Reuters journalists Wa Lone (L) and Kyaw Soe Oo, who are based in Myanmar, pose for a picture at the Reuters office in Yangon, Myanmar December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Antoni Slodkowski December 19, 2017 YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists completed a week in detention in Myanmar on Tuesday, with no […]
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Facebook makes German marketing push as hate speech law bites
A giant logo is seen at Facebook’s headquarters in London, Britain, December 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville December 19, 2017 By Emma Thomasson BERLIN (Reuters) – Facebook <FB.O> is making a big marketing drive in Germany just as the country starts to implement tough regulations designed to clamp down on online […]
Russia calls Trump’s national security strategy ‘imperialist’
Government officials in Russia and China are criticizing President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy as “imperialist” and a return to “Cold War” mentality. But Moscow’s reaction also signaled that it saw some common ground. The strategy document, announced by Trump on Monday, depicted a world where “great power competition” […]
MLB star donating $10M mansion to charity for special-needs kids
DALLAS — Texas Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, are giving back this holiday season. But rather than handing over a check to a charity, they’re donating a house — a mansion, actually. CBS Dallas-Fort Worth reports the couple is gifting their 32,000-square-foot home on Table Rock Lake to […]
3 Top Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now
Companies that grow their dividends each year tend to outperform those that don’t. That’s why investors seeking income should focus their attention on dividend growth stocks instead of just looking at companies that pay a high current yield. That said, it is possible to have your cake and eat it, […]
Bitcoin Stocks: It’s the Name That Counts
As the tech sector boomed during the late 1990s, shrewd companies quickly figured out how to send their share prices soaring. If they renamed their company to something that ended with “.com,” investors would pay a higher price for its shares simply on the basis of its name. Continue Reading […]
Honda to unveil new compact gas-electric hybrid sedan
DETROIT – Honda will unveil a new five-passenger gas-electric hybrid sedan at the Detroit auto show next month. Continue Reading Below The company says it’s bringing back the Insight name for the compact car that will offer mileage competitive with other hybrids. Fuel economy and price weren’t released Tuesday for […]
Holiday spending on track to be highest in at least 12 years: CNBC survey
Buoyant American attitudes on the economy look set to show up in plentiful, record-setting holiday spending this season. The CNBC All-America Survey found that average holiday spending intentions will top $900 for the first time in the 12-year history of the poll, eclipsing last year’s estimate of $702 by a […]
Friend of billionaires reacts to “suspicious” deaths
Police are calling the deaths of a Canadian billionaire and his wife “suspicious.” Barry Sherman, chairman of pharmaceutical company Apotex, was found dead Friday in his Toronto-area mansion, along with his wife, Honey. Investigators say the couple died from “ligature neck compression,” but they have not called their deaths homicides. […]
Throngs of family and friends remember Kentucky lawmaker
A Kentucky lawmaker who killed himself a day after vehemently denying accusations of sexual assault was remembered at the church where he preached and took a public stand against the allegations of misconduct. Family and friends of Dan Johnson gathered for his funeral at Heart of Fire church on Monday […]