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BAML: ‘It’s death by a thousand paper cuts’

BAML: ‘It’s death by a thousand paper cuts’

  The high-yield market is in the midst of a meltdown. The sell-off accelerated late last week, when the closure of the Third Avenue Focused Credit fund spooked… Read More ›

It is going to be even worse than we thought on Wall Street

It is going to be even worse than we thought on Wall Street

  Some of Wall Street’s most senior bankers lined up last week to issue a grim forecast: Trading revenues in the last three months of… Read More ›

Washington – Trump’s Doctor Declares GOP Candidate Is In Excellent Health

Washington – Trump’s Doctor Declares GOP Candidate Is In Excellent Health

  Washington – Donald Trump released a glowing letter from his physician Monday declaring that the Republican presidential candidate will be “the healthiest individual ever… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israeli-American Violinist Perlman Wins ‘Jewish Nobel’ Share Tweet Share Mail

Jerusalem – Israeli-American Violinist Perlman Wins ‘Jewish Nobel’ Share Tweet Share Mail

  Jerusalem – Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman has been awarded this year’s “Jewish Nobel” for his accomplishments as a musician, teacher and advocate for the… Read More ›

Washington – US Looking At Ways To Better Screen Would-be Immigrants Share Tweet Share Mail

Washington – US Looking At Ways To Better Screen Would-be Immigrants Share Tweet Share Mail

  Washington – The Obama administration is reviewing procedures for vetting would-be immigrants, with an eye toward examining applicants’ online presence, to close security gaps… Read More ›

Salman Khan’s conviction in fatal hit-and-run tossed

Salman Khan’s conviction in fatal hit-and-run tossed

New Delhi –  Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who was facing a lengthy prison sentence for a fatal hit-and-run, got a reprieve when the Mumbai High… Read More ›

Amputee soldier’s heartfelt Muslim Facebook post goes viral

Amputee soldier’s heartfelt Muslim Facebook post goes viral

A British soldier who had his leg blown off by a bomb while serving in Iraq has taken the internet by storm after his Facebook… Read More ›

Geneva police hunting 5 suspects related to Paris attacks, source says

Geneva police hunting 5 suspects related to Paris attacks, source says

Geneva, Switzerland, was on high alert Thursday as police searched for suspects related to the terror attacks in Paris, a source close to the investigation… Read More ›

North Korea claims it has hydrogen bomb; experts skeptical

North Korea claims it has hydrogen bomb; experts skeptical

State media indicated Thursday that North Korea has added the hydrogen bomb to its arsenal, a development that, if true, would represent a major leap… Read More ›

Greek parliament set to recognize Palestine

Greek parliament set to recognize Palestine

Non-binding move will not be officially adopted by the State so as ‘not to disturb good relations with Israel’   Greece’s parliament is set to… Read More ›

REPORTS: The secret creator of bitcoin has been unmasked — again

REPORTS: The secret creator of bitcoin has been unmasked — again

  The creator of bitcoin may be an Australian finance geek named Craig Steven Wright, according to a new report by Wired’s Andy Greenberg. Or it… Read More ›

CHEVRON CEO: ‘Hundreds of billions of dollars are being taken out of the business right now’

CHEVRON CEO: ‘Hundreds of billions of dollars are being taken out of the business right now’

  It is tough out there in the oil business. John Watson, chief executive of Chevron, one of the biggest oil and gas companies in… Read More ›

Yahoo will not move forward with Alibaba spinoff

Yahoo will not move forward with Alibaba spinoff

  Yahoo will not move forward with its plans to spin off its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and will instead weigh whether to… Read More ›

Seattle, WA – Seattle Police Release Video Of Car Chase, Deadly Shootout With Carjacker

Seattle, WA – Seattle Police Release Video Of Car Chase, Deadly Shootout With Carjacker

Seattle, WA – Seattle police have released dash-cam videos showing a carjacker speeding the wrong way up a one-way street, firing at a pursuing patrol… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Denies Plans To Visit Majority-Muslim Jordan, Says Will Visit Israel

Washington – Trump Denies Plans To Visit Majority-Muslim Jordan, Says Will Visit Israel

  Washington – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday denied an Associated Press report that he planned to visit the majority-Muslim kingdom of Jordan… Read More ›

2 men set on fire in Maryland; suspect accused of attempted murder

2 men set on fire in Maryland; suspect accused of attempted murder

The cell phone video captured it all — the flames, the screaming and the pain. It will now be used as evidence in an attempted… Read More ›

NYC mayor urges Syrian Jews to empathize with refugees

NYC mayor urges Syrian Jews to empathize with refugees

Bill de Blasio says members of Brooklyn congregation can identify with pain of families forced to leave homeland   New York City Mayor Bill de… Read More ›

US said to mull ‘new approach’ in war on terror at home

US said to mull ‘new approach’ in war on terror at home

Following the deadly California shooting, top official says self-radicalized extremists an ‘outsourced attempt to attack our homeland’   With US President Barack Obama set to… Read More ›

Obama: Terror threat against US has entered ‘new phase’

Obama: Terror threat against US has entered ‘new phase’

In rare Oval Office address, US president defends anti-terror strategy, offers no new policy prescriptions   WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare Oval Office address,… Read More ›

Meet the Muslim Arab staying in a West Bank settlement

Meet the Muslim Arab staying in a West Bank settlement

Hani Awed, a Muslim Arab, is a surprising temporary resident of Ofra settlement in the West Bank. ‘Even with my Arabic accident I don’t feel… Read More ›