Jumping to Conclusions After Dirty Money Report
05/17/2019 9:02 AMThere are no shortage of opinions on money laundering but the search party's out for anyone who read the report including the part that says no Canadian data was used to arrive at the conclusions. As the authors themselves said - proceed with caution in reaching any...
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Ford Is A Truck Company With A Truck-Sized Dividend
05/16/2019 10:13 AMWith all the talk about electric cars and Tesla (TSLA) constantly stealing the limelight, it is easy to miss the fact that there are other auto manufacturers that offer compelling investment opportunities. The initial battle scene in Episode 3 of Season 8 of Game of...
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De Beers, Namibia to spend $468m in world’s first custom-built diamond searching ship
05/16/2019 10:08 AMDebmarine, a 50/50 joint venture between world’s No. 1 diamond producer by value De Beers and the government of Namibia, will build a $468 million-diamond recovery ship, the world’s first custom-made vessel of such kind and the seventh in the company’s fleet. The...
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Microsoft, Sony Team Up To Work On Gaming Experiences, AI Solutions
05/16/2019 10:03 AMThis strategic partnership will explore joint development of future cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure to support their respective game and content-streaming services. "Sony has always been a leader in both entertainment and technology, and the collaboration we...
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BC Premier Demands Independent Inquiry Into His Own Policy Goals
05/16/2019 9:01 AMOkay, that's a weird one. It's the stated goal of the BC NDP/Green government to push gas prices high enough to discourage driving. With Greater Vancouver having the highest gas taxes in North America, they've got their wish but now the government wants an independent...
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Gold in Tech: I Can See Clearly Now!
05/15/2019 9:05 AMThanks to gold, you may see even sharper images on your smartphone, computer and television screens the future. We’ve seen tremendous advances in high-resolution technology over the last decade or so. Modern smartphone displays pack millions of pixels in a few inches...
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Midday Gainers / Losers
05/15/2019 9:01 AMA look at today's biggest movers. CLICK for complete article
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Trucking & Rail Shipments Sink as US Goods-Based Sector Slows
05/15/2019 8:55 AMIt has become a cacophony across earnings reports by trucking companies and railroads: Shipment volumes are declining, and revenues are propped up by higher freight rates, but now freight rates are coming under pressure too, as companies are getting more aggressive to...
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$100 Billion in Economic Activity Lost
05/15/2019 7:44 AMOpponents of Kinder Morgan or the Coastal Gaslink and the Kinder Morgan expansion don’t care if the economy loses $100 billion or a $10 trillion or how much government revenues suffer in derailing the oil and gas industry – but the rest of us...
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Rapid bitcoin rally cheers crypto market investors, others wary
05/14/2019 10:24 AMBitcoin, which lost three-quarters of its value in 2018, has soared by 24% since Friday and more than doubled in price so far this year. At 1612 GMT it was up 0.8% at 7,874. There was no obvious reason for the sudden rise with the opacity of cryptocurrency markets...
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