Anxieties about trade war and a slowing world economy take their toll
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A retreat in share prices finally reaches tech stocks
STOCKMARKET BOOMS tend to narrow with age, as investors double down on the shares that have served them well. Throughout 2017 and into the early weeks of this year, a handful of favoured technology stocks, known as FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google, part of Alphabet), were the motor for a rapid rise in […]
Costco employees share 31 things they’d love to tell shoppers but can’t
Hallory Sindelar/Flickr Costco membership can go to some people’s heads, according to workers. Business Insider reached out to 49 Costco employees to find out what they wish they could tell shoppers but can’t. Common requests were to control your kids, hang up your phone, and help unload the cart. Costco membership comes with some obvious […]
Investment platforms vie to capture a share of global remittances
It’s coming home
Investment platforms vie to capture a share of global remittances
IN 2016 AYO ADEWUNMI, a Nigerian-born agricultural trader living in London, bought a five-hectare farm in his homeland. It has produced little since. “I am not in the country, so I have to rely on third parties. It’s just not good enough,” he says. Mr Adewunmi has since discovered another, potentially more satisfactory way to […]
NHL unveils multi-year partnership with MGM to share sports betting data
The NHL is getting involved in the sports gambling industry, with commissioner Gary Bettman announcing a multi-year partnership Monday with MGM Resorts International, an American global hospitality and entertainment company. The NHL, which won't receive a cut of gambling profits, is following the NBA's lead by providing the company with data for use in sports betting. "The […]
2 Supreme Court justices who will soon share the bench with Brett Kavanaugh spoke about partisanship on the high court
Allison Shelley/Getty Images Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan gave remarks about their experiences on the nation’s highest court, and talked specifically about the idea of political bias on the bench. Justice Sotomayor said “we have to rise above partisanship in our personal relationships.” Sotomayor spoke broadly about how Supreme Court justices need […]
MoviePass’ parent company just freed up some room to sell more stock — after already increasing its share count by 80,000% since July (HMNY)
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Helios and Matheson, the parent of MoviePass, is required to reserve millions of shares of stock as part of a series of debt agreements. The company’s creditors have agreed to reduce the number of shares it has to set aside. The move could free the company up to sell new shares to […]
‘I won’t spray you with champagne this time’: Hamilton & Putin share joke at Russian Grand Prix
F1 star Lewis Hamilton promised Russian President Vladimir Putin that he wouldn’t “spray him with champagne this time” as the pair shared a joke after the British driver won the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. Hamilton clinched victory on Sunday ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel – Hamilton’s main title rival […]
BMW drives to cut battery costs, share costs on autonomous vehicles
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Green,BMW,Electric,Future,Hybrid,Luxury,Performance Securing cobalt from mines that don’t exploit workers or employ children is key. Continue reading BMW drives to cut battery costs, share costs on autonomous vehicles BMW drives to cut battery costs, share costs on autonomous vehicles originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 16 Sep 2018 11:30:00 […]
