Asia shares retreat from nearly two-year peak, dollar firms Asian shares turned lower on Thursday after touching near two-year highs, while the dollar benefited from waning expectations that the European Central Bank was poised to end its easy policy. Financial spreadbetters expected some of the gloom to extend to European […]
Judge maintains broad block on Trump travel ban Judge maintains broad block on Trump travel ban:- A judge in Hawaii has extended a broad block on President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, turning aside pleas from the federal government to narrow or drop an earlier order forbidding the president from […]
Galaxy S8 Vs Galaxy S8 Plus Galaxy S8 Vs Galaxy S8 Plus:- Samsung has launched the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, surprise! In all seriousness, after months of (truly unparalleled) leaks Samsung’s 2017 flagship smartphones are here and a lot has changed. Mostly for the better, but there is […]
Texas church bus crash: 13 killed, 2 injured in collision with pickup truck At least 13 people were killed and two others injured in a head-on crash Wednesday between a church bus and pickup truck in southwest Texas, officials said. All of the victims who died were senior adults who […]
For the Trump White House, celebrating Women History Month can be awkward For the Trump White House, celebrating Women History Month can be awkward:- As Women’s History Month draws to an end, first lady Melania Trump proclaimed at a Wednesday award ceremony that “wherever women are diminished, the entire world is diminished with […]
U.S. diplomat arrested, accused of conspiracy with Chinese intelligence agents U.S. diplomat arrested, accused of conspiracy with Chinese intelligence agents:- A longtime State Department employee was arrested Wednesday and charged with repeatedly lying about her contacts with Chinese businessmen who had plied her with thousands of dollars in cash and gifts […]
Ivanka Trump, Shifting Plans, Will Become a Federal Employee Ivanka Trump, Shifting Plans, Will Become a Federal Employee:- Ivanka Trump, the elder daughter of President Trump, is becoming an official government employee, joining her husband, Jared Kushner, in serving as an unpaid adviser to her father in the White House. […]
North Carolina Legislators Say They Have a Deal to Repeal Restrictive Bathroom Law North Carolina Legislators Say They Have a Deal to Repeal Restrictive Bathroom Law:- North Carolina lawmakers said late Wednesday that they had struck a deal to repeal the state’s contentious bathroom law. The law, which restricted access […]
Hawaii judge extends national halt on Trump travel ban Hawaii judge extends national halt on Trump travel ban:- The Hawaii federal judge who brought President Trump's revised travel ban to a national halt this month extended his order blocking the ban's enforcement. The move Wednesday sets the stage for the Justice Department to […]
Once golden, Robert Rubin hedge fund proteges lose some luster Once golden, Robert Rubin hedge fund proteges lose some luster:- Learning to invest on Goldman Sachs' (GS.N) risk arbitrage desk, made famous by leader Robert Rubin, was once seen as a fast track to fortune. But the band of hedge fund protégés who […]
