Brent futures climbed 43 cents, or 0.7%, to $64.63 a barrel by 0426 GMT, its highest since Sept. 23. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 31 cents, or 0.5%, to $59.49 a barrel, the highest since Sept. 16. “If we see even further progress with the U.S.-China trade war, we could see global GDP rise by half a percentage point in 2020 and that would do wonders for crude demand forecasts,” said Moya. While a trade deal that would end uncertainty could provide a shot in the arm for oil demand in

Gold prices were steady on Friday as a weaker dollar helped offset pressures from an increased appetite for riskier assets following reports of a breakthrough in China-U.S. trade negotiations, while palladium scaled a fresh peak. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,467.20 per ounce by 0452 GMT, but was up about 0.5% so far this week. However, the dollar was hovering close to its lowest since early-July hit in the previous session, which made gold cheaper for investors holding other currencies. In the prev

Why SpaceX and Amazon plan to drastically increase the number of satellites orbiting EarthSince the start of the space age, more than 8,800 objects have been launched into orbit, according to estimates from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. But in a few years, that number could increase significantly. Private companies plan to launch thousands of satellites to beam internet to customers on Earth. SpaceX alone has announced plans to launch 42,000 satellites. If this happens, Spac

There’s one form of discrimination that the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act didn’t fix: economic. Until recently, people who were eligible for federal assistance programs such as Medicaid and SSI still faced an uneven playing ground. In order to stay under the cap, people routinely spent money monthly on non-essentials, such as extra clothes or DVDs. People with a disability are more than three times likely to have extreme difficulty paying their bills, Kennedy says. The problem of poverty

Empty gift cards, bogus charitable solicitations, cyberattacks and thieves who steal packages from your porch aren’t necessarily unique to this time of year. Florida, Fort Myers, Publix, supermarket Gift Card Display. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesThe best thing to do is to buy gift cards that are behind the counter, since they are more protected, she advised. Another option is to buy the gift card directly from the retailer’s website. However, don’t buy gift cards throug

These costs of living can contribute to the financial struggles college students face. One study found that 36% of college students are considered food and housing insecure, meaning they do not get enough to eat or struggle to find stable housing. But a great college town has the potential to offer students a safe and affordable place to study and live. In a recent report, WalletHub examined 415 cities of varying sizes across the country to rank the best college towns in America. WalletHub consi

The rise in online food delivery has changed that. A 2011 Cornell survey of 372 U.S. restaurant operators found that less than 10% of takeout or delivery orders were done online. Since then, third-party delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats have transformed the delivery market. Consumers looking for convenient meals ordered $10.2 billion from delivery aggregators in 2018, which would make the third-party delivery market the size of the fifth-largest U.S. restaurant chain, according to Techno

That means increasing domestic demand, and that means getting domestic financial systems right,” Yetsenga told CNBC on Thursday. The Chinese flag floats before the skyscrapers of multinational corporations on February 23, 2018 in Shanghai, China. “I think we all need to accept that China is slowing structurally — we use the word ‘structural’ and really, we mean ‘permanently,'” he said. “My expectation is, we say goodbye to (6% growth), it’s very unlikely we ever get back to (6% growth). I think

And fewer than 1 in 3 workers has tried to figure out how much money is needed for medical expenses. If 2020 is the year you plan to step away from the workforce for good, these are the steps you should take now:1. Revisit riskWith that in mind, make sure your asset allocation makes sense for your retirement income plan. Sotir advises near-retirees to aggressively pay down high-interest debt before it eats away at your retirement income. “Paying down debt with low-yield investments is often a go

We’ve hit a turning point: Oscar-worthy movies are coming to your living room nearly as quickly as they arrive in theaters. A year after showcasing Best Picture-nominated “Roma,” Netflix has made “The Irishman” and “Marriage Story” available to subscribers in November and December — around the same time they hit movie theaters — in preparation for awards season. “The Irishman” is the latest gangster movie from director Martin Scorsese, featuring veteran actors Joe Pesce, Robert DeNiro and Al Pac

China trade deal lets us focus on earningsIf this market’s still not crazy enough for you, let me just say that you ain’t seen nothing yet, says Jim Cramer.

For e-commerce clothing boutique Princess Polly, TikTok’s userbase provides the perfect target audience, because 41% are between the ages 16 and 24. Search for “Princess Polly” on the app, and it’s clear that the brand has recruited influencers to reach users. Models show off various outfits, with captions in the videos that read, “Princess Polly haul coming soon,” and “Here are some of my favorite outfits from Princess Polly.” On its website, Princess Polly promotes its affiliate program, sayin

Always carry spearsRelatively early in the game, you’ll pick up your first bone spears. Side Journeys unlock important new mechanics just as often as the main Journeys do, and those new abilities will make your main mission much easier. Your weapon and armor determine your classIn Ashen, you won’t be putting points into stats like you might expect from an action role-playing game. You won’t unlock upgrading weapons for a while (or armor ever)Upgrading (improving) you weapons won’t become an opti

Jumanji: The Next Level solves that problem by giving one of its characters separation anxiety. But going back into the video game a third time seems like a hard bargain to drive. The return to the formula that made the 1995 Jumanji so fun, and also serves as a reminder that The Next Level is actually the third Jumanji movie, rather than the second of a new Jumanji series. But The Next Level’s connections to the original film don’t end there. Will the game avatars somehow be brought into the rea

The team at THQ Nordic has been busy spooling up a new development team in Barcelona, Spain. To test their mettle, the powers that be set them to task on a remake of a game in their stable: specifically Piranha Bites’ cult classic Gothic, a flawed and beloved role-playing game from 2001. The result is this playable teaser, available for free to anyone who also owns any other Piranha Bites game. Gothic was a devilishly opaque little game that focused on a male protagonist inside a prison colony.

The last year in science fiction and fantasy novels saw a welcome mix of debut voices and returning favorites. The entire book is eye-opening, thoughtful, and some of the best that science fiction has to offer. It kicked off a flurry of interest in the country’s science fiction scene (which has included other novels by Liu, as well as a major film adaptation, The Wandering Earth). Luna: Moon Rising by Ian McDonaldThe Moon is the perfect, clean-slate environment for science fiction authors to use

The latest expansion, Empyrean, is built on the foundation of Warframe, but it’s almost a whole new game in and of itself. My first few voyages upon the Railjack spaceship were quick and devastating. The story, which has been added in bits and pieces over Warframe’s seven year lifespan, has turned into a high-stakes galactic showdown. The new Railjack is going to take us forward to find some conclusions — and new mysteries. “We’re getting back to our roots,” says Carter, referencing the early da

At The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox Series X, its next generation game console. With the Xbox Series X, you’ll be able to suspend and resume multiple games at once — without listening to your jet engine of a console melt down in your entertainment center, with Spencer claiming the Series X runs very quielty. When you shut off your console, the Xbox One places your game in a kind of limbo. With the Xbox Series X, players can theoretically have a rotating salvo of games ready to p

The world has gone insane for Baby Yoda, but so far officially licensed merchandise has been hard to find. You’re more likely to find Rose Rico merch than anything on Baby Yoda, depending on what category you’re searching in. Authenticated autographs by Werner Herzog and Gina Carano are also among the offerings, but the big seller is certain to be Baby Yoda sipping his bone broth. Right now, Van Ohlen says, his main concern is finding someone to sign all these pictures of Baby Yoda that are flyi

A verified streamer on Mixer lost his partnership with Microsoft after he tweeted a joke about being a sex offender playing Fortnite with kids. Harrison “HarrisonJr” Patrick Stewart, a Mixer streamer since 2017 with 80,000 followers, summarily lost just about everything about his presence on Mixer, too. Per The Hollywood Reporter (via Kotaku), on Dec. 5, HarrisonJr tweeted, underneath a photo of himself in sunglasses and a cheesy mustache, “Come watch a registered sex offender plays [sic] Fortni