{"id":4793,"date":"2023-07-19T17:50:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T15:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordwisefinance.com\/blog\/opening-bell-7-19-23\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T18:12:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T17:12:06","slug":"opening-bell-7-19-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordwisefinance.com\/blog\/opening-bell-7-19-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Bell: 7.19.23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft, Activision Blizzard Extend Deadline for $75 Billion Merger [The Wrap via Yahoo!]<br \/>\nThe offer was initially planned to close on Tuesday however the business have actually consented to an extension which will provide up until Oct. 18 to finish the merger\u2026.<br \/>\nJust recently a U.S. federal judge rejected the FTC\u2019s efforts to obstruct the merger from going through\u2026. With the choice from the U.S. federal judge on July 11, the only staying challenge to the merger is U.K. regulative policy.<\/p>\n<p>Biden Announces New Rules To Tackle Big Corporate Consolidation [HuffPo via Yahoo!]<br \/>\nThe brand-new standards consider the results that mergers would have on employees, sellers, business power and markets while setting brand-new guidelines for mergers including digital platforms\u2026. \u201cAs markets and commercial realities change, it is vital that we adapt our law enforcement tools to keep pace so that we can protect competition in a manner that reflects the intricacies of our modern economy,\u201d [Assistant Attorney General Jonathan] Kanter stated in a declaration. \u201cSimply put, competition today looks different than it did 50 \u2015 or even 15 \u2015 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senators to Propose Ban on U.S. Lawmakers, Executive Branch Members Owning Stock [WSJ]<br \/>\nThe expense from Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D., N.Y.) and Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) would allow the president, vice president, legislators<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwisefinance.com\/blog\/no-to-cds-yes-to-better-investment-opportunities\/\">,<\/a><\/strong> Capitol Hill assistants and staff members of the executive branch to own shared <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwisefinance.com\/blog\/how-to-invest-in-money-market-funds\/\">funds and broad market<\/a> and index funds.<br \/>\nBut it would forbid them from owning stocks in private business, even in blind trusts\u2026. \u201cWhile the prospect of a stock-trading ban is controversial within Congress, public support approaches unanimity,\u201d stated Steven Kull, the director of the Program for Public Consultation.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla Directors Pay $735 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Excess Compensation [Reuters via U.S. News]<br \/>\nThe settlement does not affect the $56 billion payment bundle of Elon Musk, which is being challenged by investors in a different claim that went to trial in 2015\u2026. As part of the settlement, the directors likewise consented to not get any payment for 2021, 2022 and 2023 and the board will alter the method payment is identified.<\/p>\n<p>Biopharma Funds Continue to Disappoint [II]<br \/>\nBiopharma and life sciences hedge funds ended up the very first half of the year with primarily single-digit gains after lots of funds published another round of losses in June\u2026. Many of these hedge funds have actually suffered big losses in the last few years and stay away from their high water marks.<\/p>\n<p>UK inflation slows to least expensive level in more than a year [CNN]<br \/>\nConsumer costs increased 7.9% last month compared to a year back, below 8.7% in May, the Office for National Statistics stated Wednesday\u2026. Core inflation, which removes out unpredictable food and energy expenses and is a much better gauge of the hidden pattern in costs, can be found in at 6.9%, below 7.1% in May, which was the greatest rate in 31 years\u2026.<br \/>\nThe information will supply some relief to the Bank of England, which has actually treked <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwisefinance.com\/blog\/things-to-consider-before-applying-for-a-title-for-loans\/\">loaning expenses at every conference considering<\/a> that December 2021, taking its benchmark rate of interest to 5% last month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dealbreaker.com\/2023\/07\/opening-bell-7-19-2023\" rel=\"nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft, Activision Blizzard Extend Deadline for $75 Billion Merger [The Wrap via [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4795,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","iawp_total_views":1,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,344],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-business","category-market-update","col-md-12"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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