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UK PM May's lead remains 1 percent point: Survation poll
But this Cornishman is keeping his wallet firmly in his pocket. May has reacted by sticking to her campaign messages, endlessly repeating the same slogans and appearing mostly at tightly controlled events - prompting many in the media to deride her as an uninspiring "Maybot". [Full Article...]
UAE minister suggests embargo if Qatar doesn't change course
Trump wrote on Twitter. Qatar has denied the allegations. It's significant to note that nations in the Middle East and beyond believe that Qatar or individuals who live there financially support terrorism. Some buying of Saudi stocks, in anticipation of a decision by MSCI on June 20 to begin reviewing Riyadh for possible inclusion in its emerging market index, may continue. [Full Article...]
Investing Focus: Indicators in View on Shares of Aeterna Zentaris Inc
The author does not have any position in the stock mentioned and in no way is recommending to Buy or Sell Martin Midstream Partners L.P. Currently, sell-side analysts are expecting Penntex Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ:PTXP) to report quarterly EPS of $0.25. [Full Article...]
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) Trend of Beating EPS and Revenue Estimates
Looking ahead to earnings forecasts, for the running fiscal period, Wall Street analysts have anticipated that the company will report 1.31 earnings per share. If you are reading this piece of content on another domain, it was illegally copied and reposted in violation of United States & global copyright legislation. [Full Article...]
European Central Bank to keep taps open as economic outlook uncertain
After Draghi and Praet went out of their way to knock down any debate over whether interest rates might rise before QE ends, economists are sticking to their forecast that the deposit rate won't be lifted until the third quarter of 2018. Both options look unlikely. So, negative interest rates could still be a consideration. "That would suggest that it would be very hard for the rate hawks on the... [Full Article...]
China's trade growth rebounds in May
Both China's exports and imports surged in May, beating expectations, customs data showed Thursday. The world's second-largest economy got off to a strong start this year with first-quarter growth of 6.9%, the best in a year and a half. [Full Article...]
Germany's April factory production rises in good sign for Q2
Manufacturing grew 0.8 percent compared with the previous month, adjusting for seasonal effects, federal statistics authority Destatis said. Excluding energy and construction, industrial output gained 0.4 percent. "Solid developments in industrial orders and turnover, as well as excellent business sentiment are pointing to a continuation of the upswing in manufacturing and the construction secto... [Full Article...]
London Bridge attackers identified, one was born in Pakistan
Commuters paused in train stations, hospital staff gathered in hospital foyers and workers stopped work in government offices at 11 a.m. (1000GMT). Sources tell the network that the attack might have been planned several months ahead. [Full Article...]