If you're looking for a new job—and in this market it isn't a bad idea to shop around and get a boost in pay—beware the dark side of career-related sites. The New York Times has reported that Chinese agents have been using Microsoft-owned LinkedIn for recruiting purposes.
| | Good morning. If you're looking for a new job — and in this market it isn't a bad idea to shop around and get a boost in pay — beware the dark side of career-related sites. The New York Times has reported that Chinese agents have been using Microsoft-owned LinkedIn for recruiting purposes. The specific targets include academics and recent departures from government jobs. Using the guise of corporate headhunters, Chinese agents are able to start building up a relationship with the promise of speaking and consulting work. So if you're looking for international intrigue, consider some creative twists on your LinkedIn profile. Who said a job search had to be boring?
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Gasoline saw a 2.1 million barrel decline, against expectations for a 0.4 million barrel decline. Last week, gasoline inventories rose by 0.3 million barrels.
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Insiders at the bank have been buyers year-to-date, with many purchases occurring at prices as much as 18 percent higher than where shares currently trade. The last insider sale occurred in 2018, but has been far lower than the total insider buys year-to-date.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | | Unusual Options Activity: Freeport McMoRan (FCX) | | | On Wednesday, over 15,000 contracts traded on February 2020 $8 put options on Freeport McMoRan (FCX), one of the world's leading copper giants. With an open interest of around 1,000 contracts prior to the trade, the volume in the option has surged 15-fold.
Shares of the copper mining company currently trade around $8.80, making the $8 strike price on the put option a bet on the share price dropping at least 10 percent from here.
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