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WBO Reviews Pacquiao vs. Horn, Says Horn Won The Fight
Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 knockouts) is coming off a bloody unanimous decision loss to Jeff Horn in Brisbane, Australia, and has been resting in his hometown of General Santos City as he contemplates his future. "Instead of saying I think I won the fight, now a heap of other people - professionally - think I won the fight", Horn said. With a rematch clause in the fight contract, both Pacquiao and... [Full Article...]
Hackers stole credit card info from Trump hotel guests for months
In some cases there was access to the guest's name, e-mail address, telephone number, address, and some other details. The Trump International Hotel Washington D.C. Sabre indicated that they also notified law enforcement and the payment card brands about this incident". "We recently learned of an incident involving unauthorised access to guest information associated with certain hotel re... [Full Article...]
Gymboree to close two locations in New Hampshire
Insane 8 at the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport will also be closing. The stores at Virginia Center Commons, Regency Square, Chesterfield Towne Center and Stony Point will be closing. It is among many traditional brick-and-mortar retailers have been struggling to deal with strong competition from online merchants and slowing mall traffic. [Full Article...]
Burberry's comparable sales lifted by China
Commenting on the first quarter trading, Marco Gobbetti, Burberry's Chief Executive Officer, said in a media statement: "I am delighted to have started as Burberry CEO". While the weak pound boosts sales for Burberry, it harms profit due to much of the retailer's products being sourced in U.S. dollars. Like-for-like sales increased by 4%, double the rate of growth expected by analysts, led by ... [Full Article...]
Supreme Court upholds Markafi-led PDP committee
The second issue formulated is being considered by the Supreme Court. The first issue resolved in favour of the Makarfi faction was the preliminary objection by the Ali Modu Sheriff faction, holding that the appeal by the Makarfi faction was valid. [Full Article...]
Wolseley plc (WOS) Earns Overweight Rating from JP Morgan Chase & Co
Barclays PLC now has a GBX 110 ($1.42) price objective on the oil and gas exploration company's stock. PHX Energy Services Corp (TSE:PHX) has 0.00% since July 12, 2016 and is. It has underperformed by 16.70% the S&P500. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. [Full Article...]
Area airports hit by workers strike; Philadelphia Int'l also targeted
A strike that was planned with 700 workers, including baggage handlers, cleaners and customer service agents, at three New York-area airports has been suspended. "The contractors should be held accountable", PrimeFlight baggage handler Cheryl Henderson said in a statement. 32BJ had been able to successfully negotiate better wages, working conditions and benefits for more than 8,000 NY region air... [Full Article...]
Scotland's unemployment rate falls to post-recession low
Inflation marched to its highest level in almost four years at 2.9% in May, with the Bank of England expecting the cost of living to peak at 3% by the autumn. Bank of England policymakers have said they are watching nominal pay growth data carefully for signs of inflationary pressure. "The data certainly fuel suspicions that the Bank of England will be in no hurry to raise interest rates; there'... [Full Article...]