Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index fell 0.75% on Monday after an earthquake struck the Kansai region, including the Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures, shortly before 8 am, local time. Osaka-based electronics manufacturers Panasonic (PNCOY, 6752:Tokyo) and Sharp (SHCAF, 6753:Tokyo) fell 2.7% and 3.2% respectably, as did other companies with exposure […]
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CYBG (CYBG.L), a bank focused on Britain’s retail market as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), disclosed early Monday an agreement to acquire Virgin Money (VM.L) in a 1.7 billion-pound ($2.26 billion) deal, paying a 19% premium to create the UK’s sixth-largest bank with 6 million customers. Shareholders of […]
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European stock markets are heading south, after a largely negative session in Asia. The escalating trade tensions continue to hang over markets and President Donald Trump’s confirmation of China tariffs on Friday already saw Wall Street closing lower. China was quick to retaliate and the exchange of threats has fueled […]
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MindHome Inc., a Boulder firm that makes home security monitoring software, has announced it has hired a new chief technology officer. New CTO Alan Banta “will be responsible for evolving MindHome‘s technology strategy, scaling its IT systems and infrastructure to deepen its machine learning expertise, and executing MindHome‘s roadmap to […]
Shares of Nautilus Group (NLS) opened the last session at $16.40, touching a high of $16.55 and a low of $16.15 , yielding a change of -0.10. The latest reading places the stock above the Ichimoku cloud which indicates positive momentum and a potential buy signal for the equity. The […]
Selbyville, Delaware, May 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Black Masterbatch Market is significantly growing with a CAGR of around 5.7%, owing to increasing application in automotive industry. It is highly consumed product in various end-user industry. Second largest segment is color masterbatch which have widespread application in various consumer goods […]
Interview 2 hours ago | By – | 1794 Microsociety Fort Galt in Chile Uses Bitcoin to Build Anew Cryptocurrencies function in a myriad of ways, from stores of value to mediums of exchange, embedded payment systems, vehicles for smart contracts. A use case perhaps underappreciated is the potential for […]
By () Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | 12:49 p.m. Clark County School District Jesus. F. Jara Jesus F. Jara, a deputy superintendent from Orlando, Fla., has been chosen to lead the Clark County School District. Jara was named today to replace CCSD Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky, who is stepping down next […]
Chuck Kearns/Chatham Emergency Services / AP This photo made available by the Chatham Emergency Services, GA., shows firefighters putting out a fire caused by a plane crash near the airport in Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, May 2, 2018. An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane crashed killing five people. By Russ Bynum, […]
By Mark Gillispie and David Porter, Associated Press Published Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | 9:25 a.m. Updated 1 hour, 36 minutes ago CLEVELAND — Passengers on a Southwest Airlines plane first heard a loud pop and then scurried away when they saw a jagged crack in a window that forced […]
By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | 9:27 a.m. PHILADELPHIA — Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city for a symbolic $1 each Wednesday and a promise from officials to set up a $200,000 program for […]
Associated Press Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | 9:31 a.m. CLEVELAND — Authorities say a man sent to state prison for bank robbery has robbed the same Cleveland bank branch the day after his release. Federal prosecutors in Cleveland say 40-year-old Markiko Sonnie Lewis was indicted Tuesday on a single count […]
By David Crary, Associated Press Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | 9:41 a.m. NEW YORK — Two major organizations that promote birth control filed lawsuits in federal court Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from shifting national family planning policy to stress abstinence and potentially limit counseling for adolescents. One […]
Associated Press Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | 11:03 a.m. Metro Police say two hikers have been rescued after being stranded overnight at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Lt. David Gordon says a man and a woman in their 30s were reported stranded on Tuesday night on the north […]
By () Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | 1:40 p.m. A motorist was killed Tuesday night when a pickup truck veered off a south valley road and overturned in a dirt lot, according to Metro Police. The 45-year-old Las Vegas man, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from […]
UNLV President Len Jessup delivers the State of the University address at Judy Bayley Theatre on UNLV campus Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. UNLV turns 60 this academic year. By () Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | 1:51 p.m. UNLV President Len Jessup was not acting in his own interests when he signed […]
By Chad Day and Eric Tucker, Associated Press Wednesday, May 2, 2018 | 2:44 p.m. WASHINGTON — Facing critical decisions in the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump has hired Emmet Flood, a veteran attorney who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment process. The White House announced the hiring not long […]
