Following a tough 2017, tiles and flooring flogger Topps Tiles managed to turn it around in the final quarter of the year.In a January trading update, the retailer reported a 3.4% year-on-year jump in like-for-like revenues in the 13 weeks to the end of December.Topps said the sharp rise in revenue was brought about by its ability to maintain "market-leading margins", further investment in its ser...Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spotify (SPOT.N) shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday with an opening price of $165.90 per share.The streaming music leader has structured the stock market listing to allow existing investors to sell directly to the public while offering no shares of its own, in a test case being closely watched by other well-funded multibillion-dollar tech companies...Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Williams, the genial president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and a top monetary economist, was promoted on Tuesday to head the New York Fed in a politically explosive decision likely to ramp up criticism that the bank ignored more diverse candidates.The New York Fed’s directors said Williams will on June 18 succeed William Dudley in what is seen as th...Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Williams, the genial president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and a top monetary economist, was promoted on Tuesday to head the New York Fed in a politically explosive decision likely to ramp up criticism that the bank ignored more diverse candidates.The New York Fed’s directors said Williams will on June 18 succeed William Dudley in what is seen as th...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States is subsidizing Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and that the online retailer must pay more to ship its products through the nation’s postal agency.Trump, citing an unnamed report, told reporters at the White House that the U.S. Postal Service “delivers packages for Amazon at a very low rate,” adding: “If...Read More

Ontario is investing in innovative technology in Northwestern Ontario through projects that will improve digital infrastructure in remote communities, enhance education and training for students, and create good jobs.Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, was joined by Bill Mauro, MPP for Thunder Bay--Atikokan, to announce funding for six projects in Thunder Bay through the...Read More

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LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks retreated on Tuesday as investors began the second quarter in a fragile mood amid international trade tensions and mounting pressure on big technology companies.The pan-European STOXX 600 ended the day down 0.5 percent after falling more than 1 percent earlier in the session. The index was supported in afternoon trading by a slight rebound on Wall Street.Germany'...Read More

(Kitco News)- While gold investors are celebrating a positive firstquarter, one research firm has sent up a warning signal as it sees significantrisks to the downside because of rising real bond yields.In a report Tuesday, New Zealand-based research firm TopdownCharts, said that the growing divergence between gold prices and rising realinterest rates is becoming “increasingly precipitous.&rd...Read More

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The blowout in the price spread between Canadian heavy and U.S. light crude isn't narrowing substantially any time soon, according to analysts with GMP FirstEnergy.While Canada's heavy oil producers are faced with the challenge of increasing rail volumes in the absence of a new export pipeline, they're also dealing with issues on an operational system into the U.S."The most immediate pressing issu...Read More

The stock could be headed for record highs soon, if history repeatsChegg Inc (NYSE:CHGG) stock has been on a rollthe past year, but like much of the broader stock market, ran out of steam last month. However, if history is any guide, it could be time to buy short-term call options on the online education platform.At last check, Chegg stock was fractionally higher to trade at $20.11. Looking closer...Read More

Clive Dix, chief executive of C4X Discovery Holdings plc (LON:C4XD), discusses with Proactive's Andrew Scott their licensing deal with FTSE 250-listed Indivior for its addiction behaviour suppressant, C4X3256.It is the first major partnership for C4X, which will receive US$10mln up front and a further US$284mln dependent on how successful the drug proves.  Meet ANGLE plc, Faron Pharmaceutical...Read More

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NVDA is one of the best S&P 500 stocks todayA rebound in the tech sector, including a sharp bounce for semiconductor giant Nvidia (NVDA), and gains in consumer discretionary names are helping lift U.S. stock indexes today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was last seen boasting a triple-digit lead, with Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and UnitedHealth (UNH) in the front of the pack. Even Amazon (AMZ...Read More

Oil prices seesawed at the start of the week before jumping close to multi-year highs on geopolitical concerns, with Brent hitting $70 and WTI at $65. However, geopolitical pressure is only able to influence oil prices to such a degree because the market is fundamentally getting tighter.Ongoing declines in Venezuela and concerns about heightened tension between the U.S. and Iran have significantly...Read More

Blockchain's transparency, tamper-proof record and decentralized nature make the cryptocurrency vehicle more secure than any repository under the control of one entity. Blockchain can be used to secure everything from financial transactions to voting and medical records. Eric C. Jansen, founder of AspenCross Wealth ManagementPublished 13 Hours AgoUpdated8 Hours AgoCNBC.com Blockchain, the vehicle...Read More