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The Canadian dollar and Mexican peso are rallying on hopes of an early NAFTA deal

BusinessInsider.com 

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

  • The White House wants to reveal a preliminary NAFTA framework by mid-April.
  • The loonie was up 0.91% versus the dollar Tuesday morning, and the peso advanced 0.25%. 
  • Follow currencies in real time here. 

Canadian and Mexican currencies pared losses against the dollar Tuesday following news that President Donald Trump was pushing for a preliminary North American Free Trade Agreement deal to be ready as soon as mid-April. 

The Canadian dollar ... Читать дальше...

LeBron James on Donte DiVencenzo’s MOP performance: ‘he made himself a lot of money’

SB Nation: Toronto Raptors 

“Listen, that kid, he was on fire.”

Donte DiVencenzo’s performance in the 2018 NCAA title game didn’t just push Villanova to its second national championship in three seasons — it also earned the praise of one of basketball’s biggest stars.

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James took notice of the redshirt sophomore guard, who set a career high with 31 points in the biggest game of his life.

“Listen, that kid, he was on fire,” James said Tuesday morning. “But he did it in an all (around way). Читать дальше...

Elephant Rumblings: Cahill May Join Rotation Soon, Stephen Drew Retires

Athletics Nation 

A’s Coverage:

  • Game #5: Another tension-filled ninth inning ends in a 3-1 victory for A’s...
  • Slusser: Trevor Cahill might join A’s rotation by mid-April...
  • Lee: Graveman reunites with mentor Chavez...
  • Moriarity: A’s 2018 Minor League Rosters...
  • Gallegos: A’s admire Bartolo Colon’s longevity as he returns to Coliseum...

MLB News:

Markets Right Now: Stocks move solidly higher on Wall Street

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks shook off a rocky start and are solidy higher in midday trading, led by gains in banks as interest rates move higher. State Street rose 1.2 percent Tuesday. Consumer products makers and health care companies also rose. Coca-Cola climbed 1.8 percent and Johnson & Johnson added 2 percent. Ford and General Motors also climbed. Media conglomerate Viacom sank 4 percent following reports that sibling... Читать дальше...

Markets Right Now: Stocks move solidly higher on Wall Street

Times Union 

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks shook off a rocky start and are solidy higher in midday trading, led by gains in banks as interest rates move higher. State Street rose 1.2 percent Tuesday. Consumer products makers and health care companies also rose. Coca-Cola climbed 1.8 percent and Johnson & Johnson added 2 percent. Ford and General Motors also climbed. Media conglomerate Viacom sank 4 percent following reports that sibling... Читать дальше...

450+ MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) Getting Started in April: Enroll Today

Open Culture 

Heads up. 450+ MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are getting underway this month, giving you the chance to take free courses from top flight universities. With the help of Class Central, we've pulled together a complete list of April MOOCS. And below we've highlighted several courses that piqued our interest. The trailer above comes from Drawing Nature, Science […]

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Watch: O'Sullivan claims maximum break before China Open exit

Times of Malta 

Ronnie O'Sullivan chalked up his 14th maximum 147 break - but was still knocked out in the first round of the China Open 6-2 by Elliot Slessor. O'Sullivan, 42, produced the perfect clearance in the fifth frame to secure the £42,000 prize fund. However, it was 23-year-old Slessor who progressed, having earlier opened up a 4-0 lead before going on to secure his place in the second round at the expense of the world number two. There was also another unexpected result in Beijing, as Chris Wakelin coasted past Shaun Murphy... Читать дальше...

THE DIGITAL REMITTANCE REPORT: How tech-savvy challengers are pushing the industry toward a digital-first future

BusinessInsider.com 

BII

Cross-border, peer-to-peer money transfers — better known as remittances — are an integral part of societies around the world, especially in developing markets where receiving funds could mean the difference between life and death for families and community who remain behind. This has resulted in a massive global remittance market, which totaled $575 billion in 2016 alone, according to The World Bank. 

However, this pales in comparison to what the future holds for the sector,... Читать дальше...

Shark Bites Surfer at Seal Point

ZigZag 

The Seal Point beach in Cape St Francis has been closed following a non-fatal shark attack just after 3 PM today (Tuesday 3 April). The victim, a surfer (Ross Spowart), has been taken to hospital in a stable condition and is set to undergo surgery later this evening. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) in St Francis Bay, Municipal lifeguards, and local authorities have urged the public not to enter the water until further notice following the incident. “Local authorities are monitoring and will... Читать дальше...

Britain's Prince Philip, 96, enters hospital for hip surgery

Times Union 

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II's 96-year-old husband, Prince Philip, has been admitted to a London hospital for a previously scheduled hip surgery, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday. The palace said the prince entered the King Edward VII Hospital in the afternoon and would have the surgery Wednesday. It said the hospital admission and surgery were planned. Officials declined to provide additional details about the surgery and said "further updates will be issued when appropriate." The prince announced... Читать дальше...

China formally notifies the WTO of retaliatory tariffs against US

Times of Malta 

China has notified the World Trade Organisation it is imposing $611.5 million worth of retaliatory tariffs on $2.75 billion worth of US imports including pork, nuts and ethanol in response to US duties on aluminium and steel, a WTO document showed. The document, dated last Thursday but posted only after the Easter public holidays, came after China said late on Sunday it has increased tariffs by up to 25 percent on 128 US products, escalating a dispute between the world's biggest economies. China... Читать дальше...

Trump slams Amazon for fourth time in a week

New York Post 

President Trump has ripped Amazon for the fourth time in a week, repeating accusations on Tuesday that the web giant has cut a sweetheart deal with the US Postal Service at taxpayers’ expense. “I am right about Amazon costing the United States Post Office massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy. Amazon should...

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Questioning Bobby Fischer

Tablet 

There is no place on earth more (less?) ideal than Jerusalem for pondering the mysteries of existence, and for a not-insignificant number of people mysteries don’t get more engrossing than the self-exile of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer. The all-time great retreated into obscurity—and, later, derangement—at the age of 32, shortly after refusing to defend his 1972 world championship, which he captured against Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky. Fischer played tantalizingly little high-level chess after 1972... Читать дальше...

Spotify Hits Wall Street: Here’s What You Need to Know

TheWrap.com 

Cue up your favorite playlist if you’re an early Spotify shareholder.

Spotify is set to make its Wall Street debut on Tuesday, with the Swedish music streaming kingpin taking a unique approach — especially for a company of its size — to going public. As shares get ready to start moving on the New York Stock Exchange, here are a few things to keep in mind on the world’s biggest streaming platform.

Price

The first thing that comes to mind when a company starts trading is how much its stock will cost per share. Читать дальше...

What to consider when turning your garage into a spare bedroom

Paper Blog 

You hardly keep your car in the garage and may think about converting that extra space into a bedroom. A converted garage will give you additional living space without shelling a lot of cash from your pocket. In an enclosed area in your house, and you’re doing just a bit of remodeling. Therefore, your home will be less disrupted, and you can save on the overall construction costs.

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