(Updates prices) * Gold gains about 19%, silver up 17% for the year thus far * Palladium climbs 51% so far - biggest precious metal gainer * Platinum on track for best year since 2009 * GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: tmsnrt.rs/2jvdmXl By Sumita Layek Dec 31 ...
... * Dalian iron ore surges 141% in 2019; best performing commodity. * Benchmark 62% iron ore settles at $93/T, up 28% from last year (Updates with closing prices, chart). By Enrico Dela Cruz. MANILA, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Dalian iron ore futures rose on ...
(Reuters) - European shares looked set to end the decade with a whimper on Tuesday as investors locked in gains after a record rally that was fueled by optimism around trade and easing fears of a global recession. FILE PHOTO: The German share price ...
A new paper claims that contrary to countless anecdotal examples and experiments, YouTube's algorithm does not lead users down a path to far-right political radicalization. What's more, the authors, Mark Ledwich, a software engineer in Australia, and Anna ...
LONDON — Financial services have been too slow to cut investment in fossil fuels, a delay that could lead to a sharp increase in global temperatures, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said in an interview broadcast on Monday. Carney, due to become ...
SHANGHAI — Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday, in their last trading day of the decade as investors locked in profits after a buoyant year of gains, driven in recent weeks by hopes of an imminent U.S.-China trade deal. European equity markets were ...
By Shashwat Awasthi. Dec 31 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 declined for the second straight session on Tuesday, as dealers booked year-end profits after the index's best run in three years and as a stronger pound hit shares of exporter firms. The FTSE 100 ...
PARIS — French media conglomerate Vivendi agreed to sell 10% of its Universal Music Group arm - home to artists such as Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga - to a consortium led by Tencent, in a deal valuing the whole of UMG at 30 billion euros (£25.9 billion).
ISTANBUL, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The Turkish Wealth Fund said on Tuesday it had bought the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) 10% stake in Borsa Istanbul, raising its stake in the stock exchange to 90.6%. Sources had told Reuters ...
Best Rochester beers of 2019: Columnist selects his favorites. This past year was pretty darn awesome. I got married. I wrote some cool stories. I interviewed some amazing people. I drank some great beers. Year after year, this exercise becomes more difficult ...
HONG KONG, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong dollar firmed to as high as 7.7826 per U.S. dollar on Tuesday, its strongest since May 2017. The Hong Kong dollar hit a five-month high earlier this month as months of anti-government protests in the city ...
Say goodbye to 2019 and welcome 2020 with some freebies and deals. Tuesday is the last day of Starbucks' pop-up parties and it's also the last chance to get Applebee's and Chili's festive December drinks. New Year's Day is also National Bloody Mary Day ...
U.S. government debt prices moved lower on Tuesday, the last trading day of the year. At 3:50 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to around 1.9034%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also higher at 2.3574%.
Asia-Pacific markets fell in light trading on Tuesday, with some major indexes closed for the New Year's holiday and others closing early. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, +0.33% slipped 0.1% while the Shenzhen Composite 399106, +0.55% rose 0.2% ...
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's consumer inflation picked up in December but its full-year reading set a record low as consumer demand remained shaky, reinforcing expectations that the central bank will need to cut interest rates again next year.
Exclusive: Union criticises bank inquiry into IT meltdown payouts that led to five workers being dismissed. Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent. @kalyeena. Tue 31 Dec 2019 01.00 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email. Shares.
The man authorities say gunned down two people inside a Texas church Sunday had a lengthy criminal history, including a weapons arrest in New Jersey. Keith Thomas Kinnunen, 43, was shot and killed by volunteer security at the church in Tarrant County ...
A video of a North Carolina man enthusiastically taking a customer's drive-thru order is warming hearts across the internet. That's exactly what Latoya Liles was hoping for when she shared the Facebook clip of her favorite Chick-fil-A employee, Jeremiah ...
This article was co-authored with Aditya Pandav, who assisted in data aggregation, research and analysis. The theme of agriculture, food production and natural resources has become increasingly important as population pressures and urbanization, ...
By Tim Culpan It may have been the decade of smartphones, on-demand everything, and Instagram memes, but the prize for the world's best-performing stock in the MSCI World Index goes to a dairy company in New Zealand. How A2 Milk Co. managed to ...
SEOUL, Dec 31 (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank chief said in a New Year's message on Tuesday that monetary policy should remain accommodative in 2020 as the economy is heading for only a modest recovery. But Bank of Korea Governor Lee ...
While Ford hasn't revealed exactly how many people are lining up to pre-order the Mustang Mach-E, the company has released some stats showing which versions people prefer so far. Apparently battery life is important to buyers of the sporty electric SUV, ...
The so-called retail apocalypse appears to have rocked British retail in 2019. According to the Centre for Retail Research, more than 140,000 U.K. retail jobs, or 2,750 jobs a week, were slashed over the course of 2019. This is the highest rate of job cuts in 25 ...
Seltos sounds like a planet from a straight-to-Netflix sci-fi series, but it's actually the name of the new small SUV Kia is hoping you'll love, no matter how silly it sounds. The version we've tested here is the Sport + with all-wheel drive, which sits just under the ...
A day after the government said all operators will be allowed to participate in the upcoming 5G trials, the Department of Telecom (DoT) held a meeting with various service providers and equipment vendors, including Huawei, to discuss the way forward.
LONDON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Britain's national minimum wage will rise by more than 6% next year, taking it to 8.74 pounds ($11.49) an hour, the government announced on Tuesday. The move puts Britain on track to meet its target for the minimum wage to ...
(WMTV) -- Red Lobster has a new Bloody Mary just in time for 'Bloody Mary Day,' on New Year's Day. The chain calls it the Lobster Claw Bloody Mary, among its "drink-a-tizers," available in restaurants across the U.S> until Feb 20. The drink contains a lobster ...
Although design is done in collaboration with Pininfarina, the company claims it has developed its own electric vehicle platform Image Credit: TOGG. 4 of 10. auto togg back Although the SUV's dimensions haven't been announced yet, it is expected to be ...
New Delhi: Did you know that you don't need to pay any toll fee if the FASTag reading machine is faulty? While double whammy looms large on vehicles without FASTag if they pass through no-cash lanes, there's some respite too. If FastTag reading machine ...
It is one of the worst household chores there is. And it often seems that no amount of elbow grease can ever truly restore your grease-stained oven backs to its former glory. However, one mum has shared a brilliant hack to get your over sparkling again in ...
CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BitTorrent announced today that DLive, the popular blockchain-based content sharing platform, will be joining the BitTorrent ecosystem and begin the migration to the TRON blockchain. DLive and BitTorrent ...
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO)(ASX: XJO) and ALL ORDINARIES (Index: ^AXAO) (ASX: XAO) indices finished lower on Tuesday. Here's a short recap of the Australian market: S&P/ASX 200 (Index: ^AXJO) (ASX: XJO) lower 1.78% to 6.684.10; ALL ...
The rupee appreciated by 8 paise to 71.23 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday as optimism over the US-China trade deal strengthened investor sentiments. As per media reports China's Vice-Premier Liu He, who is also the chief negotiator for ...
A South Derbyshire teenager who sparked a nationwide search after she went missing from Burton town centre has been found safe. Derbyshire Police has confirmed 14-year-old Pingle Academy pupil Caitlin Wright, from Castle Gresley, has been found safe ...
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday said that over 83,500 exporters have already been paid refund of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) of over Rs 1.12 lakh crore and refunds of only Rs 3,604 crores are pending with the Central Board of ...
December 30th, 2019 by Steve Hanley. The crossover SUV market is hot, but the compact crossover SUV market is torrid. Up until now, there have been few electrified offerings in that market segment. Toyota and Ford make hybrid versions of their RAV4 and ...
Kick off the new year with a trip of a lifetime onboard a Carnival cruise. Carnival has decided to end 2019 with a massive end of year sale, saving you big. For those of you looking to cruise on a budget, you can enjoy a 2-night getaway from Melbourne to ...
JD Sports has been crowned the best blue-chip stock of the past decade. Advertisement. Shares in the chain, which calls itself the 'King of Trainers' and sells brands including Nike and Adidas, have risen 3,200 per cent from around 25p at the start of 2010 to ...
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