South Korea is set to ban the sale of coffee in schools in an effort to promote healthier choices among pupils and teachers.
All vending machines and snack kiosks in primary and secondary schools will stop selling all coffee products by 14 September, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Vodafone’s Australian operations will become part of a new telecoms giant.
Under a A$15bn ($11bn; £8bn) merger Vodafone Hutchison Australia and TPG Telecom will create a mobile, fixed-line and broadband provider with the scale to rival Telstra and Optus.
With construction continuing to boom, the state’s construction companies are continuing to struggle to find enough people to do the work.
According to the 2018 Workforce Survey released Wednesday by the Associated General Contractors of America, 85 percent of Nebraska construction firms reported difficulty in finding hourly craftspeople, the same number as last year.
Some foreign airlines have already started charging for carry-on bags to reduce boarding delays
Buckle up: Now that Air Canada and WestJet have hiked their checked bag fees for economy fares, some airline experts predict charges for carry-on luggage could be next.
“It’s only a matter of time,” said airline analyst, Fred Lazar. He believes higher checked bag fees will inspire even more people to stuff all their luggage into carry-on bags, prompting the two airlines to introduce carry-on charges to help stem the tide.
[THE INVESTOR] E-mart’s third-quarter earnings should be approached conservatively, said Hanwha Investment and Securities on Aug. 30 while maintaining a “buy” recommendation and 300,000 won (US$270.76) target price.
U.S. equities were mixed following losses in Europe and Asia as traders weighed geopolitical concerns with data showing a strong U.S. economy. The dollar rallied as consumer-spending and inflation figures signaled policy makers can keep raising interest rates.
Pfenex Inc. (PFNX) had a good day on the market for Wednesday August 29 as shares jumped 5.8% to close at $5.29. About 239,610 shares traded hands on 1,534 trades for the day, compared with an average daily volume of 203,512 shares out of a total float of 31.43 million. After opening the trading day at $4.97, shares of Pfenex Inc. stayed within a range of $5.39 to $4.97.
BankUnited Inc. (BKU) traded on unusually high volume on Aug. 29, as the stock lost 3.15% to close at $38.68. On the day, BankUnited Inc. saw 2.98 million shares trade hands on 21,523 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 740,348 shares a day over the last month, this represents a pretty significant bump in volume over the norm.
Gold fell Wednesday, pressured after a small upward revision to second-quarter U.S. gross domestic product data, as a leading dollar index stabilized near a one-month low, helping to send prices for the metal down a second straight session.
Labor Day in the U.S. is Sept. 3, and although financial markets will observe regular hours on Friday to wrap up trading in August, most trading platforms will be shuttered Monday.
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