The government had given Facebook a Tuesday 10 a.m. local time deadline to remove the content or face legal action, the Bangkok Post reported Tuesday. After the ultimatum passed, Tispa president Morakot Kulthamyothin told Khaosod English that Facebook stands by its policy. A Facebook spokesperson told CNBC that the company will review requests such as that by the Thai government and remove content that violates the law. “When governments believe that something on the Internet violates their laws

At Geoff Woo’s nutrition supplement start-up Nootrobox, almost every employee tracks their blood sugar levels throughout the day. He believes that monitoring his blood sugar trends makes him a better start-up founder, as it helps him optimize his diet to avoid that afternoon slump from blood sugar crashes. Blood sugar tracking is a growing trend in Silicon Valley, as hackers look for new ways to feel better and live longer. Other medical experts are optimistic about the interest in blood sugar t

Saudi Arabia and Russia may have agreed to extend oil production cuts into 2018, but a rogue OPEC member like Iraq could still derail the plan, according to Helima Croft, global head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets. Oil prices surged 2 percent on Monday after Saudi and Russian energy ministers said they agreed producers should roll over a deal to take 1.8 million barrels a day off the market. The six-month accord, agreed to last year, is up for review when OPEC and other exporters m

SolarCity founder Lyndon Rive, who steered the dramatic growth of the biggest U.S. residential solar company before driving its sale to Tesla , is leaving the electric vehicle maker in June, he said on Monday. Rive had been serving as head of sales and services for Tesla’s energy division since last year. Rive’s responsibilities will be distributed among Tesla leadership, Tesla said. Tesla acquired SolarCity for $2.6 billion in August, paving the way for Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s ambitious plans for

These are the best and worst places to retire in 2017 Monday, 23 Jan 2017 | 2:14 PM ET | 01:05Most people are focused on when they will retire. To stretch your savings, choosing the right destination once you’ve stopped working can make or break those lazy-day fantasies. Some of the top spots were no surprise – hello, Florida. Here are the states that ranked the best for those golden years, according to WalletHub. (And if you are thinking even more outside the box, here are the world’s top 10 re

Traders have been complaining about the low volatility, but that’s historically not a problem for markets — stocks can do fine during periods of low volatility. The master of this is Lowry’s, the oldest technical analysis service in the United States, which has made supply and demand the cornerstone of its technical analysis for more than 70 years. Trader interest in buying also began dropping and was much lower by the time of the top in the market in October. Bull markets almost invariably end

At the end of this month, Gaza and its nearly two million residents may lose their electricity, boosting the likelihood of more violence between Palestinians and Israel. In late April, the Palestinian Authority decided it would no longer pay the bill for Gaza’s most reliable source of power, to the Israel Electric Company. The Authority, which governs the Palestinians living in the West Bank, cut off payments in an effort to undermine rival Palestinian group Hamas, which governs Gaza. Gaza gets

“As light oil production grows in this country, it’s going to overwhelm the capacity of U.S. refiners to consumer light oil. That oil has to go to the export market, so it’s giving us opportunities to build infrastructure,” Mears told Cramer on Monday. And as those U.S.-based players ramp up production, Mears said his business sees three paths for growth. The other area is crude oil exports. We’re building a facility in the Houston area called Seabrook Logistics for crude oil exports and we’re l

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Along with Nexvet’s technology, Alaix said that Zoetis’ new allergy medication Cytopoint, which treats itching and pain in dogs, could actually forge the way to disrupting the fairly barren treatment market for cats. Monoclonal antibodies will be an injectable formulation, and this will [work] very well for treating a cat with these pain conditions,” he told Cramer. The company is a high taxpayer, and Alaix said that if lawmakers in Washington pass corporate tax reform, the company would not slo

“Management seems to have an awareness of what they can do to raise their numbers: give clear value, exclusivity and simplicity,” Cramer said. It also has stores in strip malls, which makes it easier for the company to leverage an ‘order online, pick up at the store’ strategy,” Cramer said. “I also like its personalized pricing initiative and its loyalty program, with 30 million members,” Cramer added. However, CEO Marvin Ellison started his conference call by saying that the chain had ‘disappoi

We need a major infrastructure program, but our Republican-controlled Congress hates spending money, so our companies will just have to piggyback off the Chinese,” Cramer said. He’s pioneering AI,” Cramer said. On the call, Huang insisted that “every single software developer has to learn deep learning. Every single software developer has to apply machine learning. “Those are strong words which suggest that all of the money going into software stocks should really be flowing into artificial inte

After firing the FBI director investigating his campaign last week, President Donald Trump added a warning: James Comey had better hope there are no tapes of their conversations. Now, in an explosive Washington Post story, the U.S. intelligence community has hit back — hard. Current and former intelligence officials told The Post that the president, perhaps inadvertently, had revealed highly classified information about Islamic State to the Russian government. One indication: Senate Foreign Rela

Airbnb’s recent $1 billion round of financing was huge, but also showed its lowest valuation step-up — a measure of valuation increase from financing round to round — in the history of the company. In its 2014 Series D, Airbnb’s valuation increased at almost three times the rate of the median start-up at that stage. In its first quarter 2017 Series F, Airbnb’s valuation increase was barely above the median rate, according to data from venture capital research firm PitchBook. Maybe hotels can’t d

Fears are growing among investors that Trump might not last his first term, analysts said, and that even if he does, there were too many political distractions for him to be able to push through his economic stimulus programme. “(The story about Trump and Russia) probably is playing out as a weaker dollar on the view that Trump may not be around long enough to deliver his tax reform, which is at least partially priced into the dollar,” said RBC Capital Markets currency strategist Adam Cole, in L

Spot gold was up 0.35 percent at $1,234.52 per ounce. U.S. gold futures for June delivery gained 0.36 percent to $1,234.40 an ounce. Investors regarded Trump’s difficulties as another obstacle to planned U.S. tax cuts and infrastructure spending which had boosted the dollar in the months following the November election. “The weekend German state elections were favorable for (Chancellor Angela) Merkel and after the French elections, the risk backdrop in Europe is diminishing,” Menke said. Gold is

Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday after Kuwait joined top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia in supporting a supply cut extension until the end of March 2018 in an effort to drain a global glut. Brent crude futures rose 40 cents to $52.22 per barrel by 9:57 a.m. ET (1357 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 36 cents at $49.21 a barrel. Saudi Arabia and Russia said on Monday that they agreed to the need for a 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) crude supply cut to

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.21 percent or 12.198 points to finish at 5,850.6, driven by gains in its industrials and materials sub-indexes. Noble Group shares gained 5.08 percent after slumping more than 20 percent last week. Meanwhile, shares of airline Cathay Pacific sank 2.97 percent following reports the company would be cutting jobs as soon as this Friday. The dollar index, which measures the dollar against a basket of foreign currencies, sank to trade at 98.768. The euro, which rose for

But analysts feel these gains aren’t enough to make up for sluggish apparel sales. Ellison said Friday that the department-store chain has opened 16 new Sephora locations in its stores during May, and plans to open another 16 Sephora shops in June. By the end of the year, Sephora will be in about 75 percent of Penney’s stores, the company said. Many analysts who cover the company still want to see a revival in its key women’s apparel business. However, he has “broader concerns” regarding mall tr

Source: Thomson Reuters”Meanwhile, off-price retailers are expected to post healthy earnings growth rates” for the first quarter, Martis continued. Further, “Home Depot is on top with a 4.0% [same-store sales], and strongest earnings growth rate estimate of 11.8%.” Home Depot will kick off the week, reporting its first-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday. Then, big-box retailers Target and Wal-Mart will report earnings before the bell on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. The Commerce