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Clash Royale Grameenphone Championship 2017 starts in Bangladesh
Feb 26, 2017News Hour: Grameenphone commences the first ever ‘Clash Royale Grameenphone Championship’ in Bangladesh on February 23rd. The month-long tournament will continue till 2nd April 2017. Top three winners of the tournament will receive in-game gems from... -
Berkshire Hathaway Inc is sitting on more than $1.6 billion of gains in its investment in Apple Inc.
Feb 26, 2017News Hour: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc is sitting on more than $1.6 billion of gains in its investment in Apple Inc. after shares of the iPhone maker surged. Berkshire revealed that its massive stake in... -
Sinopec drilled hundreds of wells across China without finding a single drop of oil
Feb 26, 2017News Hour: Chinese state-run energy giant Sinopec has drilled hundreds of wells across the country without finding a single drop of oil. But that was precisely the point: instead of black gold, the almost mile deep... -
Sparkle regained by miners
Feb 26, 2017News Hour: Increased Chinese spending on housing and hopes of an infrastructure bonanza in the US and India are driving a recovery in resources giants, analysts said, with major miners raking in huge profits. A slowdown... -
The United States rekindled interest in ultra long-term debt, including a rare century bond
Feb 26, 2017News Hour: The United States has rekindled interest in ultra long-term debt, including possibly a rare century bond, to lock in the current very low borrowing rates. “I think it’s something that we should seriously look... -
Bitcoin jumped to a record high above $1,200
Feb 24, 2017News Hour: Digital currency bitcoin jumped to a record high above $1,200 on Friday, as investors speculated the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be issued in the United States is set to receive regulatory approval.... -
IMF issued a warning against pretending that unpayable debts can be repaid
Feb 24, 2017News Hour: In a not so subtle jab at European officials and their dealings with Greece, the IMF on Thursday issued a warning against pretending that “unpayable debts” can be repaid. In a blog written by... -
Tokyo stocks opened lower as a strong yen weighed on exporters
Feb 24, 2017News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday as a strong yen weighed on exporters and Wall Street had a mixed performance. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a tenth consecutive all-time high to break... -
Petroleum-linked shares fell on lower oil prices, pressuring US stocks
Feb 23, 2017News Hour: Petroleum-linked shares fell on Wednesday on lower oil prices, pressuring US stocks, as the Federal Reserve minutes showed officials expect to hike interest rates “fairly soon.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 0.2... -
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday
Feb 23, 2017News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday as the yen strengthened against the dollar and investors contemplated the minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s latest meeting. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.13 percent, or...
