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construction site: Another eight shackled themselves to each other over a grate in the road. ; They acted after state officials announced they would close the road to the summit of Mauna Kea so they could begin bringing equipment to the construction site in the coming days, according to The Japan Times. The confrontation was a dramatic start to what could be weeks or more of protests pitting scientific discovery against cultural preservation and indigenous rights. About a dozen elders, or kupuna, sat in chairs at the start of the road on Monday, committed to being arrested if need be. Authorities didn't arrest anyone, saying their priority was installing concrete barriers along a nearby highway to create a buffer between speeding cars and the large numbers of people congregating in the area. Hundreds of protesters remained at the scene and many promised to continue their fight. No construction vehicles went up to the summit. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

analysis extras: ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 We'll tell you what's true, according to The Independent. You can form your own view. The controversial tech figure claimed in 2017 that bitcoin would reach 500,000 within three years, pledging, if not, I will eat my d k on national television . At the time, bitcoin was worth around 2,000 and by the end of 2017 was valued at close to 20,000. From 15p 0.18 0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Over the last seven days bitcoin has fallen in price by more than 17 per cent to around 10,500 but remains well up from its price at the start of the year, when it was trading at around 3,500. Subscribe now A price crash in 2018 was not enough to deter him and as bitcoin began to rise again earlier this year, he tweeted that it was mathematically impossible for bitcoin to be worth less than 1m by the end of 2020. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

clarke: This is the best golf course in the world, Clarke declared, according to The Independent. This golf course is fit to hold any competition in the world. Forty-eight hours after his improbable Open Championship win, aged 42, this was the homecoming leg of Clarke's lavishly inebriated victory lap and a cramped mass of almost 1,000 local fans crooned and hoisted any debris worthy of signature in his direction. Little could Clarke have imagined that the miracle behind The Open's return would become something that transcended sport entirely. You can form your own view. ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 We'll tell you what's true. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

earnings expectations: I am worried about it, according to Market Watch. Analysts are projecting a year-over-year decline in S&P 500 earnings of 3% in the second quarter, followed by a 0.8% decline in the third, but expect growth to rebound to 6% in the fourth quarter, according to Fact Set. Are earnings expectations for the fourth quarter too high he said. Read more Earnings Watch Expect drama in second-quarter numbers as trade fears weigh The S&P 500 index SPX, -0.34% the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.09% and the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.43% all closed at record highs last week, but with a year-end target for the S&P of 2,850, Levkovich argued that stocks will stage a tactical retreat during the final months of 2019. Investors will be laser-focused on management commentary to learn how a steady-but-slowing U.S. economy and persistent trade tensions will affect earnings growth in the third and fourth quarters, but Levkovich is not optimistic that they will provide investors much clarity. We may see stocks trade a little bit higher this earnings season, because expectations have come down meaningfully, he said, while predicting that the overall trend will be lower from now to the end of the year. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

funds rate: Possibilities include a single 25 basis-point cut in the federal funds rate for the year at the next policy meeting in July, as well as a rare 50-basis point reduction later this month that kicks off several rounds of easing before the end of the year, according to Market Watch. I'm having a hard time figuring out why they're planning to cut, said Mark Stoeckle, chief executive officer and senior portfolio manager at Adams Funds, told Market Watch, adding that his conversations with management have left them cautiously optimistic about the trajectory of the economy as benchmark stock indexes hit all-time high. The news last week sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.09% the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.34% and the Nasdaq Composite index COMP, -0.43% to new highs, but stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data and a spike in government bond yields in the last couple of days have market participants preparing for a wide range of outcomes in Fed policy over coming months. This is not the traditional environment one expects to trigger interest-rate cuts. Unemployment is below the Fed's maximum employment target, prices are as stable as they have ever been in the history of the country, and the yield on a 30-year Treasury yield is 50 basis points above its all-time low, he wrote, arguing that the Fed is clearly achieving its mandate of maximum unemployment in the context of price stability. Michael O'Rourke, chief market strategist at Jones Trading went as far as to call Powell's testimony surreal, in a recent note to clients. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

iranian regime: Read more US policy spreads gloom in Iran What we know so far Twenty-five businesses and individuals were targeted The entities were front companies for Revolutionary Guard-linked banks and foreign currency exchanges The network had moved more than 1 billion 890 million for the Iranian regime The Revolutionary Guard, Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces logistics brand benefited from the transactions Read more Iran's military power What you need to know Deceptive practices' The US Treasury tweeted that it had disrupted a large scale front company network, with a graphic showing how the sanctioned entities operated. if !window.twttr window.twttr function d, s, id var js, fjs t window.twttr ; if d.get Element ById id return t; js d.create Element s ; js.id id; js.src fjs ; t. e ; t.ready function f t. e.push f ; ; return t; document, script twitter-wjs ; twttr.ready function twttr link Color ' 0087eb', width '550', align 'center' ; ; US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said We are targeting a vast network of front companies and individuals located in Iran, Turkey and the UAE to disrupt a scheme the Iranian regime has used to illicitly move more than a billion dollars in funds, according to Deutsche Welle. Sigal Mandelker, who serves as US Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said This vast network is just the latest example of the Iranian regime's use of deceptive practices to exploit the global financial system and divert resources to sanctioned entities. Washington has increased pressure on Iranian actors and supporters in a bid to stem what it describes as the world's premier state sponsor of terrorism. Read more Opinion EU taking a stand through legal trading with Iran US sanctions and who they target IranUS sanctions on Iran target Tehran's trade in gold and precious metals, block the sales of passenger jets and restrict Iran's purchase of US dollars, among other punitive measures. For example, the US strictly bans exporting weapons to the pariah state. The US has also blocked Iran's key oil sales in a further tranche of sanctions, which came into force in November 2018.US sanctions and who they target North Korea Impoverished North Korea is under a UN-backed embargo, but Washington also maintains an extensive regime of sanctions of its own. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

import operations: Putin said this would increase the stability of banks' servicing of export and import operations while there are ongoing risks on global markets, according to Deutsche Welle. Read more Are China and Russia challenging US military dominance In a show of good relations between the two allies, Xi was treated to pancakes with caviar and shots of vodka by his host. The Russian and Chinese sides confirmed their interest in using national currencies more actively in reciprocal payments, Putin said at a joint news briefing with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping after talks at the Eastern Economic Forum EEF in the Russian city of Vladivostok. Russia is increasingly looking to China for investment after a sharp decline in relations with the West after the 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and support for pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that Russia and China should work together to oppose trade protectionism and what he called unilateral approaches to international problems. China is seeking allies amid growing criticism of its militarization of the South China Sea and continued accusations of human rights breaches and unfair trade practices. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

localization rewind: This political act of will is needed in order to convince Tehran that the EU is sticking to the July 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran so that it will continue to exist, despite America's withdrawal, according to Deutsche Welle. Watch video Share ; DW PLAYER.localization rewind Back 10 seconds settings Settings hd Quality fullscreen Full screen cc Closed captions next Up Next up playlist Playlist pause Pause play Play player Video player prev Previous next Next close Close replay Replay volume Volume ; Share New financial mechanism means European businesses Send Facebook Twitter google Whatsapp Tumblr linkedin stumble Digg reddit Newsvine Permalink financial mechanism means European businesses Complicated preparation The project is no small feat. Three European leaders Germany, France and Great Britain came together to found the Paris-based Instrument for the Support of Trade Exchange INSTEX . If it takes shape, more states will join. Before the special purpose vehicle can conduct business between European companies and Iran that is, before it can become operational its founding members, as well as Per Fischer, the German director of INSTEX, will have to carry out complicated preparatory work to set the stage for its rollout. For this, INSTEX will need to determine how great a need there is and who is interested, not least in order to give the Iranians time to implement necessary steps. INSTEX must first concretely formulate which services it will offer interested companies. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

market access: The move to issue comprehensive guidelines to improve the business climate highlighted what Chinese policymakers believe to be the main weakness in the economy and the difficulties in carrying out long-planned market reforms at the local level, analysts said on Monday, according to Global Times China. The National Development and Reform Commission NDRC China's top economic planning agency, on Sunday released the draft guidelines, which contain measures in a wide range of areas from market access to protection of intellectual property rights IPR to government support. Photo VCG China is pursuing wide-ranging measures to improve market conditions for companies, aiming to boost private-sector investment - an increasingly important force in creating jobs and supporting economic activity - as growth in the world's second-largest economy saw a further slowdown in the second quarter of the year. All types of companies are allowed to enter industries that are not on a nationwide negative list and all companies will be treated equally in obtaining financing, land and other resources and bidding for government contracts, the draft guidelines said. The draft guidelines were released one day before official data showed that economic growth had slowed to the weakest pace in nearly three decades. Companies' legitimate rights, including IPR, will be better protected, as government agencies and individuals are banned from illegal interference with normal business operations, and infringement of IPR will be penalized severely, according to the NDRC. The timing of the guidelines is well-planned as China's economic growth continues to slow down, the most important thing is to improve business confidence through concrete measures to help companies, Cao Heping, an economics professor at Peking University, told the Global Times on Monday. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

one-string banjo: US President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday, The United States Tariffs are having a major effect on companies wanting to leave China for non-tariffed countries, according to Global Times China. Thousands of companies are leaving. The economy has remained stable during the first half of the year, standing at 6.3 percent. This is why China wants to make a deal with the US and wishes it had not broken the original deal in the first place. Stranger still is how Trump cannot accept reality as his new-found theory has been refuted by US and international research institutes. Trump continued picking his one-string banjo and offered an arbitrary conclusion on how the tariffs have been paid for by China, not US taxpayers. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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centrelink debt: Collection agencies are also threatening to prevent people from leaving the country or take their wages if they do not agree to go onto re-payment plans, according to Nine News Australia. Sydney resident Amy, who asked for her surname to be withheld, is one of several people who recently contacted nine.au after being chased by debt collectors over a Centrelink debt. To improve your experience update it here News National'I thought about ending my life' Government-hired debt collectors accused of harassment over Centrelink debts By Emily McPherson12 26pm Jul 15, collectors contracted by the Australian government to chase Centrelink debts are allegedly harassing customers, with one claiming she was left on the brink of suicide. Amy said she was in disbelief when Centrelink claimed she owed them almost 10,000. The 31-year-old said the first she heard of the debt was when a final notice from Centrelink was forwarded on to her from an old address last year. Do you have a story Contact reporter Emily McPherson at emcpherson nine.au. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

dealings: Now, four years later, Lagarde has been anointed to succeed Draghi at the helm of the ECB. Despite her role, and the dealings we had when I was Greece's finance minister, not once did I feel animosity towards her, according to The Guardian. I found her intelligent, cordial, respectful. The other key figure alongside the International Monetary Fund's then managing director was Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, who played a central role in that drama by engineering the closure of Greece's banks. She even acknowledged, in private at least, that Greece had been given a raw deal and that my campaign to cut our public debt was right and proper. Forced to choose between Berlin's favouritism and the interests of her institution, she unfailingly opted for the former The question now is whether Lagarde's skills are in tune with the task of leading the ECB in the post-Draghi era. Lagarde's priority was holding the troika's line and minimising any challenge to its collective authority. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

decades: The country's gross domestic product grew at 6.2 per cent in the second quarter, its slowest rate in nearly three decades and lower than the 6.4 per cent recorded last quarter, according to government figures released today, according to Nine News Australia. And the Chinese economy will continue to face downward pressure in the second half of this year, the country's National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement. To improve your experience update it here News World China's economy slumps as US trade war continues By CNN6 51pm Jul 15, economy is slumping as it feels the effects of a prolonged trade war with the United States. China's economic growth sank to its lowest level in at least 26 years in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington. Global growth has slowed and external uncertainties are on the rise. AP/AAP The Chinese economy is still in a complex and grave situation, it said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

iran: The detention risks increasing tension between Paris and Tehran at a critical moment in the crisis over Iran's nuclear deal, according to The Guardian. European foreign ministers were meeting in Brussels on Monday in an attempt to preserve the deal, which the US abandoned unilaterally a year ago leading to an accelerating reciprocal withdrawal by Iran. Fariba Adelkhah, a prominent researcher in anthropology and social sciences based at the Paris political institute Sciences Po, is believed to have been arrested in June. The French foreign ministry said it had not yet been given satisfactory information on the status of Adelkhah, who is seen as one of France's top academics on Iran. France calls on the Iranian authorities to shed full light on Mrs Adelkhah's situation and repeats its demands, particularly with regard to an immediate authorisation for consular access. The French authorities were recently informed of the arrest of Fariba Adelkhah, the foreign ministry said in a statement. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

sen: Rob Portman, Rep, according to The Independent. Anthony Gonzalez and Rep. Republicans including Sen. Bob Gibbs are enthusiastic about it, saying it offers much-needed updates to the nearly 30-year old NAFTA. Democrats such as Sen. Marcy Kaptur and Rep. Sherrod Brown, Rep. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

p index: The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.43% rose 14.04 points to reach 8,258.19, a 0.2% increase, according to Market Watch. All three major indexes scored intraday records in early activity, turned lower and then edged back into positive territory in late trade. How are the major benchmarks performing The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.09% gained 27.13 points, or 0.1%, to set a new closing record of 27,359.16, the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.34% added 0.53 point, or less than 0.1%, to end at 3,014.30. On Friday, the Dow gained 244.02 points, or 0.90%, at 27,332.10, while the S&P 500 index added 13.83 points, or 0.5%, at 3,013.75. The results also showed revenue came in at a hotter-than-estimated 18.76 billion, up 2% from 18.47 billion a year ago and better than the 18.5 billion projected by Refintiv. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed 48.10 points higher at 8,244.14, a gain of 0.6%. What's driving the market Citigroup Inc.C, -0.54% said its second-quarter income rose 7% from a year ago, with profit at 4.8 billion, up from 4.49 billion a year ago and earnings come in at a better-than-expected 1.95, compared against consensus analysts' expectations for 1.81 a share. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

secretary: He reverted to his previous position of Army secretary. ; Filling in for Esper pending his confirmation is Richard Spencer, who has been the civilian leader of the Navy since August 2017, according to The Japan Times. Spencer's tenure as acting secretary is expected to be brief. The moment the nomination was received by the Senate on Monday afternoon, Esper was required to step out of his role as acting defense secretary a job he has held since June until he is confirmed as the permanent secretary. Esper will have his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday and could be confirmed as early as Thursday. As soon as he took the handoff from Esper, Spencer sent a brief letter to all military and civilian personnel of the Defense Department. Spencer would then return to the Navy. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

surveys show: Japanese products and services in such areas are already highly regarded in China, according to The Japan Times. Since late last year, the world's second-biggest economy has been clearly weakening against a backdrop of sluggish exports as well as lackluster investment and consumer spending, prodding the Chinese government to implement large-scale stimulus measures. As relations between the two Asian nations have improved and Washington has repeatedly voiced wariness about Beijing's geopolitical rise, Chinese people have started to have a favorable image of Japan, several surveys show. ; Japanese companies and organizations are expected to seize chances to bolster their businesses especially in the fields of food, clothing, nursing care and the environment, some analysts say. During the April-June quarter, China's economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly 30 years, expanding 6.2 percent from a year earlier, according to the country's latest gross domestic product data released Monday. Amid expectations that a tit-for-tat tariff escalation with the U.S. would dampen consumer and business sentiment further, Japan's exports to China have also declined, said Yusuke Miura, chief researcher at the Mizuho Research Institute. In particular, China's exports to the U.S., one of the engines of economic growth, fell more than 8 percent from the previous year for the six months from January, darkening the outlook for the nation's economy. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

threat australia: His signature program, the Pacific step-up, and the A 3 billion Pacific Infrastructure Bank package are designed as a pushback against the development and aid projects under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative BRI framework in the region, regarded by Canberra as not only a rival, but also a threat, according to Global Times China. Australia's perception of China's motive behind BRI projects in the Pacific region couldn't be farther from truth. This demonstrated that his style of foreign policy aims at spreading influence to neighboring island countries. The nonsensical bogey of a menacing China as a threat to Australia's security and sovereignty based upon ideological differences is so disconnected from reality that it could only be diagnosed as an obsessive paranoia. Australia's unease over the Chinese presence in the South Pacific stems from China's success in Pacific island nations with constructive and concrete measures in strategic, economic and diplomatic cooperation as well as people-to-people communication. While China advocates a shared future for mankind, some Western countries such as Australia are still fixated on the Cold War-style confrontational mind-set, resonating the Trumpian rhetoric of decoupling from China, which is absurd considering pervasive globalization. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

wage: The demand that would soon emerge as the movement's rallying cry 15 and a union seemed hopelessly ambitious, like a wild-eyed opening bid, according to CNN. The median wage for fast food workers was 9 an hour, CNN reported at the time. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

economy: And the Chinese economy will continue to face downward pressure in the second half of this year, the country's National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement, according to CNN. The Chinese economy is still in a complex and grave situation, it said. The country's gross domestic product grew at 6.2% in the quarter ended June, the slowest quarterly growth rate since 1992 and down from 6.4% in the previous quarter, according to government figures released on Monday. Global growth has slowed and external uncertainties are on the rise. Read More White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said in an interview with CNBC on Friday that US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will travel to Beijing with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in the near future. Beijing and Washington recently agreed a temporary truce in their months-long trade war and are planning to restart trade talks. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

gold: Gold Road Resources recently poured the first bars of gold from its Gruyere mine, and expects to be running at commercial production within four months, according to Nine News Australia. The company is close to joining the ASX200, likely triggering a series of index funds to buy stock and send it even higher. To improve your experience update it here News National Gold miner expecting to ramp up production By AAP8 02pm Jul 15, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail One of Australia's newest billion-dollar companies is sitting on more than two million tonnes of ore ready to be processed to extract gold. Managing director Duncan Gibbs said the 50 50 joint venture with Gold Fields at Gruyere, near Laverton in Western Australia, was ready to produce gold once all the processing equipment was up to speed. Getty We've got about two million tonnes of ore that we've mined to date, he told reporters in Melbourne on Monday. Gold Road Resources is sitting on two million tonnes of ore. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

idea johnson: Neil Sherlock, who went on to be an adviser to Nick Clegg when he was deputy prime minister, beat the young Johnson by more than 100 votes during a hard-fought campaign to become Oxford Union president in 1984, which framed him as a grammar-school-educated boy pitted against an Old Etonian establishment candidate, according to The Guardian. Sherlock said the idea Johnson would eventually reach the pinnacle of politics was implausible and if anyone were going to become prime minister, it was a rival who went on to take a different path. This is not the story of the Conservative leadership candidate's recent political career, his humbling at the hands of Michael Gove in 2016, or his sudden devotion to the Brexit cause but of his first forays into student politics about 35 years ago, according to the man who beat him. I always thought at university that Nick Robinson would be the big political star and that Boris Johnson would be a journalist. In 1984-85, if you told me that Boris Johnson was going to be prime minister, I would have been very surprised. When I left Oxford, that's what I thought would happen, Sherlock said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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Morris, who previously resided in a 1.4 million home in New Jersey, has moved with his family to a coastal resort town in Portugal, according a Facebook post from his wife.ADVERTISEMENT Former MSNBC anchor Natali Morris told the outlet in an email that she and her husband plan to continue fighting the lawsuits from abroad. 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Clayton Morris left Fox News in 2017 to become a real estate promoter with Bert Whalen of Indianapolis. Morris used web-based seminars and You Tube videos to lure potential investors. The two men are alleged to have misled at least 35 buyers and renters on the conditions of distressed properties. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

auto industry: Robots until recently have been limited to precise, preprogrammed and repetitive heavy-duty jobs like automotive manufacturing, according to The Japan Times. Yet at the Rosborg Food greenhouse, the OnRobot devices adjust on the fly. For moviegoers used to seeing humanoid machines in action, that might not seem special but in truth, it is a remarkable feat. One pot might be slightly out of position. While deliveries of robots to the U.S. auto industry fell 12 percent last year, shipments to food and consumer-product companies soared 48 percent. The next might be a little heavy. ; Robots that can see, learn and grip different items are advancing quickly into the retail, food-and-beverage and consumer-packaged-good industries. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.