The brakes to advertising video-on-demand (AVOD) are now off and the sector is projected to regain its momentum and expenditure for TV shows and films from 2020.
The global guide to hand gestures
The global guide to hand gestures
26th Mar 2014 4:54pm | By Editor Anyone who s travelled further than their own country will have soon realised that an innocent hand gesture can mean so much more than previously thought.
We ve heard plenty of stories of people giving an a-ok hand signal to a waiter to show how great a meal was, but the waiter looks a bit put out. Likewise, people rocking out at Spanish festivals have to beware when making that sign of the devil - in Spain, it means something else entirely.
Confused? Worried? Don t be - here s a handy (ah, ha, ha, etc) guide to make sure all your hand gestures pass muster when you go abroad.
Nikkei inches up 0.2%, S&P futures shade firmer Eyes on U.S. inflation, Fed speakers for tapering clues Bitcoin savaged as China clamps down on crypto mining
SYDNEY, May 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares were mixed on Monday as investors awaited key U.S. inflation readings for guidance on monetary policy, while Bitcoin tried to steady after being hammered on news of China’s clampdown on mining and trading of cryptocurrencies.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dipped 0.1% in slow trade. Japan’s Nikkei added 0.2% and Chinese blue chips 0.2%.
Nasdaq futures rose 0.1% and S&P 500 futures firmed 0.3%. EUROSTOXX 50 futures and FTSE futures added 0.2%.
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LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday as a potential snag emerged in reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that could add more oil supply, while Goldman Sachs said the case for higher prices remains intact even with increased Iran exports.
FILE PHOTO: A closed petrol pump is seen in Chuquiaguillo, on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia, November 17, 2019. REUTERS/David Mercado
Brent crude oil futures for July rose $1.25, or 1.9%, to $67.69 a barrel by 0950 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate for July was at $64.73 a barrel, up $1.15, or 1.8%.
Oil prices fell almost 3% last week after Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, said the United States was ready to lift sanctions on his country’s oil, banking and shipping sectors.