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Qatar Situation Worsens as Turkish Troops Arrive
Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani called measures imposed against Qatar by Saudi Arabia , the UAE , Bahrain and others "an act of aggression". Bloomberg reports that the $12-billion deal was signed by Qatari defence minister Khalid Al-Attiyah and his U.S. counterpart, Jim Mattis in Washington on Wednesday. [Full Article...]
Botty Investors LLC Acquires Shares of 7326 Energy Transfer Equity, LP (ETE)
Float is the number of shares available for trading of a particular stock. The stock had a trading volume of 1,004,417 shares. Meritor Inc (NYSE:MTOR) has risen 104.71% since June 23, 2016 and is uptrending. The rating was maintained by Goldman Sachs with "Neutral" on Wednesday, July 13. Eaton Vance Mgmt invested in 0.01% or 269,416 shares. NRZ has a 1-week performance of 0.54%. [Full Article...]
Turkey rejects call to shut military base in Qatar
His reaction comes after Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries boycotting Qatar over alleged support for "terrorism" reportedly issued a list of demands , including closing down the military installation. Qatari-funded media network Al Jazeera has hit back at Arab states' calls for it to be closed down. One of the biggest disputes was in 2002, when Saudi Arabia withdrew its ambassador to D... [Full Article...]
S.Korean President vows to scrap plans for n-reactors
Since the Kori 1 reactor went online in 1978, the resource poor-country added 24 nuclear power plants to meet rising demand for electricity from rapid industrialization and economic development. "The government will not extend the operational life cycle of nuclear reactors". Public support for nuclear power has been undermined by a local scandal in 2010 over forged certificates for spare parts... [Full Article...]
Whitbread plc (WTB) Rating Reiterated by Barclays PLC
Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. (NYSE:MMC) has risen 16.25% since June 13, 2016 and is uptrending. Its down 0.64, from 2.22 in 2016Q3. Janney Montgomery Scott Ltd Company invested 0% of its portfolio in Land Securities Group plc (LON:LAND). 10/10/2016 - Babcock International Group had its "Neutral" rating reiterated b... [Full Article...]
American Century Companies Inc. Has $391.14 Million Stake in US Bancorp (USB)
Bancorp (NYSE:USB) is expected to announce $0.85/share EPS for the current quarter. It has underperformed by 91.03% the S&P500. First National Bank Of Hutchinson increased its stake in Us Bancorp (USB) by 47.12% based on its latest 2016Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. [Full Article...]
Qatar's neighbors issue long list of demands to end crisis
Cutting ties to Iran would prove incredibly hard. - Stop interfering in the four countries' affairs. The demands also call on Qatar to stop giving citizenship to wanted nationals from the four countries and revoke it for existing nationals from those countries where it violates their laws. [Full Article...]
European Central Bank seeks power over key financial sector
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that he expects to see no upward movement in interest rates following a presentation by the European Central Bank president Mario Draghi at the European summit in Brussels this morning. The bank said: "These powers include a significantly enhanced role for central banks of issue in the supervisory system of central counterparties, in particular with regard to ... [Full Article...]
Russia's Rosneft Brings in Rs 84000 cr To Buy Out Essar Oil
According to the sale and purchase agreement signed by parties in October 2016, the seller is represented by Essar Energy Holdings Ltd and Oil Bidco (Mauritius) - companies incorporated and managed under the laws of Mauritius. Rosneft acquires 49% of the Vadinar refinery, one of the most sophisticated refinery in the Asia-Pacific region, possessing a complex infrastructure. [Full Article...]
Group of Democrats meet behind closed doors to consider ousting Pelosi
Tom Price - who is now secretary of Health and Human Services. Those thoughts - expressed this morning in a tweet from the president - aren't an endorsement of Pelosi, however. " Nancy Pelosi was a great speaker, she was a great leader, but her time has come and gone". KAREN BASS: In the districts where we are truly competitive, I don't think that message is going to hold very much. [Full Article...]
Police officer stabbed in neck at MI airport
The police officer injured in the incident was Lieutenant Jeff Neville and reports state that he is in a stable condition. During the attack, Ftouhi, armed with a roughly 12-inch knife that had an 8-inch serrated blade, allegedly yelled " Allahu Akbar ", David Gelios of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said . [Full Article...]
Lonzo Ball rocks $495 new Lakers colorway ZO2 sneakers after being drafted
Top draft prospects gather for a group photo before the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 22, 2017 , in NY. Just before being drafted, Ball took off his dress shoes and put on this brand new Big Baller Brand ZO2 Lakers colorway called "Sho'time". [Full Article...]
Senate GOP releases health care bill and battle lines form
President Donald Trump tweeted his approval of the Senate plan Thursday evening. Medicad was expanded by Obamacare , which provided health coverage to millions of low income Americans who couldn't afford it earlier. The sources said that, in some instances, the documents McConnell planned to release might suggest optional approaches for issues that remain in dispute among Republicans. [Full Article...]
Checking the Charts on Shares of We Holdings Ltd.
The stock rose 1.24% or $1.88 reaching $153.99. It has outperformed by 12.14% the S&P500. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. [Full Article...]
Trump Gives Nancy Pelosi a Backhanded Compliment
Both Reps. Kathleen Rice , R-N.Y. Others on the social media platform defended Pelosi saying that it's hard to find an adequate replacement and that this is another example of a strong woman being blamed for something that wasn't her fault. [Full Article...]
AIB listing priced at 4.40 euro per share, raises 3 billion euros
Allied Irish Banks has raised €3bn (£2.6bn) for Ireland in a stock market float that valued the once-stricken lender at €12bn and marked one of the biggest listings in London in recent years. In December 2010, at the height of the global financial crisis triggered by the collapse of the property market two years previously, Irish taxpayers bailed out AIB at a cost of €20.8 billion. [Full Article...]
The Constellation Brands Inc (STZ) Shares Sold by First National Trust Co
The legal version of this piece of content can be accessed at https://www.thecerbatgem.com/2017/06/22/principal-financial-group-inc-has-41-89-million-position-in-constellation-brands-inc-stz-updated.html. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Friday, September 11 by Susquehanna. Boenning & Scattergood initiated the stock with "Neutral" rating in Thursday, November 12 report. [Full Article...]
AbbVie (ABBV) Getting Somewhat Favorable News Coverage, Report Shows
The Wafra Investment Advisory Group Inc holds 635,775 shares with $11.69M value, up from 525,086 last quarter. Time Warner Inc now has $77.27 billion valuation. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Incorporated Oh reported 0.14% in AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV). Matrix Asset Advsrs Inc Ny holds 2.79% or 262,671 shares. [Full Article...]
US House passes bill to revise Dodd-Frank financial services reforms
The remainder of the Alabama delegation voted in favor of the bill, which passed the House 233-186 along party lines. President Donald Trump has previously indicated he wants to start undoing the financial services regulations , which were introduced by Barack Obama in 2010. [Full Article...]
Kuwait hands Qatar a list of demands from boycotting countries - Al Jazeera
But, according to the NYT Editorial Board, "the real reason [the Muslim Brotherhood has] been labeled a terrorist group is that autocratic regimes see it as a populist threat". Only a day earlier, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had warned the demands must be "reasonable and actionable". "Imagine another country demanding that CNN be closed", 40-year-old Haseeb Mansour, who works for te... [Full Article...]