Comcast, Goldman Sachs Resume PAC Giving to Republican Election Objectors

WASHINGTON—Political action committees for

Comcast Corp.

and

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

have resumed giving money to one or more of the 147 Republican lawmakers who voted to object to the certification of President Biden’s election after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by supporters of former GOP President

Donald Trump,

new filings show.

The two companies were among dozens that announced in the days after the riot that they would pause or review their political donations, decisions that in some cases drew pushback from lawmakers.

At that time, Comcast announced it would suspend donations to the election objectors. Goldman Sachs had said it would stop all political giving as it reviewed its donation criteria. At the time, Goldman Sachs planned to closely examine the records of those who tried to obstruct the results of the election, a person familiar with the matter said then.

Representatives for Comcast didn’t respond to emails

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Inflation will likely get even worse just before it starts off improving, Goldman warns

American customers are grappling with the swiftest value increases in a long time, with the charge of almost everything from cars to gasoline to foodstuff surging nationwide. 

And the challenge may well get worse in advance of it starts to boost.

In an analyst be aware to customers on Sunday, Goldman Sachs economists warned that pandemic-induced disruptions in the global source chain – which have induced congestions in ports and warehouses nationwide – could last more time than predicted as surging demand struggles to keep up, which means that inflation metrics will continue being “fairly high for substantially of subsequent yr.”

“It is now apparent that this procedure will take longer than in the beginning predicted, and the inflation overshoot will possible get even worse prior to it will get superior,” they wrote. 

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