Markets
Gold hits 10-mth high in wake of N.Korea nuclear test
Labor Day holiday. The dollar, also driven lower by a Federal Reserve official's comments about low U.S. inflation, hit a one-week low against the Japanese yen and was on track for its biggest decline in eight days against a basket of currencies. [Full Article...]
BMO Capital Gives a Buy Rating to Merck & Company
Analysts have placed a $69.9 price target on Merck & Co., Inc., suggesting a 9.22% gain from recent close. The stock increased 0.50% or $0.32 during the last trading session, reaching $64.32. (NYSE:MRK) earned "Underperform" rating by Jefferies on Monday, December 19. (NYSE:MRK) has "Neutral" rating given on Wednesday, January 27 by Bank of America. [Full Article...]
Trading Notes - Active Stock Recap on Shares of Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN)
The firm earned "Neutral" rating on Tuesday, November 22 by Bank of America. The firm has "Neutral" rating by Goldman Sachs given on Monday, July 10. Allstate Corporation has invested 0.23% in Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN ). On Wednesday, November 2 the stock rating was downgraded by UBS to "Neutral". The company reported an impressive total revenue of 6.72 Billion in the last fiscal year. [Full Article...]
Clashes Erupt Over THAAD Deployment in S. Korea
The two leaders felt Russian and Chinese involvement was paramount and agreed to work towards that goal, Yoon said. More than 300 activists from Seongju and nearby Gimcheon city were outside the THAAD site, in what they say is their 41st assembly demanding the removal of all THAAD launchers, News 1 reported Wednesday. [Full Article...]
Moon presses Putin over North Korea oil supplies
Mr Abe called North Korea a grave threat and said it must be made to abandon its nuclear and missile programme, but Mr Putin argued sanctions alone will not work. Trump and his aides have been wrestling with options for North Korea ever since the country began making provocative missile tests early in his term. [Full Article...]
U.S. using N Korea to maintain military presence around China
USA officials have said they want tough sanctions to maximize pressure on Pyongyang to agree to negotiations aimed at ending its nuclear and missile tests . President Vladimir Putin of Russian Federation told South Korea President Moon Jae-in at an economic conference on Wednesday that new economic sanctions and worldwide pressure against North Korea would not help to denuclearize the cou... [Full Article...]
Lieu Calls for Investigation into Equifax Breach
President of Firefighters Credit Union Bruce Zmolek says hackers are getting smarter and consumers need to carefully consider where they're putting their personal information. Check whether you can get free assistance from your bank, credit card issuer, insurance company, or employer, too. The company says it's also alerted law enforcement, the U.S. [Full Article...]
US Calls for UN Security Council Vote on North Korea on Monday
North Korea is under mounting global pressure over its missile and military nuclear programs and has been subjected to an array of United Nations sanctions. Given the situation on the Korean peninsula, the UN Security Council should seek a "further response" and adopt new measures, Yi said at a press conference on Thursday after a meeting with Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahar... [Full Article...]