Headlines – Feb. 28/17

  • Wall St slips as financial, discretionary stocks drag. Read story
  • Traders glued to these Trump stock trades ahead of address. Read story
  • Consumer confidence hits 15-year high. Read story
  • Mom and Pop investors are behind this historic market rally. Read story
  • Greek private sector bank deposits drop in Jan. on review jitters. Read story
  • French inflation rate unexpectedly drops, ending months of gains. Read story
  • Oscars tourist star ‘Gary from Chicago’ was just released from prison after serving 22 years for ‘several felonies’ including attempted rape. Read story
  • Indian economic growth slows to 7%, still ahead of expectations. Read story
  • Vietnam’s ‘bikini airline’ takes off in public listing. Read story
  • Door knocks in dark: The Canadian town on front line of Trump migrant crackdown. Read story
  • DNA tests reveal Subway’s oven-roasted chicken is only 50% chicken. Read story
  • SpaceX to fly passengers on private trip around moon in 2018. Read story
  • Tweeting accountant blamed for Oscar Best Picture blunder. Read story
  • Active environmentalist Leonardo Dicaprio flew eyebrow artist 7,500 miles to do his brows for Oscars. Read story
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Headlines – Feb. 27/17

  • Wall St slips as tech stocks weigh. Read story
  • What exactly happened with the Best Picture  win at the Oscars? Read story
  • Trillions of dollars are at stake when Trump speaks to Congress. Read story
  • Stockman: “After March 15 everything will grind to a halt.” Read story
  • Trump budget to seek $54 billion more in defense spending, offset by decreases elsewhere. Read story
  • The bond market is calling Yellen’s March rate hike bluff. Read story
  • Yes, Le Pen could win in France. Read story
  • London Stock Exchange/Deutsche Boerse merger in doubt. Read story
  • Uber is designed so that for one employee to get ahead, another must fail. Read story
  • US pending home sales fall to lowest level in a year. Read story
  • Trump-style Australian populists gain in polls as Turnbull flounders. Read story
  • China’s Twitter clone will soon have more users than Twitter. Read story
  • Blackberry revives classic keyboard phone. Read story
  • Wal-Mart launches new front US price war, targets Aldi in grocery isle. Read story
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Headlines – Feb. 24/17

  • Wall St opens lower as energy, finance stocks weigh. Read story
  • Countries are using the EU’s biggest fear as their ultimate bargaining chip. Read story
  • LePen surges in latest poll as voters serve a ‘slap in face’ to establishment. Read story
  • China says no intention of using currency devaluation to its advantage. Read story
  • Loeb embraces Trump ‘paradigm shift,’ says stocks not overvalued. Read story
  • Former IMF chief Rato gets 4.5 years for embezzlement. Read story
  • Kim Jong-nam killed by VX a weapon of mass destruction. Read story
  • You’re overpaying for drugs and your pharmacist can’t tell you. Read story
  • China steams past US and France to be Germany’s biggest trading partner. Read story
  • Geopolitical black swans are are the stock market’s biggest risk. Read story
  • Weak Pound hits BA owner’s profits. Read story
  • Google sues Uber over driver-less technology. Read story
  • The $5000 burger. Read story
  • Witches to cast spell on Trump. Read story
  • Frightened French voters want Obama to run. Read story
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Headlines – Feb. 23/17

  • Fed may raise rates ‘fairly soon.’ Read story
  • Tesla’s earning report raises new questions. Read story
  • Trump to seek job advice from firms that offshore US work. Read story
  • German budget surplus highest since 1990. Read story
  • Oil to $70, or down to $30? Read story
  • The world’s freest economy is slashing its already low taxes after a $12 billion surplus surprise. Read story
  • US real rate signalling weakness weakness may deal dollar another blow. Read story 
  • EU warns of a Europe of ‘small countries’ if populism triumphs. Read story
  • Claims for jobless benefits in US point to firm job market. Read story
  • N. Korea mocks China for ‘dancing to the tune of the US’. Read story
  • OPEC needs to prolong cuts after swelling surplus, Citi says. Read story
  • Exxon has wiped a whopping 19.3% of its oil reserves off its book. Read story
  • US ‘nuke sniffer’ plane flies to Norway trying to determine source of radiation spreading in Europe. Read story
  • Automakers call on EPA chief to ease fuel-efficiency standards. Read story
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Headlines – Feb. 22/17

  • Wall St slips on weak oil prices; Fed minutes in focus. Read story
  • This bullish stock signal has never been wrong – and it’s about to flash for 2017. Read story
  • Chinese president has vowed to lead the “new world order.” Read story
  • Iran ready to give the US a ‘slap in the face’: Commander. Read story
  • It’s been 31 years since the last US tax overhaul. Read story
  • LePen wins over women voters who feel left behind in France. Read story
  • UK economy grows faster than thought. Read story
  • A stunning 2,805 record high temperatures in the US so far this month. Read story
  • Planes, tanks, ships: Russia military get massive upgrade. Read story
  • China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles. Read story
  • McDonald’s to cut prices on drinks as fast-food industry slumps. Read story
  • How to save a dying mall. Read story
  • Bill Gates supposedly has a long way to go to catch the real richest man of the world. Read story
  • Military plane cost hits Airbus. Read story
  • Millennials are the most narcissistic generation ever. Read story
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Headlines – Feb. 21/17

  • Wall St hits another record high on strong retail sales. Read story
  • Crude oil could plunge to as low as $30. Read story
  • Euro-area recovery broadens as France outpaces Germany. Read story
  • China stocks rise as investors see a bull market on the horizon. Read story
  • Burger King parent buys Popeyes for $1.8 billion. Read story
  • Verizon and Yahoo agree to a $350 million price cut. Read story
  • ‘Radiation spike’ sparks fears Putin tested nuke in Arctic. Read story
  • Study: Venezuelan’s lose 19 lbs on average due to lack of food. Read story
  • Robots taking over wide range of military jobs. Read story
  • Uber enlists ex-attorney general Eric Holder to investigate harassment claims. Read story
  • As Brexit nears, support for leaving the EU falls in Slovakia. Read story
  • Wanda’s Dick Clark deal shaky, but not dead yet. Read story
  • There’s a completely legal reason this dentist has an office full of human heads. Read story
  • “It looks like a war zone.” Trump vindicated after violent riot erupts in Swedish suburb. Read story
  • Bill Gates says terrorists could use viruses to kill millions. Read story
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Headlines – Feb. 16/17

  • World stocks rise to record high, dollar retreats. Read story
  • At least 25 dead in suicide attack on Pakastani shrine. Read story
  • Banks accused of fixing South African Rand. Read story
  • Race to shore up Oroville Dam before series of storms hit. Read story
  • Intelligence officials withhold information from Trump. Read story
  • China’s holding of US treasuries dropped in 2016 by most on record. Read story
  • Snap seeks valuation of $18.5 billion in highly awaited IPO. Read story
  • Big US banks to push for easing of money laundering rules. Read story
  • Italy approves $21 billion fund to shore up troubled banks. Read story
  • Microsoft takes another crack at healthcare, this time with cloud, AI & chatbots. Read story
  • The most innovative countries in the world on one map. Read story
  • India’s richest man calls Donal Trump “a blessing in disguise for India.” Read story
  • Inside Donald Trump’s White House chaos. Read story
  • China may bar US ships from passing through its waters. Read story
  • Venezuela pulls plug on CNN. Read story
  • Third person arrested in killing of Kim Jong Un’s half brother. Read story
  • Artificial intelligence has brought “doubt and suspicion” to ancient world of Japanese chess. Read story
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Headlines – Feb. 15/17

  • S&P 500 sets sights on longest wining streak in 3.5 years, but futures waver. Read story.
  • Ceta: EU parliament backs free trade deal with Canada. Read story
  • Japan & China dumping US Treasuries. Read story
  • Iceland’s GDP soars 10%, so residents are preparing for next crash. Read story
  • A $30 million golden parachute deal courtesy of the junk-bond market. Read story
  • Buffet’s big bet on Apple may have made him $1.1billion in just six weeks. Read story
  • UK wage growth outpaces inflation. Read story
  • Greek economy shrinks in fourth quarter. Read story
  • This may be the one currency call Trump’s administration got right. Read story
  • China warns US against fresh naval patrols in South China Sea. Read story
  • Russian spy ship spotted 40 miles of US coast. Read story
  • Why the Euro needs an orderly exit mechanism. Read story
  • US solar surged 95% to become the largest source of new energy. Read story
  • Trump to meet retail CEO’s who oppose border tax. Read story
  • A mathematician has created a teaching method that proving there’s no such thing as a bad math student. Read story
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Headlines – Feb. 13/17

  • Wall St extends record run as ‘Trump trade’ reignites. Read story
  • Swiss voters reject tax reform plan. Read story
  • Trump – Trudeau meeting underlies delicate task of remaking NAFTA. Read story
  • Dollar gains against rivals after Trump-Abe meeting goes smoothly. Read story
  • Musk: Merge with machine or become irrelevant. Read story
  • N. Korea’s game changing new missile is more stable, more efficient, and harder to detect. Read story
  • Samsung chief back in court over corruption claims. Read story
  • How can we trust global warming scientists if they keep twisting the truth? Read story
  • China upset that disputed islands mentioned in Japan-US meeting. Read story
  • A record-setting 1,000 drones take to sky in China to celebrate lantern festival. Read story
  • Passenger carrying drone to fly in Dubai in July. Read story
  • US government hauls in record tax revenues. Read story
  • California Oroville dam expected to fail. Read story
  • Pakistan high court bans Valentine’s Day. Read story
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Headlines – Feb. 9/17

  • Wall St opens higher as energy stocks gain. Read story
  • Twitter tumbles as quarterly loss nearly doubles. Read story
  • College professor accused of punching Republican student over politics. Read story
  • 3,144 US flights cancelled as snowstorm Niko bears down on northeast. Read story
  • Record number renounce US citizenship in 2016. Read story
  • Jobless claims fall 12,000 to 234,000, near post-recession bottom. Read story
  • Trump and China president finally broke the ice – by snail mail. Read story
  • Fed’s Bullard says rate can remain low through 2017. Read story
  • Samsung’s Note 7 battery supplier has fire at China factory. Read story
  • Fare killer Ryanair lets go of its American dream Read story
  • Mississippi considers death by firing squad. Read story
  • Ecuador presidential candidate pledges to evict Julian Lassange from London embassy. Read story
  • Police strike leaves 90 dead, Brazilian city in chaos. Read story
  • Explosion at French nuclear plant, ‘no radiation risk.’ Read story
  • Trump attack on judges ‘demoralizing’ says Supreme Court pick. Read story
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