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FIRST ALERT for severe storms Saturday
The warmth will hang around through Friday , but another cold weekend is shaping up. Changes will begin Friday as strong southerly winds kick in ahead of a storm system that will sweep through the nation's mid-section (and yes with snow on the northern side of the storm) into this weekend. [Full Article...]
Disney must make offer for Sky, UK Takeover Panel rules
Disney will have 28 days from the completion of its $66B acquisition of Fox to make a £10.25 ($US15) offer for all the shares of Sky if Fox's own $15.7B takeover of Sky is not complete by then or if Comcast's rival offer has not been accepted. [Full Article...]
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (WDR) Analysts See $0.54 EPS; Hsbc Holdings PLC
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has risen 1.12% since April 10, 2017 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 11.55% the S&P500. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. In analysts note revealed to investors on 11 April, Citigroup kept their "Buy" rating on Hsbc Holdings (LON: HSBA ) shares. Since February 15, 2018, it had 0 insider purchases, and 1 insider sale for $20.17 million activity. [Full Article...]
Northwich Carpetright survives 92-store mass closure
The group - which employs almost 2,700 staff in total at 409 sites - also confirmed an investor cash-call to raise around £60m through a rights issue to put the company on a firmer financial footing. The move is part of a restructuring plan which will see the floor coverings retailer shut 92 United Kingdom outlets and cut 300 posts. The company intends to provide further detail a few days after cr... [Full Article...]
Kamal Haasan's video message to Prime Minister Modi
Earlier, a press conference was planned with the prime minister at the IIT-Madras, adjacent to the Cancer Institute, but it failed to materialise. In the letter, in which he has called himself a "concerned citizen of India and Tamizh Nadu", Kamal said people were dismayed by the delay in setting up Cauvery Water Management Board and wanted justice. [Full Article...]
Facebook has always been one big swindle
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Apparently, 30 million people showed interest in the testing app and voluntarily shared their personal data and Facebook friends' personal information. There was the US Senate Alabama special election a year ago", Zuckerberg added. Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida said he believes Zuckerberg was taking the congressional hearings seriously "because he knows there is going to be a hard l... [Full Article...]
Govt is said to ask oil retailers not to raise fuel prices
However, state-owned oil & gas exploration companies ONGC (up 0.89 percent) and Oil India (1.6 percent) were on buyers' radar. Companies including Indian Oil Corp., Bharat Petroleum Corp. India imports about 80 per cent of its annual crude oil requirement. Asian stocks came under pressure on Thursday as the threat of imminent United States military action in Syria rattled investors and s... [Full Article...]
PepsiCo (PEP) Holdings Lifted by Tiaa Fsb
This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. During the same quarter past year, the business earned $1.20 earnings per share. Beacon Capital Mgmt Incorporated owns 8 shares for 0% of their portfolio. High Pointe Capital Ltd Limited Liability Company holds 4,820 shares. Bluemar Capital Mngmt Limited Co reported 76,850 shares s... [Full Article...]