Wednesday, May 25, 2016

#UK - Kate and William join Queen and Duke for garden party: The Telegraph

Published on 24 May 2016
 The Telegraph
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge accompanied by Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice join the Queen and Prince Philip for the last of the annual Buckingham Palace Garden Parties.

Toyota and Uber Explore Ridesharing Pact: Strongest day in three months for stocks yesterday

Published on 24 May 2016
Bloomberg
May 24 -- Toyota said it is making a strategic investment in Uber and will offer auto leases to the ride-hailing company’s drivers. Bloomberg's Jamie Butters reports on "Bloomberg Markets."
Published on 24 May 2016
 Reuters
U.S. stocks surged as investors made peace with a possible June rate hike. After the bell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced a spin-off of its services business. Bobbi Rebell reports.

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#Vietnam - President Obama Holds a YSEALI Town Hall. Your talent, your drive, your dreams—in those things, ...

Published on 24 May 2016
Viet Hoang Le
“I want to say to all the young people listening: Your talent, your drive, your dreams—in those things, Vietnam has everything it needs to thrive. Your destiny is in your hands. This is your moment. And as you pursue the future that you want, I want you to know that the United States of America will be right there with you as your partner and as your friend.” —President Obama. Watch live as the President answers questions in a town hall with young Southeast Asian leaders in Vietnam.

#Indonesia - Hazardous Child Labor on Tobacco Farms: HumanRightsWatch

Published on 24 May 2016
Thousands of children in Indonesia, some just 8 years old, are working in hazardous conditions on tobacco farms. Indonesian and multinational tobacco companies buy tobacco grown in Indonesia, but none do enough to ensure that children are not doing hazardous work on farms in their supply chains.

Twitter Relaxing Its 140 Character Limit

Published on 24 May 2016
Tech Crunch is reporting big changes for Twitter in the coming months, most notably relaxing their 140 character rules. Twitter announced the plans in order to make the site more welcoming to new users since the platform’s user growth has stalled. Some of the items addressed by Twitter are also aimed to open up

#Eurozone - ministers agree "breakthrough" deal with Greece

Published on 24 May 2016
Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to offer Greece debt relief in 2018. The amount was not "quantified” by its creditors but the deal is being seen as a "break through for the country":http://www.ft.com/fastft/2016/05/25/g....

The agreement also won a commitment from the IMF finally to return to taking part in the bailout for Athens.

The IMF has long insisted on the European governments taking a hit to relieve Athens of some of its debt i…
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

#USA - Costco Reports Earnings on Wednesday. Toll Bros. Had an Amazing Quarter. What Jim Cramer Is Watching

Published on 24 May 2016
TheStreet's Action Alerts PLUS Portfolio Manager Jim Cramer said Costco's upcoming earnings report, released on Wednesday, is the company's last bad quarter.
Published on 24 May 2016
Toll Brothers

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#France - blockades hit 'all oil refineries' as labour dispute hardens: euronews (in English)

Published on 24 May 2016
euronews (in English)
The strike over French labour laws has become more entrenched, amid union claims that all of the country's oil refineries have been affected by blockades.

French oil and gas company Total says it will "seriously consider" its investment plans in France because of the disruption, iTele television reported the group's chief executive as saying.

The government has warned that the action won't be tolerated and that sites will be liberated.

Riot police moved in before dawn to break up a strike pic…
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