New Zealand Labour leader Jacinda Ardern speaks to the press after leader of New Zealand First party Winston Peters announced his support for her party in Wellington, New Zealand, October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Charlotte Greenfield October 19, 2017 By Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister-elect Jacinda Ardern said […]
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‘Anemic’ iPhone 8 demand drags Apple shares lower
FILE PHOTO: An iPhone 8 is displayed at the Apple Orchard Shop in Singapore September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su October 19, 2017 By Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s shares fell nearly 3 percent on Thursday on signs of weak demand for the iPhone 8 that caused analysts and investors […]
ATM Order Weakness Hits NCR Hard
NCR (NYSE: NCR) has done a good job of evolving with changing times, going beyond its initial focus on checkout-line hardware to provide a wide range of payment-related services with numerous applications. By doing so, NCR hopes to cash in on the growing number of consumer transactions that involve payment […]
California won’t make its attorney licensing exam easier
SAN FRANCISCO – Becoming a lawyer in California isn’t going to get easier after the state Supreme Court decided not to lower the minimum passing score on one of nation’s toughest licensing exams for attorneys. Continue Reading Below The justices on Wednesday acknowledged a drop in the percentage of people […]
David Blaine ‘vehemently denies’ rape allegation
David Blaine is defending himself against an allegation of sexual assault, his attorney told ABC News in a statement. The actor has been accused of raping a former model in London in 2004 when she was 21 years old, according to an interview the alleged victim gave to The Daily […]
Trump’s chief of staff offers emotional take on call to slain soldier’s widow
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly painted an emotional narrative of the outreach made in the aftermath of a U.S. service member’s death during Thursday’s White House press briefing, a description that came on a week in which President Donald Trump found himself in the midst of a controversy […]
Boy booted from Cub Scouts after tense exchange with senator
An 11-year-old Cub Scout was reportedly kicked out of the program allegedly for asking a Colorado state senator some tough questions during a meeting organized by the Boy Scouts of America. Ames Mayfield was booted last week following an Oct. 9 discussion hosted by his Cub Scout den in Broomfield, […]
How major US stock indexes fared on Thursday
The major U.S. stock indexes finished mixed Thursday after partially recovering from midday losses. Continue Reading Below The latest gains barely kept winning streaks alive for the Standard & Poor’s 500 index and the Dow Jones industrial average. Both indexes also set new highs. Health care stocks posted some of […]
Muni bond Thursday update: 10-year yield decreases
A look at the AP Municipal Bond Index for Thursday, Oct. 19: Continue Reading Below BIGGEST MOVER: 30-year bonds. Yield decreased 6 basis points over the last week to 2.82 percent. TWO-YEAR: Yield rose less than a basis point to 1.08 percent. The two-year/10-year spread is 118 basis points, down […]
Stitch Fix, an online styling service, files to go public
NEW YORK – Stitch Fix, an online clothing styling service, has filed to go public. Continue Reading Below The company is one of several that ships shoppers clothing to try on at home before they buy. With Stitch Fix, customers pay $20 to receive five clothing items. Customers can ship […]