U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a looming U.S. tariff deadline on Chinese goods that could possibly derail any progress made in trade talks between the world’s top two economies. Wall Street is focused on Dec. 15, when the next round of U.S. levies on Chinese

Business Tax Amnesty Program Makes Tax Relief Easier AUSTIN, Texas — GTY Technology Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:GTYH) (“GTY”), a leading provider of SaaS/Cloud solutions for the public sector, announced today that they’ve partnered with the City of San José to make tax penalty forgiveness and accurate tax payments easier for business owners. The City is using

Extraction, formulation and production of medical cannabinoid-based therapeutics expected to begin during first quarter 2020 SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — ZYUS Life Sciences Inc. (“ZYUS” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that effective December 6, 2019, it received a “3 year” Standard Processing Licence from Health Canada for its Saskatoon-based Phase I processing facility (the “Processing

MONTREAL — Media representatives are invited to attend the dedication ceremony of a beautiful and bright sculpture entitled “The Heart of Children” which is now installed on the Glen site. The result of a partnership between the Quebec Centre for Contemporary Art and Shriners Hospitals for Children© — Canada, this sculpture will light up in

Needham analyst Laura Martin, who downgraded the California-based tech giant to "underperform", believes Netflix will have to add a lower priced service to compete with competitors including Apple Inc's Apple TV+ service and Walt Disney Co's Disney+. The cut came a day after Netflix dominated nominations for January's Golden Globe awards, landing 17 in TV categories and 17 more for movies, including leading contenders "Marriage Story" and "The Irishman". Netflix's video streaming push has seen subscriber numbers dwarf those of rival services at the cost of huge investment in both regional […]

Needham and Co was the fourth Wall Street brokerage in two months to cut its rating for Netflix Inc on Tuesday, arguing competition from new streaming services could lead to the loss of 4 million premium U.S. subscribers next year. Needham analyst Laura Martin, who downgraded the California-based tech giant to “underperform,” believes Netflix will

NEW YORK — December is always a month of suspense on Wall Street, as dealmakers, traders and money managers at big U.S. banks wait to find out how much they will receive in bonuses. But this year is more fraught than usual, industry sources said, because executives are waiting until the last minute to allocate

LONDON — Nickel hit a five-month low on Tuesday after a surge in inventories into exchange warehouses highlighted an overhang of hidden stocks. On-warrant inventories – material not earmarked for shipment – in depots certified by the London Metal Exchange surged by 40% to 51,264 tonnes, LME data showed on Tuesday. LME nickel prices have

HOUSTON — Baltic Chemical Plant LLC (BCP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RusGasDobycha, has selected Univation Technologies’ UNIPOL™ PE Process for six reactor lines to be located at the Ust-Luga marine port located in Leningradsky Region, Russia. With maximum product flexibility in mind, each UNIPOL™ PE Reactor line is designed for a world-scale capacity of 500,000

TransferWise latest to simplify international money transfers in Europe with Visa Direct SAN FRANCISCO — In today’s connected world, moving money for consumers and businesses should be as simple and routine as sending a text message. Yet, in many cases, consumers and businesses still rely on manual, paper-based processes, high fees and cash to send

Revenues totaled $1.8 billion, with comparable sales down 1.7% including a 15% year-over-year increase in digital sales Gross profit margin was 38.3%, down 120 basis points year-over-year; Adjusted for liquidating stores, gross margin rate was unchanged year-over-year Fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses, resulting in 70 basis points of

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Money is seemingly no object for Netflix when it comes to the Golden Globe nominations.

BlackRock Investment Institute said on Tuesday it was cautiously rotating into cyclical assets, Japanese equities and emerging markets.

Amazon.com has secured the rights to broadcast top European soccer Champions League matches for the 2021/22 season in Germany, the U.S. company said on Tuesday. Amazon said it would be broadcasting Champions League matches on Tuesday evenings from 2021. "We’re excited to bring UEFA Champions League football to our customers in Germany," Alex Green, managing director at Amazon's Prime Video Sport Europe division, said in a statement.

South African mining companies Harmony Gold, Impala Platinum, and Sibanye-Stillwater have been forced to cut production since Monday due to power shortages, they said on Tuesday. "There are very few underground mines that operated overnight and will be operating normally today," said a spokesman for the Minerals Council, an industry body. Harmony Gold called off its underground shifts, saying it would resume as soon as state power company Eskom could provide assurance power supply would be more reliable.

The FADER, one of the best-known music and culture publications in North America, will be launching a new line of cannabis products, Benzinga has learned exclusively. The venture, a result of a partnership with Next Green Wave Holdings Inc (CSE: NGW) (OTC: NXGWF) brand SD Cannabis, is expected to debut during the first quarter of 2020 in California. The new line of The FADER branded products will feature a series of collectible capsule box-sets with cannabis flowers, which will seek to reflect the “special, unique nature of limited-edition print magazine releases,” the […]

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- At a time when many Latin American leaders are pariahs, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is a puzzle. Aged 38, the former one-term mayor of the capital San Salvador handily won the presidency in February, besting contenders from the two parties that have owned politics for the last three decades. His own party, Nuevas Ideas, is so new, it has no seats in congress. And yet, six months on, Bukele has this nation of 6.5 million people in thrall, his opponents off balance and international leaders on speed dial.Bukele commands 88% approval ratings, down a notch […]