Canada’s Barrick Gold Considers Switching Primary Stock Listing to NYSE
Barrick Gold Corp. is weighing moving its main listing from Toronto to New York, the company’s chief executive said, a step that would weaken the gold giant’s traditional links to Canada. Chief Executive Mark Bristow said the company was debating a move to the New York Stock Exchange, but that there were no current plans to do so. He said he frequently debates the merits of a U.S. primary stock listing.
Source:Wall Street Journal
August 05, 2020 16:58 UTC
PlayStation games are just better on PC
It’s a shame, though, because these Sony games have never looked and played so good. Thankfully, the games industry has a habit of breaking promises. “Death Stranding” also features Deep Learning Super Sampling, which is neat NVIDIA RTX-specific technology to mimic higher resolutions while offering better performance. And while it’s not as action packed as “Horizon,” “Death Stranding” probably benefits more from increased framerates. It’s a tease to PC players, particularly since the PlayStation 5 is expected to match the performance of powerful PC rigs for at least the near-term future.
Source:Washington Post
August 05, 2020 16:52 UTC
Why the Mueller Investigation Failed
But at that point, the investigation stalled and never regained momentum, in large part, Toobin says, because Mueller was overly cautious. But it provides no hard information about how and why Mueller came to make his most significant and ill-fated decisions. As a former prosecutor and legal analyst, Toobin can offer somewhat satisfying educated guesses, but ultimately Mueller’s caution and restraint remain an enigma. What is clear is that the Mueller investigation ultimately taught Trump that he could largely act with impunity. The Mueller report has been eclipsed by a parade of fresh crises, and its immediacy has faded.
Source:New York Times
August 05, 2020 16:52 UTC
Leafs' Muzzin out of the hospital, will not return in series
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin has been discharged from the hospital and is back at the team’s hotel, and will not return to the lineup during Toronto’s playoff qualification series with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Maple Leafs said in a statement that Muzzin will remain in quarantine within the hotel and “look to rejoin his teammates upon recovery.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMMuzzin was injured late in the third period of Toronto’s 3-0 win over Columbus on Tuesday. With the Leafs killing a penalty, Muzzin took a crosscheck from Columbus center Pierre-Luc Dubois before stumbling and jamming his head/neck into the leg of Blue Jackets winger Oliver Bjorkstrand. Muzzin couldn’t get up after the collision and had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher. The best-of-five series, which is tied 1-1, resumes Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena.
Source:Fox News
August 05, 2020 16:52 UTC
Burgers, Lipstick and Face Masks Fare Well: Earnings at a Glance
There is some life in the restaurant and retail trade after all, despite the pandemic. Fast-food operator Jack in the Box said same-store sales were up 6.6%, and beauty supply retailer e.l.f. Beauty said sales rose almost 8%. In earnings reported in the morning session, the Covid-19 pandemic had helped and hurt insurers, depending on what the companies are insuring.
Source:Wall Street Journal
August 05, 2020 16:52 UTC
Facebook’s fact-checkers have ruled claims in Trump ads are false — but no one is telling Facebook’s users
ADADThose were not the only times Trump’s campaign has taken advantage of Facebook’s policy allowing politicians to lie with impunity, something the company does not tolerate from nonpolitical advertisers. Biden’s campaign has not taken similar advantage of Facebook’s leniency about political claims. No fact-checker from Facebook’s network has recently taken issue with a Biden campaign ad that appeared on Facebook. When Facebook’s fact-checkers deem nonpolitical ads false, the company removes them from its platform, though they remain in the publicly available Ad Library for research purposes. Biden campaign spokesman Matt Hill said: “Facebook has chosen to sell the Trump campaign the tools to target specific voters with false advertisements.
Source:Washington Post
August 05, 2020 16:31 UTC
The Tech You Love
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. The cool and useful technology you love might accuse the wrong person of a crime or enable four companies to have vast influence over our lives. So I asked our On Tech readers to tell us about the technology that makes their life fabulous. One reader waxed poetic about the thermos, which is not what I had in mind but I WILL ALLOW IT. Thanks to our On Tech editor Hanna Ingber for picking a selection of gems.
Source:New York Times
August 05, 2020 16:24 UTC
Aurora Police Chief Apologizes After Officers Handcuff Children on the Ground
The police chief in Aurora, Colo., apologized this week after officers handcuffed a Black family, including two children lying on the ground, in a mistaken stolen-car stop that was recorded on a widely shared video and is now under investigation. In a statement on Monday, Chief Vanessa Wilson of the Aurora Police Department said the officers made a “mistake” during the stop a day earlier, which she said had been treated as a “high-risk stop” because officers believed it involved a stolen vehicle. At about 11 a.m. local time on Sunday, the police were notified of a possible stolen vehicle, she said. They stopped a car that matched the license plate number and vehicle description, ordered its occupants onto the ground and handcuffed some of them. The video shows four children lying on the ground in a parking lot, crying and screaming as several officers stand over them by an S.U.V.
Source:New York Times
August 05, 2020 16:09 UTC
Woman punches McDonald's employee in the face for forgetting condiments
The suspect reportedly approached the counter at a McDonald’s in Virginia to complain about the missing condiment. After threatening the employee, the unidentified woman allegedly struck the teenage worker. Apparently, the woman was upset that her sandwich did not have ketchup on it and confronted the victim at the restaurant’s counter. '”WOMAN CLAIMS TO FIND FACE MASK 'COOKED' INTO MCDONALD'S NUGGETAuthorities have reportedly offered a cash reward for tips that lead to the suspect’s arrest. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAt this point, the suspect reportedly became upset and attempted to give the employee a $100 bill.
Source:Fox News
August 05, 2020 16:07 UTC
Beirut Blast Toll Rises to 135 Killed, 5,000 Injured, Health Minister Tells Manar TV
BEIRUT — The death toll from Tuesday's massive explosion in Beirut has risen to 135, with some 5,000 wounded and tens still missing, Lebanon's health minister told Al Manar television on Wednesday. (Reporting by Ghaida Ghantous; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
Source:New York Times
August 05, 2020 15:56 UTC
Biden scraps plans to travel to Milwaukee for nomination acceptance, citing coronavirus concerns
Joe Biden is no longer planning to travel to the Democratic convention site of Milwaukee to accept the party's presidential nomination, citing coronavirus concerns. The Democratic convention was originally scheduled to be held in mid-July in Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum, the city’s major indoor arena. Party officials sent a letter last month to Democratic members of Congress, urging them to not attend the quadrennial national confab in person. And I want to set an example as to how we should respond individually to this crisis.”“We made it clear we listen to the public health officials,” Biden stressed. A major question that remains is where will the president give his prime time convention nomination acceptance speech.
Source:Fox News
August 05, 2020 15:45 UTC
Ralph Lauren Is Going ‘Back To The Future’ To Revive Its Home Furnishings Business
(Photo by Susan Wood/Getty Images) Getty ImagesYesterday Ralph Lauren RL Corporation delivered sobering first-quarter news. We have the ability to play credibly across home.”Home is a category that Ralph Lauren never really left, though it has left Ralph Lauren. Rebuilding homeJoining the company as president Ralph Lauren Home in January 2019, Day Kornbluth has been tasked with building back Ralph Lauren’s home business. As for the existing place of home in the Ralph Lauren lifestyle-branded world, it includes the luxury-positioned Ralph Lauren Home, which spans furniture, lighting, bed and bath linens, tabletop, decorative accessories, gifts and fabrics, wall and floor coverings. These products are featured in select Ralph Lauren stores, home specialty stores, trade showrooms, and online at RalphLaurenHome.com.
Source:Forbes
August 05, 2020 15:45 UTC
Joe Biden will no longer travel to Milwaukee to accept Democratic nomination
(CNN) Joe Biden will no longer accept the Democratic presidential nomination in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, officials said Wednesday, in the latest and strongest sign that the Democratic National Convention will be almost entirely virtual due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Biden will instead accept the Democratic nomination for president from his home state of Delaware, according to the Democratic National Convention Committee. "From the very beginning of this pandemic, we put the health and safety of the American people first. We followed the science, listened to doctors and public health experts, and we continued making adjustments to our plans in order to protect lives. And that's the leadership Joe Biden will bring to the White House," said Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez said in a statement.
Source:CNN
August 05, 2020 15:33 UTC
Democratic donor Ed Buck facing new charges for prostitution linked to overdose deaths
Disgraced Democratic donor Ed Buck has been charged with four more felonies, including enticing victims to travel interstate for prostitution. Prosecutors have alleged Buck operated a drug den in his West Hollywood home, where he administered methamphetamine to men against their will during sexual encounters. ED BUCK HIRES FORMER OJ SIMPSON PROSECUTOR CHRISTOPHER DARDEN FOR DEFENSEAmong the new charges, prosecutors claim Buck knowingly lured one of his victims, Gemmel Moore, 26, to travel to Los Angeles, where Buck provided methamphetamine to Moore, who then fatally overdosed on July 27, 2017. Buck scouted his victims through social media sites and a gay dating website, according to the indictment. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe high-profile political donor is being held in federal custody without bond.
Source:Fox News
August 05, 2020 15:33 UTC
Georgia school reopenings: Elementary student tests positive for coronavirus, student crowds raise questions
Cherokee and Paulding County, two of the first school districts in the country to reopen, resumed full five-day-a-week instruction on Monday. Meanwhile, Cherokee and Paulding schools have faced questions over their mask-optional policies. No one in pictures at Sequoyah High School in Hickory Flat or Etowah High School in Woodstock wore a mask. Cherokee County school district spokesperson Barbara Jacoby said the pictures weren't a sanctioned activity and officials only became aware when the photos were posted on social media. In Paulding County, student pictures taken Monday and Tuesday show crowded hallways at North Paulding High School in Dallas.
Source:Fox News
August 05, 2020 15:33 UTC