Why the Cuba Ban Impact Looks Overdone in Cruise Line Stocks

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 12:30 pm

Back in 2015, the Obama administration opened up travel to Cuba, although there were some stipulations that came along with it. Americans had to declare one of a dozen or ...
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Lose a Wallet? If It’s Full of Cash You’ll Probably Get It Back

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 12:18 pm

That’s the surprising conclusion of a study called “Civic Honesty Around the Globe,” just published in the journal Science. Working in stages, teams of economists from the universities of Michigan, ...
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Falling Gas Prices Could End With a 7-Week Streak

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 12:12 pm

U.S. retail gasoline pump prices fell by about 2.5 cents last week to a national average of $2.65 for a gallon of regular. The price of crude oil jumped by ...
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This is America’s Favorite Vegetable? Really?

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 11:51 am

A survey of more than 5,000 Americans aged 13 to 73 conducted by the canned- and frozen-vegetable brand Green Giant has revealed that the nation’s favorite vegetable is...broccoli. Happily for ...
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Always Do This One Thing Before Using Your Backyard Barbecue

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 11:37 am

Summer means grilling -- lighting the hardwood charcoal or briquets or igniting the propane to impart that inimitable outdoor culinary magic on hot dogs and burgers, chicken and shrimp, maybe ...
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States Where Students Graduate With the Most Debt

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 11:34 am

Vermont senator and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders unveiled today a plan to eliminate all outstanding student loan debt in the United States. Student loan debt is a growing crisis, hitting ...
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Slick Dorm Rooms May Lower Your GPA

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 11:12 am

Among the perks of student life on modern college campuses are the cool apartment-style school housing facilities that sometimes supplant or supplement traditional corridor-style dorms — and not just at ...
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What to Expect When FedEx Reports Tuesday

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 11:10 am

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) is scheduled to release its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results after the markets close on Tuesday. The consensus forecast calls for $4.93 per share in earnings and ...
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Many Pregnant Women Get Too Much Folic Acid, New Study Finds

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 10:30 am

One piece of nutritional advice unfailingly drummed into the heads of women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant is: Take plenty of folic acid. In a new study ...
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Philadelphia Refinery Explosion Takes 350,000 Barrels a Day Out of Production

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 10:25 am

Three explosions early Friday morning rocked the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery and continued to burn in the noon hour, although the fire department has declared the fire contained. Four ...
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Cannabis Could Be a $15 Billion Business This Year — And That’s Just the Legal Stuff

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 9:56 am

Global legal cannabis sales are predicted to reach $14.9 billion in 2019, a 36% increase over last year, according to the 2019 edition of the annual “State of Legal Cannabis ...
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Mercedes-Benz Maker Warns on Q2 Profit

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 9:45 am

German automaker Daimler issued a profit warning late Sunday, telling investors that an increase to its cash provision related to various sins related to the company's diesel vehicles likely will ...
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How Minerva Neursciences Is Outsmarting Insomia

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 9:35 am

Minerva Neurosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NERV) saw its shares jump on Monday after the firm announced results from a trial related to an insomnia treatment. Specifically, the results came from the ...
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People in This State Eat More Hot Dogs and Hamburgers Than Anywhere Else

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 9:20 am

It is summer, and millions of people have brought out their grills for outdoor cooking. Among the most popular foods Americans eat in the summers are hot dogs and hamburgers. ...
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And the Worst New Car Sold in America Is…

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 9:14 am

Dozens of car brands are sold in America, most from manufacturers in Japan, South Korea, the United States and Germany. Two brands are English. One of these is the worst ...
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