After China declared #bitcoin a spent force, trading VOLUMES plunged
TweetTrading volume on China’s major Bitcoin exchanges has plunged in the past week, since authorities tightened regulation of the digital currency. [Photo/VCG] By putting restrictions on the trading of the online crypto-currencies generically known ...
Coffee producer ‘Death Wish’, maker of “world’s strongest coffee” recalled over botulism concerns
TweetDeath Wish Coffee Company, a New York-based coffee producer that advertises itself as maker of the “world’s strongest coffee,” is recalling some of its products over concerns that it could become tainted with the deadly botulinum toxin. Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a notice issued ...
Circle Trading Pushes Zero-Cost OTC #Crypto Currency Trading, Launches In France, Italy
TweetCircle, which uses blockchain technology to do zero-cost instant payments, is launching in France and Italy, and also announcing a group payments application. In addition, the company is pushing to the fore ...
Liliane Bettencourt’s Net Worth Estimated at $42.5 billion following L’Oreal Heiress Death At 94
TweetLiliane Bettencourt, heiress to the cosmetic company L’Oreal and the world’s wealthiest woman, died Thursday at her home in France, according to her family. She was 94. Bettencourt owned a 33 percent stake in the Paris-based company. Bloomberg estimated her net worth at $42.5 billion. L’Oreal chairman and chief executive ...
Petrol prices 20 percent higher in Pyongyang in the wake of #UN sanctions
TweetPetrol prices are being pumped higher in Pyongyang in the wake of United Nations sanctions restricting exports of oil products to nuclear-armed North Korea. Retail prices have gone up around 20 percent in two months, AFP saw in the capital. Earlier this month the UN Security Council imposed its eighth ...
China confirms it will limit exports of refined petroleum products to N. Korea on October 1
TweetChina will limit exports of refined petroleum products to North Korea starting October 1, its commerce ministry said, confirming Beijing’s participation in new UN sanctions intended to rein in its rogue neighbour. The United Nations Security Council, including permanent member Beijing, approved tough sanctions against Pyongyang last week in response ...
Google is seeking ways to help publishers attract paying subs for news stories $GOOGL
TweetGoogle is seeking ways to help publishers win paying subscribers for news stories, a person close to the matter told AFP. To this end, the US internet giant is collaborating with NewsCorp, the Financial Times, and the New York Times, according to the source. Google was said to be ramping ...
China ‘Limits’ Exports of Petroleum Products to North Korea, Bans #LNG
TweetChina announced Saturday that it will limit exports of petroleum products to North Korea to comply with United Nations Security Council sanctions on the North’s nuclear and missile development programs. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement on its website that exports of refined petroleum to Pyongyang will be ...
In Another Moronic Rant, Maxine Waters ‘Guarantees’ Trump-Russia Collusion
TweetOutspoken Donald Trump critic Maxine Waters on Thursday guaranteed that there was collusion between the president and Russia and called on the black community to demand his impeachment. Waters, the long-time Democratic Congresswoman from California, has frequently called for Trump to be removed from office, citing a variety of alleged ...
30% of Public School Teachers Are ‘Chronically’ Skipping Work
TweetAlmost 30 percent of public school teachers are “chronically” skipping classes, according to a Wednesday study. Over 28 percent of public school educators miss 11 or more school days each year, discovered a report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, an education policy nonprofit think tank. The study found that ...