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• Open Letter To President Trump: Blinding Flash of the Obvious

  25-01-2017 20:19
  
  Dear President Trump,It’s conceivable you are not a regular reader of these newsletters. In deference to how busy you’ve been since last Friday, I’ll resist directing you to the full archive for the moment. Suffice it to say these missives usually begin with a catchy or sometimes kitschy cultural hook to draw
  
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• Why The Dow Can Go Much, Much Higher

  25-01-2017 19:49
  
  The Dow broke 20,000 today.  I want to talk about why it's a big deal. As we discussed when we entered the new year, " Trump's Plan Is A Recipe For Restoring Animal Spirits ."  Watch out, it's coming.   Remember, this (animal spirits) is the element that economists and analysts can't predict, and can't quantify.
  
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• Cashing In In Retirement: Financial Advisors' Daily Digest

  25-01-2017 19:30
  
  By SA Gil Weinreich BySA Gil Weinreich Investing as with life is about trade offs We all want to make astute trades One such trade that investors work to pull off is turning in a lifetime of human capital in exchange for financial capital in retirement This makes sense since
  
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• Dow Teases With 20,000 Level

  25-01-2017 18:35
  
  Ahead of this morning s bell a major deal has been struck JPMorgan 160 JPM 160 has agreed to serve as custodian to over 1 trillion with a t in BlackRock 160 BLK 160 assets This amounts to roughly one fifth of BlackRock s total holdings JPMorgan takes over for State
  
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• Will UBS Group AG (UBS) Stock Rally Post Q4 Earnings?

  25-01-2017 18:34
  
  UBS Group AG UBS is scheduled to report fourth quarter 2016 results on Jan 27 The Swiss banking giant s third quarter 2016 net profit attributable to shareholders had slumped 60 year over year The decline primarily reflected a net tax benefit recorded in the prior year quarter while
  
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• Huntington (HBAN) Beats on Q4 Earnings; Revenue Up Y/Y

  25-01-2017 18:34
  
  Huntington Bancshares Incorporated HBAN reported a positive earnings surprise of 9 1 in fourth quarter 2016 Earnings per share of 24 cents outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents Moreover the figure was higher than the prior year quarter adjusted earnings of 22 cents The
  
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• Freeport (FCX) Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Beat

  25-01-2017 18:34
  
  Freeport McMoRan Inc FCX reported net income attributable to common stock of 21 cents per share for fourth quarter 2016 as against the year ago loss of 3 47 per share Net income for the reported quarter includes net charges of 59 million or 4 cents per share mainly reflecting
  
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• Ensco (ESV) Defers Delivery of Newbuild Drillship by 2 Years

  25-01-2017 18:34
  
  According to recent reports Ensco plc ESV has inked an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries to yet again defer the delivery of a newbuild drillship by two years Per Ensco a payment of 75 million of the 309 million unpaid balance of the purchase price for the drillship has been
  
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• Which Streaming Service Has the Most-Satisfied Customers?

  25-01-2017 18:33
  
  Americans remain somewhat divided on their favorite streaming service but they have a clear pick when it comes to which one they like the least A new report from Strategy Analytics measured customer satisfaction in 14 categories across three key areas the number and availability
  
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• United Technologies (UTX) Q4 Earnings Match, Affirms View

  25-01-2017 18:33
  
  United Technologies Corporation UTX reported fourth quarter 2016 adjusted earnings from continuing operations of 1 56 per share in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate GAAP earnings from continuing operations were 1 26 per share as against a loss of 30 cents in the year ago
  
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• Progressive's (PGR) Q4 Earnings Beat, Premiums Increase

  25-01-2017 18:33
  
  Progressive Corp s PGR fourth quarter 2016 operating earnings per share of 64 cents surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 25 5 Earnings improved nearly 19 year over year Including net realized losses net income per share was 66 cents up about 18 year over year
  
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• Philip Morris International Gets Serious About Reduced Risk

  25-01-2017 18:33
  
  Across the globe the Marlboro cigarette brand has been extremely successful over the span of decades Philip Morris International NYSE PM has reaped the benefits of the popularity of Marlboro and other key cigarette brands and cigarettes still make up the vast bulk of the company
  
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• Amphenol (APH) Beats on Q4 Earnings, 2017 View Bullish

  25-01-2017 18:33
  
  Despite a challenging macroeconomic environment diversified electronics manufacturer Amphenol Corporation APH reported strong fourth quarter 2016 results with healthy year over year increases in both earnings and revenues GAAP earnings for the reported quarter were 75 cents per share
  
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• American Express: Signs of Life Amidst the Costco Rubble

  25-01-2017 18:33
  
  Image source American Express Company This won t exactly be a newsflash to investors paying even half attention but the American Express Company NYSE AXP has struggled mightily the past two years In January 2015 the stock traded as high as 94 Two years later and
  
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• 2 Ways Costco Is Beating the Competition

  25-01-2017 18:33
  
  Costco NASDAQ COST has remained steady in a market where rival retailers including Macy s NYSE M and Sears NASDAQ SHLD have struggled mightily While both of those chains have lost sales and closed stores largely due to customers moving to the internet the
  
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• ATVI Stock: Should You Add Activision Blizzard to Your Portfolio?

  25-01-2017 17:30
  
  TheATVI  stock is a share in the ownership ofActivision Blizzard, Inc. , an American interactive gaming and entertainment company. Yet another tech stock we have added to our portfolio here atInvest Diva . Because, we are geeks. So if you wanna get geeky with us, let's conduct theIDDA approach  on the ATVI
  
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• European ADRs Edge Higher as Banking Gains Offset Contractions from Miners, Telecom Stocks

  25-01-2017 17:10
  
  American depository receipts of European stocks were 0 9 higher at 123 68 on the Bank of New York Mellon Europe ADR Index on Wednesday morning American depository receipts of European stocks were 0 9 higher at 123 68 on the Bank of New York Mellon Europe ADR Index on Wednesday morning Gainers
  
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• Dow Jones hits 20,000: What has driven its surge?

  25-01-2017 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Dow Jones is trading above 20,000 points for the first time ever. What has driven its rise?
  
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• Keeping up appearances

  25-01-2017 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPs want to see fines for companies with sexist dress codes, but what rules can be set?
  
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• Despite Trump's Rhetoric: U.S. Needs OPEC Oil

  25-01-2017 14:19
  
  President Donald Trump is taking his ‘America First’ energy plan from the campaign trail to the White House website, vowing to achieveenergy independencefrom OPEC and any nations hostile to U.S. interests.Trump is not the first U.S. President to have promised energy independence. At the height of the 1973 Arab
  
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• 'Men aren't told to look attractive at work'

  25-01-2017 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicola Thorp, who was sent home for refusing to wear high heels at work explains why she made a stand.
  
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• Tech tonic

  25-01-2017 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Digital learning is helping to meet the demand for better education in South Africa.
  
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• Trumping trade

  25-01-2017 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Global trade flows are already falling, but could Donald Trump prove to be their final death knell?
  
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• Lego copycats fool China boss

  25-01-2017 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lego now has a factory in China, but there are fears about copyright violation there.
  
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