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Milestone Monday

Impeachment Redux

On this day, January 13, 2021, Donald Trump was impeached for a second time, facing a charge of incitement of insurrection in connection with the attack on the United States Capitol that occurred just a week earlier on January 6. Trump’s second impeachment was unprecedented in U.S. history. He became the first president to be impeached twice. While the event was historically significant, it also became the subject of pointed commentary and criticism. 

Following the impeachment, the House of Representatives gathered to discuss and vote on the articles of impeachment, which saw a significant number of bipartisan votes. A group of ten Republicans broke ranks to support the impeachment, highlighting a rift within the GOP over Trump's behavior and influence. The Senate trial that followed included intense debates and emotional testimonies, focusing on the implications of the Capitol riot and the dangers of political violence. Ultimately, Trump was acquitted by the Senate, not reaching the two-thirds majority required for a conviction. The aftermath of the impeachment led to widespread discussions about accountability, the state of democracy in the United States, and the responsibility of leaders to uphold the Constitution.

To observe this occasion, we included images from:

Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s (University of Nebraska Press, 2019) by Tiffany Midge, a Native American poet, editor, and author. The book includes a foreword by Geary Hobson, a scholar, editor, and writer of fiction and poetry. The featured poem is titled Ars Poetica by Donald Trump.

Twitter FEED (Grand Climacteric Publishing, 2017) by Barbara Ciurej and Lindsay Lochman. The work is “a compilation of Tweets excerpted from the Twitter account of a rogue White House Senior Advisor (@RogueSNRadvisor) chronicling Donald Trump’s fast-food binges in response to the stresses of his first presidency.” 

Masquerades & Misdemeanors [Hartford Avenue Poets] (Pebblebrook Press), 2013, a collection of poems by Milwaukee area poets. The poem featured is Donald Trump Sr. by Mark Zimmermann. He serves on the Wisconsin Poet Laureate Commission and is a member of the Hartford Avenue Poets.

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-Melissa, Special Collections Graduate Intern

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FINISHING LINE PRESS CHAPBOOK OF THE DAY: Hailstorm Interlude by Thomas Erickson $14.99, paper https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/hailstorm-interlude-by-thomas-erickson/ Thomas J. Erickson grew up in Kohler, Wisconsin. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English Composition from Beloit College and a law degree from Marquette University. He is an attorney in Milwaukee, where he has practiced law since 1985. His award-winning chapbook, “The Lawyer Who Died in the Courthouse Bathroom” was published by Parallel Press of the University of Wisconsin Libraries in 2013. His full length poetry book, “The Biology of Consciousness”, was published in 2016 by Pebblebrook Press. He is a member of the Hartford Avenue Poets. I’m drawn to the quiet moments of Thomas J. Erickson’s poems – the depressions of graves at the abandoned lumberjack cemetery, the bluebells that don’t come up, the other Tom who (the poet assumes) asks his wife if she’s ready to take the dog for a walk. In “At the Monkey Skull Museum” after considering the fragile skulls, the bonobo that is “the most human,” and Hitchcock’s thoughts on women, Erickson writes: “There’s this ‘universal phenomenon’ of men inter- / rupting women which I suppose started four million / years ago when humans split from monkeys. I’m not / going to interrupt her because I am, all of a sudden, sympathetic.” I love this interrupted line, this voice full of bravado & fear. It’s the same voice that finds in pain a “mouth gaping in a rictus of joy.” –Kubasta, author of Of Covenants and Girling It occurs to me that a law degree can sometimes serve as an outstanding credential for poets who have the courage to tackle the toughest of subjects—as attorney Tom Erickson skillfully does in his newest collection, Hailstorm Interlude. In its pages he confronts matters as daunting and difficult as then-vs-now, for instance. Despair vs hope. White vs black (one of the most memorable poems on the subject that I’ve ever read). November vs not-November. Even an encounter between what might be called transcendental basketball vs hoops-of-the-ordinary-kind, in which the poet extends a sporty metaphor toward a profound and inevitable conclusion. It’s a riveting read—occasionally steely in tone, always generous in spirit—and one that I highly recommend. –Marilyn L Taylor, Wisconsin Poet Laureate, Emerita RESERVE YOUR COPY TODAY PREORDER SHIPS OCTOBER 5, 2018 https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/hailstorm-interlude-by-thomas-erickson/#poetry

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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Provides Update on Property Sales and Strategic Property Redevelopment Plan  Associated Press Press release *content* from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. from "property investment" - Google News http://bit.ly/314Bu5r

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encore du rouge, en attendant l'emploi

Damien Mezinis, publié le 06/09/2018 à 19h00 (Boursier.com) — Wall Street reste dans le rouge ce jeudi soir à trois heures de la clôture, avec notamment une nette correction du Nasdaq. Alors que le conflit commercial avec la Chine et l'absence d'accord tangible avec le Canada sur la renégociation de l'Aléna plombent toujours les marchés, les opérateurs ont pris connaissance aujourd'hui d'un grand nombre d'indicateurs économiques US, en attendant les chiffres officiels de l'emploi demain. Le DJIA perd désormais 0,06% à 25.960 pts, le Nasdaq abandonne 1,10% à 7.907 pts, et le S&P500 recule de 0,51% à 2.873 pts.Sur le front économique aux USA ce jour, les chiffres de l'emploi sont particulièrement suivis. La dernière étude de la firme Challenger concernant les destructions de postes annoncées par les entreprises américaines pour le mois d'août a fait ressortir 38.472 licenciements, contre 27.122 en juillet. Les annonces concernent notamment les biens industriels et les produits de consommation.Le rapport d'ADP concernant l'emploi privé non-agricole aux Etats-Unis, pour le mois d'août 2018, a été également révélé. Les créations de postes d'août ressortent largement inférieures aux attentes, à 163.000 contre 182.000 de consensus. Les créations de postes du mois de juillet ont été révisées quant à elles à 217.000, contre 219.000 auparavant évalué.Pour finir, les inscriptions hebdomadaires au chômage pour la semaine close au 1er septembre se sont inscrites au nombre de 203.000, contre un consensus de place de 214.000 et un niveau de 213.000 une semaine plus tôt. Les inscriptions ressortent même au plus bas depuis 1969.Ces différents rapports sont assez suivis, à la veille du rapport gouvernemental mensuel sur la situation de l'emploi aux Etats-Unis (consensus 195.000 créations d'emplois non-agricoles en août pour 3,8% de taux de chômage).Les chiffres révisés de la productivité trimestrielle américaine pour le second trimestre 2018 ont fait ressortir ce jeudi une croissance de 2,9%, contre +3% de consensus et +2,9% pour la lecture antérieure. Les coûts unitaires du travail ont régressé quant à eux de -1%, en ligne avec les attentes.Les indices manufacturiers américains (PMI et ISM) étaient déjà ressortis très contradictoires plus tôt cette semaine. L'incohérence se confirme aujourd'hui avec les indicateurs des services. L'indice Markit PMI final des services américains pour le mois d'août s'est établi à 54,8, contre 55,2 de consensus, 55,2 mi-août (lecture 'flash') et 56 en juillet. Il traduit donc un léger ralentissement de la croissance de l'activité dans les services. Au contraire, l'indice ISM des services grimpe à 58,5 au mois d'août 2018, contre 56,8 de consensus et 55,7 un mois plus tôt, marquant une franche accélération de l'expansion dans les services.Les chiffres des commandes industrielles américaines pour le mois de juillet 2018 viennent par ailleurs d'être dévoilés dans un rapport gouvernemental du jour. L'indice recule de 0,8% en comparaison du mois antérieur, contre -0,5% de consensus et +0,6% un mois auparavant.

Les valeurs à suivre

Navistar International (-5%) a publié ses comptes du troisième trimestre fiscal. Les bénéfices sont de 170 M$ (1,71$ par action), contre 37 M$ (0,38$ par action) un an avant. Les revenus grimpent de 18% à 2,6 Mds$. Sur 2018, le groupe vise désormais des revenus logés entre 10,1 et 10,4 Mds$.GameStop (-2%) consolide, après s'être envolé de près de 16% hier à Wall Street. Le dossier a profité mercredi de rumeurs évoquant à nouveau une possible vente de la société. D'après la presse anglo-saxonne, le distributeur américain de jeux vidéo aurait fait appel à des conseillers financiers pour l'aider à examiner cette hypothèse, alors que les noms de Sycamore Partners et d'Apollo Group sont cités parmi les potentiels acquéreurs en cas de vente. Rappelons que GameStop publiera ses comptes du second trimestre ce soir, après la clôture de Wall Street.Marvell Technology (-4%), société spécialisée dans les composants semi-conducteurs pour l'informatique, les supports de stockage et les interfaces réseau, publiera ses résultats du second trimestre ce soir. Les analystes anticipent en moyenne un bénéfice par action de 0,34$, pour des revenus de 782 M$. Un an avant, sur la même période, le groupe avait enregistré un bénéfice par action de 0,30$, pour des revenus de 605 M$. Lors de la publication des comptes du T1, Marvell avait annoncé viser, sur le T2, des revenus entre 600 et 630 M$, pour un bpa entre 0,32 et 0,36$.Tesla (+1%) se reprend, après deux séances de vive correction à Wall Street. Les nouvelles attaques d'Elon Musk, patron du groupe, contre un spéléologue britannique qu'il avait déjà traité de 'pedo guy', inquiètent toutefois. Il faut dire que depuis la récente interview-confession accordée par Musk au New York Times, au cours de laquelle le CEO avait fait état d'une extrême fatigue et d'horaires de travail épuisants, les opérateurs sont très attentifs aux échanges parfois musclés de Musk sortant du cadre de sa stricte activité de directeur général.Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (-3%), groupe hôtelier américain, a annoncé hier un accord en vue du rachat de LaSalle Hotel Properties (-1%) pour 5,2 milliards de dollars en cash et actions. Avant-hier, LaSalle avait repoussé l'offre en cash de 4,8 milliards de dollars du groupe Blackstone. Une indemnité de rupture de 112 M$ sera versée à ce dernier, puisqu'un accord en numéraire sur la base d'un prix de 33,5$ par titre avait précédemment été conclu.Barnes & Noble (stable) a dévoilé ses comptes du premier trimestre fiscal. La perte nette ressort à 17 M$ (0,23$ par action), contre une perte de 10,8 M$ (0,15$ par action) un an avant. Les revenus s'affiche à 795 M$, en recul de -6,9%. Les analystes anticipaient en moyenne une perte par action de 0,09$, pour des revenus de 833 M$. Les ventes "comparables" sont en baisse de -6,1%, contre -1,8% de consensus.Apple (-2%). Les autorités européennes ont validé l'acquisition programmée de l'application britannique de reconnaissance de musiques Shazam par le géant technologique de Cupertino. La transaction avait initialement été dévoilée en décembre 2017. La Commission juge finalement que la transaction ne présente pas de danger pour la concurrence dans l'espace économique européen. Cette opération de 300 M£ (400 M$) permettrait notamment à Apple de mieux rivaliser avec Spotify dans le segment de la musique en ligne.Broadcom (-3%) doit publier aujourd'hui ses résultats du troisième trimestre fiscal. Les analystes anticipent en moyenne un bénéfice par action de 4,82$, pour des revenus de 5 Mds$. Un an avant, sur la même période, le groupe avait enregistré un bénéfice par action de 4,10$, pour des revenus de 4,47 Mds$. Lors de la publication des comptes du T2 fiscal, Broadcom avait annoncé viser, sur le T3, des revenus d'environ 5,05 Mds$. ©2018, Boursier.com Source link Read the full article

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NEW YORK | US stocks are mixed as investors wait for trade news

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NEW YORK | US stocks are mixed as investors wait for trade news

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are little changed after two days of losses as investors hope for positive developments between the U.S. and its two biggest trading partners, Canada and China. Industrial and retail companies are rising while technology companies are slipping again.

KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index slid 7 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,881 as of 10:25 a.m. Eastern time. It’s down 0.7 percent this week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 25 points, or 0.1 percent, to 26,000.

The Nasdaq composite fell 48 points, or 0.6 percent, to 7,946 after a 1.2 percent drop Wednesday. The Russell 20000 index of smaller-company stocks remained at 1,727. Just over half of the stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange traded higher.

TRADE UPDATE: The U.S. could put a 25 percent tax on $200 billion in Chinese goods. A public comment period on the proposal expired overnight and media reports have said the tariffs could be announced this week.

The U.S. and China have put taxes on $50 billion in imports, but the larger tariffs would represent a major escalation in the dispute between the two largest trading partners in the world. China has vowed to retaliate.

Representatives from the U.S. and Canada will continue their talks Thursday after a negotiating session that stretched into Wednesday night. They are discussing a deal that would allow Canada to remain in an updated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

BOOKED A NEW ROOM: LaSalle Hotel Properties said it accepted an offer from Pebblebrook Hotel Trust worth $37.80 in cash, or $4.18 billion. LaSalle had agreed to be bought by investment firm Blackstone for $3.7 billion in May.

Shares of the companies had little reaction. LaSalle shares dipped 0.6 percent to $34.81 while Pebblebrook stock fell 3.2 percent to $37.27. Blackstone lost 0.2 percent to $36.37.

EARNINGS: Drone maker AeroVironment added to huge recent gains as it rose 15.7 percent to $101.24. The stock has climbed 80 percent in 2018.

G-III Apparel had a stronger second quarter than analysts expected and raised its earnings and sales forecasts for the rest of the year.

The stock advanced 11.9 percent to $49.30.

Lands’ End fell 18.8 percent to $20.30 after it took a bigger loss than analysts expected, while its sales also fell short of Wall Street projections. The company said sales at Lands’ End Shops inside Sears stores continued to fall sharply.

CRISIS IN EMERGING MARKETS: While the U.S. economy has gained strength this year, investors are worried about the impact of rising interest rates and trade disputes on fast-growing, but often fragile, emerging economies. The currencies of Argentina, Turkey and Iran have all hit record lows recently and Venezuela’s currency has lost almost all its value.

While each of those countries has different problems, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases have made some U.S. assets more attractive and investors are responding by pulling money out of emerging markets. That’s exposed financial vulnerabilities elsewhere.

The worry is that big losses in some developing markets could ripple out into the global financial system, as they have in the past, notably in the late 1990s, when several Asian countries eventually required financial rescue.

BONDS: Bond prices were little changed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held steady at 2.90 percent.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 0.1 percent to $68.80 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, added 0.3 percent to $77.53 a barrel in London.

CURRENCIES: The dollar dipped to 111.17 yen from 111.51 yen. The euro rose to $1.1640 from $1.1623.

OVERSEAS: The CAC 40 in France added 0.4 percent and Germany’s DAX slipped 0.1 percent. In Britain, the FTSE 100 lost 0.2 percent.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.4 percent and the Kospi in South Korea dropped 0.2 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng tumbled 1 percent.

By MARLEY JAY ,Associated Press

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NEW YORK | US stocks are mixed as investors wait for trade news

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NEW YORK | US stocks are mixed as investors wait for trade news

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are little changed after two days of losses as investors hope for positive developments between the U.S. and its two biggest trading partners, Canada and China. Industrial and retail companies are rising while technology companies are slipping again.

KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index slid 7 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,881 as of 10:25 a.m. Eastern time. It’s down 0.7 percent this week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 25 points, or 0.1 percent, to 26,000.

The Nasdaq composite fell 48 points, or 0.6 percent, to 7,946 after a 1.2 percent drop Wednesday. The Russell 20000 index of smaller-company stocks remained at 1,727. Just over half of the stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange traded higher.

TRADE UPDATE: The U.S. could put a 25 percent tax on $200 billion in Chinese goods. A public comment period on the proposal expired overnight and media reports have said the tariffs could be announced this week.

The U.S. and China have put taxes on $50 billion in imports, but the larger tariffs would represent a major escalation in the dispute between the two largest trading partners in the world. China has vowed to retaliate.

Representatives from the U.S. and Canada will continue their talks Thursday after a negotiating session that stretched into Wednesday night. They are discussing a deal that would allow Canada to remain in an updated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

BOOKED A NEW ROOM: LaSalle Hotel Properties said it accepted an offer from Pebblebrook Hotel Trust worth $37.80 in cash, or $4.18 billion. LaSalle had agreed to be bought by investment firm Blackstone for $3.7 billion in May.

Shares of the companies had little reaction. LaSalle shares dipped 0.6 percent to $34.81 while Pebblebrook stock fell 3.2 percent to $37.27. Blackstone lost 0.2 percent to $36.37.

EARNINGS: Drone maker AeroVironment added to huge recent gains as it rose 15.7 percent to $101.24. The stock has climbed 80 percent in 2018.

G-III Apparel had a stronger second quarter than analysts expected and raised its earnings and sales forecasts for the rest of the year.

The stock advanced 11.9 percent to $49.30.

Lands’ End fell 18.8 percent to $20.30 after it took a bigger loss than analysts expected, while its sales also fell short of Wall Street projections. The company said sales at Lands’ End Shops inside Sears stores continued to fall sharply.

CRISIS IN EMERGING MARKETS: While the U.S. economy has gained strength this year, investors are worried about the impact of rising interest rates and trade disputes on fast-growing, but often fragile, emerging economies. The currencies of Argentina, Turkey and Iran have all hit record lows recently and Venezuela’s currency has lost almost all its value.

While each of those countries has different problems, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases have made some U.S. assets more attractive and investors are responding by pulling money out of emerging markets. That’s exposed financial vulnerabilities elsewhere.

The worry is that big losses in some developing markets could ripple out into the global financial system, as they have in the past, notably in the late 1990s, when several Asian countries eventually required financial rescue.

BONDS: Bond prices were little changed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note held steady at 2.90 percent.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 0.1 percent to $68.80 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, added 0.3 percent to $77.53 a barrel in London.

CURRENCIES: The dollar dipped to 111.17 yen from 111.51 yen. The euro rose to $1.1640 from $1.1623.

OVERSEAS: The CAC 40 in France added 0.4 percent and Germany’s DAX slipped 0.1 percent. In Britain, the FTSE 100 lost 0.2 percent.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.4 percent and the Kospi in South Korea dropped 0.2 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng tumbled 1 percent.

By MARLEY JAY ,Associated Press