Twitter Users Get A Kick Out Of How Trump Mispronounced Thailand Twitter users got a kick out of President Donald Trump’s latest verbal blunder ― although the citizens of Thailand might not be happy. On Thursday, Trump spoke at a Whirlpool factory in Clyde, Ohio, where he griped about corporations sending jobs overseas to countries like “Thigh-land” and […]
Alliant Energy Corp Profit Climbs In Q2 Alliant Energy Corp (LNT) announced earnings for its second quarter that climbed from last year. The company’s profit came in at $134.4 million, or $0.54 per share. This compares with $94.6 million, or $0.40 per share, in last year’s second quarter. Analysts had expected the company to earn […]
Kelly Q2 Adj. Profit Declines; Revenue Down 28.7% – Quick Facts Kelly, Inc. (KELYA,KELYB) reported second quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.51 compared to $0.81, prior year. On average, four analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report a loss per share of $0.10, for the quarter. Analysts’ estimates typically exclude special […]
Munich Re Q2 Profit Declines; Gross Premiums Written Up 8.7% – Quick Facts Munich Re (0KFE.L) reported second quarter profit of 579 million euros, a decline of 41.7 percent from previous year. Earnings per share was 4.14 euros compared to 6.88 euros. The Group recorded COVID-19-related losses of around 700 million euros, for the quarter. […]
Large fire in closed market in Ajman, UAE, under control, say police DUBAI (REUTERS) – A large fire which broke out on Wednesday evening (Aug 5) at a market in the emirate of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates caused no injuries or deaths and had been brought under control, the head of Ajman police […]
Sensex, Nifty pare early gains to end flat; HDFC Bank, RIL tumble Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty surrendered early gains to end flat on Wednesday as profit-booking emerged in market majors Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank. After rallying 452 points during the day, the BSE Sensex slipped in the red to end 24.58 points […]
Hong Kong reports 85 coronavirus cases as authorities battle third wave HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Hong Kong reported 85 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday (Aug 5), including three that were locally transmitted, as the authorities battle to control a third wave of the outbreak which has seen a resurgence in infections over the past month. […]
UK royal Meghan wins battle to keep friends anonymous in lawsuit against paper Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, won a court battle on Wednesday to keep the names of five of her friends private for the time being as part of her legal action against a British tabloid, PA Media reported. Meghan, wife of Queen […]
CMA Clears Amazon’s Current Investment In Deliveroo – Quick Facts The Competition and Markets Authority, or the CMA, has cleared Amazon’s (AMZN) 16% investment in Deliveroo. The CMA found that this level of investment will not substantially lessen competition in either market. Stuart McIntosh, Inquiry Chair, said: “When looking at any merger, the CMA’s role […]
Cramer's lightning round: I would sell Dropbox It's that time again! "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed. Kellogg: "I like Kellogg. I think it's OK. Not my favorite food stock. There are others that I like even more, […]