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Asia has most representation on latest billionaire list

21 March 2017, 07:53

The other two being the co-founders of Snapchat. Perhaps the world's most influential billionaire, Donald Trump, did not fare well on the list . According to the USA publication's latest global rich list, Gates grew his wealth by US$11 billion d...

Hart climbs up Forbes billionaire list

21 March 2017, 07:46

His net worth jumped to $86 billion from $75 billion a year ago. CEO Abigail Johnson of Boston-based Fidelity Investments has a net worth of $14.4 billion and ranked 75th on Forbes' list . Second on the list is US investor Warren Buffett, whos...

Oil drops as United States drilling growth threatens to counter Opec cuts

21 March 2017, 06:53

Oil rig pumpjacks operating in the Wilmington Field area, July 30, 2013 - Reuters pic NEW YORK, March 21 - Oil fell as a Libyan port is set to resume shipments and the United States drilling revival undermines the potential for Opec output curbs to r...

Tom Brady's missing Super Bowl jersey found

21 March 2017, 06:40

Following the game, Brady's jersey was stolen from the Patriots' locker room. The jersey likely could have been sold to a collector for "great monetary gain", Acevedo said . In any case, the fact that the missing Brady jersey was recovered is remark...

Gold holds firm as Fed rate hike guidance weighs on dollar

21 March 2017, 06:29

European stocks fell as much as 0.3 percent and USA futures pointed to a fall of around 0.2 percent at the open on Wall Street. Market analysts put the latest decline - and caution in equity markets - down to the weekend's G20 communiqué, which dro...

Seres Therapeutics to Launch New Clinical Trial for Microbiome Drug

21 March 2017, 06:16

Working capital declines Seres Therapeutics Inc . has witnessed a decline in the working capital over the past year. Seres Therapeutics, Inc . Gross Margin percentage stands at 0% while its Operating Margin for trailing twelve month is 0 percent...

Motorcyclist identified in fatal Lubbock crash

21 March 2017, 06:08

The driver of the auto involved in the crash was treated at the scene for his injuries. The crash happened around 9:45 p.m.at NE 57th Avenue and Sacramento Street. Tucson Police Dept. has identified the driver of the motorcycle as 25 year old Roger...

Manchester United announce five-game USA summer tour

21 March 2017, 05:55

Changes are usually made to make a relegation-threatened team harder to beat - something not usually associated with becoming more cavalier. "What triggered it off I don't know?" "(Wayne) Rooney and (Michael) Carrick are still here and they are t...

Trump holds rally in Louisville, Ky

21 March 2017, 05:01

When Kaepernick opted out of his contract, he said he would stop kneeling during the national anthem. Kaepernick - who took a knee during the national anthem this season in a silent protest to bring attention to police brutality against people of col...

European Union to block any firms involved in Brazil meat scandal

21 March 2017, 04:47

China, which accounted for almost one-third of the Brazilian industry's $13.9-billion in exports a year ago, chose to suspend imports of all meat products from Brazil as a precautionary measure after police on Friday accused companies of widespread b...

Trump to visit Capitol Hill to make pitch on health care

21 March 2017, 04:03

House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday, Reuters reported . A Congressional Budget Office analysis last week concluded that older people would likely pay higher premiums under the proposal to repeal and replace Barack Obama's health care law.

Contaminated Meat and Govt Bribes: Fresh Scandal Rocks Brazil

21 March 2017, 03:58

It may be recalled that Brazil is the largest red meat exporter in the world. While the media reports referenced a number of second and third-tier meat processing and value-adding companies, some of the largest processors in Brazil, included BRF an...

Oil prices plummet amidst increasing U.S. drilling activity and steady OPEC supply

21 March 2017, 03:40

Industry players at the meeting aired their concerns that growing USA output may thwart OPEC's efforts to trim stockpiles and raise prices, an idea underpinned by US government data released during the week showing inventories at record-high levels...

OPEC May Extend Supply Cuts to Bolster Recovery in Oil Prices

21 March 2017, 02:08

Why is that, when the overhang of crude equals almost 64 times a single day's demand-nearly 17% more than normal and able to come to market in a heartbeat? "With the market still digesting the big increase in inventories, oil prices are likely to...

The Week Ahead: Will the Fed Follow Up on Rate Increases?

21 March 2017, 01:56

To be clear, the Fed's dot plot is typically out-of-whack with the Fed's actual rate hike timetable, but changes at its margins are still considered material. Subsequently, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, ...

Dalai Lama opens Buddhist conference

21 March 2017, 01:54

In his opening address, the Dalai Lama told Buddhist delegates and experts from 35 countries that all religions share one principle - love and compassion - and that all must promote religious harmony in order to overcome both historical and current p...

Oil prices plummet amidst increasing USA drilling activity and steady OPEC supply

21 March 2017, 01:51

Global benchmark Brent crude fell as low as $51.01 a barrel this morning while West Texas Intermediate slipped to $47.84. WTI crude has "found itself vulnerable to heavy losses.as the rising drilling activity in the US reinforced the oversupply...

May to trigger Brexit on March 29

20 March 2017, 10:50

If all goes according to the two year negotiations set out in the official timetable, Brexit should happen in March 2019. Sterling fell half a cent against the dollar on what Brexit minister David Davis described as a move taking Britain to "the th...

DHS Wants Proposals for a Border Wall 'Aesthetically Pleasing in Color'

20 March 2017, 10:31

Customs and Border Protection requested proposals for " border wall prototypes ". However, it says designs over 18 feet (5.5 meters) high could be acceptable. So what exactly is the federal government looking for? The prototypes will be used to dec...

Stock Chalking up Significant Action in Session: Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG)

20 March 2017, 10:21

As earning per share serves as an indicator for company's profitability, analyst have given their estimate trends for the next year with quarterly estimate of $-0.08. The stock touched its high share price of $16.66 on Dec 12, 2016 and the stock also...

Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination hearings

20 March 2017, 10:16

Gorsuch is a highly regarded conservative appeals court judge from Colorado who was chosen to succeed one of his heroes: the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Bob Casey and Republican Sen. Congressional Democrats have been facing major pressure from the...

Nobel laureate Bob Dylan plays Oshawa

20 March 2017, 09:44

Bob Dylan performs in Oshawa this summer, touring on the strength of his first triple album, Triplicate. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Dylan has won 12 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Two nights later he plays in Kingsto...

Man City draw with Liverpool 'one of my special days - Guardiola

20 March 2017, 09:31

The Dutchman said: "At the end I think you must be satisfied, even though we didn't score a (winning) goal". But coming after City's dramatic Champions League exit to Monaco in midweek was the reason behind Guardiola's pride at the spirit his team...

Trader Alert: Unusual Volume Spotted in Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFM)

20 March 2017, 08:37

Analysts have a mean recommendation of 1.80 on this stock (A rating of less than 2 means buy, "hold" within the 3 range, "sell" within the 4 range, and "strong sell" within the 5 range). The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities ...

IBM launches blockchain as a service for the enterprise

20 March 2017, 08:29

Unveiled at the Interconnect conference, this commercial blockchain service is based on the open-source Hyperledger Fabric 1.0, built by The Linux Foundation. This development follows on from late a year ago when IBM unveiled a blockchain e...

Eric Trump announces wife Lara is pregnant with baby boy

20 March 2017, 07:19

Lara Trump told People that she isn't anxious at all; the both of them have had extensive experience from babysitting the President's eight other grandchildren. "I knew I always wanted kids someday", she said, adding her husband is going to "be an...

Brokers Add To Their Ratings On Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:WLL)

20 March 2017, 07:14

Following analysis criteria, Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: WLL ) attains noticeable attention, it has analyst recommendation of 2.40 on scale of 1-5 with monthly performance of -21.51%. According to them, the median (average) EPS the company c...

No wiretap of Trump Tower, GOP intel committee says