Markets
Bill Gates has an important Twitter message for new college grads
This, he added, was something that took him decades to learn. If there was one graduation present he could give any new graduate, Gates said it would be a copy of " The Better Angels of Our Nature " by Steven Pinker. While it's easy to have a rosy view of the world when you're sitting on top of more than AU $100 billion, his shortlist to life has already gathered more than 20,000 retweets. [Full Article...]
Severe weather possible Tuesday, early Wednesday in Oklahoma
The high will reach 76, and there will be wind reaching up to 14 miles per hour. Thursday night , there is an 80 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 63, according to the weather service. A 10 percent chance of showers. Wind is southwesterly to northwesterly, moderate to active. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Wind: S shifting to NW 10 miles per hour. [Full Article...]
Housing Starts Up 0.7% YOY in April, Fell 2.6% From March
Starts of single-family homes were at a rate of about 835,000, an increase of 0.4% compared with an estimated 832,000 in March. "This continued, slow pace of construction of new homes is a major bottleneck to a faster economic and housing recovery". [Full Article...]
Election in Germany's most populous state could boost Merkel
In the state's last election in 2012, the Social Democrats beat the CDU by 39.1% to 26.3%. Earlier this year, the CDU also won the elections in the state of Saarland. But defeats in two other state elections since late March have left the party trailing in the polls. Martin Schulz said the loss in the state, Germany's most populous and regarded as a centre-left stronghold, was "a hard day for th... [Full Article...]
AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZN) Noted As 'Buy' In Update From Deutsche Bank
In a report published on 16 May, Lonmin (LON:LMI) stock had its Sell Rating reaffirmed by equity analysts at Goldman Sachs. Among 6 analysts covering Cardtronics ( NASDAQ:CATM ), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 4 Hold. Ratings analysis reveals 14% of Haemonetics Corporation's analysts are positive. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 34 ($0.44) per share, with a total value of £2,040 ... [Full Article...]
Dansby Swanson hits go-ahead home run to lift Braves past Blue Jays
I wasn't getting it up to letter-high". In his first outings he allowed two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. Dickey contemplated retirement before signing an $8-million, one-year deal plus a club option with the Atlanta Braves in November that struck the right balance for the knuckleballer. [Full Article...]
It's far from case closed on Trump, Russia
Schumer tells CNN's "State of the Union" that "the key here, of course, is getting some of our Republican colleagues to join us". "If there are no tapes, he should apologise to both Jim Comey and the American people for misleading them", he added. [Full Article...]
Markets Right Now: Energy stocks lead indexes higher
Several companies that delivered disappointing results fell sharply. CRAFTY: Etsy vaulted 21.6 percent after two private equity firms disclosed a combined 8 percent stake in the online crafts site. The stock added $16.01 to $100.05. This is 2.6 per cent below the revised March estimate of 1,203,000, but is 0.7 per cent above the April 2016 rate of 1,164,000. [Full Article...]