know, you plant the seed for the future and the products for goods is a global movement of people who are used to business as a force for good. And the alliance is built by real estate and technology. Businesses know the deficient areas in the business mills and the pioneers in that way and those who will actively drive dialog and action and change to reshape the built environment and those who use technology as a leopard to make a positive impact on societal challenges. So what we do is, you know, bringing tech and real estate together, but we we always start with a societal challenge, for example, health and wellbeing. So how the a healthy environment in offices or affordable housing or climate action? So that's always the starting point. And then we translate that. What how can real estate make that impact and how can technology being that lever for real estate to build environments to contribute to make that positive impact? So that's that's a bit of my journey. Always curious, you know, and and humble like and also like like Steve Jobs always said, you know, stay hungry. Stay foolish. That's what I like to do.   Michael Moran [00:04:16] Steve Jobs also said, make sure you change plugs in the cords every time you have a new models. You never said that publicly, of course. But anyway, so we are quite familiar with PropTech being one ourselves. Mm. And not only that, because we do installations for ESG data purposes. We're quite familiar with the potential value of data that didn't exist before for companies to understand their performance in terms of environmental, social and governance and all sorts of things like climate footprint for the well-being of people inside their buildings. What is from your standpoint, what is the benefit of prop tech that that can make it a societal good?   Menno Lammers [00:05:04] Yeah, you know what, what we did in in the last century's decades is being degenerative in that way. And now we have the tools and the technology to make a massive progression in that way, how we design, how we build, how we manage, how we operate, how we do the maintenance part. And that's that's a big challenge because it's still going about operation excellence. But we also have the opportunity to approach things on a different way to reduce, for example, carbon emissions because we can do a better logistics. And that's. Will be. So we connect those societal challenges, which with the technology, so it will be more integration and that will be the transition period to a more responsible, resilient and regenerative environment. And what that is, you know, we have to figure that out. First things first, but you will see that the regenerative movement will be a buzzword for the next years. But but the benefits from technology now is that we can measure we can really see what's the impact because we have to start somewhere. And when we get these signs, you know, we can we can optimize or we can rethink the processes we will see probably that we, you know, we're always proud. When we create something, we build something a great asset, you, our big tower or a skyscraper or something like that. But then we can see also what is our footprint when it's when we are running, that's that assets, but also when the embodied carbon, for example, you know what's what's in the lifecycle. So from digging into the ground, get your your towels or your route and how, yeah, what's the footprint also when it's end of life? So these kind of things we can measure, but we can also measure, you know, what's the what's the healthy environment in the building? And if people get less sick, you know, that's that's good for for everyone, for the employee, for the employer, but also for the environment as a whole, we can also see if people are happy, yes or no, you know, we can. You can answer the building, for example. Have some sort of. Yeah, it's a PR challenge, of course. But for example, if people are not that happy when they come in and when they smile, when they walk out, you know they have, they probably have a great day. You know, so there are a lot of opportunities. Also, some dark sites, of course, and we have to be aware of that. But I think we can make a massive progression in next year to do something for good.   Michael Moran [00:08:18] We do a lot of this work already, and it's it's very interesting to see how it maps to the reporting requirements. The commercial real estate has the various certification programs. All of this stuff is kind of incentive for the building operators and owners and tenants to take advantage of these kind of data streams that didn't exist before. Mm-Hmm. You are someone who is helping channel technology into these demand areas, right? What do you do in terms of your conversations with people? How do you get them to understand the value of these things that you're proposing that they install?   Menno Lammers [00:09:09] It's a good question, and first of all, you know, we have to create awareness that it's already there, that it exists. And you and you have to create an environment where they can, where people come together and share what they are working on or what the issues are. And it's very important also and currently also working on on an on an interview blog. And I was thinking, you know, it's so important to. Tough to figure out what the real problem is, because what what you see now, what's happening is that. Real estate companies or the people working there reach out to me and say, Man, are we? We need a solution to reduce energy. And of course, there are many, many of these kind of solutions or we want to have insights about our footprint or we want to to create the governance structure for it to to to to achieve our our net zero pledge or something like that. And it sounds easy now because you can just bring in some solutions. And there are so many and it's growing every day. But really understand why they need it. And maybe you figure out that they they need more than only that solution. And probably they will, because what you see is happening is that most of the time it's a one figure one person thing. So one person has something on his plate. They reach out. They bring a solution in. They implement that at a certain moment in some departments challenge. And then they're going to see the the big, the big benefits. And then the CEO comes in to say, Hey, listen, we have to scale it up. But then things are going to shake because implementing a solution is one with creating a data driven organization. You also have to just kid. Yeah, to to scale up people. You probably also have to reorganize the organization. So and making them at least aware, of course, you don't want to scare them, but at least, you know, helping them to get those in science are very helpful and. Afterwards, they also say, you know, it's very nice that you told the story what you already saw or experienced in the last years because it helped me to think and to ask better questions also to the solution providers because it's easy to say, OK, yeah, you can solve my problem. Okay, let's buy things. Things are done. But if you really want to create a sustainable organization, it's more than just buying or, you know, use the platform. And that's it.   Michael Moran [00:12:33] So hold that thought, we're going to take a quick break to hear from our sponsor. Okay, we're back with Menno Lammas, we're talking about crop tech for good, which he founded. I want to ask you, is there a. A secret weapon that technology brings to the table in terms of understanding sustainability, because our experience is that the the E in the SG, let's look at it that way is pretty simple. You take it utility bills. You scrape utility bills with a web crawling spider. You can submeter. It's about consumption. That's a pretty simple data science challenge. It is no challenge, really, but it's the S and the G. Where to to automate things are tricky, and that's where we've been concentrating is the social aspects of of ESG, where you discussed a bit things like the environmental safety and wellness of the space, the quality of the air and the water, the ability of people to the building to be responsive to concerns. Those are the kinds of things that we have been deploying that bring data that's relevant to the needs of someone who's trying to pursue a sustainability initiative. What else is there, though, is there? Are there other things that a company can do?   Menno Lammers [00:14:04] One of the things you know, and maybe I can't say it right here, but is broaden the definition of technology because we're very focused on digital. And I think we, you know, it's it's also some sort of secret SaaS or, you know, which can really push things forward. But I think we also have to be aware that that technology doesn't solve all the problems. It doesn't bring us world peace. It can help. But but I think we also have to look at, you know, materials, you know, the more the physical, physical technology and the nature of technology. One of the things you know for on the technology side, where it can facilitate is I think it's very valuable also for making that transition and that transformation in your organization and also with your stakeholders is facilitating the inclusion Part D, as you know, that's that everybody can bring in their thoughts and their knowledge. I always give the example of, Hey, we want to we want to to maintain our our assets on a good way. Let's fly with drones. And then they say, Yeah, we have to hire someone. But maybe there is someone in the organization who loves to fly with drones in his private life or her private life. And maybe that's a great opportunity. But that's that's that's not the person you normally ask, because yeah, that person is doing something else. But I think, you know, unlocking that kind of value that that potential. That's also something we underrate underestimate. I think because we are so focused as real estate or industry on the physical building and getting our profits so we can reduce costs, you know, making the building more efficient in the operations or using less materials and that kind of things. And that's good. And we have to. But we will have also be aware that we are not reducing too much, that its collapse currently in there is something going on with the stadiums, you know, with the football players because the construction was not right. So we also have to be aware. So I think there are a lot of opportunities to make it better, but we are also very good. And that's the old paradigm, I think in reducing cost, make it more efficient, doing less. And of course, we have to use less, for example, concrete because it has a lot of negative impact. But yeah, that that's I think it's on the social side. More on inclusion.   Michael Moran [00:16:59] And now we need to wrap up this episode, but I wanted to make sure I gave you a chance to tell our listeners how they can follow your work and whether you're on social media.   Menno Lammers [00:17:09] Yeah. Now, of course, happy to to connect to LinkedIn and of course, subscribe to the to the newsletter on the pro-tax and proptech for good dot.com websites so you can get your monthly newsletter and stay at at the state had on the on the curve with the PropTech for future developments.   Michael Moran [00:17:32] Well, thank you again, Menno, and this is my chance to tell people that they can learn more about Microshare is getting the world safely back to work with our ever smart suite of products, ever smart solutions, boost efficiency, enables savings and bring safety and reassurance to people inside your building. You can learn more about that at. UWW, microshare I and you can subscribe to manifest density there or download it on Google Play and iHeartRadio and Spotify and iTunes and all sorts of places that'll do it for this week. On behalf of Microshare and all its global employees, I'd like to thank once again Menno Lammers for joining us. This is Michael Moran. Well, thank you for listening.

The Propcast S5 Ep7   Title: The PropTech For Good Movement with Menno Lammers and Andrea Basilova Summary: In this episode the Propcast talks to Menno Lammers from PropTech For Good and Andrea Basilova from  Sensoneo about the PropTech For Good Movement.  The Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global PropTech recruiter, is brought to you in partnership with CREtech and ReimTech. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real estate funds and VC's globally…and get everyone talking about innovation of the build to rent environment.   About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/?originalSubdomain=uk  Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA).   About LMRE www.lmre.co.uk  LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the place at the time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About Guests Menno Lammers https://www.linkedin.com/in/menno1977/?locale=nl_NL  Menno Lammers is the quartermaster of the PropTech for Good movement. The PropTech for Good Movement propels Real Estate and Technology forward to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. By stimulating connections between the Sustainable Development Goals, real estate and technology, they create future-proof environments for everyone. Menno is the founder of PropTechNL, one of the founding board members of the PropTech House, the European network and a much sought-after strategy sparring partner to the boards of real estate companies. Menno has worked for companies like Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Heimstaden Nederland, Savills, Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance, Rijksvastgoedbedrijf (part of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations). He helps his clients focusing on their needs while producing new ideas, developing effective strategies and designing high quality and scalable solutions.   Andrea Basilova https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreabasilova/?originalSubdomain=sk  Andrea Basilova is co-founder of Sensoneo – global provider of smart waste management solutions that are designed and developed in-house and produced in the EU. Sensoneo changes the way waste is managed. The solution combines unique sensors, tracking equipment, and sophisticated software to enable customers to manage waste efficiently and with a lower environmental footprint. Sensoneo is on a mission to help cities and companies manage their waste more effectively and efficiently while improving environments for people. The company has developed a cloud-based platform which allows customers to completely digitize the entire bin infrastructure, and to configure, monitor and manage daily waste operations online. Using their inhouse developed and produced smart sensors that are combined with sophisticated software, the solution provides real-time waste monitoring and suggests optimal collection routes and automated navigation via shortest and safest routes. The solution enables to collect waste on demand while utilizing the resources to maximum.   Resources Referenced LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk UKPA website www.ukpa.com Proptech For Good www.proptechforgood.com  Sensoneo www.sensoneo.com    Insights From This Episode When you are trying to promote a solution that you do not believe in, it's extremely hard job – Andrea Basilova PropTech is broad, sustainable development goals are broad, but when you combine them it's more niche – Menno Lammas We are discovering or uncovering the hidden data which is not available right now, especially for the cities who are really facing challenges related to growing urbanisation – Andrea Basilova The digital twin is really a big topic for the future – Menno Vammers Our global awareness and priority of the environmental topic, of the climate topic, that's actually what I see as the primary driver of the adoption of the new technologies towards sustainability – Andrea Basilova It's the mindset that's the big hurdle or challenge, we need another way of thinking. Let go of what you learned, or how you how you do it in the past – Menno Vammers on sustainability   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   A Podcast Company -  is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. - https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com  

In this episode, CEO Terry Montesi, and VP of Experience Chuck Steelman speak with Paul Kurzawa, Executive VP of Operations for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. Paul discusses his background in retail, real estate and guest experiences with companies like Caruso and Dreamworks and his current work with URW. They discuss the role of entertainment in brick-and-mortar retail, how retail and shopping centers can continue moving forward during the pandemic and what holiday experiences look like this year. Paul also shares insight on the future of retail and mixed-use properties as well as technology's role in these areas. For more information about Trademark, visit www.trademarkproperty.com For more information about Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, visit www.urw.com