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US Holiday Season Retail Sales Jumped 5.1% - Mastercard SpendingPulse

December 27, 2018 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Holiday sales increased 5.1% to more than $850 billion this year - the strongest growth in the last six years with a robust shopping season from before Thanksgiving through Christmas, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.   Online shopping also saw large gains of 19.1% compared to 2017.   "From shopping aisles to online carts, consumer confidence translated into holiday...Read More

Holiday Jewelry Sales Rise 4%

December 27, 2018 / www.diamonds.net

RAPAPORT... US retailers enjoyed their strongest growth in six years this holiday season, although jewelry was slightly off pace, a report by Mastercard SpendingPulse revealed. Jewelry sales increased 3.7% year on year for the period from November 1 to December 24, a company spokesperson confirmed with Rapaport News, marking a slowdown from the 6% growth reported for the category during the 2...Read More

Antwerp's Pluczenik Appealing to UK Supreme Court Over Willie Nagel Ruling

December 27, 2018 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Antwerp Belgian sightholder Pluczenik said he is appealing to the UK Supreme Court regarding a dispute between the firm and veteran diamantaire Willie Nagel who is based in the UK.   The England and Wales Court of Appeal recently ruled in favor of Nagel, saying the firm must pay $3.3 million to its former broker W Nagel Ltd. after the court agreed with a ruling of a lower cour...Read More

Switzerland's SIHH, Baselworld Agree To Stage Shows Back-To-Back From 2020

December 27, 2018 / www.idexonline.com

(IDEX Online) - Two organizers of important watch industry tradeshows - the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) and Baselworld - have agreed to coordinate their dates from 2020 to 2024.   The SIHH will be staged from April 26 to 29 in Geneva in 2020, with Baselworld taking place from April 30 to May 5.   Next year, SIHH will be held from January 14 to 17, while Baselworld w...Read More

Tech Talk for Thursday December 27th 2018

December 27, 2018 / www.timingthemarket.ca

Another wild day, this time in a bullish way! The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1,086.25, an all-time record daily point gain. U.S. equity index shook off early weakness with a gain of 5%.Strongest sector/subsector was energy thanks to an 8.68% jump in the price of WTI Crude Oil StockTwits Released Yesterday @EquityClockTechnical action by S&P 500 stocks to 10:00: Quietly bearish....Read More

And the Winner Is... Real Estate

December 27, 2018 / dailyreckoning.com

We are a little over one year since President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), and since then, real estate investors have been rushing to make sense of it all. In what represents the most sweeping U.S. tax reform since the Tax Reform Act of 1986, many of the changes are set to have a significant impact on businesses and individuals alike.The new 20% deduction that's available...Read More

PRIZE MINING ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF DALLAS PRETTY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND RESIGNATIONS OF DAVID SCHMIDT, FEISAL SOMJI AND ROBERT ARCHER

December 27, 2018 / prizemining.com

Vancouver, British Columbia (December 27, 2018) - PRIZE MINING CORPORATION ("Prize" or the "Company") (TSXV:PRZ) (OTCQB:PRZFF) (MQSP:GR:FRANKFURT) announces that the Company has appointed Mr. Dallas Pretty, B.Comm., CA to the Company's Board of Directors. The Company is also announcing the resignations of David Schmidt and Robert Archer from the Company's Board of Directors and the resignation...Read More

Editor's picks: Best TNM Podcast episodes of 2018

December 27, 2018 / www.northernminer.com

It's been a year of growth and exclusive interviews for The Northern Miner Podcast as we passed several milestones: celebrating our 100th episode in mid-year; growing to 5,000 to 8,000 listens per month with listeners from around the world; approaching 150,000 total listens since inception; bringing on board new sponsors; and relocating the podcast to our Toronto studio with a new set of hosts.The...Read More

Cousin Sal has lost confidence in New England-does not expect them to cover vs New York | LOCK IT IN

December 27, 2018 / www.youtube.com

Cousin Sal does not believe New England will cover a large spread against New York. He points to the regression of New England veterans, Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, along with the ascension of Sam Darnold as key reasons.#LockItIn #FS1 #Week17SUBSCRIBE to get the latest LOCK IT IN content: https://foxs.pt/SubscribeLOCKITIN?-?First Things First: Cris Carter and Nick Wright's YouTube channel: http:...Read More

Will Trump declare 'national emergency' to ban Huawei?

December 27, 2018 / marketsanity.com

Amid a rallying stock market, the Trump administration is pondering an executive action to ban US companies from using equipment made by Chinese corporations Huawei and ZTE by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Such an action would require him to declare a "national emergency." Is it really that bad? Peter Schiff, CEO of Pacific Capital, joins Steve Malzberg to discuss. Pete...Read More

Danielle DiMartino Booth: 'This is cut and dry fraud'

December 27, 2018 / marketsanity.com

"Bulls & Bears" panel on how LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman apologized for funding a group that spread disinformation during the 2017 Alabama Senate special election.Danielle DiMartino Booth spent nine years as an advisor to Richard W. Fisher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Danielle left the Fed in 2015 to found Money Strong, LLC, an economic consulting firm and launched a weekly economic...Read More

Mining Investing Insights & Inspiration from the Mining Stock Education Podcast 2017/2018

December 27, 2018 / www.youtube.com

This episode features some of the best resource investing insights and inspirational highlights from the past two years of the Mining Stock Education podcast.From mining CEO's to successful retail mining investors to geologists to newsletter writers to fund managers managing hundreds of millions of dollars, you will hear a variety of perspectives on a variety of different topics relevant to your i...Read More

Bogdan Bogdanovic Hits Game Winner & Brandon Ingram Chokes Lakers vs Kings Unreal Final Minutes !

December 27, 2018 / www.youtube.com

best nba highlights updata ( For entertainment purposes only) DISCLAIMER - All clips property of the NBA. No copyright infringement is intended, all videos are edited to follow the "Free Use" guideline of YouTube Lakers vs Kings December 28, 2018-19Read More

HARRY DENT Dec ,2018 ??"? Special Economic Discussion: The US Dollar, GOLD & SILVER!

December 27, 2018 / www.youtube.com

HARRY DENT Dec ,2018 ??"? Special Economic Discussion: The US Dollar, GOLD & SILVER!#financialnews, #stockmarketnewstoday, #economicreportRead More

Deflation Risk Rises as China's Economy Keeps Faltering

December 27, 2018 / marketsanity.com

The very fabric of America is under attack-our freedoms, our democracy, and our constitutional rights have become contested terrain. The Epoch Times, a media committed to truthful, responsible Continue...Read More

US offers job opportunities to Taliban

December 27, 2018 / marketsanity.com

"Although some members of the Taliban may be weary of fighting and ready to lay down their weapons, they will only rejoin society if they believe their safety and the safety of Continue...Read More

What Investment: 80% Forecast 2019 Gold Rise

December 27, 2018 / www.bullionvault.com

LONDON, 27 December 2018 - UK personal finance magazine What Investment today quotes BullionVault's latest customer survey in a report on the outlook for gold in 2019.Held this month, the survey found that 80% of precious-metal investors believe the gold price will rise in 2019, the magazine reports online."Online bullion dealer BullionVault, which carried out the survey, said investment in gold w...Read More

Why I Love Nintendo

December 27, 2018 / www.energyandcapital.com

Like millions of other people, I'm very nostalgic for Nintendo, especially at Christmas. That's because this story, or some version of it, is quite common:1986. Christmas morning. Under the tree, there was a giant wrapped box, tagged:TO: Luke and LanceFROM: SantaMy father told us we should open that one first.Tearing into it revealed a giant robot head staring back at us. And we immediately knew e...Read More

Leni Riefenstahl - Olympia 1 - Fest der V??lker 1936 (German version)

December 27, 2018 / www.youtube.com

This is the first part of the 1938 German documentary sports film written, directed and produced by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. Features Adolf Hitler, Hermann G??ring , Joseph Goebbels etc as spectators.Many advanced motion picture techniques, which later became industry standards but which were groundbreaking at the time,...Read More

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