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Reuters |
Asia stocks hit 1-year high as soft US data quells Fed hike talk
Reuters A man stands next to an electronic board showing stock prices in Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon. By Hideyuki Sano | TOKYO. TOKYO The dollar tumbled and Asian stocks rose to one-year highs on Wednesday after surprisingly … Asian Shares Mostly Up, But Nikkei Weighed by Strong YenWall Street Journal Japan Shares Drop, Led by Exporters, as Yen Gains on U.S. ReportBloomberg Stronger yen keeps pressure on Japanese equitiesFinancial Times CNBC –Daily Mail –Financial Express –Nasdaq all 37 news articles » |
Fortune |
Australia's Economy Toasts 25 Years Without a Recession
Fortune The nation's economy expanded at its fastest annual pace in four years last quarter. Australia's resource-rich economy expanded at its fastest annual pace in four years last quarter, clinching a remarkable run of 25 years without recession as surging … Australia notches up 25 years of growth as defence spending boosts economyThe Guardian More Australian Q2 GDP data responsesNasdaq Australia Celebrates 25 Years Since Last RecessionWall Street Journal NEWS.com.au –Business Insider Australia –Seeking Alpha –Rappler all 83 news articles » |
Washington Post |
Judge grants partial stop on North Dakota pipeline work
Washington Post WASHINGTON — An American Indian tribe succeeded Tuesday in getting a federal judge to temporarily stop construction on some, but not all, of a $3.8 billion four-state oil pipeline, but its broader request still hangs in the balance. U.S. District … Company agrees to temporarily halt some North Dakota pipeline workReuters Tribal Protest Spurs Halt to Pipeline in North DakotaWall Street Journal Native Americans Fighting To Protect Sacred Land Find Ally On Mainstream NewsHuffington Post The New Yorker –CBS News –Indian Country Today Media Network –International Business Times all 287 news articles » |
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Ackman buys into Chipotle, to talk to management; shares jump
Reuters A Chipotle Mexican Grill is seen the day before it announces its first quarter results, in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson. By Svea Herbst-Bayliss | BOSTON. BOSTON Activist investor William Ackman's hedge … Bill Ackman's Pershing Square takes big stake in ChipotleMarketWatch Pershing Square Reveals 9.9% Stake in ChipotleWall Street Journal Ackman Sets Sights on Beleaguered Chipotle and Insular BoardBloomberg CNBC –Fortune –Business Insider –TheStreet.com all 69 news articles » |
Tulsa World |
Judge puts hold on plan to open California lands to fracking
Tulsa World LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday tentatively rejected a plan by the federal Bureau of Land Management to open more than 1,500 square miles of lands in central California to oil drilling and fracking. The BLM failed to take a "hard look … Judge blocks oil development in Central California over frackingSFGate Legal Victory Overturns Federal Plan to Open 1 Million Acres of California Public Land to Drilling, FrackingYubaNet District judge suspends million acre fracking dealKern Golden Empire |
Washington Post |
ITT Technical Institutes shut down after 50 years in operation
Washington Post ITT Educational Services, one of the largest operators of for-profit technical schools, ended operations at all of its ITT Technical Institutes on Tuesday, citing government action to curtail the company's access to millions of dollars in federal loans … ITT Tech shutters all campuses after federal aid sanctionsBusiness Insider More Than 35000 Students Left Without Degrees After ITT Tech Announces Immediate Campus ClosuresKTLA ITT Tech students unsure about next step after school's closureIndianapolis Star Roanoke Times –Huffington Post –New York Times –Fort Wayne Journal Gazette all 541 news articles » |
Bloomberg |
Enbridge May Have Just Touched Off a 'Supermajor' Race for Pipes
Bloomberg Is the North American pipeline sector about to be consumed by merger mania? With Enbridge Inc. planning a $28 billion takeover of Spectra Energy Corp., some investors say the industry's in store for more deals as pressure mounts on the likes of … Enbridge to Buy Spectra Energy in $28 Billion DealWall Street Journal With Spectra Energy Deal, Enbridge Seeks To Upstage Kinder MorganForbes Pipeline operator Enbridge to buy Spectra Energy for $28BTulsa World TheStreet.com –Houston Chronicle –Reuters –The Boston Globe all 243 news articles » |
Fortune |
Allergan's CEO Just Pledged a 'Social Contract' With Patients on Drug Prices
Fortune Including a promise for reasonable drug prices. Allergan AGN 1.34% CEO Brent Saunders tried to convey a simple message to investors and customers on Tuesday: I'm not on board with unreasonable price hikes for life-saving drugs. In a blog post on the … Allergan vows limited price hikes, says 'outliers' deter researchReuters One pharmaceutical company's unusual solution to public fury over price hikesWashington Post Allergan Slaps Peers, Self With Pricing GauntletBloomberg Business Insider –BioPharma Dive –Salon –Healio all 20 news articles » |