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Iran mocks Trump after speech in Saudi Arabia
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted that Washington may be "milking" Saudi Arabia. Mr. Trump's address on Sunday was the centrepiece of his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, his first stop overseas as President. The US itself has been a supporter of Saudi Arabia in its brutal war on Yemen and of the many violent groups fighting in Syria to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
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China says Moody's downgrade overestimates difficulties facing its economy
Last September, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warned that excessive credit growth in China signaled an increasing risk of a banking crisis within three years. Signs of trouble in China could easily derail the world-wide equities rally and dampen global economic growth given the country's significant role in worldwide trade.
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Evidence suggests Lazarus Group responsible for WannaCry
The earlier attacks did not exploit the vulnerability that helped WannaCry spread so far, so fast but instead used six other malicious programs favoured by Lazarus . The North Korean diplomat was forced to speak on the matter after last week, three well-known cyber-security firms advanced a theory that North Korea was behind the attacks .
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LS Investment Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in General Motors Company (GM)
It improved, as 52 investors sold MCD shares while 574 reduced holdings. He is also eligible for an annual bonus of up to $3.6 million, plus compensation from his service at Ford's mobility unit. If you are viewing this article on another website, it was illegally stolen and reposted in violation of United States & worldwide copyright law. A number of brokerages recently weighed in on F.
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Parades, cemetery visits scheduled for Memorial Day weekend
Brighton Circle West, Crystal Lake. CARY-GROVE AMVETS FLAGS AT WINDRIDGE, 5 to 6 p.m. Local Boy and Girl Scout troops will be participating in the raising of the colors and presentation of wreaths. Pastor Ann Spitzenberger will give the benediction. Services in Ludlow will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 29 , at the Ludlow Community Center, 204 E.
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Ford Confirms 1400 Job Cuts In North America, Asia
A Ford spokesperson, who declined to comment on the reported layoffs, said in a statement that the company is focused on "strategic priorities that will create value and drive profitable growth ", including investing "aggressively, but prudently" in new opportunities.
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Spirit Realty Capital, Inc (SRC) Announces Earnings Results
The share price of the company (NYSE:SRC) was down -0.14%, with a high of 7.32 during the day and the volume of Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. shares traded was 11492078. It has underperformed by 52.90% the S&P500. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Spirit Realty Capital by 389.0% in the third quarter.
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British parliament closes to visits after Manchester attack
She said he had been known to security forces "up to a point". Mr Patel, who works opposite the family home in Tarleton, Lancashire, also spoke of the horror faced by Saffie's dad Andrew as he arrived at Manchester Arena to collect his daughter.
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Ariana Grande's mother ushered fans to safety after Manchester attack
The UK police have identified a man they suspect of having perpetrated the attack, 22-year-old Salman Abedi. A male relative of Abedi's told the Sun that he had seen him approximately ten days before the attack looking "happy, relaxed and smiling".
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USA places Venezuela Supreme Court justices on sanctions list
The US has imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan officials for alleged human rights abuses . " President Trump has made clear that the US will not tolerate bad actors that exist in Venezuela under President Maduro", they added. It said the National Assembly was in contempt. Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro took control of the country's National Assembly in March with the help of a ruling by the nation's Supreme Court that nullified the legislative branch.
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Chelsea edges Watford in seven-goal thriller
I'll sit down and consider it with my family, whether that [offer is] here or overseas or wherever that may be. "Genuinely I have not made any decisions of yet and I am evaluating all my options at the moment". It is something I really appreciate and I work a lot. From Willian's right-wing corner, Kurt Zouma headed the ball against Terry, who reacted sharply to hook the ball in off the left-hand post for his first goal since January a year ago.
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Former US representative Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in sexting case
The New York Post reported that Weiner had sent sexual messages along with the alleged photo to an unidentified woman in 2015. He held a commanding lead in the Democratic primary race as late as June 2013, until more, newer relationships came to light.
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Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC) Receiving Very Favorable News Coverage, Report Shows
Banco Santander, S.A. P/E (price to earnings) ratio is 13.24 and Forward P/E ratio of 13.77. Citigroup Inc reaffirmed a buy rating on shares of Banco Santander, in a report on Thursday, February 9th. Banco Santander, ( BME:SAN ) opened at 6.58 on Monday. If you are viewing this piece on another publication, it was illegally copied and republished in violation of US and global copyright laws.
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China just got its first credit downgrade since 1989
OPEC FOCUS: The OPEC oil cartel and other producers, notably Russian Federation, are this week expected to extend last year's production cut in a concerted attempt to prevent oil prices from falling. In March 2016, Moody's revised down China's sovereign rating outlook to "negative", but China's economic performance turned out to be much better than projected.
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Trump, Abbas Discuss Ways to Make Progress in Israeli-Palestinian Talks
But the Trump family's visit to the wall once again highlighted the issues raised by groups such as Women of the Wall, prompting concerns that Melania and Ivanka Trump would shun tradition in order to pray with the president. A one-state-solution, one that would aim at finding that elusive land of Peacerael, however, would demand political sea changes from Israelis and Palestinians alike.
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Oil prices rise as market expects extended production cut
Opec's cuts have helped push oil back above $50 a barrel this year, giving a fiscal boost to producers, which heavily rely on energy revenues and have had to burn through foreign-currency reserves to plug holes in their budgets. Analysts polled by S&P Global Platts forecast a decline of 2.8 million barrels in crude-oil stocks for the week ended May 19. OPEC can rest easy even on the off chance that Donald Trump's plan to sell US oil reserves comes to fruition, according to Goldman ...
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Is Salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) a Long Term Growth Play?
The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Among 45 analysts covering Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM ), 39 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 5 Hold. Let's take a look at how the stock has been performing recently. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in salesforce.com, inc.by 4.7% in the first quarter.
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UN Security Council condemns N.Korea's latest missile launch
On Monday, North Korea continued with its near weekly missile tests by launching the ground-to-ground Pukguksong-2 missile. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch from an observation post and ordered it for deployment, according to state-run Korean Central News Agency .
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USA bond yields fall, curve flattens after Fed minutes
The Fed minutes also said staff offered a briefing on a possible approach to winding down the central bank's $4.5 trillion balance sheet. The minutes will be released at 2 p.m. In UK stocks, Marks and Spencer Group shares rose 5.7p to 393.4p, having recovered from a drop in early trading after posting a 63.5% fall in annual bottom line pre-tax profits to £176.4 million.
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United States slaps sanctions on Venezuela Supreme Court judges
Haley said the USA decision to raise Venezuela at the Security Council was aimed at conflict prevention and to ensure that the top United Nations body was paying attention to the crisis. "We will never be a threat against the peace and security in global or the regional level", he insisted. The U.S. government said the judges were being targeted beca us e they had " us urped" democratic authority.
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Tulsa officer not guilty in fatal shooting of unarmed black man
But as Crutcher neared his vehicle, Shelby said his hands went down to his sides, and that's when, she claimed, she feared he was going to reach into his vehicle to retrieve a weapon. Crutcher. "When is it going to stop just officer-related shootings?" Kunzweiler's case was criticized, the defense saying all the state could do was say Shelby was angry while she challenged a course.
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OPEC, non-OPEC hold informal talks to nail new oil cuts
OPEC states have cut output at the wellhead, but kept exports to consumer countries high by draining their own stockpiles. Less predictable however is the extent to which this likely agreement from Thursday's talks will boost the price of oil, particularly with USA shale producers back from the dead and pumping at near-record levels.
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SCOTUS Rules North Carolina Gerrymandering Is Racist
The justices upheld a lower court's February 2016 ruling that threw out two majority-black U.S. House of Representatives districts. North Carolina is (unofficially) the GOP's policy lab in that numerous party's more controversial policies are first tested there.
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Orbotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:ORBK) held by 25 SEC 13F Filers
Mizuho maintained the stock with "Buy" rating in Friday, December 18 report. Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $42.00 price target (up from $35.00) on shares of Orbotech in a research note on Tuesday, February 7th.
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Devon Energy Corp (DVN) Receives "Hold" Rating from Jefferies Group LLC
DVN has been the subject of several other reports. BlackRock Inc. boosted its stake in Devon Energy Corp by 3,279.8% in the first quarter. UBS maintained Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) on Monday, November 9 with "Neutral" rating. The firm earned "Overweight" rating on Thursday, August 4 by Barclays Capital. Fernwood Investment Management LLC now owns 7,200 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $300,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter.
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Avis Budget Group I (NASDAQ:CAR) Technical Fundamentals and Valuation
FergusonMchugh MaryLynn had sold 2,915 shares worth $265,847. UBS has "Buy" rating and GBX 9750 target. The firm has "Hold" rating given on Thursday, January 28 by Topeka Capital Markets. (NASDAQ:CAR). Hutchin Hill Capital L P has 31,000 shares. Sol Management accumulated 9,540 shares or 0.11% of the stock. Great West Life Assurance Com Can reported 70,877 shares.
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Mulvaney defends plans to cut social programs
There are some cuts, from the projected increase in federal spending over the next decade. "The Trump budget exists somewhere over the rainbow where the dreams of Mick Mulvaney , (House Speaker) Paul Ryan and the Koch Brothers really do come true".
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Hair cuts: Trump budget is a start
Experts are also skeptical of a core assumption being factored into "Trumpenomics", as described by Mulvaney on Monday: a forecast of three percent sustained economic growth. "I say 'assumed economic growth, ' because they don't show us any math of how they get there". "Come on. That doesn't add up", Roberts said. The Trump plan would roll back Obama-era increases to a children's health program for lower-income families who don't qualify for Medicaid , take an ax to the Environmental ...
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY) Lowered to "Underperform" at BMO Capital Markets
The stock dropped -0.33% beyond one week and climbed 1.23% during previous one month session. About 4.12M shares traded. On Friday, March 17 Schmukler Louis S sold $282,470 worth of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) or 5,000 shares. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 2,401 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $131,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter.
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Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.37 EPS
This year company's Earnings per Share (EPS) growth is -45.00% and next year's estimated EPS growth is 64.00%. Herbalife had a net margin of 5.40% and a return on equity of 1,018.52%. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website . The stock was bought at an average cost of $51.35 per share, for a total transaction of $19,118,837.40.
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Israeli MP stokes jokes and anger with Trump selfie
The policy ultimately manifested in the 2015 signing of the Iran nuclear agreement, which lifted crippling economic sanctions that were decimating Iran's economy. "Our fundamental problem is with the occupation and settlements, and failure of Israel to recognize the state of Palestine in the same way we recognize it, which undermines the realization of the two-state solution".
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Donald Trump hails Vatican meeting with Pope Francis as 'an honour'
Melania Trump was scheduled to visit the Bambino Gesù children's hospital, near the Vatican , while his daughter, Ivanka , was to meet victims of trafficking who are being cared for at the Sant'Egidio community centre in Rome . "This is a gift for you". A piece of granite from the Martin Luther King. Jr. Without naming President Trump by name, the Pope said in February 2016 that "a person who only thinks about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not ...
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Maduro pushes ahead with his 'constituent' congress
The Assembly, which, according to Maduro , will be comprised of 500 representatives, has the power to change the system of the government or draw up a new constitution, and neither the president nor other existing constituted authorities, including the parliament now controlled by the opposition , can object against it.
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Fearful cost of Liberal "Fair Hydro Plan" exposed by auditor
A review by Ontario Financial Accountability Officer Stephen LeClair says the minimum cost is $45 billion, but that number could soar to anywhere between $69 billion and $93 billion if the Fair Hydro Plan is financed with borrowed money. "It's going to cost us a lot of money". Ms. Wynne's popularity has waned over the past year as rapidly increasing hydro rates have become a political liability for the Liberals only a year out from the next general election.
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Oil producers to extend output curbs at OPEC meeting
The formal conference comes after extensive consultations in recent weeks which seem to have produced a consensus to extend cuts at the same level for a further nine months to the end of March 2018. The United Arab Emirates achieved just 57 percent of its cut in the first quarter but exceeded its target in April, and many non-OPEC producers including Russian Federation also missed their goals.