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Turkish Government To Invest $3.7B In Domestic Electric Car Project
Friday, December 27, 2019 - 4:24am | 340Read More...Turkey's domestic electric car project will see a set investment of $3.7 billion over the course of 13 years, the Official Gazette of Turkey said in a statement on Friday, as reported by Reuters. What It Means The project will receive additional benefits from the government, including tax...
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Greece To Buy Drones From US, Israel To Defend Against Another NATO Ally
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - 4:13pm | 355Read More...Greece is buying three armed drones from the U.S. and another two from Israel, the country's defense minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said, according to British newspaper the Times. What Happened The Greek minister told the country's parliament that the drones will be used as a defense...
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Here's How You Can Dress Your Turkey In Cannabis This Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 8:30am | 255Read More...Gravy for your turkey is delicious by itself and shouldn't be messed with. But for some, cannabis is a welcome addition. Kiva Confections is selling a turkey gravy packet which includes THC, the component of marijuana which gives users a buzz. The company says its special gravy includes...
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US House Lawmakers Take Aim At Turkey With Their Own Sanctions Bill
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 3:30pm | 665Read More...U.S. House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation to impose stiff economic sanctions against Turkey's political and defense leadership for the country's recent military incursion into northern Syria. In an Oct. 30 statement, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-...
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Trump's Tweets: 'Never Trumpers' And Turkish Ceasefire
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 7:08pm | 414Read More...President Donald Trump had a busy day on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) today with most of it focused on retweeting news coverage of the impeachment inquiry. Here are the highlights. The Never Trumper Republicans, though on respirators with not many left, are in certain ways worse and more dangerous for our...
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President Trump Lifts Sanctions On Turkey
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 2:24pm | 453Read More...Donald Trump on Oct. 23 ordered the lifting of U.S. sanctions against three senior Turkish government officials and two ministries in response to Turkey's five-day ceasefire along the northern Syrian border. "As a result of today's action, all property and interests in property, which had been...
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US Sanctions Could Be Lifted If Turkey's Ceasefire Holds
Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 3:59pm | 361Read More...The U.S. has reached an agreement with Turkey that if a ceasefire with Syrian and Kurdish forces holds for the next five days, then recently announced U.S. sanctions against Turkey could be lifted. The deal to lift the U.S. sanctions was announced by Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of...
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Today's Pickup: Water Trucks Deliver Relief As Turkey Pushes Into Syria
Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 12:47pm | 699Read More...Water trucks from UNICEF are providing a lifeline to civilians caught in Turkey's offensive into northeastern Syria as aid agencies halt operations in the escalating violence. UNICEF partners began trucking 13,000 gallons of water per day to 4,000 people in shelters in Tel Tamer on October 15...
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Turkey Tumult Again Brings Trouble For This ETF
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 8:47am | 533Read More...Amid fresh U.S. sanctions, the iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (NASDAQ: TUR) is in the spotlight again and not in a good way. On Monday, the lone U.S.-listed exchange traded fund dedicated to Turkish equities slid 3.89% on volume that was more than triple the daily average, extending its weekly decline to...
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US Presses Turkey With Threat Of Economic Sanctions
Friday, October 11, 2019 - 2:02pm | 446Read More...Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to impose severe economic sanctions on Turkey's political leadership and military for recent attacks against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Turkey immediately took military action after President Trump on Oct. 9 signed an executive order to...
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Turkish Trouble Lurks Again For This ETF
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 7:40am | 555Read More...It has been another brutal year for investors in the iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (NASDAQ: TUR). The lone exchange traded fund in the U.S. dedicated to Turkish equities is down more than 17 percent year to date while the MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up by 2.18 percent. What Happened TUR is lower by...
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More Tumult For The Turkey ETF
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 12:56pm | 577Read More...Volatility is often the name of the game with the iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (NASDAQ: TUR) and that has been the case in recent trading sessions. After plunging last week amid speculation the lira is facing another crisis, TUR, the lone U.S.-listed exchange traded fund dedicated to Turkish equities,...
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It Might Finally Be Time For Emerging Markets ETFs
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 12:24pm | 576Read More...The signs remain somewhat faint, but some market observers believe those signs are mounting in favor of emerging markets resurgence. Plenty of exchange traded funds, including the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: IEMG), would like for that thesis to be proven positive. IEMG, one of the...
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More Trouble For The Turkey ETF
Friday, August 31, 2018 - 10:54am | 526Read More...Friday is the last trading day of August, and the end of the month could not come sooner for the iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (NASDAQ: TUR). All the lone exchange traded fund tracking Turkish stocks has done this month is tumble, to the tune of 27.15 percent. Even with its miserable...
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EUR/USD Forecast: Upwards Channel Endangered By Turkey And Italy Worries
Monday, August 20, 2018 - 9:18am | 528Read More...The EUR/USD opens the week by consolidating previous gains. Italy's budget, fresh Turkish concerns outweigh hope for a US-Chinese trade resolution. The chart shows the pair is trading in an upward channel. The EUR/USD is trading above 1.1400 but below the highs and down on the day. The pair...
