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The Knowledge House Celebrates 10 Years of Tech!

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Monday, March 18, 2024

BRONX, N.Y., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Knowledge House (TKH) - the nationally recognized Bronx, NY founded tech organization celebrates ten years of providing accessible, free technology programs for youth and young adults in New York City and their expansion cities - Atlanta, GA; Los Angeles, CA; and Newark, NJ.

Key Points: 
  • "The Knowledge House is thrilled to scale our KKCF program during our 10th Anniversary Year.
  • During this milestone year, we are excited to integrate AI foundations across all programming so that all TKH participants become even more competitive for the jobs of tomorrow," says Jerelyn Rodriguez, Co-Founder and CEO of The Knowledge House.
  • Students currently enrolled in high school as sophomores, juniors, or seniors interested in learning code and design skills are welcome to apply.
  • The Knowledge House 2024-25 Recruitment Tour will include:
    Los Angeles, CA | Saturday, April 6 | 12 - 3 PM |Spaces Fashion District , 777 So.

Three Democratic Presidential Candidates Endorse American Samoa Winner Jason Palmer On Same Day He Releases Comprehensive Immigration Plan

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Monday, March 18, 2024

PHOENIX, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Democratic Presidential Candidate Jason Palmer, the surprise winner of the American Samoa caucus, today announced a comprehensive plan to solve America's immigration crisis and simultaneously received the endorsement of three other candidates in advance of Tuesday's Presidential primary in Arizona.

Key Points: 
  • Former Rivals Cite Palmer's Gaza, Immigration, and Economic Policies
    PHOENIX, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Democratic Presidential Candidate Jason Palmer, the surprise winner of the American Samoa caucus, today announced a comprehensive plan to solve America's immigration crisis and simultaneously received the endorsement of three other candidates in advance of Tuesday's Presidential primary in Arizona.
  • Palmer announces comprehensive plan to solve America's immigration crisis and receives endorsements from former rivals.
  • Gabriel Cornejo stated, "Jason Palmer has been advocating for a ceasefire since November.
  • Frankie Lozada agreed, "Jason Palmer has been a true ally in advocating for peace in Gaza since the beginning of this campaign.

Taylor Morrison Ranked One of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek

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Monday, March 18, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, America's Most Trusted® Home Builder Taylor Morrison (NYSE: TMHC) is being recognized for its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices with inclusion on Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies. The national homebuilder and land developer earned its top score in corporate governance and saw its highest score increase in the environmental category.

Key Points: 
  • "As ESG principles become increasingly important to both organizations and consumers, Taylor Morrison is dedicated to not only being a good steward across all areas of business but also providing greater transparency into our operations," said Taylor Morrison Chairman and CEO Sheryl Palmer.
  • "Our focus on strengthening our ESG strategy year-over-year and advancing our reporting practices continues to reinforce our trusted reputation."
  • Taylor Morrison will release its sixth annual ESG Report in the summer of 2024.
  • In its most recent ESG Report released in July 2023, Taylor Morrison provided greater insight into its ESG strategy than ever before with expanded disclosures and more robust data.

Bloomberg Indices Expands Global Equity Offering with New Fixed-Count Domestic Indices

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Monday, March 18, 2024

NEW YORK, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced an expansion to its Global Bloomberg Equity Indices Domestic Family with the launch of new fixed-count domestic indices with over 20 years of history.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced an expansion to its Global Bloomberg Equity Indices Domestic Family with the launch of new fixed-count domestic indices with over 20 years of history.
  • These new fixed-count domestic indices complement Bloomberg's existing US Domestic Index Family and the Global non-fixed count Large, Mid, Small & Micro-cap equities offering.
  • Bloomberg Equity Indices are available in global, regional, country, and sector exposures, in various currencies and returns (price/total/net).
  • Bloomberg clients can access available indices on the Bloomberg Terminal and all research and methodology for the indices are available at Bloombergindices.com .

J.S. Held Highlights Global Excellence in Ethical Supply Chains

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

JERICHO, N.Y., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global consulting firm J.S. Held, proudly celebrating 50 transformative years, announces the publication of "Charting the Course for Ethical Supply Chains," a thought-provoking discourse by Vice President of Sustainability for J.S. Held's ESG & EHS Digital Solutions group, Andrea Korney. This report underscores the critical need for integrating Fair Trade principles, social justice, and environmental stewardship into global supply chains, delineating the path for businesses to undertake responsible operations that align with the escalating environmental and social imperatives of our time.

Key Points: 
  • Held's Vice President of Sustainability Andrea Korney addresses the criticality of ethical supply chain practices in her paper, "Charting the Course for Ethical Supply Chains."
  • Held, proudly celebrating 50 transformative years, announces the publication of "Charting the Course for Ethical Supply Chains," a thought-provoking discourse by Vice President of Sustainability for J.S.
  • Held expert Andrea Korney illuminates the intricate interplay between global commerce and ethical imperatives, delving into the multifaceted challenges and opportunities inherent in fostering responsible business practices.
  • Held's commitment to advancing ethical supply chains is further exemplified through its diverse team of experts, providing comprehensive ESG and EHS advisory and technology services globally.

Bloomberg Law Introduces Representation Analytics To Provide Comprehensive Insights into Legal Representation

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

ARLINGTON, Va., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Law today announced Representation Analytics, a new tool to help users explore company, attorney, and law firm representation across federal and state courts. For more information and to schedule a demo, visit https://aboutblaw.com/bc6z.

Key Points: 
  • ARLINGTON, Va., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Law today announced Representation Analytics, a new tool to help users explore company, attorney, and law firm representation across federal and state courts.
  • Representation Analytics provides a quick and easy way to find and export information about which attorneys and firms represent which companies, where, and for what.
  • "Representation Analytics is another example of our commitment to continuously enhance the Bloomberg Law platform and meet the evolving needs of our customers," said Joe Breda, president, Bloomberg Law.
  • "This new tool offers Bloomberg Law customers a simple and efficient way to gain a deeper understanding of the legal landscape and make strategic moves."

Bloomberg Study Finds Automated Equity Trading Results in Improved Performance

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

NEW YORK, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced the results of a study that analyzed performance and execution costs from trades automated using Rule Builder (RBLD), Bloomberg's multi-asset automated trading solution.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced the results of a study that analyzed performance and execution costs from trades automated using Rule Builder (RBLD), Bloomberg's multi-asset automated trading solution.
  • The use of RBLD also resulted in less performance variation, which provides traders with more consistent and predictable results.
  • "Automated trading is playing a vital role in augmenting the trading process, and these results make it clear clients are realizing a broader set of benefits beyond increasing their productivity, including improving execution performance," said Ravi Sawhney, Global Head of Trading Automation and Analytics at Bloomberg.
  • Bloomberg BTCA delivers robust transaction cost analysis, offering impactful trading insights into implicit trading costs that help clients define, monitor, and improve their best execution strategies.

Debate on: Is the inflation surge over and what are the lessons for monetary policy?

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Shocks to the shortages variable are constructed as deviations in the values from the sample mean.

Key Points: 
    • Shocks to the shortages variable are constructed as deviations in the values from the sample mean.
    • Shocks to the vacancy-to-unemployment ratio (labour market variable) are constructed
      as the actual value minus the value in the fourth quarter of 2019.
    • ?Indirect impact of energy prices on non-energy inflation? is the sum of the indirect effects of oil,
      gas and electricity prices.
    • 3

      Historical
      Rubric comparison of inflation episodes in the euro area ? headline and core
      Headline

      Core

      (percentage points)

      (percentage points)
      Current euro area episode
      Past global episodes

      Current euro area episode
      Past global episodes
      2

      2

      0

      0

      -2
      -4

      -2

      -6
      -8

      -4

      -10
      -12

      -24

      -18

      -12

      -6

      0

      6

      12

      18

      -6

      24

      Months around inflation peak

      -24

      -18

      -12
      -6
      0
      6
      12
      Months around inflation peak

      18

      Sources: BIS, Eurostat and ECB calculations.

    • The dark blue line represents the latest developments in headline and core inflation for the euro area, relative to the October
      2022 peak.
    • Non-energy industrial goods inflation refers to a panel of all euro area countries, while services inflation refers to
      a panel of 30 AEs and 28 EMEs.
    • Month = 0 is when the headline inflation value is at the highest during that particular episode.
    • The dark blue line represents the latest developments
      in non-energy industrial goods and services inflation for the euro area, relative to the October 2022 peak.
    • unprocessed
      food and energy

      HICPX

      8
      3.0

      3.0

      2.5

      2.5

      2.0

      2.0
      1.5

      1.5
      1.0
      Feb-24

      Jul-24

      1.0
      Dec-24 Feb-24

      Jul-24

      8

      7

      7

      6

      6

      5

      5

      4

      4

      3

      3

      2

      2

      1

      1

      Adjusted
      measures

      Difference
      4

      3

      2

      1

      0
      0
      0
      Feb-24 Jan-23 Jul-23 Jan-24
      Jan-23 Jul-23 Jan-24
      Feb-24 Jan-23 Jul-23 Jan-24
      Feb-24

      Dec-24

      Sources: Eurostat, March 2024 ECB staff short-term inflation outlook, Consensus
      Economics, Bloomberg and ECB calculations.

    • The ?adjusted?
      measures abstract from energy and supply-bottleneck shocks using a large SVAR, see
      Ba?bura, Bobeica and Mart?nez-Hern?ndez (2023), ?What drives core inflation?
    • Notes: 5-days moving average risk-neutral
      probabilities of inflation implied by five-year and tenyear zero-coupon inflation options.
    • 16

      8

      12
      Quarters

      16

      20

      Policy
      Rubriccounterfactuals
      Interest rate under alternative
      counterfactuals

      Counterfactual impacts on
      Inflation

      (percentages per annum)

      (annual percentage change)

      Baseline
      Earlier and longer
      Earlier, longer and higher

      8

      Baseline

      7
      6
      5
      4
      3
      2
      1
      0
      -1
      2021Q4

      2022Q4

      2023Q4

      2024Q4

      Earlier, longer and higher

      10

      2

      8

      0

      6

      -2

      4

      -4

      2

      -6

      0

      -8

      -2

      2025Q4

      Earlier and longer

      Output gap

      (p.p.

    • The RHS chart displays the impact on inflation (first panel) and output gap (second panel) for each of the hypothetical alternative paths of the interest
      rate.
    • As a caveat, financial feedback loops as well as feedback loops between inflation expectations and inflation are not activated.

Custodian Property Income REIT plc: Update on recommended all-share merger with abrdn Property Income Trust Limited

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The CREI Board notes the API portfolio weighting to industrials is only 48% (as a % of API's portfolio by income as at 31 December 2023)8.

Key Points: 
  • The CREI Board notes the API portfolio weighting to industrials is only 48% (as a % of API's portfolio by income as at 31 December 2023)8.
  • The ULR specialist investment strategy for the combined group therefore would reflect a material divergence from the current API strategy.
  • The two principal drivers of earnings per share in a property investment company are rental income and cost of debt.
  • Data for the twelve months to 18 January 2024 (being the latest practicable date prior to the Recommended Merger Announcement).