Clik here to view.
The CME will close most of its open outcry trading pits by this summer
An era is coming an end. The CME Group just announced that it will close most of its futures trading pits in Chicago and New York by this summer. "As open outcry futures trading has fallen to just one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google knew Glass 'wasn't even close to ready,' but Sergey Brin pushed it out...
We're learning more about why Google Glass failed, thanks to a report by The New York Times' Nick Bilton.Google stopped selling Google Glass in January.Glass was still an early prototype when Google...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brian Williams apologizes for his 'bungled' story about being shot down in Iraq
"NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams addressed his admission he made up a story about being in a helicopter that was shot down in Iraq in 2003 on his show Wednesday night. "I made a mistake in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Apple wants to blow up cable TV (AAPL)
Apple is talking to TV programmers about offering their content directly over the web, according to Re/code's Peter Kafka.The talks, which seem to be in early stages, would let people with an Apple TV...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Greek finance minister responds to the surprise ECB announcement that crashed...
On Tuesday, the European Central Bank announced that it lifted its waiver on credit requirements for assets posted as collateral by Greek financial institutions.Following this announcement, Greek...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sony shares jump almost 10% on improved earnings outlook
Tokyo (AFP) - Shares in Sony jumped almost 10 percent in early trade Thursday after the struggling electronics giant revised earnings outlooks upward.Sony opened at 3,040.0 yen on the Tokyo Stock...
View ArticleHere's Brian Williams telling his 'bungled' Iraq story to David Letterman in...
On Wednesday night, "NBC Nightly News"anchor Brian Williams apologized on air for his "bungled" story about getting shot down in Iraq. Williams said on air, "I made a mistake in recalling the events of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A veteran banker was among those who died in the Metro-North train crash
Banker Eric Vandercar was among those who tragically died while riding a Metro North commuter train hit an SUV on the tracks on Tuesday evening in Westchester County, New York. He was 53.The crash...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Employees reveal the best things about working at Apple (AAPL)
Apple can be one of the most challenging places to work.You're surrounded by the best in your industry, and given Apple's high standards there's always pressure to perform at the top of your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Your tweets will soon show up in Google searches — again (TWTR, GOOG)
Twitter and Google have partnered to make your tweets more searchable online, according to a Bloomberg report. Starting in the second half of this year, tweets will begin appearing in Google searches...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Australian journalist jailed by Egypt for more than a year returns home
BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) - Peter Greste, the Al Jazeera journalist freed after more than a year in an Egyptian prison, arrived back in his Australian homeland on Thursday and called for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hospital shelled in east Ukraine as calls mount for truce
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Four people were killed when a hospital in east Ukraine was shelled ahead of a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State John Kerry that will focus on the possibility of arming...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taiwan pilot hailed as a hero as wreckage scoured
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan rescuers scoured a river for 12 people still missing from a TransAsia plane crash Thursday as the pilot was hailed as a hero for apparently battling to avoid hitting built-up...
View ArticleClik here to view.
US anchor Brian Williams recants on coming under fire in Iraq
Washington (AFP) - US news anchor Brian Williams admitted that a story he has often repeated on air about coming under fire in a helicopter in Iraq in 2003 was not true.Williams, who anchors "NBC...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp weds Amber Heard: reports
Los Angeles (AFP) - Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp has married actress Amber Heard in secret at their home in Los Angeles, US media said, ahead of a larger bash at the weekend.Depp, 51, and Heard, 28,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One month after attacks, France struggles to find answers
Paris (AFP) - Maxence Hamard never used to spend much time thinking about French society, but all that changed dramatically one month ago when Islamist attackers wrought terror in Paris over three,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spotlight on ref as Africa Cup of Nations hosts target final
Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) (AFP) - Gabon referee Eric Otogo will be in the spotlight Thursday as Africa Cup of Nations hosts Equatorial Guinea and Ghana meet in a semi-final after disgraceful scenes in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Greek FM to meet German counterpart after ECB turns up heat
Berlin (AFP) - Greece's new finance minister will meet his German counterpart Thursday, a day after the European Central Bank piled fresh pressure on Athens by cutting off Greek banks' access to a key...
View ArticleClik here to view.
24-year-old model Hannah Davis lands the 2015 cover of Sports Illustrated...
It's official, 24-year-old model Hannah Davis (aka Derek Jeter's girlfriend) landed the highly coveted cover of this year's Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition.Davis posted the good news (and risqué...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New police photos show Lance Armstrong's SUV got really banged up in a crash...
Newly released photos of Lance Armstrong's crashed GMC Yukon, sent to Business Insider on Thursday by Aspen police, show the extent of the damage to the vehicle registered to the fallen sports icon...
View Article