U.S. equity markets declined for a second-straight week, while benchmark interest rates surged to the highest levels of the year after inflation data showed an unwelcome reacceleration in price pressures. Uncomfortably reminiscent of the mid-2023 inflation reacceleration, the path towards disinflation has been stymied by resurgent oil prices resulting from a further intensification of Middle…

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Monty Bennett and some board members for his company, Ashford Hospitality Trust, have been hit with a lawsuit, alleging misconduct in a proxy fight involving Bennett’s hotel operation. The plaintiff, an out-of-state investor named Jason Aintabi, contends that Bennett unlawfully used his nonprofit media outlet, the Dallas Express, to influence shareholders, D Magazine reported. The lawsuit claims that…

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