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Immigrants in United States both hopeful and wary of President-elect Joe Biden

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. WASHINGTON (AFP) - Immigrants in the United States await Joe Biden's presidency with a mix of hope and wariness - he spells relief after four years of tough restrictions under Donald Trump, but he served as vice president under Barack Obama, whom many referred to as "the deporter in chief". On the surface, Biden is making the right noises. Gabriela Hernandez, a 22-year-old who came to the US from El Salvador at age five with her mother, says she is "not too big of a fan" of the next president - but she is "pretty optimistic that this administration is going to try to work with us". For a start, Biden has promised a path to citizenship for the roughly 11 million people living in the US withou

Gold Investors See Challenges Ahead After Glittery 2020

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Melted gold was poured into casts at a Sydney refinery in August, the same month the metal’s price peaked at $2,069.50 an ounce. Photo: david gray/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Gold wrapped up its best annual performance in years. What comes next hinges on a handful of unpredictable dynamics, ranging from the strength of the global economic […] To keep reading about Gold Investors See Challenges Ahead After Glittery 2020, Click on the link. Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/RphngR

Stocks are vulnerable to a near-term pullback as the market overestimates a 2021 recovery, CFRA says

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 28, 2020. Brendan McDermid/ReutersInvestors should brace for a near-term pullback in the first quarter of 2021, according to CFRA's Sam Stovall.  "Domestic equity markets appear to us to have over-discounted a second-half 2021 economic and EPS recovery...and as a result may be vulnerable to a Q1 pullback," the chief investment strategist said in a note to clients on Wednesday. Stovall also sees the S&P 500 reaching 4080 by the end of 2021, a 9.5% upside from current levels. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Investors should brace for a near-term pullback in the first quarter of 2021, according

Putin urges unity in 2021 as second wave batters Russia

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin in his New Year's speech on Thursday urged Russians to unite in the face of the country's battle with the coronavirus pandemic.Appearing in front of the Kremlin for an address to be broadcast just before midnight in each of Russia's 11 time zones, Putin acknowledged that a second wave of infections is continuing to batter the country."Unfortunately the epidemic has not yet been completely stopped. The fight against it does not stop for a minute," he said on state-run channel Rossiya 1, which broadcast the speech at midnight in Russia's Far East (1200 GMT).The president, who wore a black coat over a white shirt with a red tie, added that many medical workers would be "on duty this

Boris Johnson's father seeks French citizenship

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. PARIS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's father Stanley confirmed plans on Thursday to seek French citizenship as the free movement of Britons in the EU comes to an end under the Brexit pact delivered by his son.Speaking to France's RTL radio in French, Stanley Johnson said: "It's not a question of becoming French. If I understand correctly I am French! My mother was born in France, her mother was completely French as was her grandfather."For me it's a question of obtaining what I already have and I am very happy about that," the 80-year-old added.The father of the politician who ended Britain's 47-year-old membership of the EU was among the first civil servants appointed to Brussels after Britain joine

US demands release of Uighur doctor who family say is sentenced to 20 years' jail

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The United States called on Wednesday (Dec 30) for the release of a Uighur Muslim medical doctor who relatives say was sentenced to 20 years jail in China because of family members' human rights activism in the United States. The daughter of Gulshan Abbas told a briefing organized with the bipartisan US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) that the family had recently learned her mother received the sentence in March last year on terrorism-related charges after disappearing in September 2018. The daughter, Ms Ziba Murat, called the charges "preposterous." Gulshan's sister, Ms Rushan Abbas, said they stemmed from activism by her and her brother Rishat Abbas, both of whom

MEDIA ALERT: Viral TIKTOK by “Flossin” Dance Star #thebackpackkid Helps “Feed The World” This Holiday Season

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. NEW YORK, Dec. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- United NYC Artists for Peace are raising funds to feed the world through TIKTOK dance challenge. What: TIKTOK #WeCanFeedTheWorld Dance Challenge Call to Action: Calling all families to spread some joy together by creating an interpretive dance to the song, "We Can Feed the World." Post dance to TikTok with #WeCanFeedTheWorld before New Year's Day. When: 12/30/20 - 1/6/2021 Where: New York, N.Y. Why: United NYC Artists for Peace are raising funds for feeding the world through the arts. All proceeds from the song will help relieve poverty in Africa. Who: United NYC Artists for Peace is a community of musicians who embrace peace and unity through the creation of music and ar

UK puts millions more under tight restrictions as cases soar

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. LONDON: The British government on Wednesday extended its toughest coronavirus restrictions to three-quarters of England's population, saying a fast-spreading new variant of the virus has reached most of the country.Health secretary Matt Hancock said the government's top infection-warning level, Tier 4, would be expanded beyond London and the southeast to cover large swaths of central, northern and southwest England.Under Tier 4, people are advised to stay home, mixing of households is prohibited, nonessential shops are shut and restaurants and bars can only offer takeout.Hancock said Wednesday's authorization of a second vaccine for use in the UK was good news, but "sharply rising cases and the hospitalizations that follow de

Global Road Marking Materials Market Report 2020: Widening Fiscal Deficit & Its Ability to Reduce Potential Capital Stock in the Economy Overshadows Sentiment in the Infrastructure Market

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. DUBLIN, Dec. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Road Marking Materials - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Widening Fiscal Deficit & Its Ability to Reduce Potential Capital Stock in the Economy Overshadows Sentiment in the Infrastructure Market The global market for Road Marking Materials is expected to slump by -13.7% in the year 2020 and thereafter recover and grow to reach US$7.9 billion by the year 2027, trailing a post COVID-19 CAGR 4.6% over the analysis period 2020 through 2027. As governments worldwide open up their war chest spending billions of unplanned dollars on fighting the pandemic and strengthening healthcare systems, deficits are widening signifi

Argentina legalizes abortion, a milestone in a conservative region

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. BUENOS AIRES: Argentina on Wednesday became the largest nation in Latin America to legalize abortion, a landmark vote in a conservative region and a victory for a grassroots movement that turned years of rallies into political power.The high-stakes vote in the Senate gripped the nation into the early morning, and the measure’s approval — by a wider-than-expected tally of 38-29, with one abstention — came after 12 hours of often dramatic debate, exposing the tensions between the long-dominant Roman Catholic Church, whose influence is waning, and a growing feminist movement.As it unfolded, the Senate debate was closely followed by masses of both opponents and supporters of abortion rights, who camped out in the plaza around the neo-Classical Pa

South Korea Bourse May Run Out Of Steam On Wednesday

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. (RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market has climbed higher in four straight sessions, advancing more than 80 points or 3.1 percent along the way. Now at a fresh record closing high, the KOSPI now sits just above the 2,820-point plateau although investors figure to cash in on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is soft as traders take a wait-and-see attitude regarding stimulus and coronavirus vaccines. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses slightly lower and the Asian markets figure to split the difference. The KOSPI finished modestly higher on Tuesday following gains from the financial shares, technology stocks and automobile producers. For the day, the index added 11.91 points or 0.42 percen

How a 22-year-old from Missouri used the 'Gen Z Mafia' Discord group and Clubhouse to raise a $1.5 million seed from top Silicon Valley VCs

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Branch cofounder and CEO Dayton Mills BranchDayton Mills created a virtual workspace for companies called Branch as a passion project and released it in the summer. To his surprise, Branch started catching the attention of VCs looking for early-stage remote work companies, he told Business Insider. But Mills, a first-time founder from a small town in Missouri, didn't know how to fundraise from Silicon Valley investors. That changed when he joined a Discord server chat room known as "Gen Z Mafia." In it, he met people that taught him the secrets of fundraising on Clubhouse, an audio chat app that's a favorite with VCs. Within a few months, Mills had so many VC offers, he was turning them away. He just closed

Global Migraine Drugs Markets, 2014-2019 & 2020-2025

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. DUBLIN, Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Migraine Drugs Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global migraine drugs market grew at a CAGR of around 14% during 2014-2019. Looking forward, the global migraine drugs market to exhibit strong growth during the forecast period (2020-2025).Migraine is a neurological condition that causes unilateral or throbbing pain in the forehead, side of the head or around the eyes. The pain is often accompanied by autonomic symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia. Migraine is generally diagnosed by examining the patient's medical history and symptoms, as w

How to set realistic New Year's resolutions and actually stick to them in 2021, according to a neuroscientist

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Getty ImagesMoran Cerf, 42, is a professor of neuroscience and business at Kellogg School of Management and Northwestern University and the Alfred P. Sloan professor at the American Film Institute. Every week, he receives questions about the brain, psychology, business, and behavior via email from people who attend his talks; below are his answers to two recent questions. In today's column, he covers how to use neuroscience to make effective New Year's resolutions and manage relationship stress while stuck at home during the pandemic. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Q: The new year is coming, and with it the 'New Year' resolutions. I don't have any profound resolutions, but I wonde

First confirmed cases of UK Covid-19 strain detected in Pakistan

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday reported its first confirmed cases of the new coronavirus variant found in the UK after it identified the strain in three samples taken from passengers who had returned from Britain.Citing the Sindh health department, Dawn reported that 12 samples of UK returnees were taken for genotyping out of which six were positive and three showed the new variant of the coronavirus in the first phase."The genotyping showed 95 per cent match of the new variant from the UK. These samples will go through another phase of genotyping," Meeran Yousuf, spokesperson for the Sindh health department said."Meanwhile, the contact tracing of these patients is in process and their contacts are also being isolated," sh

Teen sat on video of popular classmate saying N-word, waited to release it to ruin her college career

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. In a shocking story published by the New York Times on Saturday, a biracial teenager admitted he has no regrets for holding on to an old video of a high school classmate using a racial slur, only to make it public when it would cause her the most damage. What are the details? Last year, Jimmy Galligan, 18, was sent a video of Heritage High School classmate Mimi Groves, who is white and was the captain of the varsity cheerleading team, repeating the N-word while singing along to a rap song. The video was three years old, taken when Groves was just a freshman.Galligan said he never saw the video prior to receiving it, but he immediately devised a plan to make Groves pay for her transgression. "I wanted to get her where sh

8 McDonald's menu items that were removed in 2020

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. McDonald's salads were scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many chains, including fast-food giant McDonald's, have removed items from their menus in order to streamline operations and focus on items that perform well among customers.Here are eight McDonald's menu items that were removed in 2020.McDonald's released and quickly removed its little and double Big Mac burgers at the start of the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns. Little and Double Big Mac burgers. Courtesy of McDonald's On March 11, McDonald's launched two new iterations of its iconic Big Mac burger — the Little Mac and the Double Big Mac — at participating restaurants. The Little Mac featured a single patty and bun, while the double contained a whopping

Scout Campers' newest and largest pickup truck-mounted RV can sleep up to 6 people – see inside the $23,625 Kenai

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Scout Campers' Kenai. Scout CampersScout Campers, which specializes in off-grid hardshell pickup truck campers, has launched its newest and largest model: the Kenai. The $23,625 camper has a bathroom space, mudroom, and three designated sleeping areas with an optional roof tent. Several aspects of the Kenai are optional or customizable, including the toilet type and storage-related amenities. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Scout Campers, which specializes in off-grid pickup truck campers, has announced its third and largest model: the Kenai. The Washington-based company first launched in April with its Olympic camper and plans to later unveil two more models, the Yoho and Kenai. Two months later in late June, the

What to do if your manager is holding you back from being promoted or derailing your upward mobility at a company

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. If your boss is holding you back, get specific about their expectations of what you need to do to get promoted. Vladimir Vladimirov/Getty ImagesHarrison Monarth is an executive coach and the CEO and founder of Gurumaker, a leadership development service. He says its not uncommon to encounter managers at work who seem disinterested in your career growth or who actively undermine your efforts to get promoted. It's important to enter these conversations with care, loop in HR when necessary, and consider a lateral move across the company if you're struggling to get noticed in your current position. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. You may be doing everything right. You deliver projects on time and under budget, you

2020 Was The Year of Psychedelics — Here's Why

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. While many 2020 memories will be gladly left behind, that's not necessarily the case for psychedelics.There was unprecedented renaissance as psychedelic compounds, and their potential to treat mental health conditions, became one of the centerpieces of this year’s public conversation.  Psychedelic companies — those researching and producing these compounds — jumped into the spotlight of investment markets, with almost two dozen psychedelics companies going public between February and December. A public, institutional and financial interest in psychedelics ushered in a series of regulatory and legislative measures that opened the floodgates to levels of research never before seen in the space. The impressive amount of new

The 4 biggest hurdles blocking the arrival of flying cars – and the top startups with the best shot of blowing past them

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. ZeroAvia is just one of many startups working to modernize air travel, building hydrogen-powered planes. ZeroAviaFor an industry based entirely on the arrival of a new kind of aircraft, many technological and logistical hurdles must be cleared. Those include battery tech, business plans, and the role drones must play before flying cars can take off. The good news is that heaps of startups are working on these problems — and we've rounded up the best contenders to deliver the future of flight. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Though investment opportunities abound in the world of aerial mobility - for those patient enough to play the long game - staying abreast of the key technological challenges still standing in th

Militants attack Pakistan checkpoint in Balochistan, killing 7 soldiers

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. KARACHI: At least seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in the country's restive Balochistan province, the Army said on Sunday.The militants fire-raided a Frontier Corps (FC) outpost in Harnai region of the province late last night, it said.During the intense exchange of fire, seven soldiers were killed, it said.The area was cordoned off and escape routes blocked to apprehend the fleeing militants, while a large-scale search and clearance operation was underway."Such cowardly acts by inimical elements backed by anti-state forces will not be allowed to sabotage hard earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan," the Army said.Commenting on the attack, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he was "saddened&qu

Niger votes in search of first democratic transition

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. NIAMEY: Voters went to the polls in Niger on Sunday in an election that is expected to lead to the West African nation's first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents.A smooth handover would be a rare bright spot for a country that has experienced four coups since gaining independence from France in 1960, and is blighted by poverty and Islamist violence that has killed hundred of civilians and soldiers in the last year alone.It would also contrast with Ivory Coast and Guinea, whose presidents this year used constitutional changes to extend their tenures to three terms, raising fears of a democratic backslide in West Africa."It's extremely important for us because we are seen as the champion of the coup d&#

Renowned strategist Tom Lee says to buy these 29 stocks that were ravaged by the pandemic but now poised to boom as the world reopens – and they're all top-rated by 3 different investing strategies

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Getty Images / HandoutFundstrat's Tom Lee has said companies that were at the center of the pandemic sell-off — and will be at the center of the economic recovery — are investors' best opportunity in 2021. Lee says a select group of those "epicenter" stocks get simultaneous "Overweight" or top ratings from three of his firm's strategy leaders. His latest forecast calls for the S&P 500 to trade at 4,300 by the end of the year, with value stocks outperforming growth stocks. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The stock market's historic rally from its lows in March has been historic in its speed and scope, but Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee says it's also been

'There is no emergency,' say crypto firms as US plans new ownership disclosure rules

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. A Bitcoin graph on the Coinbase app. Chesnot/Getty ImagesCoinbase, Kraken, and other cryptocurrency exchanges are pushing back against a US Treasury Dept. proposal that would require them to log personal details about the people who use cryptocurrency. Under the proposal, crypto companies would have to record and report crypto transactions above $10,000, just as banks are required to.  "There is no emergency here; there is only an outgoing administration attempting to bypass the required consultation with the public to finalize a rushed rule before their time in office is done," wrote Paul Grewal, Coinbase chief legal counsel, in a letter sent to FinCEN and posted on the company's blog. Visit Business Insider's homepage for

STOCK ALERT: Monteverde & Associates Launches Legal Investigation for the Following Transaction

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner at Monteverde & Associates PC, a national securities firm headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating: Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) relating to its agreement to sell Nielsen's Global Connect business to Advent International Corporation for approximately $2.7 billion in cash.Click here for more information: https://monteverdelaw.com/case/nielsen-holdings-plc.It is free and there is no cost or obligation to you. SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (CKH) relating to its proposed acquisition by an affiliate of American Industrial Partners. Under the terms of the agreement, SEACOR shareholders are expected to receive $41.50 in cash per

Iran's Rouhani says US wants vaccine payments to go via its banks

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5 Biotech Stocks That Generated 1,000%+ Returns In 2020

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. The biopharma sector weathered the COVID-19 pandemic fairly well, with the Shares Nasdaq Biotechnology Etf (NASDAQ:IBB) outperforming the S&P 500 Index. This defensive sector also benefited from opportunity in the form of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.It, therefore, comes as a no surprise that two of the top five gainers among biotech stocks are vaccine developers. Here are the biotechs that advanced in excess of 1,000% thus far this year: Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) (Gain: +2799%) Much of Novavax's rally is attributable to its coronavirus vaccine program. The company identified its investigational vaccine, codenamed NVX-CoV2373, in early April. It is a stable, prefusion protein made using the company

San Francisco startup Bumblebee Spaces can make small apartments livable for remote work by turning studios into offices and storing furniture in the ceiling – see how it works

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Bumblebee 2177 San Francisco. Sankarshan Murthy founded Bumblebee Spaces in 2017, after working as a product manager at Apple and a product technologist at Tesla. He wouldn't have been able to start Bumblebee without spending time at those companies, Murthy told Business Insider.Bumblebee is a way to address the lack of affordable housing and people crowded into small apartment, but it's different from typical solutions. From the beginning, Murthy says, the company was focused on addressing the ballooning cost of space, especially in cities. When people can't afford space or are forced into homes that are too small, especially when that includes working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, it leads to "crappy living sit

A Boeing 737 Max suffered a mid-air engine issue and was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Arizona

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More than 400,000 Excedrin bottles have been recalled because of holes in the bottles that could cause child poisoning

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Watching the kids' reaction to Santa's gifts was the best present

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Christmas is all about the kids. Watching their faces light up with excitement is always the best part as they open the neatly wrapped presents from under the Christmas tree. Some kids open them so fast the wrapping paper never had a chance. Others start playing with their presents and ignore the fact that there are more gifts to open. The warmth and spirit with family members is incredible. These days, especially with a pandemic, you really can't get everybody together. Back when our kids were young, they would squeeze and shake the gifts that had their names on them. They were always trying to figure out what they were getting. They would guess what it was if they heard movement in the box. They could figure out which

Mali's opposition leader dies with Covid-19

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. BAMAKO: Mali's opposition leader Soumaila Cisse, who was held hostage for six months earlier this year by jihadists and was considered a leading contender in 2022 elections, has died in Paris, his family said Friday.Cissé, 71, died after contracting Covid-19, his eldest son Bocar told The Associated Press.“The doctors did everything to keep him alive, but that's the way of God's will,” he said.The news throws Malian politics into new uncertainty. Cissé was the runner-up in the past three presidential elections and many thought he had the best chances of finally winning in 2022.He was taken hostage by jihadists in March while campaigning for legislative elections in his hometown of Niafunke in northern Mali. He was abducted by a gr

Nepal SC issues show cause notice against govt over dissolving Parl

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. KATHMANDU: Nepal Supreme Court on Friday issued order to show cause against the government over Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's decision to dissolve the Parliament.The Supreme Court on Wednesday had sent to the Constitutional Bench writ petitions against President Bidhya Devi Bhandari's decision to dissolve the Parliament.This comes after the bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana heard writ petitions filed in the Supreme Court against the dissolution of the House of Representatives.A total of 12 writ petitions have been filed in the Apex Court challenging the dissolution of the Lower House.Bhandari on Sunday dissolved the Lower House on Oli's recommendation. The move has invited 12 petitions, claiming it to be "unc

Warren Buffett gave $10,000 in cash to each of his relatives at Christmas

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Warren Buffett YouTube / University of Nebraska-LincolnWarren Buffett's favorite Christmas presents over the years have included dresses, chocolates, and stacks of cash. "He would always give each of us $10,000 in hundred-dollar bills," Mary Buffett, the famed investor's former daughter-in-law, told ThinkAdvisor. "As soon as we got home, we'd spend it - whooo!" Berkshire Hathaway's billionaire boss has also bought dresses in bulk from a local store, and he sends boxes of See's Candies with funny Christmas cards to friends and relatives every year. View Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Warren Buffett's favorite Christmas presents include dresses, chocolates, and env

Canadian Market Up Slightly In Cautious Trade

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. (RTTNews) - The Canadian stock market is up slightly a little past noon on Thursday amid cautious moves by investors. Optimism about economic recovery thanks to the rollout of coronavirus vaccines, and news about the European Union and the U.K. striking a post-Brexit trade agreement are aiding sentiment. With the market scheduled to close at... To keep reading about Canadian Market Up Slightly In Cautious Trade, Click on the link. Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/RpHqLL

Inovio Shares Rise On Positive Data For Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate That's Stable At Room Temps

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:INO) shares were trading higher Thursday after the company released positive Phase 1 data on to its COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate.What Happened: On Wednesday, Inovio published a paper including Phase 1 data on INO-4800, which was found to have been immunogenic in all test subjects. In addition, Phase 1 testing generated no serious adverse safety events and only six Grade I adverse events, which were mostly minor injection site reactions. Related Link: Why A COVID-19 Vaccine Makes General Electric's Stock 'More Investable' Why It’s Important: Inovio’s INO-4800 coronavirus vaccine candidate didn’t come close to winning the race to market given that vaccines from Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and Moderna

UK, EU on cusp of striking Brexit trade deal at last

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. BRUSSELS: Negotiators from the European Union and Britain worked through the night and into Christmas Eve to put the finishing touches on a trade deal that should avert a chaotic economic break between the two sides next week.Trade will change regardless come Jan 1, when the UK leaves the bloc's single market and customs union. But both sides have been working furiously to avoid a nightmare scenario, in which the imposition of tariffs and duties would cost billions in trade and hundreds of thousands of jobs and potentially so snarl ports that many goods would struggle to get through. That possibility was starkly illustrated this week when a brief French blockade of British trucks over coronavirus concerns created chaos at ports that is st

Alibaba falls 7% in premarket trading after Chinese regulators open antitrust investigation into the company

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Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Alibaba said it was aware of the regulatory actions. Reuters US-listed shares in Alibaba fell by 7% on Thursday, after Chinese regulators said they had launched an anti-trust investigation into the country's biggest technology company.  US-listed shares in Alibaba fell in premarket trading, after China regulators opened probe into the e-commerce company.  It echoed the losses overnight in Asia, where the company's Hong Kong-listed shares closed 8.1% lower.  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Separately, other watchdogs said they would hold talks with Alibaba's affiliate fintech company Ant Group. The Chinese government is increasing its oversight of large tech companies and, in particular, ha

Macron free of Covid symptoms: Presidency

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is free of Covid-19 symptoms, his office said on Thursday, a week after he tested positive for the coronavirus.The president, who was in self-isolation at an official residence near Paris from where he ran meetings remotely, no longer needs to remain in quarantine, the Elysee Palace added.Macron "shows no symptoms a this stage", the statement said, and "the isolation of the President can therefore end after seven days".Macron had remained in charge "of the main issues of current affairs of our country" during his self-isolation, and would continue to do so in the coming hours and days, it said.Macron, who had tested positive for the virus last Thursday showing symptoms of f

Why Israel faces a fourth election in just two years

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. JERUSALEM: With Israel heading to its fourth election in two years after the collapse of its government, many Israelis are wondering whether it’s a case of too much democracy.The last three ballots ended inconclusively, with no single candidate able to muster the parliamentary majority required to form a government. The stalemate allowed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the conservative Likud party to persuade his main rival, Benny Gantz of the centrist Blue and White party, to join forces in an uneasy coalition.It lasted just seven months.Netanyahu now finds himself again fighting for political survival while on trial, charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, and amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has devastated the Israeli eco

Engineers who've worked at Twitter, Google, and Netflix share their best advice for landing an engineering role at a major tech company

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. "It's very competitive today compared to five or six years ago." Zhia Chong, a full-time software engineer, said. To keep reading about Engineers who've worked at Twitter, Google, and Netflix share their best advice for landing an engineering role at a major tech company, Click on the link. Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/RpDJy0

Apple just launched a new camera feature for the iPhone 12 Pro that could change the way we think about smartphone photography

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Matt Monath Photography for Business InsiderApple introduced ProRAW to the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max, a new feature that allows you to shoot RAW images, giving you more flexibility when editing exposure, color, and white balance. Tech columnist Jason Aten says this feature is a game-changer because it gives users a choice on their smartphone. Typically, you'd have to let your iPhone do the work of choosing the best settings for your image, but now you can still do that while also having the option to further edit your RAW photos. "This doesn't just apply to artistic images," Aten says. "It's probably even more useful for capturing photos in difficult lighting situations where the camera might make less than ideal

Keep calm, Taiwan says after first local Covid-19 case in 8 months

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on people on Wednesday to keep calm after the island confirmed its first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 since April 12, as the government announced negative tests so far for the person's contacts.Taiwan has kept the pandemic well under control thanks to early and effective prevention methods and widespread use of masks, with all new cases for more than the last 250 days being among travellers arriving on the island.But the government was jolted by Tuesday's announcement of the domestic infection of a lady who is a friend of a New Zealand pilot confirmed to have been infected earlier this week.Tsai called on people to remain calm, follow official health guidance and not spread fake new

Turkey court sentences exiled journalist to 27 yrs jail

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. ISTANBUL: A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the exiled former editor-in-chief of the opposition Cumhuriyet daily to more than 27 years in jail on charges of aiding a terror group and espionage.The court in Istanbul found Can Dundar, who fled to Germany in 2016, guilty in connection with a story about an alleged Turkish arms shipment to Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad.He was sentenced to 18 years and nine months for "securing confidential information for espionage" and eight years and nine months for "aiding a terrorist group" led by US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen.The Turkish government blames the cleric for orchestrating a 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Turkey is re

Genprex's Leading Drug Candidate Is Currently Being Developed As A Treatment For Lung Cancer

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. Genprex was one of the sponsors for the Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference that took place on December 8-9, 2020.According to data from the World Health Organization, cancer is currently the second leading cause of death worldwide, and unfortunately, this number is only expected to rise. In 2018, the total number of cancer-related deaths globally was 9.5 million. And by 2040, this number is expected to increase to 16.4 million. Due to this growing number, many clinical research companies have been looking for ways to help fight against this disease. Founded in 2009, Genprex Inc (NASDAQ:GNPX) is a clinical-stage gene therapy company that’s developing therapies for patients with cancer and diabetes. The company works with world-class institut

BioNTech CEO ‘Confident’ That Coronavirus Vaccine Is Effective Against New European Strain

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. The CEO of BioNTech, the German drug maker who partnered with Pfizer in developing the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine, said that he was “confident” it will be effective against a mutated strain of the virus found in the United Kingdom. “The likelihood that our vaccine works… is relatively high,” Uğur Şahin told reporters during a Tuesday press conference, explaining that the mutated strain still shares approximately 99% of the original strain’s spike protein. Despite confidence that the original vaccine, which began distribution earlier in December, Şahin added Pfizer and BioNTech are conducting tests to reaffirm the vaccine’s effectiveness, and aim to have the results published in early January. If the vaccine proves to be ineffe

UK scientists probe new coronavirus variant's spread in children

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. LONDON: Scientists in the UK are investigating the impact of a new mutant variant of coronavirus, named VUI-202012/01, on children and whether its faster transmission in parts of England is down to the younger segment of the population.The government's New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) is monitoring the data to analyse this arc of the variant, which has led over 40 countries, including India, to suspend travel to and from the UK in order to try and contain the more infectious mutation.Earlier strains of coronavirus found it harder to infect children than adults, with one explanation being that children have fewer of the doorways called the ACE2 receptor the virus uses to enter a human body's cells.Pro

Bomb tears through car, killing 5 in Kabul

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. KABUL: A roadside bomb tore through a vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul Tuesday, killing at least five people, four of them doctors, police said. On Sunday at least nine people were killed and around 20 others including a member of the parliament were wounded in Kabul when the MP Khan Mohammad Wardak's convoy was targeted by a car bomb, according to the Afghan Interior Ministry. To keep reading about Bomb tears through car, killing 5 in Kabul, Click on the link. Seoul, Korea http://dlvr.it/Rp7ghN

1,500 France-bound trucks stranded in England

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News, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Your source for latest asset management news and information. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. LONDON: More than 1,500 trucks were stranded in England on Tuesday morning amid fears that Britain could face food shortages if travel restrictions put in place to slow the spread of a new strain of the coronavirus aren't lifted soon.Dozens of countries around the world have slapped tough travel curbs on the U.K. in recent days: From Canada to India, nations banned flights from Britain, while France barred the entry of trucks from the country for 48 hours from late Sunday while the strain is assessed.Home Secretary Priti Patel told BBC radio that the British government is ``speaking constantly'' with France to achieve a swift resolution in order to get freight moving again. In the meantime, trucks were piling up in Kent, the count