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Ferrellgas Announces Two Acquisitions, Grows Footprint in Tennessee

Aug 07, 2017 13:00 pm UTC| Business

LIBERTY, Mo., Aug. 07, 2017 -- Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:FGP) today announced the acquisition of two Tennessee propane retailers, Lindsey Propane and Sevier County Propane. The transaction is expected to be...

Black Knight’s Mortgage Monitor: Low-Down-Payment Purchase Lending at Seven-Year High, Largely a Product of Overall Purchase Market Growth

Aug 07, 2017 13:00 pm UTC| Business

Over the past 12 months, 1.5 million borrowers have purchased a home using down payments below 10 percentSuch low-down-payment loans currently account for nearly 40 percent of all purchase...

Special Ops Bunker and Point Blank Enterprises, Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership

Aug 07, 2017 13:00 pm UTC| Business

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 07, 2017 -- Representatives from Point Blank Enterprises and Special Ops Bunker have agreed to an exclusive global marketing agreement to offer Special Ops Bunker products through the Point...

Kretschmar®, SHOP n’ SAVE, and Country Music Star Easton Corbin Team Up to Support Make-A-Wish® Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia

Aug 07, 2017 12:59 pm UTC| Business

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 07, 2017 -- Kretschmar® Premium Meats Cheeses has joined forces with SHOP n’ SAVE and country music star Easton Corbin to donate $1,000 to Make-A-Wish® Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia....

Eckrich®, Operation Homefront, and WinCo Partner to Honor Local Military Family

Aug 07, 2017 12:57 pm UTC| Business

ALBANY, Ore., Aug. 07, 2017 -- Eckrich®, the makers of naturally hardwood smoked sausage and savory deli meats, partnered with WinCo Foods and Operation Homefront to honor a Corvallis, Oregon military family on Friday,...

Eckrich®, Operation Homefront, and Safeway Albertsons Honor Military Family with a New Car

Aug 07, 2017 12:54 pm UTC| Business

SEATTLE, Aug. 07, 2017 -- Eckrich®, the makers of naturally hardwood smoked sausage and savory deli meats, created an incredible experience for a Western Washington military family on Sunday. During a surprise...

Altisource Portfolio Solutions Schedules Second Quarter Conference Call

Aug 07, 2017 12:47 pm UTC| Business

LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 07, 2017 -- On Wednesday, August 9, 2017, Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (“Altisource”) (NASDAQ:ASPS) will report earnings for the second quarter of 2017. A press release and presentation will be...

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Economy

White House Warns Staff Over Insider Trading Amid Suspicious Oil Market Bets

The White House issued an internal warning to staff on March 24, cautioning employees against exploiting their government positions to gain an unfair advantage in financial futures markets. The directive came just one day...

U.S. Futures Slip as Iran Ceasefire Uncertainty and CPI Data Weigh on Markets

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Thursday evening as investors exercised caution ahead of high-stakes ceasefire negotiations between Washington and Tehran, while bracing for a closely watched inflation report....

Trump Slams Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Oil Restrictions Amid Fragile Ceasefire

President Donald Trump publicly criticized Iran on Thursday over its handling of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions just days after a tentative ceasefire agreement between Washington and...

Oil Prices Rise Amid Strait of Hormuz Tensions and U.S.-Iran Talks

Oil prices climbed during Asian trading on Friday, building on Thursdays modest recovery, as markets remained on edge over ongoing supply disruptions in the Middle East and closely watched diplomatic developments ahead of...

Gold Prices Rise on Weaker Dollar and Ceasefire Hopes

Gold prices edged higher on Thursday, supported by a softer U.S. dollar and improving geopolitical sentiment after Israel announced plans to open direct negotiations with Lebanon. The development offered a measure of...

Politics

Iran Denies Negotiating Team Traveled to Pakistan for U.S. Talks Amid Ceasefire Uncertainty

Iran has firmly rejected reports suggesting that a diplomatic delegation traveled to Islamabad to engage in negotiations with the United States, calling the claims entirely false. The denial was issued through state-linked...

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Under Pressure Ahead of Pakistan Peace Talks

A fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is showing serious cracks just one day before scheduled peace negotiations in Pakistan. Washington has accused Tehran of violating commitments related to the...

Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez Makes First Foreign Trip to Grenada Since Taking Office

Venezuelas acting president Delcy Rodriguez touched down in Grenada on Thursday, marking her first international visit since stepping into the countrys top leadership role in January. Footage broadcast on the Venezuelan...

Melania Trump Denies Epstein Ties, Calls for Congressional Hearings

Melania Trump publicly addressed online speculation Thursday, firmly denying any personal or romantic connection to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and clarifying that she is not among his victims. Speaking from the...

Pentagon Defies Court Order on Press Access, Judge Rules

A federal judge in Washington has ruled that the Pentagon is defying a court order that required it to restore press badge access for credentialed journalists covering the U.S. military headquarters. U.S. District Judge...

Science

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Anthropic's Mythos AI Model Sparks Emergency Cybersecurity Meeting With Top U.S. Bank CEOs

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent closed-door meeting with the chief executives of Americas largest banks this week, warning them about serious cybersecurity...

Bank of America Identifies Top Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Stocks Poised for AI-Driven Growth

Bank of America has spotlighted a select group of Asia-Pacific semiconductor companies well-positioned to ride the wave of surging artificial intelligence chip demand, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

China's AI Stocks Surge as Zhipu and MiniMax Hit Record Highs

Chinese artificial intelligence stocks continued their remarkable rally on Thursday, with Zhipu AI and MiniMax Group posting strong gains in Hong Kong trading as a wave of new model launches and product announcements...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Posts Strong Q3 Earnings, Announces AI-Driven Job Cuts

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank delivered an impressive financial performance in its third quarter, reporting a 12.8% surge in cash earnings to A$137.9 million for the three months ending March 31. The result came in roughly 12%...

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...