Orlando Killer's Wife May Face Charges

All Eyes On The Fed The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee is expected to hold off raising its benchmark interest rate when it announces the results of its June meeting Wednesday. Observers had long predicted a June rate hike, but a raft of weak economic data – in particular a dismal May jobs report – looks set to stay the Fed’s hand. Sponsored by: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW, RIGHT NOW. #IBTPulse --------------------------------------------------------------- Mass Shooter’s Wife Knew Of Attack Plan: Report The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people in a Florida gay nightclub was aware of his plans for the attack, and may face charges in connection with the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, according to law enforcement officials. A source told Reuters that a federal grand jury had been convened and could charge Omar Mateen’s wife, Noor Salman, as early as Wednesday. All Eyes On The Fed The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee is expected to hold off raising its benchmark interest rate when it announces the results of its June meeting Wednesday. Observers had long predicted a June rate hike, but a raft of weak economic data – in particular a dismal May jobs report – looks set to stay the Fed’s hand. SpaceX To Launch 2 Satellites Elon Musk’s commercial spaceflight company will launch a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday morning, in a bid to put two commercial communications satellites into orbit. The company will be hoping to pull off its fifth successful landing of the first stage of the rocket on an ocean barge – a technique, which, if mastered, could seriously reduce the costs associated with spaceflight. Tensions Threaten EU-Turkey Migration Deal The EU’s top envoy to Turkey announced his resignation this week, the latest example of increasingly strained relations between the bloc and Ankara that are casting doubts over the future of a deal to curb Europe’s migration crisis. The European Commission on Wednesday will release its second report into the implementation of the deal, which Turkey will expect to show progress on implementing visa-free travel for its citizens, despite the policy becoming increasingly unpopular with EU citizens. HERE'S WHAT YOU MISSED LAST NIGHT. Disney Hopes For Magic In The Middle Kingdom The newest Disney theme park, located in Shanghai, will officially open its doors to the public Thursday, featuring a host of new attractions and a distinctly Chinese feel. CEO Bob Iger hopes to unleash the “incredible potential” of the Chinese market – but has the Mouse House done enough to capture the imagination of Chinese tourists? US Charges Ex-IBM Worker With ‘Economic Espionage’ The Department of Justice has charged a Chinese national with six counts of “economic espionage and theft of trade secrets,” over six months after he was first arrested. Xu Jiaqiang is accused of stealing proprietary software with the intent to benefit a Chinese government agency. The espionage charges each carry a possible sentence of 15 years in prison. Risk Of Zika Spreading From Olympics ‘Low’: WHO The risk of the Zika virus spreading globally as a result of the Olympic games in Brazil is “very low,” the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Despite some experts calling for the Brazil Olympics to be moved or delayed because of the outbreak, the WHO has consistently downplayed the risk to the games, and has advised against imposing travel restrictions on affected areas. Cigna-Anthem Deal To Face Ethics Review Connecticut ethics officials announced Tuesday that they’ll consider a formal petition to evaluate whether the state’s top insurance regulator has violated conflict-of-interest laws by overseeing a regulatory review of the largest health insurance merger in U.S. history. The move comes after an IBT investigation uncovered financial ties between top state officials and one of the companies involved in the merger. AND THEN THERE'S THIS... The Big Climate Short Despite promises to scale back support for new coal projects to help confront global warming, many big U.S. and global banks are making investments in fossil fuel projects that could drastically boost greenhouse gas emissions. For banks to see a payoff, enough fuel to threaten plans to limit global temperature rises will have to be burned, according to activists. LinkedIn ‘Influencers’ Seem OK With Microsoft While they may not be as well-known as YouTube or Snapchat starts, LinkedIn has its own stars of sorts – known as influencers – and now they’ve got a new landlord in the form of Microsoft. While the change of ownership could cause uncertainty among the site’s top users, many are hopeful that the software giant will pump considerable resources into the network. 7 Hanover Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004 © 2015 IBT Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Please add pulse@ibt-mail.com to your contacts [Unsubscribe] | Privacy Policy