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World markets dive as Trump sparks trade, North Korea worries

Global stocks sank Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with talks that are aimed at averting a trade war with China. Equities were also dented by poor eurozone economic data, and as Trump cast doubt on a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Trump (is) continuing to drive uncertainty over global trade,” said analyst Joshua Mahony at trading firm IG. “European markets are following their Asian counterparts lower, as a pessimistic tone from Trump is compounded by downbeat economic data,” he added. Markets had surged Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said they had agreed to pull back from imposing threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, and continue talks on a variety of trade issues. However, Trump has declared that he was “not satisfied” with the status of the talks, fuelling worries that the world’s top two economies could still slug out an economically pain

See The 5 Best PC Games Of 2017.

The 5 Best PC Games Of 2017 Best of Games 2017 Feature First-person shooters, survival-horror games, RPGs, adventure games, and real-time tactical strategy games; these are all genres that PC has used throughout its existence to solidify itself as one of gaming's most popular platforms. If you love to play on PC, this was a good year, as 2017 offered mastercraft executions of every genre mentioned above. Each yielded an ambitious spirit, pushing forward its respective genre with fresh ideas and mechanics, while also expanding upon what has come before. In no particular order, here are our picks for the best PC games of 2017. Total War: Warhammer II [ Read the Review ] Total War: Warhammer II  is one of the most well-crafted strategy games in PC gaming history. With the second installment, developer The Creative Assembly has expanded the mechanics of the first, while still retaining its sandbox structure. At the same time, the game better utilizes its narrati

Second Bitcoin futures debut could lure volume to wild market.

NEW YORK:   Bitcoin investors expect futures volumes to perk up when CME Group, the world's largest derivatives exchange operator, launches its own contract to wager on the   cryptocurrency   on Sunday. The second US Bitcoin futures launch is seen as another step towards big institutional investors warming up to a volatile asset that had until recently been accessible only via largely unregulated markets. Like the futures contract launched last week by rival   Cboe Global Markets , CME's will be cash settled. But it will be priced off an index of data from several cryptocurrency exchanges, instead of just one. "The CME contract is based on a broader array of exchanges," said Matt Osborne, chief investment officer of Altegris, a $2.5 billion alternative investments provider based in San Diego, California. "So there is a possibility that the CME contract may generate more interest and more volume." The January CME contract will trade on. Bitcoin has drawn

10 Legitimate Ways to Make Money at Home.

Listen – we all know the internet is full of work-from-home scams, so we’ve scoured through thousands of different ideas to find you 32 unique ways to make money from home.  I guarantee there are some in here that you’ve never heard of… These are all ideas that we’ve done before, so we know that they’re real and that you’ll get paid. Here are 10 legitimate ways to make money from home. 1.  Get $5 From Stash to Start Saving Macro of Five American Dollar Bill. It’s no brilliant secret that investing can be a smart way to make money. Sometimes, though, it feels restricted to a few wealthy elite. But  Stash  is different. This app lets you start investing with as little as $5 and for just a $1 monthly fee for balances under $5,000. (The first month is free.) Stash curates investments from professional fund managers and investors and lets you choose where to put your money. But it leaves the complicated investment terms out of it. You just choose from a set of simple portf

Eavesdropper Vulnerability Exposes Hundreds of Mobile Apps.

Appthority on Sunday warned that up to 700 apps in the enterprise mobile environment, including more than 170 that were live in official app stores, could be at risk to due to the Eavesdropper vulnerability. Affected Android apps already may have been downloaded up to 180 million times, the firm said, based on its recent research. The vulnerability has resulted in large-scale data exposure, Appthority said. Eavesdropper is the result of developers hard-coding credentials into mobile applications that utilize the Twilio Rest API or  SDK , according to Appthority. That goes against the best practices that Twilio recommends in its own documentation, and Twilio already has reached out to the development community, including those with affected apps, to work on securing the accounts. Appthority's Mobile Threat Team first discovered the vulnerability back in April and notified Twilio about the exposed accounts in July. The vulnerability reportedly exposes massive amounts of

Everyday Foods You Didn’t Know Could Give Prostate Cancer.

Prostate cancer is one of the biggest threats to a man’s health and, as much it might hurt, there are some foods that contribute to this dreaded disease that need to be reduced in a man’s diet. Red Meat Or Processed Meat Red Meat. Photo credit: comercarne.com This is indeed a tough one. A high consumption of red meat or processed meat could increase the chances of prostate cancer, especially when the meat is well cooked. This is because of the presence of Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) which are carcinogens found in cooked meat. These HCAs are responsible for a number of cancers and are largely associated with prostate cancer. Meats like beef, pork, hot dogs, suya and sausages fall under the category and their consumption should be reduced. Lean poultry (chicken or turkey) or fish are a good replacement for red meat. Dairy Dairy products. cheese, milk, sour cream. Photo credit: holisticwellness.ca A large intake of dairy products could also greatly inc

Northern leaders list terms for restructuring, want Marshall Plan.

The North is not intimidated by calls for restructuring of the nation and is ready to discuss the issue if the right cards are put on the table. This was part of submissions following a two-day retreat by the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) in Katsina State yesterday. According to the Forum, the region was not afraid of any “sensible and meaningful arrangement, provided it guarantees justice, equity, fairness and the unity of all Nigerians”. It described the matter as ambiguous, even to “proponents, without clear terms and directions on how to go about it”, adding, the North would, at a later date, take a “well articulated, firm and common position” on restructuring, in collaboration with other northern members of the National Assembly. The Forum also resolved to map out a Marshall Plan for development of the region, saying the proposition would be carried out in partnership with critical stakeholders, its House of Representatives counterpart and the Northern Governors