LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s information watchdog has asked Facebook’s lead European regulator to investigate how the company targets, monitors and shows adverts to users, saying it was concerned about some practices at the world’s biggest social network.Britain’s Information Commissioner has been investigating the use of data analytics to influence politics after consultan...Read More
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) said on Tuesday an internal underwriting error had caused it to reject home loan modifications, resulting in the bank foreclosing more homes than expected.The bank said in a filing with regulators that an expanded review found that 870 customers were incorrectly denied mortgage changes, leading to 545 of them losing their homes.This comes after the bank in...Read More
Mike Maloney, monetary historian and founder of GoldSilver.com, has just released two new chapters of his excellent Hidden Secrets Of Money video series. In producing the series, Maloney has reviewed several thousand years of monetary history and has observed that government intervention and mismanagement - such as is now rampant across the world - has always resulted in the diminishment and event...Read More
If the Democrats take over the House of Representatives, a lot of the Trump agenda will stall. The Trump-mania in the economy then could halt, leading to Dollar weakness, and rising precious metals. Craig Hemke joins Silver Doctors to discuss. Hemke, also known as Turd Ferguson, says the stock market's road ahead will likely not be bright. Since the presidential election, the Dow is up more than 7...Read More
The Turkish steel mills have resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases for December deliveries with prices remaining strong in the latest transaction, sources said on Tuesday November 6.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a European cargo late on November 5, comprising 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (75:25), 10,000 tonnes of shredded and 10,000 tonnes of a mixture of HMS 1 and plate and structural sc...Read More
When it comes to government incompetence, few places can match New York's. Corrupt labor laws, rapacious unions and bought and paid for politicians have led the CIty and State into a death spiral. It's just one of many cities and states facing the burden of retiree pension and healthcare benefits. It's underwater to the tune of $150 billion and counting. Get ready for the next meltdown. John Rubi...Read More
BELFAST (Reuters) - The United Kingdom is heading toward leaving the European Union without a divorce deal, a senior member of the Northern Irish party which props up Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said on Tuesday.With less than five months until Britain is due to exit the EU, May has yet to clinch a divorce deal, with negotiators stuck on the so-called “backstop” arrang...Read More
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Continue...Robert Shiller is an American economist, academic, and best-selling author. He currently serves as a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a fellow at the Yale School of Management's International Center for Finance. Mr. Shiller has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) since 1980, was Vice President of the American Economic Ass...Read More
Seequent, a developer of visual data science software and IMDEX, specializing in subsurface intelligence solutions, today announced an partnership to deliver a real-time 3D visualisation solution for the mining and exploration industry, aimed to improve the speed and accuracy of decision-making for drilling projects.Seequent and IMDEX are collaborating to integrate IMDEX HUB-IQ, which provides...Read More
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Iron ore exports from Western Australia's Port Hedland fell year on year and month on month in October, leading to tighter supplies of Australian material in the seaborne market and pushing prices above $75 per tonne cfr China.The port shipped 40.18 million tonnes of the steelmaking raw material last month, down by 2% from October 2017, according to data released by the Pilbara Ports Authority on...Read More
In 1935, the Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Back then, 65 was considered old age. Today, "65 is the new 45"-at least that's what Continue...Read More
CanmetMINING and COREM have signed a co-operation agreement to meet the needs of Canada's mining industry as it embraces innovation. The aim is to reduce the risks associated with adopting new technology that supports sustainability and competitiveness.The two hope to leverage their joint expertise and capability on projects of importance to the mining sector.CanmetMINING is part of Natural Res...Read More
The latest data from Euro Stat for September 2018 demonstrates the complete failure of the ECB and its Quantitative Easing. The Euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted Continue...Read More
Caledonia Mining (TSX: CAL; NYSE: CMCL) has agreed to buy back Fremiro Investments' 15% shareholding in the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe in a deal valued at $16.6 million. After completing the transaction, Caledonia will own 64% of Blanket.Under the terms of the deal, the two companies will cancel Fremiro's outstanding US$11.46 million Caledonia loan. Caledonia will then issue Fremiro 727,266 s...Read More
Corporate earnings have been exceptionaly strong but that may soon end, and history suggests a bumpy road ahead for the stock market.Continue...Read More
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - Showdowns in Georgia and Florida pitting black Democratic candidates against white Republicans supported by President Donald Trump headline the three dozen governors’ races being contested in Tuesday’s U.S. elections.In Georgia, Stacey Abrams is vying to become the nation’s first African-American female governor. She and Andrew Gillum in Florida woul...Read More
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates unveiled on Tuesday in Beijing a futuristic toilet that doesn’t need water or sewers and uses chemicals to turn human waste into fertilizer.The Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) co-founder, who a day earlier was one of the high profile guests at a major trade event in Shanghai, also lauded the globalized and free trade systems that made th...Read More