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Japan enters recession

Japan enters recession

For a second consecutive quarter, Japan’s economy has contracted. According to data released by the government this morning, the economy contracted 0.2% in the three… Read More ›

GUNDLACH: A December rate hike is a ‘no-go more likely than most people think’

GUNDLACH: A December rate hike is a ‘no-go more likely than most people think’

  NEW YORK (Reuters) – DoubleLine Capital co-founder Jeffrey Gundlach said on Sunday that the Federal Reserve may hesitate to raise rates given rocky economic… Read More ›

Iraq warned of an imminent assault by ISIS before the Paris attacks

Iraq warned of an imminent assault by ISIS before the Paris attacks

  BAGHDAD (AP) — Senior Iraqi intelligence officials warned coalition countries of imminent assaults by the Islamic State group just one day before last week’s… Read More ›

Iowa – Clinton’s Invoking Of 9/11 To Defend Donations Draws Ire

Iowa – Clinton’s Invoking Of 9/11 To Defend Donations Draws Ire

  Iowa – Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign on Sunday defended her donations from Wall Street by saying she worked to help the financial sector rebuild… Read More ›

Petersborough, Ontario – Police: Canada Mosque Deliberately Set On Fire

Petersborough, Ontario – Police: Canada Mosque Deliberately Set On Fire

Petersborough, Ontario – Police say a mosque in Peterborough, Ontario was deliberately set ablaze, but they are still looking into the motive and searching for… Read More ›

Paris – After Paris Attacks, Fugitive Slipped Through Police Dragnet

Paris – After Paris Attacks, Fugitive Slipped Through Police Dragnet

  Paris – Hours after the synchronized attacks that terrorized Paris, French police questioned and released the suspect who is now the focus of an… Read More ›

Here’s a simple explanation for why the retail business is brutal

Here’s a simple explanation for why the retail business is brutal

  Retail is a tough business. This week, the retail sector got hammered, notably Macy’s and Nordstrom, which saw shares crash. Macy’s stock fell 14%… Read More ›

US Secret Service officer was arrested after texting naked photos to a police officer posing as a teenage girl

US Secret Service officer was arrested after texting naked photos to a police officer posing as a teenage girl

  A U.S. Secret Service officer assigned to the White House was arrested this week after he sent naked pictures of himself to someone he… Read More ›

Wall Street banks are writing huge checks to finance the takeover boom

Wall Street banks are writing huge checks to finance the takeover boom

  Big-ticket takeovers are generating huge financing dealsfor Wall Street. The Anheuser-Busch InBev-SABMiller deal, announced November 11, has the biggest loan package in the history of… Read More ›

Washington – Obama Calls Trump’s Plan To Deport Illegal Immigrants Unrealistic

Washington – Obama Calls Trump’s Plan To Deport Illegal Immigrants Unrealistic

  Washington – President Barack Obama said on Thursday Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportation of undocumented immigrants is unrealistic. “The notion… Read More ›

Onowa, IA – Fiorina Says No “Ill Will” For Clinton

Onowa, IA – Fiorina Says No “Ill Will” For Clinton

  Onowa, IA – – Carly Fiorina says she bears no “ill will” to Hillary Rodham Clinton for not saying more to a man who… Read More ›

New York – New York City Revenues Ahead Of Forecast For Fiscal 2016

New York – New York City Revenues Ahead Of Forecast For Fiscal 2016

New York –  New York City will take in $304 million more in taxes and other revenues than forecast for the current fiscal year, allowing… Read More ›

TRUMP: Hillary Clinton is running for president ‘because she wants to stay out of jail’

TRUMP: Hillary Clinton is running for president ‘because she wants to stay out of jail’

  Real-estate mogul Donald Trump suggested Monday that former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would have serious legal problems if he gets to appoint… Read More ›

Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘Why would you buy a PC anymore?’

Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘Why would you buy a PC anymore?’

  Apple CEO Tim Cook is out beating the drum for the 12-inch iPad Pro tablet, which launches later this week, and he doesn’t really… Read More ›

Oracle’s Amazon-killer might really be 6 months away

Oracle’s Amazon-killer might really be 6 months away

  At Oracle’s enormous customer conference, held last month in San Francisco, company executivestalked endlessly about Oracle’s plan to dominate in the cloud-computing business. There’s… Read More ›

Washington – Study: Even The Normal-weight Should Watch That Apple Shape

Washington – Study: Even The Normal-weight Should Watch That Apple Shape

Washington – A pot belly can be a bad thing — even if you’re not considered overweight. New research suggests normal-weight people who carry their… Read More ›

Kiryas Joel, NY – Town Residents OK Expansion Of Hasidic Village

Kiryas Joel, NY – Town Residents OK Expansion Of Hasidic Village

Kiryas Joel, NY –  Residents living next to a Hasidic Jewish village in the Hudson Valley have voted to allow its expansion. Monday night’s vote… Read More ›

Little Rock, AR – Forecasters: 63 Million Should Have Eye Out For Bad Weather

Little Rock, AR – Forecasters: 63 Million Should Have Eye Out For Bad Weather

Little Rock, AR – Forecasters are warning 63 million people in the central U.S. to have an eye out for bad weather this week as… Read More ›

Children of intermarriage’s attachment to Judaism most fluid in college

Children of intermarriage’s attachment to Judaism most fluid in college

New in-depth study of Millennials finds education key to continuity: Hillel, Chabad and Birthright all shape Jewish identity of student born to interfaith home  … Read More ›

American Jews growing more religious, poll indicates

American Jews growing more religious, poll indicates

While ‘absolute’ certainty in God on decline among Americans, 36% of Jews polled say religion ‘very important’ to them   American Jews appear to be… Read More ›