Baird Investment strategy analyst Ross Mayfield discusses commodities in the energy sector on ‘The Claman Countdown’ Oil is continued its run higher clocking the third straight week of gains and adding to the inflation concerns building on Wall and Main Street. West Texas Intermediate crude prices topped $70.91 on Friday, […]
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Advisory firm ISS recommends vote against Toshiba chairman
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen next to a traffic signal atop of a building in Tokyo, Japan June 11, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato June 12, 2021 TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp shareholders should vote against the re-appointment of board chairman Osamu Nagayama and four other directors, shareholder […]
Blue Origin auctions a rocket trip to space with Bezos
FILE PHOTO: Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos addresses the media about the New Shepard rocket booster and Crew Capsule mockup at the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Isaiah J. Downing/File Photo/File Photo June 12, 2021 By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) […]
Nigerian police fire tear gas and detain several protesters – witnesses
Protesters run after police fired teargas during a June 12 Democracy Day rally in Abuja, Nigeria June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde June 12, 2021 ABUJA/LAGOS (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas and detained several demonstrators in the Nigerian cities of Lagos and Abuja on Saturday during protests over the worsening […]
China’s cryptocurrency-mining crackdown spreads to Yunnan in southwest – media
FILE PHOTO: Small toy figurines are seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency displayed in front of an image of China’s flag in this illustration picture, April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration June 12, 2021 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies has spread to the country’s southwest with a […]
Algerians vote in parliamentary election
People fix electoral panels ahead of the legislative elections, in Algiers, Algeria June 5, 2021. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina June 12, 2021 By Lamine Chikhi and Hamid Ould Ahmed ALGIERS (Reuters) – Polls opened in Algeria on Saturday for a parliamentary election that the ruling establishment hopes will turn a page on […]
Exclusive-Macron offers UK’s Johnson ‘Le reset’ if he keeps his Brexit word
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and France’s President Emmanuel Macron attend a bilateral meeting during G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain, June 12, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS June 12, 2021 By Michel Rose CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron offered on Saturday to reset relations with […]
YouTube suspends Sen. Johnson for COVID-19 ‘misinformation’
Republican Sen_ Ron Johnson from Wisconsin has been suspended from uploading videos to YouTube for seven days, after the company said he violated its COVID-19 “medical misinformation policies.” ByThe Associated Press June 12, 2021, 12:09 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MILWAUKEE — Sen. […]
Biden to press G-7 leaders to adopt a unified approach to counter China’s rising influence
(L-R) President of the European Council Charles Michel, Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy’s Prime minister Mario Draghi and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen […]
Bitcoin falls 5.71% To $35,210
FILE PHOTO: Representations of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this picture illustration taken June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/Illustration June 12, 2021 (Reuters) – Bitcoin dropped 5.71% to $35,210 at 0600 GMT on Saturday, losing $2,131.11 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 45.7% […]