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Obama to return to White House to celebrate health care reform
Former US President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow on November 08, 2021. NBC News reports Obama will return to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since he left office to promote the Affordable Care Act in an event alongside President Joe Biden. Jeff J […]
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These are the best stocks to own as bond yields rise, Jefferies says
Jefferies has named the best stocks to own during rising U.S. 10-year Treasury yields. Source
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Op-ed: A new world order is emerging — and the world is not ready for it
DUBAI – “Are we ready for the new world order?” The provocative title of the panel that lead off the ambitiously named World Government Summit here last week was framed to suggest that a new global order is emerging — and the world is not ready for it. There has been a proliferation of writing […]
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Stock futures are flat after S&P 500 notches third straight week of gains
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 25, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock index futures were flat during overnight trading Sunday, after the S&P 500 posted a third straight week of gains. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 14 points. S&P 500 futures were flat, while Nasdaq 100 futures declined […]
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A Ukrainian techie combined ‘code and people’ to raise $3.5 million so far for families back home
Alex Iskold Courtesy: Alex Iskold A little over a month into Russia’s assault on Ukraine, Alex Iskold is trying to reckon with the reality in his homeland while lending a hand the best way he knows how. Iskold, who immigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine at age 19, is a venture capitalist and managing director of […]
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How the hotel industry is fighting its human trafficking problem
Human trafficking generates about $150 billion a year globally in illegal profits, according to the International Labour Organization, and poses a complicated challenge for major hotel chains. In 2020 there were more than 10,000 reported cases of human trafficking in the U.S., with 72% of those related to sex trafficking, according to the National Human […]
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Oil reserve release could actually boost prices long-term, analysts say
President Joe Biden announced the largest release of emergency oil reserves on record. Wall Street firms said this could raise crude prices in the long term. Source
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U.S.-listed Chinese stocks jump after China reportedly considers sharing company audits
A security personnel stands guard at the opening session of Baidu’s annual AI developers conference Baidu Create 2019 in Beijing, China, July 3, 2019. Jason Lee | Reuters New York-listed Chinese stocks jumped Friday after a report that China is considering sharing key information that would allow the firms to continue trading publicly in the […]
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Why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could spark a NATO defense spending spree
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is unleashing a new era of military spending across Europe. Member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, such as Germany, have done an about-face on its defense budget in recent weeks. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine was a wake-up call for a lot of Germans, for politicians and for […]
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Investment banks love these ‘cheap’ global stocks they say are set to outperform
Analysts from JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and more name the “cheap” global stocks to buy right now. Source
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