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Why Gold Mining Stocks Are an Unalloyed Bargain
Barron's - 19 Jan 2019 05:18
Both Barrick and Newmont have made big acquisitions and their shares offer an opportunity to profit when the metal regains its luster.
Five Ways to Profit from the Boom in Life Science
Barron's - 19 Jan 2019 03:00
Stocks of companies that make diagnostic health products have had a strong run, and with increased demand and plenty of money for R&D, more gains could be on the way.
Supermarket retailer Casino to sell six stores to rival Leclerc
Reuters - 19 Jan 2019 10:47
French supermarket retailer Casino , in the process of divesting assets to cut debts, has agreed to sell six of its 'Geant' hypermarket stores to domestic rival Leclerc for 100.5 million euros ($114 million).
Gene therapies can be a miracle cure–except when our immune systems won’t let them
Fast Company - 19 Jan 2019 08:00
Therapy targeting mutated genes is starting to work wonders, but not for everyone. Growing up in Devon in the 1980s, brothers James* and Matt* had to be careful with their antics–a cut or bruise could land them in hosp...
Malaysia court rules in favor of Wynn Macau in $4.2 million case: lawyer
Reuters - 19 Jan 2019 07:54
A Malaysian judge on Friday ruled in favor of Wynn Macau in a case against a fund manager who owed the casino millions of dollars, the company's lawyer said, the first time a casino has been allowed to recover dues in th...
Strike by Los Angeles teachers enters fifth day amid talks
Miami Herald - 19 Jan 2019 05:25
Teachers picketed and rallied Friday as a strike against the giant Los Angeles Unified School District extended to a fifth day with a new round of contract negotiations underway. Drums, …
Markets rise on hopes of breakthrough in trade talks with China
New York Post - 19 Jan 2019 04:31
Wall Street caught a bounce Friday as traders got renewed faith in trade talks between the US and China. Major indices were up more than 1 percent, with the Dow Jones industrial average gaining 336.25 points, or 1.4 perc...
Arizona governor proposes $11.4 billion budget
Miami Herald - 19 Jan 2019 02:59
With a sizeable surplus to divvy up for the first time in a decade, Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday proposed an $11.4 billion budget for Arizona that focuses much of …
Subway instability grows as another exec exits sandwich chain
New York Post - 19 Jan 2019 02:29
Yet another would-be hero has disappeared from Subway's headquarters. James Walker -- a seasoned restaurant executive who spent the past year and a half scrambling to turn around the struggling sandwich chain -- stepped ...
China Or Canada? Which Is More Attractive As A Franchise Expansion Market?
Forbes - 19 Jan 2019 00:45
Which is more attractive for a US franchisor - China or Canada? Or, more generally, should a franchise firm expand first to large and fast-growing markets (like China), or to safe and familiar markets (like Canada)? The ...
Women’s March Returns To DC, Other Cities
TPM - 19 Jan 2019 20:02
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Women’s March returned to Washington on Saturday and found itself coping with an ideological split and...
NewsWatch: U.S. stock market has switched to bullish from bearish too quickly
Market Watch - 19 Jan 2019 16:00
Benchmark indexes have recouped half their losses in a little over three weeks -- perhaps too fast.
Is Capitalism The Answer To Climate Change? This Tesla-Backed Startup Believes It Is
Forbes - 19 Jan 2019 14:58
Can capitalism solve climate change? Brenden Millstein, CEO & Founder of Carbon Lighthouse believes it can. Since its inception, the company has been backed by Tesla CTO JB Straubel and has started to tackle one of the b...
Qatar emir to attend Beirut's Arab economic summit
Reuters - 19 Jan 2019 12:49
Qatar's emir will visit Beirut on Sunday for an Arab economic summit which has been marred by regional rifts and internal Lebanese disputes even before it began.
Wild week over Brexit leaves British politics in crisis mode
Miami Herald - 19 Jan 2019 10:54
Britain's Parliament is crumbling -- shored up by scaffolding, patched by endless repairs. And after a week of upheaval over Brexit in the House of Commons and angry exchanges on …
U.S. chipmakers may give clues on China hazard
Reuters - 19 Jan 2019 10:36
Intel Corp operates mostly outside the Apple-sphere, and that is exactly why whatever it says next week about business in its vital Chinese market matters so much for investors.
The Public Face of Huawei's Global Fight
Wall Street Journal - 19 Jan 2019 07:12
Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's finance chief and daughter of its founder, helped lead the company's effort to improve its image. With her arrest, she's caught up in one of the probes ensnaring the company around the world
The 7 biggest things to expect from Nintendo in 2019
Business Insider - 19 Jan 2019 23:13
Nintendo In 2019, Nintendo plans to release the first-ever "core" Pokémon game for the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo is also reportedly working on a new version of the Nintendo Switch, which could arrive in the coming year....
Office REITs at Bargain Prices
Barron's - 19 Jan 2019 05:02
Real estate investment trusts that specialize in office properties have badly lagged the overall REIT market. But be careful: Not every region is equally attractive.
Elon Musk warns 'the road ahead is very difficult' announcing Tesla layoffs
ABC News - 19 Jan 2019 04:24
It's the second round of layoffs in seven months.
Products made of threatened African wildlife sold at US expo
Miami Herald - 19 Jan 2019 03:55
Photos and video taken by animal welfare activists at a recent trophy hunting convention show an array of products crafted from the body parts of threatened big-game animals, including boots, …
Neo-Nazi publisher ordered to turn over personal information
Miami Herald - 19 Jan 2019 03:49
A judge has ordered the publisher of a neo-Nazi website to reveal his net worth and identify any phone numbers, email addresses, social media accounts and technology he used when …