Q3 2019 SL Green Realty Corp Earnings Call
Avast target of cyber-security attack, company and Czech counterintelligence say
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Czech-based Avast and Czech counterintelligence service BIS said on Monday they had detected a network attack on the cyber-security company which the BIS suspected of originating in China. Avast said in a blog post that it found suspicious behavior on its network on Sept. 23 and opened an investigation involving the BIS and Czech police…
Paris Has Room For Only One Banker-President
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(Bloomberg Opinion) — Matthieu Pigasse was the face of Lazard Ltd. in Paris – you couldn’t think of one without the other. In hindsight, maybe that was the problem. After a career spent mixing his day job in finance with very public media investments and political aspirations, the glare of the spotlight was starting to…
Saudi Arabia's Best Bet Is to Crash the Price of Oil
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(Bloomberg Opinion) — Saudi Arabia should give up trying to manage the global crude market and return to the pump-at-will policy it briefly adopted in 2014 under its longest serving oil minister Ali Al-Naimi.In the mercantilist world in which we now live, where decisions are based on narrow national interest, it makes no sense for…
Ubisoft picks eight blockchain startups for Entrepreneur Lab
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The video games publisher behind Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry takes on a wave of blockchain-centric companies for its latest accelerator program.
UPDATE 1-Brazil awards contracts for 2.98 gigawatts of new power projects
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The Brazilian government awarded on Friday contracts for companies to build new power generation installations with combined capacity of 2.98 gigawatts, that will cost about 11.16 billion reais ($2.71 billion) to be built. According to the power trading chamber CCEE, the new plants, which will need to be operational in six years, will sell energy…
How Much Are Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIBB) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?
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It is not uncommon to see companies perform well in the years after insiders buy shares. On the other hand, we'd be…
Dollar Pessimism is Back
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The dollar declined dragged by domestic economic data with optimistic markets hopes for the Brexit deal. Over the last week, the dollar index lost about 1.4%, while EURUSD strengthened by 1.2% and GBPUSD jumped by 5.5%.
Teva to donate over $15 bln worth of drugs in opioid settlement – source
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Teva Pharmaceuticals is in talks to contribute over $15 billion worth of drugs as part of a settlement to resolve lawsuits alleging it helped fuel the U.S. opioid crisis, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The news follows media reports that major drug distributors McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Cardinal Health…
Brexit Update: Queen Elizabeth II Says UK’s Priority Is To Leave EU At End Of Month
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Queen Elizabeth II delivered a speech Monday outlining the government priority to leave the European Union Oct. 31. The queen’s speech normally marks the opening of a parliamentary session and outlines …
UPDATE 2-Turkish lira slides, but doubt lingers over Trump sanction threats
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The Turkish lira slid 0.8% on Monday in the face of U.S. and European threats of sanctions and embargoes, though sceptical traders said it would weaken much further if Western allies turned words into action over Turkey’s incursion in Syria.
UPDATE 1-Turkish lira slips but traders doubt Trump's sanctions threat
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Turkey’s lira slipped 0.6% on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of “powerful” sanctions over the country’s offensive into Syria, a somewhat muted response that analysts said reflected doubt that the White House would act. The currency, which suffered a crisis last year that knocked Turkey’s economy into recession, has fallen nearly 12% so…