FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Todd Korol TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil rose on Tuesday amid hopes that the world’s biggest producers of crude will agree to curtail production as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the global economy, Continue Reading
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Elliott hedge fund gains in March, up 2.2% for year: client update
FILE PHOTO: Paul Singer, founder and president of Elliott Management Corporation, speaks at WSJD Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake – D1BEUJAQKPAC/File Photo BOSTON (Reuters) – Paul Singer’s Elliott International Ltd hedge fund gained an estimated 0.1% in March and is now up 2.2% Continue Reading
7 Ways to Use This Time to Craft Simplicity Into Your Life
1. Begin by creating a flow chart of your daily activity, and then aim each act toward simpler work with greater results. 2. Look for simple solutions, simple pleasures and simple ways to accomplish maximum results with minimal effort. 3. Stop multitasking. Study after study has proven it never works…for Continue Reading
Airline industry braces for prolonged recovery from coronavirus crisis
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A full airline industry recovery from the coronavirus looks prolonged at best, analysts said, as new data showed international seat capacity had fallen to 23% of last year’s levels and around half the world’s airplane fleet is in storage. FILE PHOTO: A British Airways plane taxis past Continue Reading
U.S. pension funds may pour $400 billion into stocks, lifting virus-hit markets: JP Morgan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. pension funds that delayed rebalancing their portfolios are likely to pump about $400 billion into stocks over the next two quarters, analysts at JP Morgan said, providing a potential boost to equity markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: A man wears a protective Continue Reading
Major airlines urge U.S. Treasury to disburse assistance quickly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major U.S. airlines asked the U.S. Treasury to move quickly to release up to $58 billion in government grants and loans and recommended a formula to divide up the money. FILE PHOTO: Airplanes are seen parked through a rain soaked window at their gates during a winter Continue Reading
Hedge fund Fir Tree puts $410 million dislocation fund to work
FILE PHOTO: The floor of the New York Stock Exchange. New York, U.S., March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo BOSTON (Reuters) – After years of waiting and watching from afar, hedge fund Fir Tree Partners is spending $410 million from its dislocation funds on stocks, pockets of the credit market Continue Reading
12 Ways Your Career Can Benefit From Solitude in This COVID Crisis
For most, it is important to spend time around and engaged with other people. In social groups and at work, by surrounding ourselves with colleagues, family members and associates who challenge us to think and move outside our comfort zone, we find we can improve our habits and learn new Continue Reading
Ten signs the oil industry is bent out of shape
(Reuters) – The oil industry has been hit by a simultaneous demand and supply shock in March as the coronavirus pandemic cuts fuel consumption and top producer Saudi Arabia raises output to full capacity to fight a price war with rivals. FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind a crude oil Continue Reading
6 Characteristics of a Champion’s Mindset You Can Develop and Use Today
1. Unconquerable – you will not allow yourself to be beaten, vanquished or overcome. You will pursue every goal with the belief and unquenchable conviction they will be achieved, no matter the obstacles. You will have victory. 2. Invulnerable – remain immune to mental attack. Train your mind to be Continue Reading