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Butterfly Wings Are Mind-Blowing Under A Microscope
In his spare time, biochemist Linden Gledhill collaborates with artists, filmakers, and advertising professionals to create photos of everything from the growth of ice crystals to insects in flight.For...
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Markets Are Going Up
Good morning!Markets are rising to start the new week.In Japan, stocks rose 0.9%, despite a weaker-than-expected industrial production report, and an imminent consumption tax hike.European stocks are...
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Mario Draghi's Favorite Joke
In his latest "What Next in The Global Economy" note, Morgan Stanley economist Joachim Fels passes along the following little story about Mario Draghi:Who said central bankers have no sense of humour?...
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Eurozone Inflation Comes In Weak
We just got one of the most important numbers of the week: Eurozone inflation. And it came in weak.For March, the rate of inflation was 0.5%, down from 0.7% in February, and lower than the 0.6% that...
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10 Things In Tech You Need To Know This Morning (FB, YHOO, AAPL)
Good morning! Let's start the work week:Facebook had a beautiful redesign planned, but the design didn't work on the old, crummy computers that its billion users own. It was best for the latest and...
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Bitcoin Has Been Getting Creamed
Bitcoin is now below $450.Just a few days ago it was near $600.The latest blow was last week's IRS ruling, which some people believe will make record-keeping requirements too burdensome for mainstream...
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Everyone Will Be Watching For A Spring Economic Thaw This Week — Here's Your...
April is around the corner, which means the hotly anticipated March economic stats will soon be released."Just as we saw numerous economic data falter due to weather over the past three months, we are...
View ArticleIn 45 Seconds, Michael Lewis Explains How The Stock Market Is Rigged
Michael Lewis' new book Flash Boys comes out today. It's all about the confusing world of high-frequency, algorithmic trading.He was on 60 Minutes last night talking about the subject and promoting his...
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, QQQ)
Eurozone inflation. The reading for March came in at 0.5%, below the 0.6% expected and down from 0.7% in February.Market tests ECB. Despite the new reading, the Euro was up Monday and European stocks...
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A 10-Second Guide To What Traders Are Talking About Today
Dave Lutz of Stifel, Nicolaus discusses the top topics about which traders are talking about this morning:Good Morning, and welcome to Quarter End! US Futures are starting on a upbeat tone, adding...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Latest Movie 'Sabotage' Bombs At Theaters
This shouldn't come as much of a surprise.After mostly negative reviews, Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest movie "Sabotage" is a dud.The Open Road Films movie made a weak debut with $5.3 million opening...
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White House: Obamacare Sign-Ups Will Be 'Substantially Larger' Than 6 Million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that it expects final enrollment numbers for private health care insurance under Obamacare in 2014 to be "substantially larger" than 6 million...
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Eurozone Unemployment Continues To Be The Ugliest Chart In The World
The Eurozone unemployment rate chart is still the ugliest chart in the world.There was some slight improvement in the last month... from 12% to 1.9%. But overall this is a terrible chart because it's...
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Mark Zuckerberg Reaped A $3.3 Billion Gain Last Year From Stock Options
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a $3.3 billion gain last year by exercising stock options in the social networking company that he founded in a Harvard University dorm room.The...
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4 Big Economic Datapoints Are Coming Up Today
Quick heads up. A bunch of economic data is coming up in the US today.From Calculated Risk:• All day: Light vehicle sales for March. The consensus is for light vehicle sales to increase to 15.8 million...
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10 Things In Tech You Need To Know This Morning (AAPL, MSFT, YHOO)
Good morning!It's the start of Q2, which is fun. But, because it's April 1, there are a lot of April Fool's jokes out there. Be careful! Don't trust everything you read, and be especially careful with...
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NATO: No Signs Russia Is Withdrawing From Ukraine Border
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's secretary general said on Tuesday he had seen no evidence that Russia is withdrawing its forces from the border with Ukraine."Unfortunately, I cannot confirm that Russia is...
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Attention, Stock-Market Bulls! Don't Miss The Forest For The Trees!
One of the big challenges of investing these days is to avoid missing the forest for the trees.We are now barraged with so much daily market and economic information, at such a high decibel level, that...
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Netflix Is Streaming A 73-Minute Movie Of A Chicken Roasting — And People Are...
It's April Fool's Day, which means keeping your eyes peeled for hoaxes, gags, lies and fakes running wild across websites.Netflix is playing its prank by streaming a 73 minute movie of a chicken...
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The CIA Had A Very Familiar Justification For Systematic Torture
The Washington Post reports that CIA torture at "black sites" during the war on terror was worse than the public ever knew, according to a 6,300-page report by the Senate Intelligence Committee.Here's...
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