The 10 Most Insanely Obnoxious Humblebrags On Secret
Secret is a buzzy new gossip and confession-sharing app hugely popular in tech circles right now.The premise of the app is simple: it pulls from your phone's contact list, adds friends of friends, and...
View ArticleMeet The People Who Live In Wal-Mart Parking Lots [PHOTOS]
There are thousands of Wal-Marts across the U.S. that allow overnight parking for cars RVs. In some cases this had led to the development of whole communities.Brooklyn writer and photographer Nolan...
View ArticleIndia's Bajaj to launch four-wheel vehicle but it's not a car
By Aradhana AravindanMUMBAI (Reuters) - It's got four wheels and seatbelts, but Bajaj Auto , the creator of India's first quadricycle, would rather you didn't call it a car.Bajaj Auto is marketing the...
View ArticleIndonesian copper smelters at risk as mining policy misfires
By Michael Taylor and Wilda AsmariniJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian policies to force miners to process raw materials at home are misfiring, as disputes over the new rules disrupt plans to invest nearly...
View ArticleThis Week's Data Will Help Us Figure Out If The Slowdown Is Really About...
After a long snow-related delay, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will give the second half of her semi-annual "Humphrey-Hawkins" testimony to Congress. On Thursday at 10:00 a.m. ET, she meets with...
View ArticleCNN Is Planning To End Piers Morgan's Show In March
CNN is planning to end Piers Morgan's primetime show soon — likely sometime in March, The New York Times' David Carr reports.CNN spokesperson Meghan McPartland confirmed Sunday night that "Piers Morgan...
View Article7 Experts Told Us What Worries Them The Most About China (FXI, EWH)
Chinese GDP growth slowed to 7.7% last year, hitting its lowest level since 1999.Some of the biggest issues we're seeing in the headlines these days are concerns over shadow banking, rising local...
View ArticleSnowmobiler dies in avalanche near Idaho-Montana border
By Dan Whitcomb(Reuters) - A 49-year-old man has been killed in a back-country avalanche while snowmobiling near the Idaho-Montana border, police said on Sunday, becoming the latest in a string of...
View ArticleThe Nikkei Is Inching Up
The weekend is over and Asian markets are open.China's finance minister Lou Jiwei tried to stem concerns about the yuan depreciation, after some volatility last week, and downplay concerns about shadow...
View ArticleHere's A Full List Of Medal Winners At The Sochi Olympics
The 2014 Sochi Olympics is in the books.Russia finished on top of the overall medal count with 33 medals. They also won the most gold medals with 13. The U.S. finished with 28 medals (2nd overall) and...
View ArticleChinese Home Price Growth Slows (FXI, EWH)
Chinese now home prices were up 9.6% year-over-year in January. This was down from 9.9% in December.Home prices were up in 69 of 70 cities surveyed.CNBC's Dierdre Wang Morris pointed out that Chinese...
View ArticleObama to ambitious governors: 'Make yourselves at home' in White House
By Paige GanceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama invited state governors, some eyeing runs at the presidency in 2016 and beyond, to "make yourselves at home" during a black-tie dinner at the...
View ArticleWhat The Netflix-Comcast Deal Really Means In Plain English
Earlier today, Netflix and Comcast announced that they have come to an arrangement that should ensure quality television and movie streams for Comcast customers for the foreseeable future. Here are the...
View ArticleAttackers fire at convoy of Colombia presidential candidate
By Luis Jaime AcostaBOGOTA (Reuters) - Gunmen shot at the convoy of a left-wing Colombian presidential candidate on Sunday but no one was injured, police said, raising tensions ahead of May elections...
View ArticleChina's premier unveils more measures to tackle corruption
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government will decentralize authority, be more transparent and adopt a "zero tolerance" attitude to corruption this year as it deepens its fight against graft, reported...
View ArticleChina confident can maintain same growth pace in trade this year
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is confident of maintaining around the same pace of growth in foreign trade this year as last year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.Shen Danyang, the spokesman for the...
View ArticleInterMune's lung drug delays disease progression in trial
(Reuters) - InterMune Inc said its experimental lung drug reduced the progression of a disease that leads to loss of lung function in a late-stage trial.The trial compared the drug, pirfenidone, with a...
View ArticlePistorius murder trial can be televised, South Africa judge rules
By Ed StoddardJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African judge ruled on Tuesday that the murder trial of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius can be televised, giving millions around the...
View ArticleGermany leaves Italy and France behind in euro zone recovery
By John O'Donnell and Robin EmmottBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany is set to accelerate away from France and Italy in 2014 as the fragmented euro zone gradually recovers from its worst crisis, the European...
View ArticleSyrian al Qaeda group gives rival Islamists ultimatum
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of al Qaeda's wing in Syria has given rival Islamist militants five days to accept mediation to end their infighting or face a war which "will terminate them", according to...
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