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Shutdown deadline looms, wall talks stall The White House has not ruled out another federal government shutdown, even as it signalled a willingness to obtain funding for US President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall by other means. – Trump may not be free at 2020 poll: Warren Democrat presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has taken aim…
CommSec Daily Repot Thursday
Latest News Local shares continue to hover around historic highs with the ASX 200 briefly breaking through the previous intraday record of 6875 on the open this morning. The index is trading near 6874 with a gain of 24 points or 0.35% at lunch on Thursday. The Aussie market has enjoyed a solid run of…
French NGOs slam Amazon environmental impact ahead of ‘Black Friday’
Two French environmental NGOs and a union group on Sunday slammed the environmental impact of Amazon, vowing to disrupt its “Black Friday” sale campaign later this week. The NGOs Attac and les Amis de la Terre, as well as the Solidaires association of unions, said in a report that the “world according to Amazon is…
Benefits of Using Windows VPS in Forex Trading
The Foreign Exchange market or simply forex is one of the biggest and the most lucrative markets on the planet. Millions of people and institutions are trading forex to make a full time or part-time income. All you need is knowledge of how the market works and a stable internet connection. Until a few years…
ASX Medical Marijuana Stocks – Buy, Wait and See, or Stay Away
On 5 December of 1996 the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, coined a phrase that should be etched in the psyche of all retail investors – irrational exuberance. It was the time of the dot.com stocks qualifying as “next big thing” stock market entries, sometimes backed by little more than a paper…
The 10 Highest Paying Jobs In Oil & Gas
Make no mistake: Oil and gas companies may be doing some serious cost-cutting and slimming-and-trimming to stay competitive after the shale boom binge, but when it comes to employment, it’s still one of the best industries to hit up for a job. Jobs are booming, just as much as U.S. oil and gas production is….
Graphene Additives Making their Mark
Some investors lose patience waiting for “next big thing” breakthroughs. The time between concept and commercialisation to generate substantial returns on stock market investments in companies involved with the reportedly revolutionary capabilities of the breakthrough and seem an eternity. Others realize the path from concept to profit can be long and torturous. Such has been…
UK PM to push again for election after EU backs Brexit delay
The British Prime Minister is expected to make a fresh attempt Tuesday to force an early election, despite MPs rejecting his plan, after the European Union agreed to postpone Brexit for up to three months. MPs defeated a third attempt on Monday by Boris Johnson to call a snap poll, with the Conservative leader immediately…
UK parties argue over election as EU mulls Brexit delay
Britain appeared to move a step closer Sunday to holding an early election in December, after two opposition parties backed the idea – but only if EU leaders delay Brexit until January. The Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Liberal Democrats broke ranks with the main opposition Labour party to offer Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
The Daily Fix – EUR finding some form with stimulus talk in play
The noise in the Brexit saga is deafening, but by all accounts, we are closer on a customs arrangement on Northern Ireland, yet, still have to work on the issue of VAT. It is unclear at this stage if there will be any concrete proposal to thrash out in tonight’s EU Council meeting, but the…
