Maps Show How Twitter Can Be Used To Predict Heart Disease Better Than...
Twitter isn't just for sharing cat photos. The service can also be used to map rates of heart disease, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found.The study, published in Psychological...
View ArticlePRESENTING: An Economics Professor Explains The Danger Of Deflation In 24...
If you're living in Europe, deflation is already here. Deflation means that inflation is plunging, so prices are dropping.So what's the big issue? If rising prices (inflation) are generally considered...
View ArticleStop Embarrassing Yourself At Work — Here's How To Wear Colors Without Clashing
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View ArticleJACK MA: Here's How Alibaba Will Become Bigger Than Walmart (BABA)
The CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba talked about the company's lofty goals in an interview Friday with Bloomberg TV's Charlie Rose at Davos. Ma claimed in the interview that he was visited by a...
View ArticleBond Yields Hit Record Lows Across Europe (EUR)
Markets are still digesting the European Central Bank's QE announcement on Thursday.In response, stocks have traded higher, the euro has continued to fall, hitting an 11-year low against the US dollar,...
View ArticleThe Saudis Just Gave Their Answer To The Dynasty Succession Crisis
After the death of King Abdullah, the Saudi Kingdom is facing its biggest dynastic challenge in 50 years.Abdullah's half-brother Salman, 79, will now assume the throne, with the 69-year-old Muqrin his...
View ArticleMcDonald's CEO: 'Our Business Continues To Face Meaningful Headwinds' (MCD)
McDonald's reported fourth quarter earnings on Friday morning, which showed that its global same-store sales fell 0.9%, less than the 1.5% decline that was expected by analysts. In pre-market trade on...
View ArticleECB bazooka fires stock markets higher
London (AFP) - The European Central Bank's bond-buying "bazooka" fired global stock markets higher on Friday, but sent the euro diving to a new 11-year low below $1.12.The ECB sparked a global rally...
View ArticleIraq, UAE triumph on night of Asian Cup upsets
Sydney (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates shocked holders Japan and Iraq sent their arch-rivals Iran crashing out as a stunning night of upsets turned the Asian Cup on its head on Friday.A double-header...
View ArticleWhy Europe's Far Right Is Backing Greece's Radical Left Party
Syriza, the anti-austerity leftist party that is leading the polls ahead of Greece's elections this weekend, is surprisingly backed by far right politicians like Marine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini. In a...
View ArticleThe 50 Most Violent Cities In The World
There is a brand new ranking of the world's most violent cities from Mexico's Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice.A full one-third of global homicides occur in Latin America even...
View ArticlePhotos Of Apple's Next MacBook Air Might Have Just Leaked (AAPL)
Apple is expected to release a new MacBook Air with a 12-inch screen sometime this year, and a new set of photos may show us exactly how it compares in size to some of Apple's other products.Chinese...
View ArticleLondon Pedestrian Tackles Machete-Wielding Jewellery Robber In Dramatic Footage
Fresh footage shows a lunchtime robbery at a luxury London jeweller store on Thursday in which a "have a go hero" city worker attempts to tackle one of the masked robbers.Three men, dressed all in...
View ArticleJIM CRAMER ON THE BOX IPO: Buy, Buy, Buy! (If You Can Get It For Under $18.)...
Cloud storage company Box is finally hitting the public markets today. The company filed for a public offering in March of 2014. The IPO was delayed and delayed because its financial performance wasn't...
View ArticleThe Catfight Between CNBC And Fox Business At Davos Has Gotten Out Of Control
The cat fight between CNBC and Fox Business Network at the World Economic Forum in Davos is out of control.The final straw — Fox Business News anchor Maria Bartiromo was caught on tape talking about...
View ArticleColts Player Says The Patriots Were Using The Wrong Game Balls In The 1st Half
Indianapolis Colts linebacker D'Qwell Jackson told NFL.com's Jeff Darlington that he noticed the Patriots using Colts game balls at one point during the first half.It's an odd development. Each team...
View ArticleMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella Just Said These Weird-Looking Goggles Are 'The...
We just bumped into Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, here at the World Economic Forum in Davos.He was about to take the stage for a panel put on by Salesforce.com about the future of tech.He told us...
View ArticleHere Comes Flash PMI ... (DIA, SPY, QQQ, TLT, IWM)
The flash reading on US manufacturing activity in January is set for release at 9:45 am ET.Expectations are for the reading to come in at 54.0, up slightly from the 53.9 final reading in December.We'll...
View ArticleUPS Shares Are Getting Crushed After The Company Warns That Its 4th-Quarter...
UPS disclosed on Friday morning that it expected its fourth-quarter earnings to widely miss expectations.Shortly after the market open on Friday, shares of UPS were down 8% after falling as much as 9%...
View ArticleNew Payments Startups Face An Uphill Battle To Disrupt The Massive,...
The credit-card industry processes a massive volume of transactions — about $2.7 trillion in 2015 in the US. With so much money in play, it's no wonder that a host of startups are trying to carve out a...
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