Japan Posts Largest Monthly Trade Deficit On Record
Japan had a 2.79 trillion yen trade deficit in January, which was wider than the 2.49 trillion yen expected by economists.This was the larges monthly deficit on record, reports Bloomberg.Exports during...
View ArticleThe Most Amazing Science Discoveries You May Have Missed
While these stories may have not made Science's 'Top 10 science stories of the year' list touting the biggest discoveries of the year, many interesting findings made headline in 2013. Last year held...
View ArticleHow Apple Became The Dominant Force In Enterprise
If you told someone in IT in 2004 that in a decade, Apple would be a dominate force in enterprise, you'd be laughed out of the room.Now, that fact is taken as a given.On Apple's most recent earnings...
View ArticleFlorida woman tricked into abortion seeks fetal protection laws
By Bill CotterellTALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Remee Jo Lee was excited in the winter of 2013 over her pregnancy with a baby she already named Memphis, even though her new boyfriend envisioned a...
View ArticleLess than a third of Scots plan to vote for independence: poll
LONDON (Reuters) - Just under one-third (29 percent) of Scots plan to vote for independence in this year's referendum, according to a poll on Thursday that also found 42 percent intended to vote...
View ArticleELON MUSK: I'm Not Sure We Could've Come Back From The Tesla Car Fires...
Tesla's stock took a huge beating back in October and November after there were three separate Model S fires reported within in six weeks.None of the fires were spontaneous; they were all caused by...
View ArticleGap Announces Voluntary Boost Of Its Workers' Minimum Wage
US retailer Gap Inc. announced Wednesday that it will voluntarily boost the minimum wage of US employees to $9 an hour in 2014 and $10 an hour in 2015.Gap said the policy change will affect about...
View ArticleNew fighting in Central African Republic blocks U.N. visit
By Media CoulibalyBANGUI (Reuters) - Heavy fighting erupted near the airport in Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Wednesday, as Christian militia tried to block the evacuation of Muslims and...
View ArticleMissouri school coach charged with murder of 10-year-old girl
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A Missouri prosecutor on Wednesday charged an elementary school coach with first degree murder in connection with the death of a 10-year-old girl who had gone missing,...
View ArticleOnce-defiant Venezuelan TV goes quiet amid opposition protests
By Brian EllsworthCARACAS (Reuters) - Twelve years after they played a key role in a coup, Venezuelan television networks have so heavily scaled back their coverage of anti-government protests that...
View ArticleFacebook Rejected WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton For A Job Back In 2009 (FB)
A lot can happen in few years. You can go from the vice president of engineering for Yahoo, to a guy looking for a job at Facebook, to a startup founder, to a guy that just sold that startup to...
View ArticleJohn Hussman Discusses The Ominous 'Three Peaks And A Domed House' Stock...
Among the more unusual stock market chart patterns is the "three peaks and a domed house."Observed by a technician named George Lindsay, the formation includes 28 inflection points that basically look...
View ArticleArchdiocese of Los Angeles to pay $13 million in sex abuse settlement
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seventeen people who brought sexual abuse lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles have won a $13 million legal settlement, with most of...
View ArticleThe Goal In Life Isn't To Be The Richest Guy In The Graveyard
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.The Biggest Mistake Investors Make (Vanguard) Vanguard interviewed financial...
View ArticleA Nebraska Judge Just Threw A Potentially Huge Wrench Into The Keystone...
A Nebraska judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that Lincoln legislators violated the state's constitution when they granted Gov. Dave Heineman the authority to approve a route proposed for the Keystone XL...
View ArticleBiden: 'We may not get to 7 million' by Obamacare deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged on Wednesday that it will be hard to reach the target on the number of people signing up for health insurance by a looming March 31 deadline...
View ArticleHaiti court says human rights charges can be brought against Duvalier
By Amelie BaronPORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian appellate court on Thursday ruled that deposed dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier could be charged with crimes against humanity under international law...
View ArticleColorado lawmaker leaves behind loaded handgun in state Capitol
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado lawmaker said on Thursday he found a loaded handgun that one of his colleagues had mistakenly left in a room at the Capitol building where a committee had...
View ArticleApple Has A Plan To Take Over Your Car
Word got out this weekend that Adrian Perica, Apple's head of mergers and acquisitions, has been meeting with electric automaker Tesla.Today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the talks, but said that...
View ArticleMexico billionaire Carlos Slim tightens grip on America Movil
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, who already controls America Movil, tightened his grip slightly on Latin America's biggest phone company, according to a U.S. regulatory filing...
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