A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly November 25, 2017 By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the U.S. stock market at a record high and daily stock gyrations […]
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Arkansas prison guards held hostage by 2 inmates released, captors in custody
Two correctional officers who were briefly held hostage Friday night by a pair of inmates at an Arkansas maximum security prison have been released, and their captors are in custody, officials said. The incident took place in the housing area at the Maximum Security Unit in Tucker, located about 30 […]
Momentum grows for another grand coalition in Germany
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz as they attend a meeting of the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, November 21, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt November 25, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – Members of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) will likely approve a renewed coalition with […]
Twitter’s 280-Character Limit Seems Like a Momentary Distraction
Twitter‘s (NYSE: TWTR) recent announcement that it was doubling the character limit on tweets to 280 characters for almost everyone may have temporarily distracted investors from another round of poor earnings. Continue Reading Below But is the move really worth cheering? Why fix the one thing that wasn’t broken? While […]
TransCanada recovers 44,400 gallons of oil from Keystone pipeline spill site
An aerial view shows the darkened ground of an oil spill which shut down the Keystone pipeline between Canada and the United States, located in an agricultural area near Amherst, South Dakota. REUTERS/Dronebase November 25, 2017 (Reuters) – TransCanada Corp said on Friday it has recovered 44,400 gallons, or 1,057 […]
2 Stocks I’d Never Buy, and 1 I’ll Consider
Bargain-chasing investors must take care to separate spring-loaded value stocks from truly troubled businesses. Today, I’m taking a look at three stocks that have fallen at least 20% in 2017, and at least 10% of their shares are still being sold short. As it turns out, only one of these […]
Uber to disclose price on SoftBank deal early next week: sources
FILE PHOTO: A man arrives at the Uber offices in Queens, New York, U.S., February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo November 25, 2017 By Paresh Dave and Liana B. Baker SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] plans to move ahead with a deal to bring in Japanese […]
Syrian opposition picks chief negotiator ahead of new Geneva talks
Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri arrives for a new round of negotiation with UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura (not pictured) during the Intra Syria talks, at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Xu Jinquan/Pool November 25, […]
Several arrested in Black Friday mall protest: report
Seven people, including a state lawmaker, were arrested today at a Missouri mall after nearly 100 protesters disrupted Black Friday shopping, according to local media. Galleria Mall, located near St. Louis, was forced to close because of the protests, mall security told ABC News. Protesters entered the mall around 1:15 […]
University faces boycott over allegations against professor
In what may be an unprecedented move, more than 400 college professors from all over the world have written an open letter calling for a boycott of the University of Rochester, where a professor is accused of preying on female students. The open letter expresses “disappointment” with the University of […]