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Millennials are sticking with cryptocurrency
New York Post - 11 Nov 2018 08:55
Millennials have their own thoughts on investing, and a large part of the cohort are still interested in bitcoin. These young people, many of whom have soured on conventional investing, are becoming increasingly interest...
Alibaba Singles' Day sales hit $10 billion in first hour
Reuters - 11 Nov 2018 07:11
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd settled roughly 69 billion yuan ($9.92 billion) in the first hour of its annual Singles' Day on Sunday, up roughly 21 percent from last year's early haul of 57 billion y...
Chinese leaders struggle to dispel stock market gloom
Miami Herald - 11 Nov 2018 04:33
Lu Yushan, a retired salesman, has advice for investors in China's slumping stock market: Sell. Lu's shares soared over the past decade. But the 65-year-old cashed out this year, driven …
Former Virginia city employee charged with embezzlement
Miami Herald - 11 Nov 2018 22:03
A former Virginia city economic development official has been charged with embezzlement over allegations he improperly used $4,000 to send packages to his girlfriend. The Virginian-Pilot reports that a grand …
Panel discussion on supercarriers coming to Ford museum
Miami Herald - 11 Nov 2018 18:47
A panel discussion on U.S. supercarriers will be held at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids. Tuesday's program will feature the documentary "Building Integrity, Building Ford," which …
Iran sells more oil to private exporters to bypass U.S. curbs
Reuters - 11 Nov 2018 18:07
Iran sold 700,000 barrels of crude oil to private companies for export on Sunday in a second round of sales aimed at countering U.S. sanctions on the country's exports, oil ministry news website SHANA reported.
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Forbes - 11 Nov 2018 17:38Warming hurting shellfish, aiding predators, ruining habitat
Miami Herald - 11 Nov 2018 17:17
Valuable species of shellfish have become harder to find on the East Coast because of degraded habitat caused by a warming environment, according to a pair of scientists that sought …
Ian Siegel employs artificial intelligence to disrupt the job recruitment industry
L.A. Times - 11 Nov 2018 17:00Oil pucks and pellets; Canada eyes new ways to move stranded crude
Reuters - 11 Nov 2018 16:11
Canada's biggest railroad says it is attracting interest from oil producers in its effort to move crude in solid, puck-like form, as clogged pipelines divert more oil to riskier rail transport.
Using your home's equity to pay off credit card debt is a dumb move
L.A. Times - 11 Nov 2018 15:00Wisconsin DNR staff pressured to OK golf course
Miami Herald - 11 Nov 2018 10:01
"Here's our thistle! This is a rare, very rare plant," retired wetland ecologist Pat Trochlell exclaimed as she stood at the edge of Lake Michigan on a clear, windy and …
China's annual shopping frenzy shatters another record
Miami Herald - 11 Nov 2018 07:30
Shoppers in China have once again broken records after spending more than $14 billion within the first two hours of an annual online buying frenzy. Now in its 10th year, …
Persimmon boss retained £15m in bonus deal
BBC - 11 Nov 2018 04:38
Housebuilding boss Jeff Fairburn saved millions because of the method used to cut his share bonus.
Police: GPS tracker with cash leads to bank robber's arrest
Miami Herald - 11 Nov 2018 02:13
Police say a quick-thinking bank teller helped them track down a robber by slipping a GPS tracking device in with the money. The Providence Journal reports the man hailed a …
The Wall Street Journal: House Democrats plan to investigate Trump's role in hush-money payments
Market Watch - 12 Nov 2018 01:55
House Democrats, set to take over majority control next year, plan to probe President Donald Trump's involvement in hush payments arranged during the 2016 campaign to two women alleging affairs, according to a Democratic...
Florida Recount Moves Forward As Scott Baselessly Accuses Nelson Of Fraud
TPM - 12 Nov 2018 01:54
Matt Shuham contributed reporting. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- After some early bumps, more than half of Florida’s 67 counties...
The Wall Street Journal: Saudis to reduce oil output, as OPEC still debates production cuts
Market Watch - 12 Nov 2018 01:50
Plummeting oil prices and signs of a coming global oversupply are bringing producers closer to a pact to cut output.
Dollar Tree stock is a bargain, down 18 percent this year: Barron's
Reuters - 11 Nov 2018 23:39
Shares of Dollar Tree Inc are as big a bargain as the $1 goods it sells in its stores, with shares off 18 percent this year and trading at a discount to its biggest competitor Dollar General Corp and there is a possible ...
FPIs infuse Rs 4,800-cr in just 5 trading sessions on cooling crude prices
livemint.com - 11 Nov 2018 09:42
The recent infusion comes following a net outflow of more than Rs 38,900 crore in October
The Terrain Comes Into View
TPM - 11 Nov 2018 03:40
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The Wall Street Journal: California firefighters make gains against wildfires as death toll rises to 25
Market Watch - 12 Nov 2018 01:41
Firefighters used a lull in heavy winds to make early headway against the massive wildfires on both ends of California that left 25 dead, but strong gusts warned of further danger and unhealthy levels of smoke prompted w...