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Rand Logistics Inc (RLOG) Stock Closed at $0.51

November 17, 2017

The shipping company reported ($0.30) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by ($0.41). The company now has a Return on Equity of -8.10% and Return on Investment of -10.40%. Its revenue stood at 6.80% a year on average in the period of last five years. The ROA ratio is calculated by comparing net income to average total assets, and is expressed as a percentage.

Union Cabinet clears setting up of GST Anti-profiteering Authority

November 17, 2017

The Cabinet approval came at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister for Electronic, IT and Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad said here while briefing media about the Cabinet decisions. "The National Anti-Profiteering Authority is an assurance to consumers of India". The top GST rate of 28% is now restricted to luxury and demerit goods like pan masala, aerated water and beverages, cigars and cigarettes, tobacco products, cement, paints, perfumes, air-conditioners, ...

Asus Zenfone V Live launched on Verizon Wireless

November 17, 2017

The ZenFone V and V Live of course have very little in common with the ZenFone AR , lacking advanced Google Tango and Daydream capabilities . You can have up to a maximum of additional 128GB storage with the microSD card slot. If you're looking for a budget tablet this holiday season, Verizon is offering up the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 32 GB. It also has 1.5GB of RAM, it runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box, and its battery measures in at 5000mAh.

Scientists discover Earth-size planet that could sustain life

November 17, 2017

The star is now located at a distance of 11 light-years from Earth. However, the star is 280 times dimmer than our Sun, meaning it approximately evens out and may have a similar surface temperature to Earth. That's according to findings by astronomers at the European Southern Observatory's La Silla site in Chile, which discovered the exoplanet using the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) instrument.

[What's new] Windows 10 Build 17040 for Fast Ring/Skip Ahead available now

November 17, 2017

Improved Insertion Gesture: Based on your feedback about gesture recognition, we've updated the insertion gesture (to add space between words or letters) to now be a small caret (see below gif for a demo of what it looks like, along with a cameo of our joining gesture).

Influx of earth-bound positrons must have exotic origin, study suggests

November 17, 2017

Our planet is constantly bombarded by cosmic rays - a misnomer for high-energy positively charged subatomic particles - and some of those particles are positrons, the antimatter equivalent of electrons. It continuously scans about one-third of the sky overhead, providing researchers with a wide field-of-view that was critical to accurately observing these nearby pulsars.

Action Pokemon movie casts Justice Smith as lead

November 17, 2017

Now the waiting game begins for who gets the role of Pikachu, here's to hoping Danny DeVito somehow manages to clinch it. There have been 20 Pokemon animated features, beginning with Pokemon : The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back in 1998.

Nintendo Systems Top October Hardware Sales

November 17, 2017

Do its graphics look as good on Nintendo Switch as previously seen on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One? The comparison video below reveals the difference between the PS3, PS4 and Nintendo Switch version. The Super NES Classic Edition system , which collects 21 classic 16-bit games in a miniaturized Super NES-like device, was the No. 2 best-selling piece of gaming hardware for the month.

Overwatch's Latest Hero Now Available to All

November 17, 2017

The Talon geneticist is still a mystery to a lot of Overwatch players, but with her release, we expect some new details on her lore and backstory. Announced at BlizzCon, Moira is a shadowy scientist that used biotic abilities to dispense both healing and damage.

Fmr LLC Buys 53100 Shares of Honda Motor Company, Ltd. (NYSE:HMC)

November 17, 2017

Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.60% of the company's stock. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Honda Motor by 35.3% during the 2nd quarter. "Acquires 4,652 Shares of Honda Motor Company, Ltd. (HMC)" was posted by Dispatch Tribunal and is the property of of Dispatch Tribunal. A number of brokerages have issued reports on HMC.

Disney accused of stealing Pirates of the Caribbean from screenwriters

November 17, 2017

The company went ahead and produced " Red Hood " with the help of Alfred and Martinez, the lawsuit said. They were paid for their work on Red Hood and their arrangment with Disney essentially came to an end. Studios customarily return screenplays to writers immediately after they reject a project, but that never happened, the lawsuit says. This is to prevent the "unintentional" copying of any original screenplay, however, in this instance the complainants said Walt Disney returned their ...

Boston Dynamics Shows Off New Robot Dog Named SpotMini

November 17, 2017

Boston Dynamics may have switched owners from Google to Softbank a few months ago, but development of its creepy-but-cool robots continues apace. Historically Boston Dynamics team members have been eager to see the comments people make on videos posts to YouTube.

Microsoft's Surface Book 2 is now available and shipping

November 17, 2017

The Surface Book 2 which can run professional-grade software, apps, and PC games easily is powered with a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce graphics to ensure fluid immersive experiences providing lifelike visuals from virtually any angle. Surface Book 2 will be available at other retailers including AO and Argos from 9 February 2018, while the new 15-inch variant will be available in the first half of next year - Microsoft is being suitably vague on that front.

Analyzing Analyst Recommendations: Tesla, Inc. (TSLA), TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (BTT:TXMD)

November 16, 2017

Analysts on average have given a price target of $318.62 to Tesla Motors, Inc. Tesla Inc . ( TSLA ) will get the opportunity to regain some investor confidence when the company reveals its new semi-truck on the evening of November 16. Also, VP John Douglas Field sold 600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 2nd. That's an increase of 7 percent from Tesla's current stock price of around $312.

Average Thanksgiving dinner cost cheapest in 5 years

November 16, 2017

In addition to turkey, other food items such as milk, bread rolls, pie shells, sweet potatoes and green peas also saw significant decreases. Turkey now costs about $1.34 per pound in NY, down more than nine percent on average compared to past year.

HDR content now supported up to 8K on Vimeo

November 16, 2017

That's probably the flawless angle to take, as 8K displays aren't going to be more widespread for years to come. All Vimeo users who either shoot or master HDR footage can upload their videos to the service. Vimeo has also announced that it will soon enable HDR for more video formats, including VP9 and AV1. As far as competitive edges are concerned, that's a pretty good one.

The Hurricane Season, As Shown By Salt, Smoke And Dust

November 16, 2017

It may look like a giant lava lamp, but NASA scientists say it's one of the most detailed atmospheric analyses they've done. With the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season on November 31st, the research being done will help forecasters for the next season further understand the complex interactions that are involved in hurricane development.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

November 16, 2017

The short ratio in the company's stock is documented at 2.78 and the short float is around of 0.7%. About 3.58M shares traded. Microsoft Corporation ( MSFT ) performance during the last one year upgraded 40.95 percent, while its year to date (YTD) performance showed a positive trend of 33.54 percent.

Close New Earth-size World, Where Year Lasts Under 10 Days

November 16, 2017

The red dwarf star is called Ross 128 and the exoplanet orbits the star every 9.9 days. At the moment, after Proxima Centauri b, which is 4.25 light-years away from Earth, Ross 128 b is the second-closest such world to Earth. "However, it seems that Ross 128 is a much quieter star, and so its planets may be the closest known comfortable abode for possible life". Ross 128b was spotted by a highly successful planet-finding instrument attached to the European Southern Observatory's ...

Vive Tracker bundles are now available for pre-order

November 16, 2017

HTC Vive is launching its consumer push for Vive Trackers with accessory bundles and support on the way from a series of software developers. Many VR enthusiasts have been keen to get hold of the Vive Trackers. Connected via a simple screw, the handles are integrated with five titles. The set includes Vive Studios' Virtual Sports free and is said to be compatible with 10 games by the end of the year.

Dallara Stradale Packs 400 HP In A Very Light And Versatile Body

November 16, 2017

The Stradale in its most simple "Barchetta" form does without a windscreen, roof and even doors. It also has no doors or windshield, but Dallara can provide them on request, allowing you to turn the Stradale into a targa, roadster or coupé.

Mobile Black Friday 2017 BOGO IPhone Deal Kicks Off Friday

November 16, 2017

That's unsurprisingly not the case, as it turns out, and the nation's leading "Un-carrier" also has a much better deal for iPhone 8 buyers than AT&T . If you have been waiting for a huge price cut on Apple's iPhone to grab one for yourself, your patience is rewarded and you shouldn't miss this clearance sale of iPhone 7 .

Nordic American Tankers Limited Earnings Watch & Stock Update

November 16, 2017

Fortress Investment Group (NYSE:FIG)'s distance from 20 day simple moving average is -0.0075 along with distance from 50 day simple moving average of 7.9 whereas its distance from 200 day simple moving average is 7.97. After a recent check, the 14-day RSIfor Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd (NAT) is now at 31.81, the 7-day stands at 31.01, and the 3-day is sitting at 38.13.

Take A Look At These New PUBG Desert Map Screenshots

November 16, 2017

As you can see from the screenshots, there will be at least one decent sized town as well as what looks like a deserted highway that runs through much of the wilderness. Nvidia adds that 5,000 GeForce Experience users stand to receive PUBG free-of-charge simply by using the GTX companion application-with the GPU manufacturer distributing game codes at random on November 21.

2018 iPad Pro models rumored to feature super fast A11X Bionic chip

November 16, 2017

Every year, Apple publishes a holiday gift guide packed with the most popular devices and accessories available from its online store. Citing industry sources, Chinese website MyDrivers reported on Tuesday that Apple's upcoming iPad Pro models will feature octa-core processors built on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 7 nm process.

TCS, Rolls-Royce to expand partnership in digital space

November 16, 2017

It said the digital transformation for Rolls-Royce would be supported by the company's 'Connected Universe Platform, ' a platform-as-a-service. The firm said that the IoT digital platform capability would allow data to be captured, shared and analysed more rapidly across Rolls-Royce so that new products can be developed quickly.

Revenue Growth Analysis of Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH)

November 16, 2017

MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:MSL) has risen 37.43% since November 15, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 88.01% the S&P500. At the moment, Community Health Systems, Inc. It was reported on Nov, 15 by Barchart.com . Qs Investors Ltd Liability Corporation holds 578,420 shares. The stock of Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) has "Neutral" rating given on Wednesday, February 22 by Robert W.

China's Baidu just announced the strangest smart speakers

November 16, 2017

But, far from another identikit contender, they stand out for being quite unlike anything you've seen from a major name. The Raven R and a concept Raven Q "AI Home Robot" complete the introductory trifecta of what Baidu seems to hope will be a growing ecosystem of AI products for the home, though neither of the two has a price or release date yet.

Google Assistant gains support for more languages, new developer features

November 16, 2017

The idea is that expanding the language support will allow more users to find apps they want to check out. Google is promising to make Assistant app discovery easier, too. Google Assistant is going to be more helpful for its users, thanks to a new series of updates for the digital companion. When they do, though, third-party Assistant apps will be that much more useful - they should feel more like integral experiences that rise up to the level of Google's own AI-driven commands.

Thomaspartners, Inc. Buys A Little More Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX) Stock

November 16, 2017

Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd cut its holdings in shares of Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX ) by 0.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As of the end of the quarter Thomaspartners, Inc. had bought 17,144 shares growing its holdings by 1.5%. Vaughan David Invs Il owns 253,051 shares for 1.07% of their portfolio.

Are Insiders Buying This Stock? Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc

November 16, 2017

A score of nine indicates a high value stock, while a score of one indicates a low value stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $11.70 per share, with a total value of $877,500.00. (NYSE:M) is 0.124292. Free cash flow (FCF) is the cash produced by the company minus capital expenditure. This cash is what a company uses to meet its financial obligations, such as making payments on debt or to pay out dividends.

Sports Illustrated TV Launches As OTT Network On Amazon Channels

November 16, 2017

The network has greenlit five original shows: weekly studio series, The Crossover , Planet Futbol and The The Line, plus documentary series The Vault and SI: Under the Cover . "SI TV is premium viewing that will appeal to men and women of all ages, as well as families". The channel will also feature an original series section, as well as classic sports movies and documentaries, such as the Rocky series, Bad News Bears , Skiing Everest , and Michael Jordan: Come Fly With Me .

Super Bomberman R: Free DLC Adds Characters and eSports Mode

November 16, 2017

The update also brings about a new World 7 story and bosses that you can play against, new maps, the addition of pets, and nine new characters that players can choose from. It's now believed that this mode represents Konami's desire to foster an eSports environment for Super Bomberman R. To their credit, Konami has done a very good job of providing free updates to Super Bomberman R throughout the year.

IPhone charger electrocutes girl to death

November 16, 2017

The girl, who has been named locally as Le Thi Xoan was said to be found by her parents, unconscious and was rushed into hospital, where she was tragically pronounced dead. In a picture showing the burnt cable, it appears to be shorter than Apple's original 20-inch charging cable. Last year, Trading Standards issued a statement urging Apple customers not to buy "fake" charger cables, warning that they could explode and potentially burn down a house.

Square's Cash App Testing Bitcoin

November 16, 2017

The Square Cash app , which offers peer-to-peer money transfers kind of like PayPal's Venmo , now lets some testers buy and sell bitcoin directly through the mobile app. The company explained that it has done this as a way of exploring how it can make the Bitcoin buying and selling experience faster and easier. Jack Dorsey has spoken publicly about the benefits of cryptocurrency and the blockchain, but hadn't acknowledged that Square was working on building the functionality into ...

Arika's 'Mysterious Fighting Game' Gets New Title And Open Beta

November 16, 2017

That's correct, new information on Fighting EX Layer has come forth thanks to Akira Nishitani, who took to the PlayStation.blog to detail information on said fighting game. "I brainstormed various Gougi, which combinations would work well, and what the matches would be like. I believe not many games allow you to so easily brainstorm ideas and then test them out in-game; please try it!" This goes without saying! In addition, Nishitani hopes to add more Gougi as the game progresses to ...

Baird Financial Group, Inc. Decreases Its Position in Burlington Stores Inc (BURL)

November 16, 2017

Moreover, Stevens Capital Mgmt Lp has 0.18% invested in Burlington Stores Inc (NYSE:BURL). Next year this growth will reach 12.03% to attain $4.75. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.18.

Some AT&T customers are experiencing outages

November 16, 2017

AT&T said Wednesday that some USA customers are experiencing trouble placing wireless calls but rebooting the device would fix the problem. MacRumors reports that users who attempt to place a phone call are instead seeing the calls disconnected, while incoming calls go directly to voicemail without ringing through to phones.

Nintendo Reportedly Has Another "Super Mario Bros." Movie Planned

November 16, 2017

The franchise has since produced more than 200 games in a variety of genres and is the best-selling videogame franchise of all time with almost $530 million copies sold. An " Angry Birds " animated movie past year performed decently and a sequel is scheduled for 2019. "While not yet official, the news is in line with Nintendo's recent push to move beyond the traditional realm of video games".

Gionee M7 Power With 5000mAh Battery Launched in India: Price, Specifications

November 16, 2017

The phone will be powered by a 2.2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor, mated to 6GB of RAM. Gionee M7 Power features a 6.0-inch FullView display offering 720 x 1440 pixel screen resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. It will be available starting November 25. The Gionee M7 Power bears a 13-megapixel autofocus rear camera with an f/2.0 aperture complete with LED flash, and on the front, it bears an 8-megapixel fixed focus camera with an f/2.2 aperture.

Christopher Pyne blames hacker for Twitter account liking gay pornographic tweet

November 16, 2017

The activity on Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne's profile about 02:00 local time on Thursday (15:00 GMT Wednesday) was pointed out by other Twitter users. Earlier this year, Border Force officials were asked to explain why Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg's Twitter account liked a pornographic tweet. The incident followed a similar scandal in the U.S., where Republican Senator Ted Cruz's account had liked a pornographic post.

Bright Light Flashes Across the Sky Over Phoenix

November 16, 2017

At 8:40 p.m., a fireball lit up the sky over southern Ohio. "Did anyone just see that the meteor or asteroid just now?" According to AMS, scientists with an astrophysics research center in Germany, ruled out the idea that last night's event was part of the Taurids because of its trajectory.

New seven-seat Lexus RX L on the way

November 16, 2017

To the end of October this year, the RX has been Lexus' second best selling vehicle down under, notching up 1667 sales, behind the smaller NX crossover (2838), but ahead of the IS sedan (1344). Lexus has just confirmed the existence of the much-rumoured model , sending out this teaser image to stir some excitement. The hybrid model, the RX 450hL, will also be announced.

NASA says origin of large boom over Alabama is a mystery

November 15, 2017

Blount County 911 issued a tweet asking if anyone heard a "loud explosion" in west Blount County. Dawn Stanton, who lives in the town of Lincoln, described the sound as "a propane tank just exploding. He said some eyewitnesses saw a trail of vapor, which also points to a meteor or an aircraft possibly being behind the noise. NASA scientist Bill Cooke said it nearly certainly wasn't caused by a meteor from the Leonid meteor shower, which will peak on November 18, according to NASA.

See that massive Antarctic iceberg up close

November 15, 2017

A shot of A-68 on the right and the Larsen C ice shelf it left behind. "A-68 is so expansive it appears if it were still part of the ice shelf", said Hansen in a blog post . While the event didn't make sea levels rise, it did remove a large chunk of one of Antarctica's ice shelves that help protect against sea level rise.

Bhamre to represent India at United Nations peacekeeping meet

November 15, 2017

The last meeting, held in London in September a year ago, had taken up issues on women, peace and security, pre- and post deployment, tackling sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and improving peacekeeping through rapid deployment. UN Field Support chief Atul Khare told the meeting that while challenges remained, MINUSMA has made "significant achievements in terms of protection and training", and was fulfilling its mandate.

Active Morning Movers- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD)

November 15, 2017

The PEG ratio shows us that, when compare to the beer company, the always-popular tech company doesn't have the growth rate to justify its higher P/E, and its stock price appears overvalued. A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. (M) to generate earnings per share of $3.39 in 2017.

Stock Scrambling Higher Mid-Afternoon: Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.(NASDAQ:SGMO)

November 15, 2017

Sangamo Biosciences Inc. ( SGMO ) stock price rose 189.89 percent over the past one year, while increased 53.57 percent during the past 6 months. The company has its outstanding shares of 83.75M. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,080,850 shares of company stock worth $91,191,774. Of those analysts, 4 rate stock as a Strong Buy, 2 rate it as Hold, and just no analyst rates it as a Moderate Sell.

Hisense snaps up Toshiba television business

November 15, 2017

Toshiba will retain a 5 percent stake in the subsidiary. "The cooperation between Hisense and Toshiba will drive changes to the new picture of TV business", said Hisense. The Japanese giant has been shedding business lines since an accounting scandal in 2015, when it was found to have overstated its earnings by more than $1.2 billion for the previous seven years.

Is The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) a Long Term Growth Play?

November 15, 2017

Walt Disney Company now has $159.24B valuation. About 208 shares traded. Walt Disney Company (The) (NYSE: DIS ) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 9th. A 15 analysts rate it as either a buy or a strong buy , while3 believe that investors should either steer clear of DIS or, if they already own its stock, sell it.

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