Iran Says It's Strong Enough To Cope With Oil At $25 As Prices Start Plunging...
Iran can weather oil at $25 per barrel, according to the man in charge of the country's precious resource. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, the Islamic Republic of Iran's oil minister, says "there will yet again...
View ArticleHere's Why Edward Snowden Refuses To Use An iPhone (AAPL)
The lawyer for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden says his client never uses an iPhone because of fears about its security, Sputnik News reports.Anatoly Kucherena spoke to the news agency RIA Novosti and...
View ArticleTwitter’s Acquisition Of ZipDial Isn’t Just An Emerging Markets Play — It...
Early analysis of Twitter’s $30 million to $40 million acquisition of India-based mobile marketing start-up ZipDial points to the acquisition as a way for the microblogging service to bolster its...
View ArticleHere's A New Photo Of Apple's 'Spaceship' Headquarters Under Construction (AAPL)
Apple's new headquarters, currently under construction, is going to be big. So big, in fact, that the Cupertino company has spent $161 million on the auditorium alone. It's not due to be completed...
View ArticleUN employee 'kidnapped' in capital of Central African Republic
Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) - Armed men kidnapped a female UN employee in the capital of the strife-torn Central African Republic on Tuesday, a day after two aid workers were seized, said a...
View ArticleThe 10 Things In Advertising You Need To Know Today
Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know in the world of advertising today.1. Twitter has acquired India-based mobile marketing startup ZipDial for an estimated $30 million to $40 million. The...
View ArticleEconomists Call Bull On Facebook's Impressive Economic Impact Figures
Facebook says it added $227 billion to the world's economy and was responsible for 4.5 million jobs in 2014, according to a new report put together by Deloitte. While those figures sound impressive,...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley Misses
Morgan Stanley missed fourth quarter earnings estimates. The bank reported earnings per share of 40 cents. Analysts were expecting the bank to report EPS of 49 cents, according to data compiled by...
View ArticleAfter 44 Years, The Sun Has Reportedly Stopped Showing Topless Women On Page 3
After 44 years of exhibiting topless women on Page 3 of its newspapers, The Sun has finally pulled down the curtain. The Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper "quietly dropped" the feature Friday, The...
View ArticleHere's What The Mural On The Outside Of Apple's New Store In China Means
Over at Apple's Chinese website, there's a new video that shows a mural on the outside of the company's new store in Hangzhou. Mac Rumors reports that the store in West Lake, Hangzhou, is set to open...
View Article10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, QQQ, TLT,...
Good morning! It's a shortened week of trading in the US, so ahead of Tuesday's opening bell, here's what you need to know.China's Official GDP Growth For 2014 Dropped To Its Lowest Since 1990. The...
View ArticleAirAsia plane climbed at speed 'beyond normal' then stalled
Jakarta (AFP) - An AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month with 162 people on board climbed at a speed that was "beyond normal" and then stalled, the Indonesian transport minister said...
View ArticleWhy New Yorkers Love Dig Inn, The Healthy Restaurant Chain That Just Raised...
Dig Inn, a 10-restaurant chain based in New York City, is already a hit with healthy eaters. You're bound to see crowds lined up to get salads, sandwiches, and market plates from here any given day of...
View ArticleWhat Are Traders Chatting About This Morning? China, The IMF, And The State...
It's a Tuesday that feels like a Monday in New York, and via Dave Lutz at JonesTrading, here's a quick guide to what traders are chatting about this morning.Good Morning! US futures are starting...
View ArticleHow To Respond To 8 Illegal Interview Questions
While you may end up being asked the standard "What is your weakness?" question at a job interview, a sneaky employer may try to slip in some questions that are illegal to ask to gain some possibly...
View ArticleWhat Everyone Is Missing About The IMF's Latest World Economic Outlook
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its updated forecasts for the global economy and it makes for grim reading. Among the growth downgrades, however, is a point that most commentators...
View ArticleThe Swiss National Bank Decision Was A Shock, And There Are More Surprises...
Last week, the Swiss National Bank shocked markets by announcing that it would abandon its currency peg of 1.2 Swiss francs to 1 euro. Following that move, the franc rapidly appreciated in value,...
View ArticleFive Russians held in France on suspicion of planning attack
Montpellier (France) (AFP) - Five Russians from the Chechen region have been detained in southern France on suspicion of preparing an attack, local prosecutors said on Tuesday. The five suspects were...
View ArticleSomeone Just Bought This Fake Apple Watch Prototype For $260 On eBay (AAPL)
The Apple Watch will probably launch sometime over the next few months, but it looks like at least one Apple fan was eager enough to pay $260 for a sketchy-looking "prototype."A so-called Apple Watch...
View ArticleRingly Has Raised $5.1 Million To Make Cocktail Rings That Light Up When You...
Ringly, a New York-based startup that creates an 18k-gold plated ring that connects to smartphones, has raised $5.1 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Highline Ventures,...
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