(Bloomberg) — Italian bonds rallied to send two-year yields below 0% for the first time in over a year, in another sign of growing investor confidence in the nation’s outlook.Europe’s bonds have surged over the past couple of months amid a global hunt for returns spurred by slowing inflation and the
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‘Clean’ natural gas is actually the new coal, report says: Don Pittis | CBC News
Natural gas has a reputation as the clean alternative fuel. But a newly released tally of LNG expansion, including in Canada, shows $1.3 trillion US at risk once importers reconsider the costs.
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Here are the best- and worst-performing commodities in the first half of 2019 – MarketWatch
Iron ore was among the biggest gainers in the commodities sector during the first half of this year, while steel and natural gas were among the worst.
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Here’s the best financial advice these 10 advisors ever received
Financial advisors, financial planners, wealth managers and the like are used to offering up advice on a daily basis to paying customers. But what’s the best piece of financial advice they ever got? We asked members of the CNBC Digital Financial Advisors Council to share the most important financial insight they ever received.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/07/01/heres-the-best-financial-advice-these-10-advisors-ever-received.html
How Two College Dropouts Built an $860 Million Fortune by Age 23 – Bloomberg
They didn’t complete a single year of college, but Henrique Dubugras, 23, and Pedro Franceschi, 22, have already amassed a veteran’s share of Silicon Valley experience. Now they have the net worth to match.
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By the numbers: Best June for the Dow since 1938, S&P 500’s best first half in two decades
Wall Street wrapped up a roaring June and first half of the year as investors cheered the prospects of easier monetary policy from the Federal Reserve
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Facebook’s Libra coin likely to run a regulatory gauntlet – Reuters
Facebook Inc will face unprecedented regulatory scrutiny over a new digital currency that the social media company hopes will become globally recognized legal tender within a year.
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Infographic: Tech Founders Predict the Next Wave of Startup Growth
Which U.S. startups are best poised for growth and spin-off success? This chart shares insights from over 500 tech founders about the state of startups.
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Euro-Zone Inflation Holds at 1.2% as ECB Prepares More Stimulus
(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a coming daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Euro-area inflation was unchanged well below the European Central Bank’s goal in June, despite a faster-than-expected pickup in underlying prices.The rate of growth was 1.2% this month
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Infographic: The 15 Biggest Data Breaches in the Last 15 Years
Did you know that 6.5 million data records are stolen each day? Here are the biggest data breaches over the years, and what happened in each case.
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