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CRH Medical Corporation (TSE:CRH), which is in the healthcare business, and is based in Canada, saw a significant… …read more […]

Top news and what to watch in the markets on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. …read more […]

Some have more dollars than sense, they say, so even companies that have no revenue, no profit, and a record of… …read more […]

Earthstone Energy (NYSE:ESTE) shares have continued recent momentum with a 34% gain in the last month alone. The full… …read more […]

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Dividend paying stocks like The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS) tend to be popular with investors, and for… …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — A Boeing Co. 737-800 passenger jet bound for Ukraine crashed shortly after takeoff in Iran, killing everyone on board.Ukraine International Airlines said 167 passengers and nine crew members were aboard Flight 752, which crashed at 6:18 a.m. local time in Sabashahr near Tehran. Ukrainians, Iranians and Canadians were among those aboard, it said.The head of Tehran’s Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization, Mansour Darajati, said early assessments suggest the crash was caused by a technical issue, IRNA reported. Another state-run outlet quoted an official from the Iran Civil Aviation Organization as saying the airline didn’t declare an emergency.Television footage …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — NMC Health Plc shares plunged after two major investors sold $493 million worth of shares well below the market price to reduce their holdings in the troubled health-care group.The stock fell as much as 19% to 1,206 pence in early London trading. Investors Saeed Mohamed Butti Mohamed Khalfan Al Qebaisi and Khaleefa Butti Omair Yousif Ahmed Al Muhairi both sold about 15% of NMC for about 1,200 pence a share.The company had a rocky end to 2019 as shares slumped following allegations by Carson Block’s Muddy Waters Capital LLC. The short-selling firm said the company’s financial statements hint …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here.Anglo American Plc said it’s in advanced talks over a possible takeover offer for troubled Sirius Minerals Plc, which is struggling to build a $3.8 billion potash mine in the U.K.The potential acquisition of Sirius comes after Chief Executive Officer Mark Cutifani strengthened the balance sheet of Anglo, whose mining portfolio spans copper and iron ore to platinum and diamonds. The company said it had identified the potential of Sirius’s potash mine some time ago, given its projected scale, lifespan and profit …read more […]

The spike in oil prices due to the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran is causing investors to worry that U.S. corporate earnings will be crimped by rising energy costs. While the energy sector would benefit from higher oil prices, other sectors ranging from shipping to manufacturing to restaurants would see their profit margins compress as gasoline prices rise. Some investors said they were acting more defensively against this backdrop. …read more […]

MADRID/HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – After years of reconnaissance, China’s retail king Alibaba is finally making its move on Europe. It is undercutting Amazon sellers’ fees to attract vendors but has had mixed results, six sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. A flood of small businesses have joined its European platform, AliExpress, in recent months but some larger brands are holding back, according to the sources. …read more […]

The spike in oil prices due to the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran is causing investors to worry that U.S. corporate earnings will be crimped by rising energy costs. While the energy sector would benefit from higher oil prices, other sectors ranging from shipping to manufacturing to restaurants would see their profit margins compress as gasoline prices rise. Some investors said they were acting more defensively against this backdrop. …read more […]

Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles on at least two Iraqi facilities hosting U.S.-led coalition personnel at about 2230 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. military said. The attack rattled global financial markets and sent investors scurrying for safe-haven assets, with S&P futures tumbling as much as 1.7% and the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yield falling to a one-month low. Investors have been on edge since Friday when a U.S. drone strike killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force, prompting a vow of harsh revenge from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. …read more […]

(Bloomberg Opinion) — Shots have been fired in the Middle East. Whether the feud escalates or not, Japan’s defense companies may have found the catalyst they needed.Stock prices of Japanese machinery makers that also produce assault rifles, flare bombs and other military equipment surged as much as 25% Wednesday, after Iran fired rockets at two U.S. bases in Iraq in response to the American attack that killed General Qassem Soleimani. Iran’s foreign minister said his country wasn’t seeking escalation, and President Donald Trump refrained from immediately threatening retaliation. Such price movements in defense-related stocks have happened before, when tensions worsen …read more […]