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Strategy consulting, sales, marketing firms increase share in IIM-Bangalore’s summer placements

Business Line 21 Oct 2019

The e-commerce sector remained a popular option with 33 offers led by Amazon (24), Cloudtail (3), Flipkart (2), OLX (2), Paypal (1) and Prione (1) ... There were 16 offers made in the operations sector from Uber (5), Airtel (4), BIAL (3), Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (2), Marico (1) and Royal Bank of Scotland (1)....

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Government looks to ease more FDI rules to attract investments

The Times of India 21 Oct 2019

“While most sectors are already ... There are only nine sectors where FDI is now prohibited, including lottery, gambling & betting, chit funds & ‘nidhi’ companies, real estate, and atomic energy & railway operations, according to a paper prepared by Singhania and Partners....

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Billionaire Warren Buffett is Backing The Entire Stock Market With Bold BoA Bet

Cryptocoin News 16 Oct 2019

In what may be a very bullish sign for the stock market, multi-billionaire Warren Buffett is preparing to dip into his historic $122 billion cash pile ... Source ... This could mean there are some sector bargains if this assumption turns out to be false. Berkshire Hathaway looks to be gambling on this, on the hope that BoA is also performing well ... Tags ... J.D....

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Child gambling a 'growing problem'

BBC News 15 Oct 2019

"Our research suggests that gambling might be emerging as a new public health issue ... "Our findings demonstrate the importance of educating young people and parents about the potential harms of gambling and support policy recommendations for schools and the education sector to raise awareness of these issues."....

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Jim Abbey: A vice for some can be a virtue for others

News Review 15 Oct 2019

Editor’s note ... The Vice Fund focuses on 4 key sectors. gambling, military, alcohol, and tobacco ... — The term “vice” is misleading. Smoking, drinking, and gambling reflect personal and (in most cases) legal choices ... People will always smoke, drink, gamble, and fight,“ which leads to strong performance across the ups and downs of the business cycle ... ....

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Chandigarh: Man shot at after argument over gambling in Sector 25

Indian Express 13 Oct 2019

A 31-year old man was shot at allegedly by his friend after an argument broke out between the two over gambling in Sector 25 Friday night ... The incident took place around 11.30 pm at the house of Vijay Kumar in Sector 25 where around half a dozen people were present ... Man shot at after argument over gambling in Sector 25....

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POGO firm shut down for not paying taxes

Sun Star 13 Oct 2019

Lazatin said the Golden Build Limited Inc ... The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) conceptualized POGO to allow the Philippine government to get a greater share of the revenues from the growing online gaming sector. Gambling is illegal in China and this forced Chinese gaming companies to set up shops in the Philippines ... (PR) ....

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Two fifths of young people gambled in the past year, study finds

Belfast Telegraph 10 Oct 2019

Two fifths of young people aged 11 to 16 gambled in the past year, according to a report ... “Our findings demonstrate the importance of educating young people and parents about the potential harms of gambling and support policy recommendations for schools and the education sector to raise awareness of these issues.”....

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Why Sector Rotation Is Not the Best Strategy for Investors

Yahoo Daily News 10 Oct 2019

Hot on the heels of the September jobs report, financial sector stocks vaulted out of their week-long malaise and into the spotlight ... Year-to-date, financials are trailing every sector except health care, energy and materials ... The most heavily weighted stock in the S&P consumer staples sector is Procter & Gamble Co....

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Bookies on a winner as betting tax relief of up to €50,000 brought in

Irish Independent 09 Oct 2019

Dean Grey. October 9 2019 2.30 AM ... Independent.ie ... Email ... In Budget 2019, Minister Donohoe raised gambling duty from 1pc of turnover to 2pc. The increase was met with anger by the sector when it was announced ... ....

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Danville officials think they hit jackpot with casino partner

The News-Gazette 06 Oct 2019

Neighboring Indiana just launched online sports betting statewide on Thursday, joining several other states diving into a gambling sector that up until recently was only legal in Nevada ... In fact, that’s the only surging sector of gambling in Illinois, according to the 2019 report from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability....

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Where people found jobs: Business services and health care

Los Alamos Monitor 04 Oct 2019

Business services and health care led U.S ... Instead, employers in such sectors as performing arts, gambling and recreation added to their payrolls ... Overall, U.S ... ....

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No more low profile for Tesco’s new Irish chief Ken Murphy

The Irish Times 03 Oct 2019

It seems a trifle unfair ... The Tesco top job is essentially royalty in the UK grocery retailing sector ... He was seen as something of a protege of Walgreens Boots Alliance chief executive Stefano Pessina ... After attending University College Cork, he trained as an accountant and entered the consumer goods sector at Procter & Gamble ...   ... ....