Resilient Asian stocks edged up to a two-year high on Monday, shaking off threats from by a ransomware attack that locked some 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries at the weekend, a missile test by North Korea, and weak U.S. data.
Asia stocks shrug off cyber attack, North Korea threat to hit two-year high
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"THE GIFTED" from FOX - First Full Trailer for A New Mutant Teen Television Show
Before we collectively “baulk” at the not-so-sudden deluge of teenager-with-super-power media/television offerings (which will see Marvel’s RUNAWAYS and CLOAK & DAGGER on television screens soon), let us relish with delight the official trailer for “THE GIFTED” from Fox (who recently produced another X-Men/“Mutant” related project; “LEGION”), brought to you by Bryan Singer (who will direct the ![]()
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Tech Stocks from Briefing.com
Tech Stocks from Briefing.com
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Canadian, Aussie dollars driven higher by oil boost
The Canadian dollar hit its highest level in two weeks and the Australian dollar a 10-day high on Monday as a bounce in oil prices drove a recovery in major commodity-linked currencies. Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Monday to extend oil output cuts until March 2018 to rein in a global crude glut, pushing up prices by as much as 2 percent and dominating early trade on European currency markets. Weekly positioning data also showed speculators are net long Australian dollars, which helped it move away from last week's four-month lows.
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Trump Travel Ban Faces Second Round at West Coast Appeals Court
Attorneys from the U.S. Justice Department will again come before a federal appeals court to try to salvage President Donald Trump’s order banning travel from six mostly Muslim nations, after a judge said ...
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Dubai plans $1.7 billion tourist project on new artificial islands
Dubai plans to develop a 6.3 billion dirham (1.3 billion pounds) tourist resort on two man-made islands it will build either side of the Burj Al Arab, its luxury sail-shaped hotel. It is the latest development planned by the emirate as it aims to attract 20 million visitors a year by 2020 when Dubai will host the World Expo 2020 exhibition. Spanning 4 million square feet, Marsa Al Arab will be made up of two islands, one dedicated to entertainment and family tourism and the other featuring luxury villas and a private marina, state news agency WAM reported on Monday.
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North Korea: New long-range missile can carry heavy nuke
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Cyber attack hits China government, schools, but spread slows
Chinese local authorities from traffic police to industry regulators were hobbled on Monday by a massive global ransomware attack, but the spread of the WannaCry worm in the country appeared less aggressive than initially feared. Dozens of local Chinese authorities said they had suspended some of their services due to the attack that has disrupted operations at car factories, hospitals, shops and schools around the world. "The growth rate of infected institutions on Monday has slowed significantly compared to the previous two days," said Chinese Internet security company Qihoo 360.
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CYBERTRONICS - Hasbro Registers New Transformers-Related Trademark - But For What?
The keen-eyed trademark watches at Transformers@The Moon have reported on Hasbro's latest Transformers trademark: Cybertronics. What does it mean and what is it for? We won't know for a while, most likely, but it's a toy-related trademark. Could be the tagline for a new action-feature, could be a subline of some sort... or it could even be the subtitle of the animated series to follow Robots In Disguise. All we can tell you for sure is that, had it been registered 10 or so years ago, it would've been spelled with an X. Keep reading for info on the trademark!
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Plaseebo for for #FivePointsFest 2017
Bob Conge sends word that his Plaseebo-blend of “American Kaiju” will be represented at the coming Five Points Festival (May 20-21, 2017) by the Guumon Booth #328. These are some of the Plaseebo figures that will be available:
Stay connected to @Plaseebo on Twitter for updates, and of course continued coverage of Bob Conge’s art HERE #onTOYSREVIL!
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“SATYR RORY” by Seulgie for #FivePointsFest 2017
The “cuteness” be unleashed at the coming Five Points Festival (May 20-21, 2017) courtesy of myplasticheart in The Yard (Booth #139) where they will be hosting “SATYR RORY” resin figures by Seulgie, in a run of only 6 all-different, one-off x 4.5-inches tall collectibles!
Scroll thru to see HOW different, and stay connected to her Instagram @seulgie._ for updates! (Sorry, no prices revealed at ![]()
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TFsource News! Zeta Toys, Shadow Fisher, MMC Volture/Buzzard, DX9 Seekers, Masterpiece & More!
This week at TFsource we have new instock items like DX9 Toys - War in Pocket - Seeker Sets, MP-15 - Masterpiece Ravage & Rumble - Reissue, MP-16 - Masterpiece Frenzy & Buzzsaw, MP-11 - Masterpiece Starscream - Coronation Set - Reissue, Transformers Subscription 5.0 - Megatron w/Space, Hero-Hobby - QA-01 City Captain, Mastermind Creations - R-22 - Boreas, Fans Hobby - Master Builder - MB-03 Feilong and First Gokin - NT02 Oraku Saki (Shredder).
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INSTINCTOY for #FivePointsFestival 2017 - Including Reveal of new “KAIJU KILLER” with James Groman!
Japan’s INSTINCTOY will be representing at the coming Five Points Festival (May 20-21, 2017) and bringing the toy-awesomeness with them at Booth #339 - including 4x Editions/Colorways of “EROSION MOLLY” (collaboration with Hong Kong’s Kenny Wong), Byrons, Rangeron and Rangers from Shoko Nakazawa & T9G (BLOGGED), their collaborative ARTIST MINI SOFUBIS, AND the debut of a brand new collaborative ![]()
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Someone Turned A $700 iPhone 7 Into A Fidget Spinner
By: Extra Eric This isn’t even extra…it’s just stupid! According to Mashable, some
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Zing Names JLG Exclusive Licensing Agent of Record for Stikbot
Zing appointed the Joester Loria Group (JLG) as its exclusive licensing agent of record for Stikbot in the U.S. and Canada. Launched in 2015, Stikbot drove one billion impressions last year. The Joester Loria Group will feature a strategic merchandising and licensing program for Stikbot. The program will extend Stikbot and storylines from Stikbot animations [...]
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Tenacious Toys for #FivePointsFestival 2017
Tenacious Toys has announced their vast array of exclusives and customs for Five Points Festival (May 20-21, 2017). Tenacious Toys will be representing the work of the following creators via their booth #229:
• Forces of Dorkness (Nature Warriors 6in OOAK resin figure series)
• Nerviswrek (Inner Child Greyscale handpainted customs)
• Rampage Toys (Cyclops Dinos Painted sofubi sets of 3)
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‘RESIN IS KING’ Series 4 Debuts at Tenacious Toys Booth 229 at #FivePointsFestival 2017
Tenacious Toys and Dead Hand Toys have announced Series 4 of their all-resin blind box mini figure series “Resin Is King”. Making a debut at the Tenacious Toys booth #229 at Five Points Fest on May 20th in NYC, this series represents the impressive work of 11 resin casting artists from the US and UK - featuring works from;
• Renone
• TobyArt
• UME Toys
• Forces of Dorkness
• Eyehart Toys
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Apple expert: 'Sell as soon as you hear about any big M&A activity'
Lots of Wall Street analysts see Apple's massive cash holdings, and that leads them to suggest...
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A United Airlines flight attendant made a mistake that could have posed a huge security threat
A United Airlines employee posted security codes online over the weekend that are used to access...
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Miss USA, a government employee, says affordable health care is a 'privilege'
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