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U.S. Justice Department plans to hold meeting to discuss tech industry liability: sources

The U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a current federal law which largely exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post, sources familiar with the plans said on Friday.

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FAA administrator to tell U.S. airlines MAX approval could come before mid-year

Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson is calling senior U.S. airline officials Friday to tell them that the agency could approve the grounded Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service before mid-year, a government official said Friday. FAA approval before mid-year could only happen if Boeing continues to make complete and thorough submissions, the official said, and emphasized that unforeseen issues could always potentially delay approval. …read more […]

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Drug Stocks Slide as Never-Ending Political Worry Gathers Steam

(Bloomberg) — Once-untreatable cancers and rare diseases are being vanquished. Medical breakthroughs have put Ebola and HIV on the back foot, even as new viruses emerge. Drug stocks have touched record highs after a decade of gains.But at the industry’s biggest annual gathering, a San Francisco investor meeting that draws in thousands from biotechnology, pharmaceutical and insurance companies, plus investors, bankers and consultants, there was a sense of uncertainty, even worry.“The model is broken in the U.S.,” Sanofi Chief Executive Officer Paul Hudson said in an interview.Despite record scientific and market returns, the health-care industry’s future in the U.S. has …read more […]

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The Fed Is Not Invincible

The basic idea behind “Don’t fight the Fed” is that you should buy stocks when the Federal Reserve is “easing” (keeping monetary conditions loose).
And this has been fantastic advice for the last decade. We’ve been in one of the longest sustained periods of easy money in history. The stock market has gone almost straight up.
Now some people are starting to say this situation can last… forever. For example, Bob Prince, one of the top executives at Bridgewater (the biggest hedge fund in the world), was recently interviewed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. When discussing how the Federal …read more […]

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3 Catalysts That Could Drive Aphria (APHA) Stock Higher in 2020

The most recent earnings report from Aphria (APHA) was underwhelming, as it continues to experience heavy losses. While its earnings were up, they still failed to meet already mild expectations.It’s no secret cannabis companies based in Canada are going to continue to experience weak growth over the next couple of quarters. Even so, in the case of Aphria, if it is able to successfully execute in several segments, it could surprise to the upside throughout calendar 2020.Recreational potA potentially major catalyst for Aphria will be if it can continue to increase market share in Ontario, which is by far the …read more […]