A Florida Church Canceled A Man's Funeral After Finding Out He Was Gay
A church in Tampa, Florida canceled a man's memorial service earlier this month after it had found out he was gay, The Tampa Bay Times reports.New Hope Missionary Church had agreed to host the service...
View ArticleThe Analyst Who Nailed The Housing Crash Is Quietly Revealing The Next Big Thing
While people worry about the greying of the US, and how we'll support so many retirees, there's another big story playing out: An increasingly young workforce is poised help the economy and the housing...
View ArticleAndreessen Horowitz Announces $50 Million Investment In BuzzFeed
Andreessen Horowitz has announced a $50 million investment in BuzzFeed.The news puts BuzzFeed's valuation at $850 million, the New York Times' Mike Isaac reports. In a post on his blog, AH's Chris...
View ArticleIraq's Prime Minister Refuses To Step Down As Allies Call For His Ouster
A bloc comprising Iraq's biggest Shi'ite parties is close to nominating a prime minister, the deputy speaker of parliament said on Monday, suggesting Nuri al-Maliki would have to step aside.Haider...
View Article15 Everyday Objects That Have Been 'Enchanted' By Technology
Inventor and M.I.T. Media Lab researcher David Rose coined the term "enchanted objects" to describe ordinary objects with extraordinary functions. These objects are not only fun but also may hold the...
View ArticleChaos, Looting In Ferguson, Missouri, After Teen Is Killed By Police
The fatal shooting Saturday of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked outrage Sunday night as stores near the scene of the incident, including a liquor store and gas station, were looted...
View Article'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Blasted Past 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' At...
August is off to a huge start at the box office.Despite poor reviews, the rebooted "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" debuted to a huge $65 million over the weekend. That makes it August's fourth-largest...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here's what people will be chatting about on Monday.1. An Iraqi Shi'ite coalition is close to nominating a prime minister, Iraq's deputy speaker Haider al-Abadi said in a tweet on Monday,...
View ArticleAmazon Reportedly Stops Some Disney Movie Preorders Over Spat With Hachette...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc <amzn.o> has halted pre-orders of some Disney movies, the Wall Street Journal reported, in what appears to be another contract dispute after the online...
View ArticleSpanish Ebola Patient Gets Experimental Drug
MADRID (AP) — Spain says it has imported a U.S.-made experimental drug to treat a Spanish missionary priest who was evacuated from Liberia last week after testing positive for Ebola.A Health Ministry...
View ArticleHere's 3 Facts From Goldman That Should Make Stock Market Bulls Very Happy
There's one line of thinking that goes that the market has rallied only because of the Fed. And that when the eventual Fed tightening comes into view, markets will tumble.The other view is that the...
View ArticleSome People Are Worried An 'Antiquated Quirk' In The Bond Market Will Lead To...
The record selloff in corporate junk bonds last week is leading some investors to fear it may presage a wider crash in stocks, John Ficenec argues in The Telegraph today.It's not unreasonable to think...
View ArticleGorgeous Pictures Of The Supermoon Around The World
Sunday night, Aug. 10, marked your second chance this summer to see the supermoon, when the moon appears about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than your ordinary full moon. Supermoons occur when a full...
View ArticleHUSSMAN: We're Now Seeing The Exact Behavior That Caused The Housing Market...
In his latest weekly note, bearish investor John Hussman sounds the alarm about bubble mania all over again.He writes that the exact behavior that caused the housing bubble is happening again....
View Article10 Things In Tech You Need To Know This Morning (AAPL, MSFT, GOOG)
Good morning! It's warm and sunny today in New York. Let's look at the news:Viral content site BuzzFeed raised $50 million at an $850 million valuation from venture firm Andreessen Horowitz. BuzzFeed...
View ArticleIraq's Highest Court: Maliki Doesn't Have To Go Anywhere
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's highest court ruled on Monday that Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc is the biggest in parliament, meaning he could retain his position, state television...
View ArticleComcast Employee Admits Company Will Issue Refunds Only If Customers Record...
Tim Davis, a YouTube user who usually makes videos about philosophy and religion, has discovered the one surefire way to get Comcast to refund a billing error: Record the call in which a Comcast...
View ArticleGlaxoSmithKline Blamed For Imprisonment Of Man In Chinese Sex Tape Extortion...
The son of a British man imprisoned in China for investigating a former GlaxoSmithKline employee's links to the Chinese government has blamed the drug company for his father's plight, according to The...
View ArticleBusiness Insider UK Makes Its First Editorial Hires
Business Insider has hired its first three writers to join Business Insider U.K., a new site for European business news readers that will launch later this year.Michael Bird will be Business Insider...
View Article10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ, KMI,...
Good morning! Here's what you need to know:Markets Around The World Are On A Tear. The world stock markets are playing catch-up with the U.S., where the stocks surged 1.1% following reports of Russian...
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