A Rumbling Volcano on Bali Could Lead to Warmer US Winters

What does a volcano in Bali have to do with the price of natural gas in the U.S.? Turns out a lot. Mount Agung has been rumbling since September, prompting authorities to create exclusion zones extending as far as 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the crater. The threat level peaked on Monday as ash
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Sign up to receive the Brexit Bulletin in your inbox, and follow @Brexit on Twitter. Theresa May's Brexit breakthrough is hanging by a thread as the Northern Irish party that props up her government threatens to bring her down if she makes anything like the concessions that the European Union is
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An RBS spokesman said the decision came because a growing number of customers are now using online banking rather than high street branches. He said: “More and more of our customers are choosing to do their everyday banking online or on mobile. “Since 2014 the number of customers using our
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There are several news stories out today that reference LOWER rates this week. These all rely on stale survey data that failed to account for changes over the past 2 days. Mortgage rates actually continued higher today at the same quicker pace seen yesterday. Due to the relatively narrow range during
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In New Zealand, where tighter mortgage lending rules helped to curb soaring property costs, the central bank is now ready to reverse restrictions from Jan. 1, acting Governor Grant Spencer said Wednesday, adding that price pressures will continue to moderate. Macroprudential tools came of age in the
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(WASHINGTON) — Walmart (wmt, -0.31%) has pulled a T-shirt offered by an outside seller from its online store after a journalist advocacy group told the retailer it found the shirt threatening. The shirt, listed on Walmart.com through third-party seller Teespring, said: “Rope. Tree. Journalist.
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Royal Bank of Scotland is to close 259 branches resulting in 680 job losses after the state-backed lender said more people are choosing to bank online or on mobile. The bank, still 72% owned by the taxpayer, is the third this week to announce branch closures and job cuts, following Lloyds and
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Ag Growth International logo Ag Growth International Inc (TSE:AFN) insider Timothy Jackson Close bought 1,298 shares of Ag Growth International stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 14th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$50.24 per share, for a total transaction
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Description: The position is a corporate banking. Relationship Management role in the Corporate Client Banking Energy industry group, with a heavy emphasis on business development and market leadership. The primary functions are to 1) generate new business opportunities, 2) manage existing
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In a last chilly blast, the first half of this month will be unusually cold before warming to near normal temperatures, according to eight meteorologists surveyed by Bloomberg. December may still be the coolest since 2010 as high pressure near Iceland and northwest Russia funnels arctic winds south, said
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The initial price of bitcoin, set in 2010, was less than one cent. On Nov. 29, it crossed $11,000. Once seen as the province of nerds, libertarians and drug dealers, bitcoin today is drawing millions of dollars from hedge funds. The recent price surge may be a bubble. Or it could be a belated recognition by
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in principle with the leader of the Social Democrats to pursue coalition talks after their first meeting to discuss options for breaking the current government impasse, newspaper Bild reported.
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Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Flextronics International from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a
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On July 19, 1916, the Richmond Times-Dispatch recorded a property … Contemporary, said Sarah Mumford, a real estate agent with Long & Foster.
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BidaskClub raised shares of Marriott International from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 12th. Berenberg Bank
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Sydney has a softening market. It has recorded a preliminary clearance rate of 61.5 per cent so far, with 1035 properties taken to auction across the
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U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond will announce an almost 40 percent increase in housebuilding as his Conservative Party seeks to
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The principal and interest payments of these MBS are guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), and are backed primarily by single-family
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MCAN Mortgage logo MCAN Mortgage Co. (TSE:MKP) insider Ian Sutherland purchased 3,700 shares of MCAN Mortgage stock in a transaction dated
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Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) and Dynex Capital (NYSE:DX) are both mortgage reits companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst
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