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US Thanksgiving Cheers market!

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Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, Over 165mn Americans shopped Overall shopping rocked by 40% Over the previous year! Pangolin Diamonds results of an AK10 kimberlite indicator mineral chemistry classification by CF Mineral Research Ltd, Kelowna, Canada. Pangolin has been granted the sole and exclusive option to earn up to a 75% interest in the Orapa AK10 Kimberlite because +50 carat diamond potential indicator & positive results from 8,969 individual kimberlite indicator mineral analyses. A database of mineral chemistry analyses from the Orapa AK10 kimberlite consisting of 8,969 analyses of individual kimberlite indicator minerals (KIMs) were submitted to CF Mineral Research for classification using their proprietary classification scheme for KIMs to assess the diamond potential of the Orapa AK10 kimberlite. A total of 1,908 clinopyroxene analyses were classified.  The result of the classification found that 12.6% are associated with a derivation f...

Trade war tariffs will cause sticker shock!

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Family Owned Nebraska Retailer Says, Tariffs Will Hurt Small Businesses! At an event in Washington today featuring small business owners, manufacturers and a farmer harmed by tariffs, the owner of a Nebraska electronics and appliance store represented the National Retail Federation and discussed how the growing trade war will hurt his business and customers. “We couldn’t be more discouraged by this ongoing trade war and what it means for our family owned company that has been in business for more than 70 years,” said Ron Romero, an NRF member and owner of Schaefer’s TV and Appliance, an independent retail business based in Lincoln, Neb. “We were only given a week’s notice in some cases to prepare for this latest tariff onslaught that couldn’t have come at a worse time as we approach the holiday shopping season, a very important selling season of the year.” “Tariffs are taxes that will cause sticker shock for our customers and ultimately lead to fewer sales and mak...