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CNN  —  California Rep. Katie Porter announced a 2024 Senate bid on Tuesday, launching her campaign for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat in what could be a bruising Democratic primary. The 89-year-old Feinstein, a member of the Senate since 1992, has not yet made public her own plans for 2024, and her office did not respond to a request for comment on Porter’s announcement. However, many Democrats believe she is likely to retire rather than seek a sixth full term. Porter, a former law professor who has proven to be a prolific fundraiser since first winning her Orange County-area House seat…

Former NFL running back Peyton Hillis is reportedly dealing with kidney issues as he remains hospitalized after a swimming accident in Pensacola, Fla. on Wednesday. Although Hillis, who was airlifted to a local hospital after reportedly saving his two kids from drowning at the beach, has made minor improvements, doctors are greatly concerned about his kidneys, according to Memphis’ WREG.com. The 36-year-old Hillis also reportedly sustained lung damage in the incident. KNWA and Fox24 anchor Alyssa Orange, who covers the Arkansas Razorbacks, shared the same report. Orange also reported on Thursday that Hillis was on a ventilator and remains unconscious in the ICU. That…

Hybrid bonds look a pretty good deal for debt investors — which may help explain why there is a queue to buy them. Italian utility Enel kicked off 2023 with a €1.75bn offering. There was initial demand for €15bn. Investors who bought the bonds, which sit between equity and debt in the capital structure, are getting a handsome return. Enel’s hybrids pay something in the region of 6.5 per cent, or about 250 basis points higher than its senior debt of a similar maturity. That is a lot less than the company would have had to pay last year. Back…

The White House acknowledged Monday it is working with the Justice Department to investigate the discovery of classified documents at President Biden’s affiliated think-tank that “appear to be” from the Obama administration, when he served as vice president. However, little information about the discovery is known.Here are 10 unanswered questions on the classified documents that already has some Republicans calling for a deeper investigation:DOJ TAPS TRUMP-APPOINTED ATTORNEY TO INVESTIGATE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS FOUND AT BIDEN THINK TANK How many documents were discovered?CBS News reported it had two sources familiar with a discovery of “roughly ten” classified documents at the Penn Biden…

Despite broad concerns about the economy and fears of an impending recession, the ultra-wealthy seem to be doing just fine. Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Lamborghini, car brands that cater to billionaires, had record sales again last year. In fact, it was the third record year in a row for Bentley and the second consecutive record for Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini. Rolls-Royce delivered more than 6,000 vehicles last year, its first time topping that thresh Rolls-Royce delivered more than 6,000 vehicles last year, it’s first time surpassing that mark in its 118-year history. To put that into perspective, though, Rolls-Royce’s parent company, BMW,…

U.S. armed forces intend to start training Ukrainian soldiers on the sophisticated Patriot missile system next week at Fort Sill, Okla., a defense official confirmed for Fox News Tuesday. The training is expected to take several months though it will still be an expedited process in comparison to how long it normally takes, Fox News was told. The U.S. first pledged to send the surface-to-air missile battery last month in a move that committed the most advanced air defense system from the West yet as the war in Ukraine continued for a 10th month.  US COMMITS $3B IN LARGEST DEFENSIVE PACKAGE FOR UKRAINE YET…

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The Bank of England has sharply criticised UK lenders for failing to tackle the risk management blind spots exposed by the collapse of a multibillion-dollar hedge fund, the energy price shock and other crises that have rocked financial markets in recent years. The rebuke, delivered in letters to bank chiefs, highlights the BoE’s growing discomfort about the exposure of traditional financial institutions to the hedge funds, pensions and other non-banking financial institutions that are expected to be ground zero for the next financial crisis. The letters were published on the day Andrew Griffith, the City minister, vowed to tackle another…

Chief executive Robert Walters took the shine off a fourth-quarter trading update at the eponymous white collar recruitment company on Tuesday. A 20 per cent rise in net fee income annually — up 8 per cent over the year in the fourth quarter alone — would yield a record profit for the year, he said. Very good. But a warning that earnings would be lower than hoped sent London-listed shares down by as much as 8 per cent on the day. The market had been bracing for this moment. Rampant inflation in the west and coronavirus outbreaks in China mean the…