November 22, 2016/Reuters By Yashaswini Swamynathan U.S. stock indexes hit record intraday highs for the second straight day on Tuesday, with the Dow topping 19,000 and the S&P 500 moving past 2,200 as the post-election rally continued. The small-cap Russell 2000 index hit an intraday high for the fourth day […]
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Asia stocks at one-week highs on U.S. cues; oil jumps
November 22, 2016/Reuters By Saikat Chatterjee | HONG KONG Asian stocks rose to one-week highs, helped by solid overnight gains on Wall Street, though investors were wary of chasing prices higher until President-elect Donald Trump picks his economic team. Oil extended gains. Crude oil climbed in Asian trading with U.S. […]
Ugandan farmers praise UN report citing flaws with Bidco
November 22, 2016/The Bidco Truth Coalition Embattled Ugandan farmers fighting threats and land grabbing by Bidco have praised a draft report by U.N. investigators that calls into question the company’s business practices. The report is the result of a complaint by the Bugala Farmers Association to the U.N.’s Social and […]
