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Sri Lanka maintains high alert after Easter Sunday bombings for fresh attacks ahead of Ramadan

Sri Lankan security forces maintained a high level of alert on Tuesday after the Easter Sunday bombings, officials said, amid intelligence reports that Islamist militants were planning fresh attacks before the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan. from The Financial ExpressThe Financial Express http://bit.ly/2UMnAAB

US President Donald Trump sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One in bid to block Congress subpoenas

US President Donald Trump, along with his family and businesses, on Monday sued Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to stop them from complying with Congressional subpoenas issued as part of a probe into foreign political influence. from The Financial ExpressThe Financial Express http://bit.ly/2V2mVA9

Petrol price starts rising again, up this much in Delhi; check prices in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata

The oil marketing companies have increased the petrol and diesel prices by prices 5-6 paise in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata on Tuesday. In Delhi, while petrol is selling at the price of Rs 73.13, up five paise, diesel prices have surged by five paise to  66.71 per litre today. from The Financial ExpressThe Financial Express http://bit.ly/2UPrY1I

Halo Labs Begins Trading on the OTCQX Market

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Is A ‘Dog Of The Dow’ Stock For 2019

The “Dogs of the Dow” investing strategy is a very simple way for investors to achieve diversification and income in their portfolios while remaining in the sphere of more conservative blue chip stocks. It simply consists of investing in the 10 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) – an index of 30 large cap (i.e., “blue chip”) U.S. stocks – with the highest dividend yields. As a result, the Dogs of the Dow strategy produces above average income and concentrates on stocks that typically trade at lower valuations relative to the rest of the DJIA. Given that the DJIA represents some of the largest companies in the world, its “dogs” are typically companies with strong track records that have hit temporary problems. For value investors looking to purchase good businesses that are currently out of favor, this is a great and simple strategy. One of the current “Dogs of the Dow” is Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). Business Overview Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the larg

AAP vs AAP vs AAP vs NAP in New Delhi

AAP vs AAP vs AAP vs NAP in New DelhiMost voters are unlikely to be swayed by the promises of these small parties. But in the triangular contests, every vote that goes to these outfits will be a source of worry for the mainstream parties. from Economic Times http://bit.ly/2vsVlg2

‘Being a mom is hard!’ Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Sleep Box’ for wife can inspire couples and entrepreneurs

With this innovative 'Sleep Box', one gets a feeling that Mark Zuckerberg is poised to change the world of parenting in incremental and meaningful ways, just as he pioneered path-breaking change in the sphere of social media. from The Financial ExpressThe Financial Express http://bit.ly/2L9xIUD

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Smashes Global Box Office Record With $1.2 Billion

The game has now moved to a whole new level, with the Avengers smashing opening-weekend records with a global $1.2 billion take at the box office, Walt Disney Co. said on Sunday. "Avengers: Endgame" took in $350 million in the U.S. and Canada, blowing through the previous record of $258 million that was held by the superhero team's own gloved hands with last year's “Infinity War." Disney now boasts the top four spots for opening weekends in the U.S. and Canada, rounded out by "The Last Jedi" and "The Force Awakens" from the Star Wars franchise, according to researcher Comscore Inc. The worldwide total included $330.5 million in China, and records fell like skyscrapers under attack. "Avengers: Endgame" took in a domestic record of $156.7 million on its first day, including Thursday night previews, beating the previous mark of $119 million held by "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in 2015. The picture, the latest installmen

What Happened to the Winklevii After Facebook

Readers of 2009's The Accidental Billionaires (and viewers of the film adaptation, The Social Network ) might have thought that Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss got short shrift--both in what happened at Facebook and in having a smaller slice of the narrative. Now author Ben Mezrich is back to give the entrepreneurial twins the lead roles in a new book, Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption (Flatiron Books), tracing their lives and work since the late-aughts' legal battle with Mark Zuckerberg. Cryptocurrency followers should already be familiar with the pair's digital currency fund as Bitcoin has blown up and gone haywire in recent years. But Mezrich's account of their past decade is gripping from the opening pages, potentially setting the twins up for yet another portrayal by Hollywood. A version of this article appears in the May 2019 issue of Fortune with the headline “After Zuck: The Winklevii’s Next Chapter.” from Fortune http:/

Cyber Saturday—Marcus Hutchins’ Guilty Plea, Google Nest Camera Security, ‘768k Day’ Is the New ‘Y2K’

What justice should be served to Marcus Hutchins? The twenty-something British security researcher, better known by his online alias “ MalwareTech ,” gained international acclaim when he accidentally stopped a globe-circling, business-crippling, North Korean-sprung cyberattack in 2017. Later that year, the United States arrested Hutchins at a Las Vegas airport and charged him with years earlier conspiring to create and sell login credential-stealing malware, dubbed Kronos , aimed at draining people’s bank accounts. Suddenly, the white hat hacker’s sterling reputation turned a shade of grey. This week Hutchins pleaded guilty to two counts under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Wiretap Act, both of which carry maximum penalties of five years in prison and $250,000 in fines. (The government said it would dismiss other counts against Hutchins in exchange for his guilty plea.) In a statement posted to his blog , Hutchins wrote that he regretted his actions and accepted full res

Underqualified for the Job You Want? Try Anyway.

Marc Shay, a banking and finance recruiter based near San Diego, started seeing a big change a few months ago. “Companies are definitely more willing than in the past to hire less-than-ideal candidates and train them,” he says. For some jobs, ironclad requirements still stand. Accounting firms, for instance, won’t bring on auditors unless they’re CPAs with audit experience. (Makes sense, of course. Who else would you want going over your books?) But for more and more openings, employers are open to the idea of knocking a few items off the official job description. “That’s especially true if you can show a solid track record of progress in your career so far,” Shay says. Soft skills help, too. One of Shay’s financial-services clients was recently looking for a business-to-consumer salesperson, and had set a certain sales-volume target for applicants. The candidate who got the job fell short of the target--but “hit it off instantly with the hiring manager, and was also able to talk abo

Why China wants to color its “Belt and Road” green

In Beijing this weekend the big happening is China’s second “Belt and Road Forum.” A host of global luminaries--37 heads of state, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutierrez, and delegates from more than 150 countries--descended upon the capital to discuss president Xi Jinping’s signature initiative to expand transit, telecommunications, and trade links between China and countries in Asia, Europe, East Africa, and Oceania. The tone of this year’s meeting is far less triumphant than that of the first forum, held in 2017. While visiting Beijing last week, I was struck by the conciliatory language of slogans on propaganda banners and billboards touting the gathering: “Peace and Cooperation; Openness and Inclusiveness; Mutual Learning and Mutual Benefit.” In a speech to the confab Friday, Xi sought to allay concerns that the initiative will saddle cooperating countries with unmanageable debts, create a one-way str

No formaldehyde in baby shampoo: J&J rejects Rajasthan govt report

Johnson & Johnson has strongly rejected findings of a Rajasthan government laboratory showing presence of "harmful" chemicals in the US-based company's baby shampoo, a popular product in India. Based on the report of the Drug Testing Laboratory in Jaipur, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories asking them to stop sale of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) baby shampoo and remove it from the stocks. The NCPCR said the test report found presence of formaldehyde in J&J's baby shampoo. The company, in a statement, said it has not received any direction to stop the sale of its shampoo and that it was not accepting the interim results of the laboratory tests which were based on "unknown and unspecified" methods. India is a major market for J&J globally, and its share in the country's Rs 4,000-crore baby care market is nearly three-fourths. "We w

Lok Sabha election Phase 4: EVM glitches and violence mar polling in many states, West Bengal worst hit

In West Bengal, where polling is being held for eight seats, the poll process was marred by violence. In Asansol, Trinamool Congress workers clashed with security personnel and allegedly vandalised BJP candidate Babul Supriyo's car. from The Financial ExpressThe Financial Express http://bit.ly/2GFMY6d

Diesel prices increase by 5 paise in Delhi; check prices in other metro cities

The oil marketing companies or OMCs have increased the diesel prices by 5 paise across major cities on Monday after a hiatus of three days. In Delhi, while petrol is selling at the old price of Rs 73.08, diesel prices have increased by Rs 5 paise to 66.66 per litre. from The Financial ExpressThe Financial Express http://bit.ly/2V48XgY

Cyclone Fani: PM Modi asks officials to take preventive measures

Expressing concern over the situation arising due to Cyclone Fani, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had spoken to officials to take preventive measure and provide assistance. Cyclone Fani, that has been gaining strength in the south-east Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours, […] from The Financial ExpressThe Financial Express http://bit.ly/2GFK6Gz

Masimo Announces First CE-marked Third-party Masimo Open Connect® Module for the Root® Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Hub

NEUCHATEL, Switzerland -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) and Mdoloris Medical Systems announced today the CE marking of the Mdoloris Analgesia Nociception Index (ANI ® ) module for the Masimo Root ® Patient Monitoring and Connectivity Hub, the first commercially available result of a Masimo Open Connect ® (MOC) third-party partnership, between Mdoloris and Masimo. Read More from Financial Post http://bit.ly/2WfabTs