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ImagineAR (OTC: IPNFF) and The Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation Sign MOU To Integrate Augmented Reality Into the Energy Innovation Center

VANCOUVER, BC and ERIE Pa., Aug. 13, 2020  ImagineAR Inc. (CSE: IP) (OTCQB: IPNFF) (“ImagineAR” or “Company”) an Augmented Reality Company that enables sports teams, businesses, retailers and organizations to instantly create their own AR mobile campaigns, is pleased […]

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Alibaba and Xiaomi Get Into Hong Kong’s Benchmark Index

(Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will be included in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng in one of the biggest revamps in the benchmark index’s 50-year history.Xiaomi Corp. will also be joining the index, as will Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc., according to Hang Seng Indexes Co. on Friday as it unveiled the first major changes since the compiler began allowing dual-class shares and secondary listings.The move could affect tens of billions of dollars in pension fund assets and exchange-traded funds that track the index. Sino Land Co., Want Want China Holdings Ltd and China Shenhua Energy Co. were forced out of …read more […]

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Chinese Streamer iQIYI Being Probed by U.S. Securities Regulator

Mystery surrounds the subscriber numbers of Chinese video streaming company iQIYI, which revealed that it is being investigated by the U.S.’s Securities and Exchange Commission. Confirmation of the SEC probe is expected to send iQIYI’s NASDAQ-listed shares sharply lower. They closed at $21.68 on Thursday. But pre-market trading Friday indicates a fall of 10% to […] …read more […]

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The Business of Asking for Favors

I recently intercepted a memo from a partner of mine.
It appeared to be a nothing-much memo regarding a not-all-that-important request for a favor from a business associate – but I intervened because I thought it could ultimately be damaging.
Mutual back-scratching, as I’ve often said, is a big part of good business.
All the successful business relationships I know of – at least the ones that last – involve a lot of back-and-forth.
I do such and such for John, and sometime in the future he will reciprocate. If he doesn’t, I cross him off my list.
Unless I’ve done him a foolishly big …read more […]

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Gold rush at Turkish bazaar a test of trust for lowly lira

Hasan Ayhan followed his wife’s instructions last week and took their savings to buy gold at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar as Turks scooped up bullion worth $7 billion in a just a fortnight. With memories of a currency crisis which rocked Turkey’s economy only two years ago fresh in his mind, the retired police officer was among those playing it safe as he queued in the city’s sprawling covered market, where a screen showed the gold price rise by one Turkish lira ($0.1366) in just 10 minutes. “I think it is the best investment right now so I converted …read more […]

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Europe Stocks Drop on Travel Rules; Dollar Steady: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — European stocks dropped on Friday as fresh quarantine rules for arrivals to the U.K. dragged down travel and leisure shares. Treasury yields steadied near an eight-week high and the dollar drifted.The Stoxx Europe 600 Index opened lower after Britain added France, the Netherlands and Malta to its list of countries from which people arriving have to quarantine for 14 days. EasyJet Plc and Tui AG both dropped more than 5%. The euro remained on track for its eighth straight week of gains versus the greenback.Shares in Hong Kong and China rose as data showed China’s economic recovery continued …read more […]

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'The Netflix Of China' iQiyi Tanks 12% On SEC Probe Revelation

iQiyi, Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) shares dropped more than 12% in the after-hours session Thursday as the company revealed it’s under investigation from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.What Happened: The Chinese video-streaming service akin to Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) said the SEC is seeking financial and operating records dating from January 1, 2018, CNBC reported.The video streamer said the federal agency has also asked for documents related to acquisitions and investments identified in a Wolfpack Research report dating back to April.Why It Matters: Wolfpack claimed at the time that iQiyi had been fudging user numbers since its initial public …read more […]

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Oil Set for Weekly Gain With U.S. Rebound Outweighing IEA Report

(Bloomberg) — Oil headed for a second weekly gain as signs an energy demand recovery in the U.S. is gaining traction outweighed a more pessimistic report from the International Energy Agency.Futures in New York edged higher near $42 a barrel Friday and are up around 3% for the week. A slew of encouraging data on U.S. crude stockpiles, gasoline consumption and refinery activity spurred the biggest daily jump in three weeks Wednesday. The optimism was tempered the following day as the IEA cut its global demand estimates for almost every quarter through the end of 2021.The agency’s steepest downgrades were …read more […]

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UK buys more potential COVID-19 vaccines from J&J and Novavax

Britain will buy potential COVID-19 vaccines from U.S. drugmakers Johnson & Johnson and Novavax Inc, the companies said on Friday, bringing the total number of deals by the UK government to six as the race for shots heats up. Johnson & Johnson said its Janssen Pharmaceutica unit will supply the UK government with its candidate known as Ad26.COV2.S with an initial sale of 30 million doses on a not-for-profit basis for emergency pandemic use. In a separate statement, Novavax said the UK would buy 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, NVX-CoV2373, for a phase 3 …read more […]