Beijing Shrouded in Security, Speculation Over Mystery North …
U.S. News & World Report–39 minutes ago
WeChat public accounts focusing on news about North Korea had been censored by Chinese authorities, with no articles about a senior North Korean visitor on many prominent accounts that cover China-North Korea ties. “They have been deleting North Korea-related articles for the past few days. It’s been …
How a Tiny Latvian Bank Became a Haven for the World’s Dirty Money
Wall Street Journal–18 hours ago
RIGA, Latvia—A few years ago, U.S. Treasury officials noticed a troubling undertow in the world’s financial currents. Shell companies were shifting billions of dollars through a little-known bank in Latvia, a former Soviet state of two million people. Treasury officials say they concluded the institution, ABLV …
World’s Biggest Cryptocurrency Exchange Is Heading to Malta
Bloomberg–Mar. 23, 2018
World’s Biggest Cryptocurrency Exchange Is Heading to Malta. By. Yuji Nakamura. @ynakamura56 More stories by Yuji Nakamura. March 23, 2018, 1:33 AM PDT Updated on March 23, 2018, 3:40 AM PDT. From. Binance to announce banking partnership in Malta: Zhao. Move to Europe comes after crackdowns in Japan, …
Global Trading Giants Dip Toes in China Oil Futures on Debut Day
Bloomberg–Mar. 25, 2018
Commodity giants Glencore Plc and Trafigura Group were among foreign participants as the yuan-denominated futures started on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange Monday. After an initial surge in volume that outpaced overnight transactions in global benchmark Brent crude in London, trading …
This Used to Be the World’s Best Soft-Drink Stock. Now It’s the Worst
Bloomberg–Mar. 25, 2018
Named after one of Thailand’s most successful rock bands, Carabao overtook Red Bull domestically, surged following its listing in 2014 and two years later became the world’s best-performing large soft-drink stock. But the challenge of successfully expanding in China and the U.K., key overseas markets, …
7 Reasons to Jump Into World of Tanks 1.0
IGN–11 hours ago
“We see World of Tanks as a living thing,” says de Giorgio. “It’s been going now as a service to players for eight years, and that means a constant stream of updates, of new content, of new game modes, and sometimes things that didn’t work, which we had to roll back. This is a constant experience of …
World’s Most Valuable Liquor Maker Keeps Underestimating Its …
Bloomberg–12 hours ago
Kweichow Moutai Co., the world’s most valuable distiller, has a forecast problem: while its eponymous liquor packs a punch, its financial guidance is less … The company, which last year overtook Diageo Plc as the world’s top distiller by market value, has raised the price for its signature drink for the first time …
Australia expels two Russian spies as part of international push …
The Conversation AU–11 hours ago
The Australian government is expelling two Russian spies as part of a broad international retaliatory action against the nerve agent attack on the former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain earlier this month. The diplomats have been “identified as undeclared intelligence …
One of World’s Dirtiest Oil Sources Wants to Go Green
Bloomberg–Mar. 25, 2018
Alberta is boosting its use of renewable energy, closing power plants that burn coal and in January increased its tax on carbon emissions by 50 percent, moves that will help Canada curb emissions under the global Paris climate agreement. However, the province is also increasing output from its vast …
SuperSport
Soccer – Keepers must get used to new World Cup ball: Spain coach
euronews–13 hours ago
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has said goalkeepers will have to get used to the World Cup ball before the tournament starts in June rather than complain about it following criticism from Germany’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Spain’s Pepe Reina. “I know what the boys have told me, but …
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