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While there have been some mildly-positive signs for China’s economy in recent weeks, that has come to a shuddering halt today. The Caixin-Markit China… Read More ›
While there have been some mildly-positive signs for China’s economy in recent weeks, that has come to a shuddering halt today. The Caixin-Markit China… Read More ›
Amazon’s just reported its Q2 earnings, beating expectations on both the top and bottom line, sending the stock shooting up more than 18% after-hours. It’s… Read More ›
The gold price copping a hiding yet again in Asia. Just after midday, Sydney time, the price has fallen by a further $15.40, or… Read More ›
Washington – Exercise may do more than keep a healthy brain fit: New research suggests working up a good sweat may also offer… Read More ›
Washington – The Justice Deparment has been asked to open a criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her… Read More ›
Philadelphia – About 22,500 pieces of undelivered mail are making their way to their intended recipients this week, more than a year after a… Read More ›
London – A UK report into allegations of the sexual abuse of children by people in, or close to, government in the 1970s and 1980s… Read More ›
The Financial Times has a new owner. Japanese publishing group Nikkei Inc. is paying Pearson (PSO) £844 million ($1.3 billion) in cash for the Financial… Read More ›
NASA said Thursday that its Kepler spacecraft has spotted “Earth’s bigger, older cousin”: the first nearly Earth-size planet to be found in the habitable zone… Read More ›
Kerry, White House mum on whether Iran-IAEA agreement allows Tehran to collect inspectors’ soil samples at Parchin WASHINGTON – The Obama administration ducked concerns… Read More ›
After mortar shells claimed both soldiers and civilian casualties, new radar system will increase warning time from 3-5 seconds to 15 seconds. The IDF is… Read More ›
Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal traveled to Lafayette, a city of about 120,000 people roughly 55 miles (90 km) southwest of Baton Rouge. Alone… Read More ›
Aspen, Colorado – FBI Director James Comey says U.S. military strikes have diminished the al Qaeda offshoot Khorasan Group. Comey, in an interview with CNN’s… Read More ›
Thousands of foreigners have crossed through Turkey, a NATO member, to join Islamic State over the past few years. WASHINGTON – US President Barack… Read More ›
Gold and the mining stocks have been absolutely crushed lately. The plunge in price after a nearly four-year bear market has investors panicking. In fact,… Read More ›
Bank of America CFO Bruce Thompson is out. On Wednesday evening, the firm announced that Thompson will leave the firm. Thompson has served as CFO… Read More ›
The stock market is disappearing. In an afternoon email to clients, Rich Barry at the NYSE wrote: Buyback factoid: ~20% of S&P 500 companies… Read More ›
For now, the fight’s over. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is dropping his proposed bill to limit the growth of for-hire vehicle… Read More ›
Los Angeles – A man with a loaded handgun was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday as he tried to drive through a security… Read More ›
Washington – The White House does not plan to change President Barack Obama’s itinerary for his trip to Kenya later this week despite disclosure… Read More ›