U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter late last week to seemingly blame OPEC for making oil prices “artificially Very High.” The reality is that the reason the price of a barrel of oil is flirting with the $70 level is less about OPEC and more about demand. There is one rule about commodities that
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Amazon.com Inc. has partnered with General Motors Co. and Volvo Cars to deliver packages to car trunks in 37 U.S. cities, as the e-commerce giant seeks new delivery methods for customers who may be wary of leaving packages outside or allowing couriers into their homes. The app-based service,
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Alacer Gold Corp (TSX:ASR) is a stock well-positioned for future growth, but many investors are wondering whether its last closing price of CA$2.18 is based on unrealistic expectations. Let's take a look at some key metrics to determine whether there's any value here for current and potential future
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KPMG faces shareholder protests over GE and Wells Fargo audits [FT] Both GE and Wells Fargo hold their shareholder meetings this week, so we'll see if investors heed the call of proxy advisors to dump KPMG. The firm and its predecessors have audited Wells Fargo since 1931 and GE since 1909,
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