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An Introduction To After-Hours Trading

Traditionally, stock market trading occurs during the day. In fact, when most people think of stock market trading, they probably think of lots of people in suits on the trading floor of a stock exchange engaging in various trading strategies. Pandemonium reigns as they compete for shares during the trading session.
But did you know that after-hours trading is also a thing? And now you’re probably wondering what after-hours trading is.
It’s true. You can buy and sell shares of stock outside of the normal stock market hours. Of course, as with all things, there are both pros and cons to doing …read more […]

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Special Report: Plastic pandemic: COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream

The pandemic has intensified a price war between recycled and new plastic, made by the oil industry. “I really see a lot of people struggling,” Steve Wong, CEO of Hong-Kong based Fukutomi Recycling and chairman of the China Scrap Plastics Association told Reuters in an interview. Already since 1950, the world has created 6.3 billion tonnes of plastic waste, 91% of which has never been recycled, according to a 2017 study published in the journal Science. …read more […]

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This Retirement Number Should Make You Sick

We read something disgusting last week.
It was an opinion piece detailing the depth of the financial pain caused by the COVID-19 shutdown.
The statistics weren’t anything new.
A prominent economist predicts half of Americans 55 and up will retire at or near the poverty line. That means they’ll live on less than $20,000 of income each year.
That thought should make you sick.
COVID-19 has made the problem worse, of course. The pain is certainly sharper.
But this is not a COVID-19 problem.
As so many like to argue these days, the virus isn’t the main cause of death… It’s merely an aggravating factor.
It brings us …read more […]

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Microsoft to Build Greek Data Centers

(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. has agreed to build a series of new data centers in Greece, in a move the Greek government says will boost entrepreneurship and encourage other major companies to invest in the country.The “ongoing” investment will be the biggest by the U.S. technology giant in its 28 years of operations in Greece, Microsoft President Brad Smith said at a deal presentation in Athens Monday. The decision “shows confidence in the Greek economy, the Greek people and the government,” Smith said. “It’s not something we do in every country.”Microsoft will also start a training program to help fill …read more […]

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Exxon’s Plan for Surging Carbon Emissions Revealed in Leaked Documents

(Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp. has been planning to increase annual carbon-dioxide emissions by as much as the output of the entire nation of Greece, an analysis of internal documents reviewed by Bloomberg shows, setting one of the largest corporate emitters against international efforts to slow the pace of warming.The drive to expand both fossil-fuel production and planet-warming pollution comes at a time when some of Exxon’s rivals, such as BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, are moving to curb oil and zero-out emissions. Exxon’s own assessment of its $210 billion investment strategy shows yearly emissions rising 17% by …read more […]

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Indonesia says in early talks with Tesla on potential investment

Indonesia’s government is in early discussions with electric vehicles maker Tesla Inc about a potential investment in the Southeast Asia country, a major producer of nickel, an official said. Indonesia is keen to develop a full supply chain for nickel at home, especially for extracting battery chemicals, making batteries and eventually building EVs. It has stopped exports of unprocessed nickel ore to support investment in its domestic industries. …read more […]

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Indonesia says in early talks with Tesla on potential investment

Indonesia’s government is in early discussions with electric vehicles maker Tesla Inc about a potential investment in the Southeast Asia country, a major producer of nickel, an official said. Indonesia is keen to develop a full supply chain for nickel at home, especially for extracting battery chemicals, making batteries and eventually building EVs. It has stopped exports of unprocessed nickel ore to support investment in its domestic industries. …read more […]

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Microsoft unveils investment to make Greece a regional hub for cloud services

Microsoft Corp. will invest in cloud services infrastructure in Greece, a boon to the country’s economy that has been weakened by a decade-long debt crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, senior executives of the technology giant said on Monday. “We are investing today in research and technology in Greece,” Microsoft President Brad Smith said. …read more […]