SPORTS: From the Offensive Line to Owning Good Destiny…..By Brad Weisman
The college football is around the season and the expectations are the Big 10 conference will once again product good football. It is a long grueling season where injury often ends a teams chances of a national championship. We often forget about the personalities on the field and focus on
Free Fidelity Funds Stoke Price War in Bid to Catch Index Giants
published Aug 1, 2018, 4:42:02 PM, by Charles Stein, Annie Massa and Felice Maranz (Bloomberg) — Fidelity Investments, having lost billions of dollars in assets to rivals, pulled out some new ammunition to use against them — dropping fees to zero. The move is part of an ongoing reckoning at
Trump’s Making U.S. Coal Exports the Greatest They’ve Ever Been
published Aug 1, 2018, 6:01:00 PM, by Mathew Carr (Bloomberg) — U.S. exports of coal used by power stations are set to hit a record this year on increased global demand for the nation’s high-energy-content fuel. Steam-coal shipments will probably jump 58 percent to 58 million metric tons this year,
Trump Threatens Higher Tariffs in Bid to Corner China on Trade
published Aug 1, 2018, 9:29:46 PM, by Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) — The Trump administration said it’s weighing whether to increase the proposed tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25 percent from 10 percent, stepping up pressure on Beijing to change its trade practices. President Donald Trump has asked
Chinese Investors Pile Into Money Market Funds, Dumping Stocks
published Jul 31, 2018 4:00:00 PM, by Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Chinese investors flocked into money-market products at a rate outpacing equities and bonds last quarter, adding to what is already the biggest segment of the nation’s mutual fund industry. Mutual funds investing in low-risk, short-term debt instruments grew 5.4
U.S. and Mexico Are Nearing a Deal in Nafta Car Talks, Sources Say
published Jul 31, 2018 3:54:40 PM, by Eric Martin and Jenny Leonard (Bloomberg) — The U.S. and Mexico are in the final stages of negotiating a deal on rules for cars sold under Nafta, one of the biggest sticking points in discussions to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement,
Apple Forecast Tops Analysts’ Estimates on New iPhones, Services
published Jul 31, 2018 4:33:03 PM, by Mark Gurman (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. projected sales that beat analysts’ estimates, suggesting consumers continue to snap up the company’s high-end iPhones, digital services and wearable devices like AirPods and the Apple Watch. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant expects fiscal fourth-quarter revenue between
Devotional: The Last Jedi
I was very intrigued by the trailers that were advertising The Last Jedi last year. It was a radical position for Luke Skywalker say, “The Jedi Order must end!” I started wondering where they were going with this. Then it hit me. The idea of the duality between the Light
Trump Says He’ll Sanction Turkey for American Pastor’s Detention
published Jul 26, 2018, 10:37:49 AM, by Jennifer Epstein (Bloomberg) — U.S. President Donald Trump said he will impose “large sanctions” on Turkey over the detention of an American pastor who’s been accused of aiding a failed 2016 coup in the country. Andrew Brunson is “a great Christian, family man
Matt Levine’s Money Stuff: You Still Can’t Buy the Bitcoin ETF
published Jul 27, 2018, 10:12:15 AM, by Matt Levine (Bloomberg Opinion) — Bitcoin ETF fail. Right now if you want to buy Bitcoins, you mostly have to buy Bitcoins. Presumably a lot of people who want to buy Bitcoins want to buy Bitcoins, but a lot of people don’t. A