5 Ways to Defend Science in 2018

From the withdrawal of federal funding for epidemic response and research to the decision by the United States to leave the Paris Agreement on climate change, scientists are faced with the question of how to stand up for their field and counter the naysayers. At the Fortune Brainstorm Health conference
See Original Article

One official said the Petro should be viewed as directly supporting the Maduro dictatorship and its attempts to undermine democratic order in Venezuela, calling it a scam to defraud international investors. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the sanctions and their purpose.
See Original Article

Determined to not play the same game of regulatory catch-up, the Seattle City Council voted Monday to temporarily prohibit Seattle landlords from using websites that allow bidding wars for rental housing. Council members will evaluate the websites' legality and potential impacts on the housing market
See Original Article

The European Securities and Markets Authority, which coordinates standards across member states, has proposed restrictions on derivatives tied to virtual currencies for retail investors, and is also assessing how the EU's new MiFID II rules apply to digital assets. One regulation that's already in the
See Original Article

TD Canada Trust is TD's customer-focused personal and small business banking business. Serving more than 11 million customers nationally, TD Canada Trust provides a full range of financial products and services through its branch banking network, telephone, internet banking, and 'TD Green
See Original Article

The rural property market headed into autumn on a relatively quiet note, with the number of farms sold in the three months to February down 11.9% compared to the same period of last year. Latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of NZ show there were 384 farm sales in the three months to February.
See Original Article

Commenting on the Chennai market, Anuj Puri, chairman, ANAROCK property consultants, said, “Unlike some other cities, Chennai's real estate market has many ofi the ndustry fundamentals firmly in place, with the IT/ITeS, manufacturing and the services sector continuing to contribute to its overall
See Original Article

Job Description. We are currently seeking a Loan Closer for our Multifamily Lending team. This role is responsible for all duties related to closing, funding and delivering of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD loans. The Loan Closer will be responsible for reviewing closing documents from counsel,
See Original Article

Until the IRS statement late last month about the home-equity deduction, some housing groups including executives at the National Association of Home Builders said they … Eric Smith, an IRS spokesman, said the news release came in response to multiple inquiries rather than from a specific group.
See Original Article

“Kids and their parents weren't connecting about this provocative topic, and they felt isolated from each other on both sides,” said Powell speaking at Fortune's Brainstorm Health conference in Laguna Niguel, Calif. on Monday. “We struck right into the heart of the controversy to say to parents and kids,
See Original Article

Populism is challenging the consensus about independent central banks, but also offers the possibility of opening overdue debates on inflation targeting, according to several recent studies. Brussels-based think-tank Bruegel has gathered various works on the matter on its blog. While it is possible for
See Original Article

Opiant Pharmaceuticals Inc. surged the most since December after President Donald Trump said drug companies would provide free Narcan, a product used to help combat overdoses, to schools in an attempt to fight the opioid crisis. Opiant makes Narcan and licenses it to Adapt Pharma Inc., which won
See Original Article

Addressing the attendees of the 3rd Fortune Brainstorm Health conference in Laguna Niguel, Calif. on Monday, Ebeling explained how his journey into hacking together medical devices started when he attended an exhibit by a Los Angeles artist called Tony “Tempt” Quan. Quan, Ebeling learned, wasn't
See Original Article

Global finance chiefs were unusually blunt in warning that the U.S. had put the international trade order at risk as President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his “America First” agenda by imposing steep tariffs on steel and aluminum. Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations
See Original Article

Travis Kalanick is investing $150 million from his new fund, 10100, into City Storage Systems, which redevelops distressed real estate. He will also … Advertisement. “There are over $10 trillion in these real estate assets that will need to be repurposed for the digital era in the coming years,” he said.
See Original Article

TORONTO, March 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation (the “Corporation”) (TSX:FC) today released its financial statements for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017. 2017 HIGHLIGHTS. Portfolio growth of 25% to $561.5 million; Revenue
See Original Article

“We are very happy with the rand- and dollar-based returns we were able to provide our investors. We grew Tsebo into a pan-African business, which attracted a lot of interest from international buyers and was sold to a listed French Investment Company. Safripol was a niched asset which didn't have a
See Original Article

What Lowe does not know is how bad the situation is, although from UBS research it is clear that the banks have loaned to a large number of customers who have lied about their financial situation, or have sold loans to people while turning a blind eye to their financial position. And so whereas Lowe's
See Original Article

A number of studies have shown that entrepreneurs in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector in Nigeria face serious difficulties in raising finance for their operations. This has led to many initiatives on the part of government driven by the central bank, the Bankers' Committee and other
See Original Article

York County Administrator Neil Morgan pitched a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that holds the real estate tax rate steady while meeting the school division's funding request and adding jobs in public safety. The tax rate would remain at 79.5 cents per $100 of a property's assessed value. Morgan
See Original Article