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Dad Catches Every Flight To be With His Flight-Attendant Daughter
But she had some company: her dad Hal. According to a now viral Facebook post , a man identified as "Hal" purchased airline tickets to ensure he would have a seat on every single flight his daughter worked during Christmas . On Christmas, Pierce posted on Facebook to her mother, Kimberly, to let her know that Hal made it safely on all the flights - and even got bumped to first class on one... [Full Article...]
RBI Sets Up Bimal Jalan-Led Panel On Economic Capital Framework
The other members are Economic Affairs Secretary Subash Chandra Garg, RBI Deputy Governor N.S. Vishwanathan and two board members of the RBI - Bharat Doshi and Sudhir Mankad. It was decided in the November 19 board meeting of the RBI that an expert committee would be formed to examine if the central bank's reserves were adequate, going by the global standards, and if in excess, how much mo... [Full Article...]
Thousands remain without power almost a week after B.C. windstorms
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It expected all customers will have their power restored between December 27th and December 31st. BC Hydro says it's one of the "most severe windstorms it has experienced in 20 years". Crews were working round-the-clock Tuesday to restore power losses caused by a windstorm in B.C. last Thursday. More than 900 workers, including crews from as far away as Alberta and the East Coast, were in the fi... [Full Article...]
Boxing Day store sales hit by rise of Black Friday giveaways
However, online sales were predicted to rise from last year with average discounts of 43 per cent, up six per cent since last year, according to research by LovetheSales.com, a discount aggregator. "The line of people was stretching all the way back to the Capital shopping centre", said Matthew Horwood, of Cardiff. Shoppers queued at Braehead from 2.45am. [Full Article...]
Markets full of angst as Wall Street returns from Christmas break
On Monday the Dow was off 18.8% from its October high, while the S&P had fallen 19.8% from its record. That was its worst Christmas Eve performance since 1918. Efforts by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Sunday to reassure investors backfired. With the stock market in free fall, exchange-traded fund investors are running for the exits. [Full Article...]
Pensioner wins $1m a day after his wife beats cancer
He only made a $5 bet. It was the first time the bet had been hit at the Borgata, officials said. Harold was dealt 10-Q-A of diamonds and the dealer held 9-J-K of the same suit. "I sat there like an idiot". McDowell plans to give most of the winnings to his children, saying his life will most likely stay the same but might treat his wife and himself to a cruise. [Full Article...]
Lookout For Simple Moving Averages :: Canopy Growth Corporation, (NYSE: CGC)
Headquarters Location of Canopy Growth Corporation (NYSE: CGC ) is Canada. The stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $45.50. The Company's products include dried flowers, oils and concentrates, softgel capsules, and hemps.Last it reported negative earnings. Missing a forecast, of course, is the worst outcome, as it indicates that the company is not performing as ... [Full Article...]
China announces tariff cut on 700 foreign products
Since then, Beijing has resumed buying USA soybeans, the single-largest agricultural export between the two countries. While China has resumed some purchases of USA soybeans, the tariffs on the oilseed from America remain in place, and the removal of tariffs on alternative meals could help improve the reliability of supply of animal feed meal in China, analysts said. [Full Article...]