Tuesday, January 31, 2017
First President Trump-ordered raid kills 8-year-old American girl
😐 43.3 😊 26.2 😉 17.0 😱 13.4 Little Nawar al-Awlaki was shot and killed during a Sunday raid targeting militants in southern Yemen, her grandfather said.
Christie breaks with Trump on immigration order
😊 41.6 😐 29.1 😠 8.7 😖 7.8 😒 5.4 Gov. Christie says the Trump administration botched the rollout of the presidents executive order restricting immigration to the United States and suggested he disagreed with the White Houses approach to fighting terrorism. 
Washington Democrats decry immigration order
😊 51.4 😐 48.6 OLYMPMIA, Wash. (AP) - Democratic members of the Washington state Legislature have sent a letter to President Donald Trump decrying his recent executive order on immigration. The letter, signed by all 74 Democrats in the state House and Senate, was sent Tuesday. Trumps order temporarily suspends immigration from seven countries ... 
Nearly 1,000 diplomats protest against Trumps travel ban
😠 65.4 😊 11.4 😍 7.7 😪 6.6 😉 5.6 An internal State Department dissent memo protesting President Trumps travel ban has gathered nearly 1,000 signatures worldwide. 
Canada shooting suspect rented apartment close to mosque: neighbors
😊 57.2 😐 28.1 😒 11.4 QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - The French-Canadian student accused of killing six people during evening prayers in a Quebec City mosque had rented an apartment nearby, neighbors said on Tuesday, a sign he may have been targeting the house of worship. 
Trumps travel ban ripples through global tech community
😴 26.9 😐 25.0 😖 22.4 😒 12.3 😉 7.2 Uncertainty looms for one start-up after raising $25 million to expand from London to the U.S, following Trumps immigration ban. 
President Trumps executive order halts refugee program for Central American kids
😪 81.3 😊 15.4 President Trumps executive order on immigration has halted a government program that allows Central American children to seek refugee status in the United States. More than 11,000 people have applied for the program since 2014, when former President Obama launched it in an attempt to dissuade... 
U.S., South Korea agree to continue deployment of strategic assets
😵 64.4 😐 17.2 😊 12.3 😒 6.1 Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The United States and South Korea are working on defense capabilities ahead of U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis visit to Seoul and Tokyo. 
Trump UK state visit to be debated in Parliament
😟 62.5 😐 21.2 😠 7.1 Members of the UK parliament are to hold a debate on President Donald Trumps controversial state visit. 
Global olive oil market oppotunity
Global olive oil market is one of the fastest growing segments of the food industry, showing significant growth year after year. Global consumption of olive oil has almost doubled over the last 25 years. People in major markets are changing their dietary style, according to Juan Garrido, CEO of Weston Hill. For instance, in Japan, last years consumption represents a 1,400 percent increase over the 25-year period, while in the UK and Germany represents an increase of 763 percent and 465 percent, respectively. Additionally, Garrido pointed out that there are a huge opportunity in this market providing investors with public market access to high-quality olive oil at a fair and low risk return that capitalizes on the megatrend of global olive oil demand. 
Amazon to spend $1.49 billion on air cargo hub, fans talk of bigger ambitions
😟 66.6 😐 22.4 😉 10.5 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc plans to invest $1.49 billion to build a large air cargo hub in northern Kentucky, state officials said on Tuesday, stoking expectations it may one day opt to directly compete with FedEx Corp and United Parcel Service Inc. 
Warren Buffett has bought $12B in stocks since Trumps election win
😊 83.2 😉 16.1 The failure of Warren Buffetts favored candidate to capture the White House has not dimmed the billionaires appetite for stocks. Buffett revealed that he has bought $12 billion of stock for his company Berkshire Hathaway since the Republican Donald Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election. In an interview with... 
University: Shocked at pill mill charges against ex-trustee
😊 54.1 😉 28.9 😐 9.4 😠 5.2 ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio University trustees say theyre shocked and disappointed at news that a doctor and former university trustee pleaded guilty to charges of running a pill mill and evading $3.5 million in taxes. Trustees said in a Tuesday statement that they sympathize with patients and patients families ... 
iPhone Sales Bolster Apples Revenue
😊 57.6 😵 24.7 😉 9.0 😐 8.3 Apple said demand for its iPhone 7 helped deliver record revenue, ending three consecutive quarters of declines, but the new device failed to lift profitability as margins came under pressure. 
Siemens proposes former SAP boss Snabe as next chairman
😱 85.5 😉 12.6 MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Top European engineering group Siemens proposed former SAP co-chief executive Jim Hagemann Snabe as its next chairman ahead of its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday. 
Senator: Army Corps told to approve Dakota pipeline easement
😱 51.0 😐 24.5 😵 19.0 😉 5.4 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The Army Corps of Engineers was ordered to allow construction of the Dakota Access pipeline to proceed under a disputed Missouri River crossing, North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven said on Tuesday, the latest twist in a months-long legal battle over the $3.8 billion project. 
Feds message on portfolio trimming: prepare, dont fret
😊 64.3 😐 16.8 😉 9.9 😋 5.0 SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers are putting markets on notice that the central banks $4.5 trillion balance sheet is back on the agenda in an apparent effort to give investors time to prepare for changes rather than to signal any action is imminent. 
Russian government rules out defense spending cuts
😐 29.2 😖 19.0 😠 13.9 😱 11.0 😉 10.7 😊 9.5 😵 6.6 Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The Russian government has no plans to scale back defense spending in the coming years, according state media reports. 
Toshiba is exiting the nuclear construction business: WSJ
😊 63.3 😐 33.1 Toshiba will halt its nuclear construction ambitions after its Westinghouse unit incurred large losses, according to the WSJ. 
In-N-Out Burger coming to Houston
😊 81.5 😐 13.9 The popular In-N-Out Burger chain is coming to Houston, according to the CBRE real estate firm. 
Zoning committee approves foster care apartments
😊 95.8 Clarke Square Apartments will include around 10 units for youth whove aged out of foster care. 
Former Phoenix worker accused of stealing copper for resale
😟 55.2 😊 31.7 😐 5.5 PHOENIX (AP) - A former Phoenix water department worker was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of buying copper tubing on the citys dime and then selling it at a scrap yard. Phoenix police say they arrested 48-year-old Guadalupe Rincon for the second time about five months after they began an investigation ... 
Schumer seeks 60-vote bar for Trumps court pick, as Dems brace for fight
😊 42.6 😖 29.4 😵 14.3 😐 6.2 jhlkjlkj;lkj 
Bridgewaters Dalio says Trumps populist policies could hurt world economy
😟 47.4 😖 17.8 😐 13.6 😉 11.7 😵 5.1 (Reuters) - Ray Dalio, founder of the worlds largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates LP, said he is increasingly concerned about the Trump administrations populist policies that could hurt the world economy. 
Canada shooting suspect rented apartment close to mosque: neighbors
😊 85.3 😖 9.0 😐 5.7 QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - The French-Canadian student accused of killing six people during evening prayers in a Quebec City mosque had rented an apartment nearby, neighbors said on Tuesday, a sign he may have been targeting the house of worship. 
Pentagon, State Department scramble to fill in Trumps ISIS warplan
😊 86.2 😖 8.6 President Trumps demand for a new plan to defeat the Islamic State ...
U.S., South Korea agree to continue deployment of strategic assets
😐 46.9 😱 27.2 😵 12.4 😖 6.6 Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The United States and South Korea are working on defense capabilities ahead of U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis visit to Seoul and Tokyo.
Shetland celebrates the Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival
😊 61.4 😐 28.6 The annual Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival has been celebrated in Shetland, culminating in the traditional burning of a longboat. 
Global olive oil market oppotunity
Global olive oil market is one of the fastest growing segments of the food industry, showing significant growth year after year. Global consumption of olive oil has almost doubled over the last 25 years. People in major markets are changing their dietary style, according to Juan Garrido, CEO of Weston Hill. For instance, in Japan, last years consumption represents a 1,400 percent increase over the 25-year period, while in the UK and Germany represents an increase of 763 percent and 465 percent, respectively. Additionally, Garrido pointed out that there are a huge opportunity in this market providing investors with public market access to high-quality olive oil at a fair and low risk return that capitalizes on the megatrend of global olive oil demand.
Bridgewaters Dalio says Trumps populist policies could hurt world economy
😊 81.3 😉 7.4 😐 7.0 (Reuters) - Ray Dalio, founder of the worlds largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates LP, said he is increasingly concerned about the Trump administrations populist policies that could hurt the world economy. 
Stocks end mixed as wary investors snap up gold, bonds
😊 38.1 😉 33.1 😵 17.6 😐 11.2 NEW YORK Stocks fought their way to a mixed finish Tuesday as drugmakers rallied, which mostly canceled out losses for industrial companies. Investors shifted ... 
U.S. Steel 4th-quarter results beat analysts estimates
😱 33.4 😐 25.5 😪 15.0 😐 10.6 😟 7.9 U.S. Steel Corp., the nations second-biggest producer of the metal, reported a loss of $105 million in its fourth quarter that beat analysts estimates as ... 
Home Price Growth Showed No Signs of Slowing in November
😱 76.4 😖 20.3 Home prices climbed strongly in November, as price growth showed no signs of slowing even after mortgage rates began to tick up during the month. 
Allegiant Air passenger traffic and revenue soar while profits lag
😒 96.3 Allegiant Air on Tuesday reported continued robust growth in passenger traffic and operating revenue in the fourth quarter, closing a tumultuous year for the ultra low-cost airline.
Zoning committee approves foster care apartments
😊 63.5 😵 24.3 😐 11.9 Clarke Square Apartments will include around 10 units for youth whove aged out of foster care.
Senator: Army Corps told to approve Dakota pipeline easement
😟 27.3 😉 23.6 😊 19.6 😖 8.3 😵 7.4 😐 5.8 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The Army Corps of Engineers was ordered to allow construction of the Dakota Access pipeline to proceed under a disputed Missouri River crossing, North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven said on Tuesday, the latest twist in a months-long legal battle over the $3.8 billion project.
Trumps Criticism of Imports Adds to Drugmakers Headaches
😉 94.8 The U.S. pharmaceutical industry is under pressure from the White House to produce more at home, adding to the heat it has felt over drug prices. 
Phoenix Rising Football Club Officially Submits Expansion Application to Major League Soccer
😊 37.4 😐 24.4 😐 13.2 😖 10.7 😉 8.7 
Trump adviser calls euro grossly undervalued, criticizes Germany over trade imbalance
😊 71.9 😠 16.3 😐 6.1 President Trumps top trade adviser said Germany was using a grossly undervalued euro to exploit its trading partners in Europe and the United States, comments ... 
In-N-Out Burger coming to Houston
😊 84.8 😒 6.3 😉 6.2 The popular In-N-Out Burger chain is coming to Houston, according to the CBRE real estate firm.
Fed Grapples With Massive Portfolio
😊 88.8 😐 6.3 While Federal Reserve officials ponder when to raise short-term interest rates again, they are beginning to wrestle with another big policy decisionwhether this is the year to start shrinking their immense portfolio of mortgage and Treasury securities. 
Business Q&A: Belong Designs, Denver
😒 58.9 😊 20.9 😉 13.7 😵 6.3 Three mechanical engineers from Colorado School of Mines now sell sportswear that compares to Patagonia and North Face, but with a local tale of perseverance. 
Airport in Freeport to resurface runway with $1.7M grant
😱 71.8 😐 18.2 😊 5.4 FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) - A small airport in northern Illinois is getting a $1.7 million grant to resurface its one hard-surface runway. The work at Albertus Airport in Freeport begins this spring, funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Airport manager Darrell Janssen tells the (Freeport) Journal ... 
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock
😒 60.4 😉 16.1 😵 13.1 😊 10.0 
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