The Wall Street Journal: Las Vegas killer amassed more than 30 guns in past year
Stephen Paddock, the gunman who carried out Sunday’s massacre in Las Vegas, rapidly built his arsenal of weapons, authorities said Wednesday.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B6A666872-A958-11E7-9346-5B61074AF419%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
In some U.S. states, it’s harder to purchase Sudafed than a gun
After Las Vegas shooting, here are things trickier to buy than guns.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B3FFF6C3A-6933-11E5-A03B-8F0099663701%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
American job hunters are now paranoid that robots will throw out their résumés
People may have reached a tipping point over the future of automation.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B6EC48BDA-A91F-11E7-9346-5B61074AF419%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Wall Street Journal: U.S., South Korea agree to revise 5-year-old trade agreement
The top U.S. and Korean trade officials agreed Wednesday on a path to make changes to the countries’ trade agreement, a five-year-old pact that has been a target of criticism from President Donald Trump.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B5BBB4512-A963-11E7-9346-5B61074AF419%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Wall Street Journal: Trump administration moves to roll back Obama-era carbon emissions rules
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to replace Obama-era federal limits on carbon emissions from power plants, according to an internal agency document, triggering what could be a yearslong process to come up with its own rules.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B2B9E5EB6-A95C-11E7-9346-5B61074AF419%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Wall Street Journal: Apple Watch gets software update to fix cellular connectivity problem
Apple Inc. issued a software update Wednesday that it said addresses some cellular-connectivity issues that have affected its newest smartwatch.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B62BE621C-A95A-11E7-9346-5B61074AF419%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Wall Street Journal: New space race to Mars pits NASA vs. SpaceX
Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s announcement last week accelerating plans for manned flights to Mars ratchets up political and public relations pressure on NASA’s efforts to reach the same goal.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BC368895C-A956-11E7-9346-5B61074AF419%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Wall Street Journal: Catalonia’s secession from Spain may come as soon as Monday
Catalonia set a course toward declaring its secession from Spain as soon as Monday after separatist parties requested the regional parliament convene that day to review the results of this week’s independence vote, injecting further tension in the standoff with the Spanish government.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B32B0828A-A955-11E7-9346-5B61074AF419%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
The Wall Street Journal: Alphabet nears huge Toronto waterfront development deal
A subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet Inc. is nearing a deal to develop part of Toronto’s waterfront, the first major foray of the search-engine giant into the creation of high-tech urban space, according to multiple people familiar with the deal.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B5ABC8A14-A953-11E7-9346-5B61074AF419%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
Market Extra: So, why does Puerto Rico have more than $70 billion in debt?
Puerto Rico and domestic entities linked to the U.S. territory owe creditors more than $70 billion. A double-whammy of devastating hurricanes in recent months, Maria and Irma, only exacerbated the plight of the Caribbean island.Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B64BC5982-A92F-11E7-8976-8EC638BF7118%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1
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