Investors seem to panic about Costco (NASDAQ: COST) every time another retailer adjusts its digital strategy. Whether it’s Amazon or Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), each time a move gets made, shares in the warehouse club take a dip. This happens because many analysts believe that even successful retailers will eventually succumb to the […]
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Poll: Ala. Republicans call allegations against Roy Moore false
By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto Roy Moore leads Alabama Senate race among likely voters A new CBS News poll finds 71 percent of Alabama Republicans say the allegations against Roy Moore are false, and those who believe this also overwhelmingly believe Democrats and the […]
TIM’s board to discuss network options this week: source
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Telecom Italia logo is seen at the headquarters in Milan, Italy, May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo/File Photo December 3, 2017 By Agnieszka Flak MILAN (Reuters) – The board of Telecom Italia (TIM) will this week discuss options for its fixed-line network, including possibly splitting it […]
Insider Q&A: Economist Diane Swonk on what’s ahead in 2018
WASHINGTON – U.S. economic growth has accelerated after a sluggish start to the year, while unemployment has fallen to the lowest point in almost 17 years and the stock market has been climbing to record highs. Continue Reading Below President Donald Trump attributes the good news to optimism about his […]
Your 5-Point End-of-Year Financial Checklist
It’s that time of the year again — when we not only start counting down toward Jan. 1, but also begin crossing critical items off our financial to-do lists. So if you’d like to end 2017 on a financially strong note, here are a few moves to start working on […]
6 Countries Where Bitcoin Is Banned
When the calendar changes to 2018, investors will almost certainly look back on 2017 and label it as the “year of the cryptocurrency.” Since beginning the year, with an aggregate market cap of $17.7 billion, the value of all cryptocurrencies combined recently surged, at least temporarily, to more than $325 […]
5 Top Cannabis Stocks to Consider Buying Now
Cannabis, grass, marijuana, pot, weed. Whatever you want to call it, many cannabis industry stocks are red-hot. Several companies are racing to serve the medical cannabis markets in countries across the world. Some are targeting the recreational market. Others are developing cannabinoid drugs. And that presents opportunities for investors. Continue […]
Ireland says unclear if EU, UK can agree wording on border issue by Monday
Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney arrives to attend the Eastern Partnership summit at the European Council Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann December 3, 2017 DUBLIN (Reuters) – It is not yet clear if Britain and the European Union will be able to agree on […]
Trump says he never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Trump said in a tweet early Sunday that he never asked former FBI Director James Comey to stop investigating his ex-national security adviser, Michael Flynn, issuing a fresh denial amid a shifting timeline on when he may have known that Flynn had lied to the FBI. “I […]
European parliament not moving from Strasbourg, France says
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker addresses the European Parliament during a debate on The State of the European Union in Strasbourg, France, September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann December 3, 2017 PARIS (Reuters) – France won’t let the official base of the European Union’s parliament be moved from Strasbourg to Brussels, […]