San Francisco based Le Cupboard‘s vending machines offer plant-based snacks and entrees, and will soon pop up in public spaces. CNBC stopped by LeCupboard’s cafe to sample some of the machines’ offerings. The vending machines, which the company calls “mobile cupboards,” offer entrees and snacks featuring the company’s own proprietary grain, which has no sugar. […]
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Rouhani, embarking on second term in Iran, asks Europe not to side with Trump
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is being sworn-in for a further term on Saturday, has accused the United States of trying to undermine Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, and urged European countries not to side with Washington. Rouhani, who was decisively re-elected in May after promising to open Iran to the world and create […]
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New EU sanctions over Siemens turbines violate international law, Russian energy minister says
Russia said on Saturday the European Union’s decision to sanction a Russian deputy energy minister over the delivery of Siemens’ turbines to Moscow-annexed Crimea was politically motivated and illegal. The EU first imposed sanctions on Russia after the 2014 military annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. On Friday, it introduced additional measures in response to the […]
Read moreBritain needs to make clear to the European Union that it is prepared to go it alone if it fails to reach a satisfactory deal in Brexit talks, former Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said on Saturday. King – who said in December that Britain should leave the EU’s single market and possibly its […]
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Russia's Kislyak: talks with Trump's ex-security aide 'absolutely transparent'
Russia’s former ambassador to Washington, Sergei Kislyak, said on Saturday his conversations with former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn had been transparent and focussed on matters of U.S.-Russia cooperation. Kislyak ended his tenure in Washington in July but remains a key figure in ongoing U.S. investigations into Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2016 […]
Read moreSoutheast Asian foreign ministers expressed grave concern on Saturday about rising tensions on the Korean peninsula stemming from long-range missile tests by North Korea that “seriously threaten” global peace and security. Taking a stronger tone than it has previously on the standoff, the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) called for North Korea to […]
Read moreSuitability may be all-important in investing, but the concept can be lost on children, who probably have little to no interest in what stocks are or how to invest, Jim Cramer said. “Let’s be honest. You couldn’t explain to a kid what a stock is to save his or her life,” the “Mad Money” host […]
Read moreJim Cramer says that suitability, or the concept that certain stocks are right for some investors but wrong for others, can last investors a long time once they figure out what is right for them. But after college, during which the “Mad Money” host does not recommend investing or putting away money at all, “things […]
Read moreOver the years, Jim Cramer found that when it comes to investing, some of the best advisors have been none other than his two teenage daughters. “We all know that teenagers are incorrigible. The last thing they want to hear about is stocks. They have bigger fish to fry. To which I say, so what? […]
Read moreInvesting for children can be tricky, but Jim Cramer says that if you do it right, it can leave your loved ones much better off by the time they grow up than if you avoid it altogether. “Parents, grandparents, listen up. You can give all sorts of things to families that had just had babies. […]
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