Judge calls for online court without lawyers to cut costs ... Lord Justice Briggs, a Court of Appeal judge, who drew the package of reforms to the civil justice system ALAMY A senior judge has called for the establishment of an online court that does not have lawyers and can deal with claims of up to ?25,000. The move would give "effective access to justice without having to incur the disprop...Read More
Hillary Clinton at her DNC speech: "I’m not here to take away your guns" ... Hillary Clinton wants you to know one thing about her position on gun control: "I'm not here to repeal the Second Amendment. I'm not here to take away your guns." She elaborated further on her comments, which she made at her Democratic National Convention speech accepting the presidential nomination: "I just d...Read More
Judge calls for online court without lawyers to cut costs ... Lord Justice Briggs, a Court of Appeal judge, who drew the package of reforms to the civil justice system ALAMY A senior judge has called for the establishment of an online court that does not have lawyers and can deal with claims of up to ?25,000. The move would give "effective access to justice without having to incur the disprop...Read More
The economic rise of Asia has been swift, but it has also been a little reckless at times.China's rapid spending and investment has come at a price. The country is now saddled with a massive debt bomb that could detonate at any moment. Further, economic interests have helped to create a precarious situation in the South China Sea, which many experts see as having escalating potential for armed con...Read More
Canada's largest diversified miner, Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) (NYSE:TCK), reported second quarter results on Thursday that beat estimates, but only just. The Vancouver-based company posted earnings of $0.01 a share, or $3 million profit. Revenue also came in higher than expected at $1.74 billion, beating forecasts of $1.33 billion. Analysts had predicted losses of $0.01 a share. The stock was...Read More
Shares in Anglo American (LON:AAL) were up Thursday after the miner announced its net debt had fallen and that an aggressive cost-cutting and asset sale strategy was on track.The stock jumped almost 7% to 855.70 p, its highest level in more than a year, after the announcement and it was still trading about 5.25% up to 841.60 p at 3:47 pm GMT, outperforming the sector.Anglo said that current vola...Read More
The surprising secret to Bill and Hillary Clinton’s marriage ... Tuesday night, Bill Clinton took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to make the case for another Clinton: the former U.S. Secretary of State– and his former First Lady — Hillary Clinton, as the next President of the United States ... It was powerful, convincing and heartfelt. But it was more than just...Read More
Peter Thiel’s Conservative Case for Big Government ... At the Republican convention in Cleveland, billionaire investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel introduced ... new ideas to his conservative audience ... Thiel talked about the importance of public goods. He praised the big government projects of the mid-20th century, and lamented the fact that these seem to be a thing of the past.- Bloombe...Read More
Kim’s man in Europe says North Korea’s nukes ready to blow within 10 minutes ... North Korea is deadly serious about nuking its enemies - and can do so with just 10 minutes’ notice ... Kim has intercontinental ballistic missiles loaded with nuclear warheads capable of reaching “any objective.” -UK DailyStarThe Daily Star is a big British newspaper but it is publishing...Read More
Steve Hawkins, President & Co-CEO, Horizons ETFs, alongside David Scandiffio, President & CEO, CIBC Asset Management, joined Ungad Chadda, President, Capital Formation, Equity Capital Markets, TMX Group to open the market to launch Horizons Global Currency Opportunities ETF (HGC). Horizons ETFs is a financial services company and a subsidiary of the Mirae Asset Financial Group. Horizons ETFs curre...Read More
Steve Hawkins, President & Co-CEO, Horizons ETFs, alongside David Scandiffio, President & CEO, CIBC Asset Management, joined Ungad Chadda, President, Capital Formation, Equity Capital Markets, TMX Group to open the market to launch Horizons Global Currency Opportunities ETF (HGC). Horizons ETFs is a financial services company and a subsidiary of the Mirae Asset Financial Group. Horizons ETFs curre...Read More
Steve Hawkins, President & Co-CEO, Horizons ETFs, alongside David Scandiffio, President & CEO, CIBC Asset Management, joined Ungad Chadda, President, Capital Formation, Equity Capital Markets, TMX Group to open the market to launch Horizons Global Currency Opportunities ETF (HGC). Horizons ETFs is a financial services company and a subsidiary of the Mirae Asset Financial Group. Horizons ETFs curre...Read More
Steve Hawkins, President & Co-CEO, Horizons ETFs, alongside David Scandiffio, President & CEO, CIBC Asset Management, joined Ungad Chadda, President, Capital Formation, Equity Capital Markets, TMX Group to open the market to launch Horizons Global Currency Opportunities ETF (HGC). Horizons ETFs is a financial services company and a subsidiary of the Mirae Asset Financial Group. Horizons ETFs curre...Read More
The surprising secret to Bill and Hillary Clinton’s marriage ... Tuesday night, Bill Clinton took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to make the case for another Clinton: the former U.S. Secretary of State– and his former First Lady — Hillary Clinton, as the next President of the United States ... It was powerful, convincing and heartfelt. But it was more than just...Read More
Peter Thiel’s Conservative Case for Big Government ... At the Republican convention in Cleveland, billionaire investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel introduced ... new ideas to his conservative audience ... Thiel talked about the importance of public goods. He praised the big government projects of the mid-20th century, and lamented the fact that these seem to be a thing of the past.- Bloombe...Read More
Kim’s man in Europe says North Korea’s nukes ready to blow within 10 minutes ... North Korea is deadly serious about nuking its enemies - and can do so with just 10 minutes’ notice ... Kim has intercontinental ballistic missiles loaded with nuclear warheads capable of reaching “any objective.” -UK DailyStarThe Daily Star is a big British newspaper but it is publishing...Read More
Bishop William Bonner preaching on "The Power of Thoughts"Genesis 6:4Read More
Peruvian authorities are losing their battle against an army of illegal gold miners who have carved a toxic path through the country's rainforest, one of the most biologically diverse places on earth.Total forest loss to date along the Santiago River is 8 hectares or the equivalent to 12 soccer fields.According to an in-depth report by The New York Times, a force of marines and rangers sent in t...Read More
Chile-focused copper miner Antofagasta Plc (LON:ANTO) has cut its full-year production target, saying it is now expected to be at the lower end of the 710,000 tonnes to 740,000 tonnes outlook provided in January, with production for the year weighted to the second half.Like other metals miners, Antofagasta was rocked by the commodities rout to the point it described 2015 as "undeniably difficult",...Read More