It Looks Like The US Markets Are Returning To Normal
"Historically, rising equity prices have been associated with falling bond prices (rising bond yields), as stronger economic fundamentals drove investors to stocks and away from bonds, and weaker...
View ArticleFather's Emotional Video Plea To Facebook Goes Viral
A father who lost his son two years ago is asking Mark Zuckerberg and the Facebook team for the "Look Back" video his loved one couldn't share.John Berlin, of St. Louis, Mo., posted a short video to...
View ArticleApple Drops The Most-Popular Bitcoin Wallet From The App Store
Apple has removed popular Bitcoin wallet Blockchain from the App Store without any clear reason given, Wired reports.The removal of the Blockchain app, which allows users to send and receive Bitcoin...
View ArticleNBA Player Converted An Alley-Oop At The Buzzer Into His Own Basket
In one of the more bizarre bloopers you will ever see, Gorgui Dieng of the Minnesota Timberwolves caught a missed shot by Derek Fisher of the Oklahoma City Thunder at the end of the third quarter and...
View ArticleAOL Employees Are Furious Over CEO's Comments During A Conference Call —...
So, once again, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is having a rough day because of something he said on a conference call with thousands of employees.In August, Armstrong got in hot water for firing an employee...
View ArticleDespite Their Immense Wealth, The Saudis Are Not Happy
MONEY can buy many things: luxury, influence, security--and even time. How frustrating, then, to be vastly rich but never quite to get what you want. Such is the dilemma faced by the world's richest...
View ArticleA Bunch Of Lunatics Are Surfing On Lake Superior In The Dead Of Winter [PHOTOS]
Minnesota is probably the last place you would think of surfing, but a group of diehard surfers is making it happen on Lake Superior in the freezing winter, when the waves are biggest.Photographer and...
View ArticleGoogle Takes Aim At Russia's Anti-Gay Law With Latest 'Doodle'
Google debuted its latest "doodle" on Thursday evening, just one day before the Sochi Olympics opening ceremonies, and the company seems to be taking a stand against Russia's anti-gay "propaganda"...
View ArticleThe 25 Most Iconic Winter Olympics Moments Of All Time
Every four years, the Winter Olympics come around to give athletes all over the world a chance at sporting glory. Throughout the years, audiences have seen not only incredible athletic feats, but more...
View ArticleAfter Selling His First Startup For $51 Million In 2012, Eduardo Vivas Sold...
Eduardo Vivas is on a roll. On Thursday, LinkedIn announced that it was acquiring his startup, Bright.com, for $120 million.That would make Bright LinkedIn's biggest-ever acquisition, edging out...
View ArticleJoe Biden Thinks LaGuardia Airport Belongs In A 'Third World Country'
Vice President Joe Biden isn't happy with the state of American infrastructure.While giving a speech on the topic in Philadelphia, Biden said that New York's LaGuardia Airport is like a "third world...
View ArticleOBAMA: Putin's Tough Guy Act Just 'Part Of His Shtick'
US President Barack Obama said Thursday that Vladimir Putin's bored, tough guy act was just a 'shtick' designed to boost his domestic political image.Obama and his Russian counterpart have become known...
View ArticlePayPal Wants To Save You The Trouble Of Figuring Out What To Get For...
Need a little help this Valentine's Day? Don't worry; PayPal has your back. The site is offering a free poem service just in time for the holiday, no creativity required on your part.You can chat with...
View ArticleThere's A Big Debate Over Whether This Sell-Off Is Just Profit Taking Or The...
Following a 28% rise to all-time highs in 2013, the S&P 500 has fallen 4% in 2014.Naturally, everyone wants to know what is driving the sell-off.Ian Lyngen, a senior government bond strategist at...
View ArticleChile, Peru And The ICJ: A Line In The Sea
Here’s a grown-up way to settle a long-standing border disputeFOR more than a century, Peru’s collective psyche has been scarred by its defeat in the War of the Pacific of 1879-83 and Chile’s...
View ArticleApple Bought $14 Billion Worth Of Its Own Stock In The Last Two Weeks (AAPL)
Apple has made a $14 billion acquisition ... of itself. CEO Tim Cook tells Daisuke Wakabayashi of Wall Street Journal that over the past two weeks, Apple has purchased $14 billion, or roughly 3%, of...
View ArticlePhotos Of Sochi In Summer, When It's The Hottest Vacation Spot In Russia
"The Soviet government's passion for mass-organizing is on display in Sochi, where the tumbling green slopes of the Caucasus Mountains meet the Black Sea in a subtropical climate that allows a...
View ArticleTim Cook Has A Somewhat Baffling Answer When Asked About Apple Doing New...
Tim Cook gave an extended interview to the Wall Street Journal's Daisuke Wakabayashi.During the interview, he was asked again about Apple entering new product categories this year. On Apple's last...
View ArticleBillionaire Larry Ellison Has A Brilliant Plan To Make Green Energy...
Larry Ellison has huge, impressive plans for the Hawaiian island of Lanai, which he bought in 2012.It will become "a laboratory for building the next generation two-way power grid, which will be a mix...
View ArticleThis Pussy Riot Snowboard Is The First Sign Of Athlete Protest At The Sochi...
On the first day of Olympic competition, Russian snowboarder Alexey Sobolev used a snowboard that's an apparent homage to the punk band Pussy Riot.Three members of the band were jailed in 2012 for...
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