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Fintech Focus For August 11, 2020
Monday, August 10, 2020 - 5:14pm | 2346Daily Perspective: The definition of market prices is whatever the Fed says it will be. - Minerd Fintech Movers: The Federal Reserve recently announced the FedNow Service, which it said will be rolled out in a phased approach, with a target service date of 2023 or 2024. - Benzinga Coinbase hires...
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Ransomware Rears Its Head Again As 150 Countries Hit By New Virus
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 1:31pm | 409Ransomware cyberattacks broke out Tuesday from the United States to India to Russia, where computer systems monitoring radiation at the site of the former Chernobyl nuclear plant were knocked offline. The attacks affected roughly 150 countries, including government offices and infrastructure in the...
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How to Profit From Japanese Protests Against Nuclear Power
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 7:46am | 605As thousands of Japanese protest against the nuclear power industry in Tokyo, it may be time to consider investing in the alternative energy sector. Thousands of Japanese citizens took to the streets on Monday in Tokyo, calling on the government to reduce the country's use of nuclear power. The...
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How to Profit from News that Earthquakes Pose Greater Danger to Nuclear Plants
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 7:22am | 759Greater use of alternative energy sources like solar and wind power may soon get a boost after an Associated Press report claimed that the threat of disaster caused by an earthquake hitting American nuclear power plant is much greater than previously believed. The report said that a review by the...
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Is It Time To Look At Uranium Plays Again? (URA)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 9:35am | 343Uranium exchange-traded funds and shares of companies involved in the uranium sector are buoyant again after the waterfall event in March. Some analysts and forecasters say that now is the time to add uranium to your portfolio. These market experts point to the world's ever growing demand for...
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Is Nuclear Power Too Risky for Your Portfolio?
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 3:33pm | 797As the world remembers the horrors of Chernobyl and Japan tries desperately to contain its own nuclear disaster, US investors are wondering whether or not nuclear power is a safe portfolio play. First, one needs to consider whether or not such an incident could happen here on American soil to an...
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Cramer's Advice On Japan: Bring In Someone From Chernobyl
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 9:00am | 88Jim Cramer recommends that to deal with the nuclear reactor crisis in Japan, the country should bring in someone from Chernobyl who knows what needs to be done. “It's not like we're gonna wake up tomorrow and they're gonna say, ‘All clear.'” This was the main talking point for Cramer during his...