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BOJ's Kuroda: Japan's Banks Resilient 1 hour ago WSJ - May 26, 2013 1:53 AM
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said that Japanese banks have enough core capital to make them resilient to external shocks, including rising interest rates. |
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Is The Natural Gas Market Reheating? 2 hours ago Seeking Alpha - May 26, 2013 12:49 AM
By Lior Cohen:The natural gas market is reheating as the price of natural gas rallied in the past couple of weeks. Based on the latest EIA update, last week's buildup in natural gas storage was lower than the five year average. Will natural gas conti |
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Intel: Responding To The Linley Group's Analysis 3 hours ago Seeking Alpha - May 26, 2013 12:35 AM
By Ashraf Eassa:Linley Gwennap and Kevin Krewell, two semiconductor/chip analyst superstars of the esteemed micro-processor analysis firm, "The Linley Group" recently chimed in on Intel's (INTC) latest micro-processor micro-architecture codenamed "Si |
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Apple: It's Time To Move On 3 hours ago Seeking Alpha - May 26, 2013 12:31 AM
By Ashraf Eassa:I remember how incredibly smug some Apple (AAPL) shareholders were during the monster run from $350 to $700. I can't tell you how many people claimed to own the shares at a $10 basis and had never sold a single share, and I still reme |
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Why Are 7.5 Million Jobless Americans Unaccounted For? 3 hours ago Seeking Alpha - May 26, 2013 12:26 AM
By Markos Kaminis (Wall St. Greek): Our nation has an underlying problem hidden in the shadows of government accounting. Our data keepers have a way of cleaning house that is akin to brushing the dust under the rug. When you brush the dust under the |
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Parsing Obama’s Speech on Drones, the War on Terror, and Guantanamo 3 hours ago Naked Capitalism - May 26, 2013 12:20 AM
I particularly liked this Real News Network segment, in which Paul Jay and Michael Rattner, the President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights who brought the first case opposing detentions at Guantanamo Bay, went through Obama's speech l |
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HP Is Cheap, High Quality And Financially Strong; Turnaround Gathering Steam 3 hours ago Seeking Alpha - May 26, 2013 12:13 AM
By Turnkey Analyst:Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) announced this past Wednesday that fiscal Q2 earnings slipped, although shares jumped after hours on an earnings beat as well as an upward revision on current-quarter guidance. HPQ has a problem: two o |
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Rosen Law Firm Investigates Securities Fraud Claims Against The Cash Store Financial Services, Inc. – CSFS 3 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 26, 2013 12:10 AM
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The Case for 4% Inflation 3 hours ago Naked Capitalism - May 26, 2013 12:08 AM
Yves here. Some readers are likely to recoil at the idea that more inflation might be a good thing. But the flip side is that economists are still fighting the war of the 1970s. |
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UPDATE 2-Investigators looking at height clearance in U.S. bridge collapse 3 hours ago Reuters - May 26, 2013 12:06 AM
OLYMPIA, Wash., May 25 (Reuters) - The oversize load on a semi-trailer truck that struck a Washington state bridge was likely too tall for the lowest point of clearance on the structure, part of which collapsed after the collision, a federal safety o |
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UPDATE 6-Two freight trains collide in Missouri, bringing down overpass 4 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 11:33 PM
ST. LOUIS, May 25 (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities said. |
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UPDATE 6-Two freight trains collide in Missouri, bringing down overpass 4 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 11:33 PM
ST. LOUIS, May 25 (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities said. |
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Krugman thinks I’m a liberal, but isn’t too sure about DeLong 4 hours ago Money Illusion - May 25, 2013 10:58 PM
Actually I am making that up, or perhaps it’s the implication I drew from one of Paul Krugman’s mindless rants against conservatism: Start with the proposition that there is a legitimate left-right divide in U.S. politics, built around a |
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Nissan Shows Electric Cars Can Indeed Be Economical… Or Can They? 5 hours ago Wall St Cheat Sheet - May 25, 2013 10:40 PM
Nissan wants to put you in an electric car -- so much so, that under the right circumstances, the company alleges you can get one for free. |
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Government by Eurocrats: The Olive-Oil Dispenser Debacle 5 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 10:32 PM
Wolf Richter www.testosteronepit.com www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Like so many debacles in the EU, it started with the unelected European Commission. It’s immune to voters, but not to lobbyists and corporations. Und |
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Mystery Surrounding Collapse Of Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange Deepens; Four Arrested 5 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 10:30 PM
A week ago, when the brand new Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange suddenly shuttered after being in operation for only two years, urgently settling what little contracts were outstanding, many questions were left unanswered. Such as: how it was possible t |
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Will immigration reform get killed in Republican-led U.S. House? 5 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 10:09 PM
WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The biggest overhaul of U.S.immigration laws in a generation won bipartisan approval from apowerful U.S. Senate committee last week, but there is a strongchance that... |
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Will immigration reform get killed in Republican-led U.S. House? 5 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 10:09 PM
WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - The biggest overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in a generation won bipartisan approval from a powerful U.S. Senate committee last week, but there is a strong chance that Republicans in the House of Representatives will e |
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DOJ Notified News Corp. About Phone-Record Seizure 5 hours ago WSJ - May 25, 2013 9:55 PM
The Justice Department notified the parent company of Fox News more than two years ago about its seizure of phone records belonging to one of its reporters, but News Corp., didn't tell Fox about the notification. |
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Life Lessons In Fighting The Culture Of BS 5 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 9:49 PM
This item has been excerpted from the prepared Commencement Address to the graduates of Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif., on May 18, 2013. I... |
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Victory At Last for Big, Bad, Bayern 6 hours ago WSJ - May 25, 2013 9:33 PM
No team had lost a Champions League final and returned to win it the next year since AC Milan in 1994, until Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in London on Saturday. |
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UPDATE 3-Two killed as heavy rains flood San Antonio streets 6 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 9:23 PM
SAN ANTONIO, May 25 (Reuters) - Two women were killed on Saturday as drenching rains in San Antonio triggered floodwaters so strong they swept cars and a city bus off the street and forced the rescue of some 130 people, officials said. |
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Guest Post: Our American Pravda 6 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 9:05 PM
Authored by Ron Unz, originally posted at The American Conservative, In mid-March, the Wall Street Journal carried a long discussion of the origins of the Bretton Woods system, the international financial framework that governed the Western world for |
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Protests Held Against Monsanto's Genetically Modified Seeds 6 hours ago Fox Business - May 25, 2013 8:49 PM
Organizers say marchers in more than 400 cities across 52 countries took part in protests against seed giant Monsanto (MON) on Saturday, the Associated Press reported. |
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REPORT: SAC Capital's Biggest Outside Investor Wants To Pull Money Out 7 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 8:39 PM
May 25 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc , the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which is yanking much of its client money, according to a |
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Thousands Of Bridges Are One Freak Accident Away From Collapse 7 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 8:23 PM
SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound. The crossings are kept standing by engineering design, not supported with brute streng |
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"Those Who Believe In Abenomics Are Suffering From Amnesia" 7 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 8:03 PM
When shown the magnificent run-up in Japanese equities over the past six months and asked why he is skeptical about the likely success of Abenomics, Mizuho's chief economist simply explains, "because I am not suffering from amnesia," as the rest of t |
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Cannes film festival draws to a close with cliffhanger ending 7 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 8:00 PM
CANNES, May 26 (Reuters) - The 2013 Cannes festival wraps upwith a cliffhanger ending on Sunday, with uncertaintysurrounding which film will be declared best picture after a12-day frenzy of premieres, celebrities, rain and dramaticjewellery thefts. |
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Truck load in Washington state bridge collapse believed taller than span's low point 7 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 7:58 PM
May 25 (Reuters) - The oversize load on a semi-trailer truck that struck a Washington state bridge was believed to be too tall for the lowest point of clearance on the structure, part of which collapsed after the collision, a federal safety official |
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This Week in Biotech 7 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 7:56 PM
Taking a page out of the old West, it was a mix of the good, the bad, and the ugly this week in the biotech sector. |
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3 Teeth-Whitening Products That Actually Work 7 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 7:47 PM
Remember that episode of Friends when Ross be-bops his way around a black-lit dance club with his glowing smile as the center of attention (and the butt of all the jokes)? That slightly irrational fear has kept me from whitening my own tee |
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Three More Detained in Soldier's Killing 8 hours ago WSJ - May 25, 2013 7:34 PM
Police made more arrests Saturday evening in their widening probe of Wednesday's murder of a British soldier near a military barracks in southeast London. |
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Special Report: Why China's film makers love to hate Japan 8 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 7:13 PM
HENGDIAN, China (Reuters) - Shi Zhongpeng dies for a living. For 3,000 yuan ($488) a month, the sturdily built stuntman is killed over and over playing Japanese soldiers in war movies and TV series... |
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Bernanke: The Markets Will Know When It’s Time to Tighten Policy 8 hours ago Wall St Cheat Sheet - May 25, 2013 7:10 PM
It seems like all Mr. Market does these days is harass Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke about when quantitative easing will be curbed. |
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The Dow's 5 Cheapest Stocks 8 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 7:07 PM
Sometimes, a low earnings multiple is justified; other times, its not. |
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Guest Post: The Fed's Real Worry - A Pick Up In Deflation 8 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 7:03 PM
Submitted by Lance Roberts of Street Talk Live blog, In several of my recent missives I have made several references to the wave of deflationary pressures that are currently encircling the globe. In "Japan: A Few Thoughts On The Crash" I stat |
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In One Chart, Here's How Investors Are Massively Giving Up On Commodities 9 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 6:36 PM
One of the big themes of the year has been the selloff in commodities. Gold, of course, has had a rough year. But so too have industrial commodities like copper. Whereas past commodity downturns have been closely associated with declines in risk asse |
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Protesters March Against Monsanto in More Than 250 Cities 9 hours ago TheStreet - May 25, 2013 6:29 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsantowere held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday."March Against Monsanto" protesters said they wanted to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified |
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BofA's Michelle Meyer On The Mass Exodus From The US Workforce That Will Continue For Decades 9 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 6:21 PM
Bank of America economist Michelle Mayer has put out a long, new note one of the more controversial subjects in economics these days: The Labor Force Participation Rate. The Unemployment Rate has been grinding down, but everyone has noticed that Labo |
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French Soldier Injured in Attack Outside Paris 9 hours ago WSJ - May 25, 2013 6:00 PM
A French soldier was stabbed and injured Saturday in a business district west of Paris, and the government said it was trying to ascertain whether there were any links to the killing of a British soldier in London. |
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First, Gold; Second, Japanese Equities; Who's Next For The 8-Sigma Risk Flare? 9 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 5:48 PM
It is not just the massive short positioning in Gold futures that has BofAML's commodity strategists concerned; but the regime changes in the precious metal's volatility structures suggests risks are significantly mispriced relative to equities, rate |
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Kerry presses Egypt on economic reform, says aid depends on it 10 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 5:34 PM
ADDIS ABABA, May 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to act swiftly on economic reforms to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, saying the measures were... |
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UPDATE 1-One driver killed as heavy rains flood San Antonio streets 10 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 5:31 PM
(Adds tornado touchdown in Victoria County, weather forecast) |
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This Past Week's Big Dow Losers 10 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 5:29 PM
An in-depth look at what caused a few stocks to fall. |
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Amanda Bynes Accuses NYPD Of Sexually Harassing Her 10 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 5:06 PM
Amanda Bynes was in a New York City court house yesterday after being arrested for throwing a bong out of her New York City apartment. However, Bynes is denying that she smokes weed, and has today accused the NYPD of sexually harassing her. Byne |
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How to Calculate Q2 Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Growth 10 hours ago Calculated Risk - May 25, 2013 5:05 PM
In the schedule for the coming week, I mentioned that the consensus is for personal consumption expenditures (PCE) to be unchanged in April compared to March.Does this mean PCE might not grow in Q2?First, we don't know the actual number for April yet |
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NewsWatch: How to know if you have enough to retire 10 hours ago MarketWatch - May 25, 2013 5:00 PM
Crunch the numbers to determine if you have 11 times your final pay set aside for retirement. If not, you’re not alone, but do what you can to get there. |
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Military should conduct drone strikes: Powell 10 hours ago MarketWatch - May 25, 2013 4:52 PM
U.S. drone strikes should be conducted by the military, rather than the CIA, and limited to targets that present a real immediate threat to the U.S., former Secretary of State Colin Powell said, according to a report. |
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Bayern Munich win Champions League final 2-1 10 hours ago MarketWatch - May 25, 2013 4:52 PM
Bayern Munich has beaten Borussia Dortmund 2-1 to win the 2013 Champions League title, in the first all-German final at Wembley on Saturday. Arjen Robben notched up the winning goal in the dying minutes of the game to find the champions of Europe, in |
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Amma’s Multifaceted Empire, Built on Hugs 10 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 4:50 PM
Mata Amritanandamayi, known as Amma, is a globe-trotting guru who embraces the masses — and a get-it-done management style for her charities. |
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With The Unwind Approaching, Here Are $18.6 Billion SAC Capital's Largest Stock Positions 10 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 4:46 PM
Nearly three years ago, following the publishing of "Is The SEC's Insider Trading Case Implicating FrontPoint A Sting Operation Aimed At S.A.C. Capital?" which exposed the key biotech aspect of SAC's insider trading strategy, and which linked SAC, an |
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The Wealth of a Galaxy Not So Far Away 11 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 4:40 PM
Learning from the market's past to understand its present. |
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Why Your Memorial Day BBQ May Be Super-Expensive This Year 11 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 4:23 PM
Your stomach may be fuller, but your wallet will likely feel lighter after your Memorial Day barbeque this year. Wholesale beef prices soared to an... |
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One Person Dead After Huge Flooding In San Antonio Area 11 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 4:12 PM
SAN ANTONIO (AP) —A woman has been killed in flooding in the San Antonio area. San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Christian Bove says the 29-year-old woman was trapped in her car, got on the roof and was swept away in floodwaters. He says h |
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China: Welcome to the Good Life 11 hours ago Wall St Cheat Sheet - May 25, 2013 4:10 PM
Recent Nielsen research illustrates that the Chinese are willing to spend more for premium products, driving significant sales growth in China. |
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Analysts Chart Stocks’ Voyage to the Unknown 11 hours ago The Big Picture - May 25, 2013 4:00 PM
Click to enlarge Source: WSJ Fun take on our uncharted territory via the WSJ |
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Which Retailer Is Winning This War? 11 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 3:51 PM
There's a fight going on for the dollars of America's youth, and not everyone is going to make it out in one piece. |
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What's Making 1 Promising Chemical Stock React Badly 11 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 3:51 PM
Chile's major chemical and mining company has seen its stock fall despite long-term growth prospects for the Latin American nation's economy. |
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Why the S&P 500 Was Flat Last Week 11 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 3:51 PM
Despite good economic news, concerns about the Federal Reserve's monetary policy sent the S&P 500 marginally lower last week. |
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Highway Bridge Collapses After Two Trains Collide In Missouri 11 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 3:50 PM
At about 2:30 a.m. Saturday two trains collided in Rockview, Missouri and struck a two-lane overpass support pillar, taking down the highway along with several cars. "One train T-boned the other one and caused it to derail, and the derailed train hit |
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One driver killed as heavy rains flood streets in San Antonio 11 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 3:50 PM
SAN ANTONIO, May 25 (Reuters) - A woman died when her car was washed off a bridge on Saturday as drenching rains in Texas spawned flood waters so powerful they swept a city bus off the street, San Antonio officials said. |
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Suspected Maoists Kill 17 in Central India 11 hours ago WSJ - May 25, 2013 3:45 PM
Suspected Maoist rebels attacked a rally for India's ruling Congress party in Chhattisgarh state, killing more than a dozen people including a top local leader, authorities said. |
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Women Account For Less Than 20% Of Movie Critics 11 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 3:43 PM
The age of the Internet has not been kind to female movie critics. According to a new study titled "Gender @ the Movies" obtained by TheWrap ahead of its Friday release, film criticism has become even more male-dominated in the age of online news tha |
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7 Signs Household Finances Are Getting Stronger 11 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 3:41 PM
The economic recovery is certainly in full swing and has been for some time now. That, coupled with better habits related to handling debts of all kinds, has led millions of consumers to see significant improvements in their finances over the last fe |
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Should Parents Whine Less? Or Should Everyone Else At Work Whine More? 12 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 3:29 PM
Karen Grisby Bates calls it “the kid card.” In a Slate essay about how workers with children have to stop assuming workers without children will... |
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In Cases Of Military Sexual Assault, Victims Are Victimized Twice 12 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 3:29 PM
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Army Pvt. Anna Moore spotted the man approaching as she knelt on the hallway floor, scraping off a dingy layer of wax. He was a sergeant from another battery with no apparent reason for entering the empty third floor of her b |
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Tumblr Porn, Tim Cook and the Problem With Big Data — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week 12 hours ago AllThingsD - May 25, 2013 3:05 PM
The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You're welcome! |
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UK to oppose EU renewable energy target 12 hours ago FT - May 25, 2013 3:04 PM
Britain wants the EU to agree at least a 40 per cent cut in greenhouse emissions but leave members free to decide how to achieve the reduction |
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This Unknown Stock Will Profit From the Natural-Foods Craze 12 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 3:02 PM
Look beyond Whole Foods to find a company with strong prospects. |
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The Top 3 Causes of Diabetes 12 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 3:02 PM
Affecting more than 25 million people in the U.S., here are the primary factors that lead to this potentially debilitating disease and what's being done to curb its growth. |
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Let the LNG Export Bonanza Begin 12 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 3:02 PM
After an exceedingly long wait, Freeport LNG has export approval. |
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Microsoft's New Toy Is a Preemptive Attack on Apple 12 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 3:02 PM
The Xbox One may make Apple's smart TV obsolete before it's even released. |
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Scientists Have Solved The Mystery Of The White Tiger's Coat 13 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 2:36 PM
By: Tanya Lewis, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 05/23/2013 12:21 PM EDT on LiveScience The strikingly beautiful, milky coats of white tigers are caused by a single change in a known pigment gene, a new study finds. Since their discovery in |
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Oracle President Mark Hurd Joins Twitter, And He Already Has Almost As Many Tweets As Larry Ellison (ORCL) 13 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 2:30 PM
Oracle co-President Mark Hurd, who's busy revamping Oracle's sales force, has officially joined Twitter, as @MarkVHurd. Hurd hasn't tweeted yet. As of Friday evening East Coast time, Hurd had 78 followers—most of them Oracle emp |
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Hizbollah vows to keep fighting in Syria 13 hours ago FT - May 25, 2013 2:27 PM
Hizbollah’s role in the civil war has been under scrutiny since its fighters played a prominent role in efforts to retake Qusair from the rebels |
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For Sale: Irreplaceable Biblical Treasure 13 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 2:15 PM
JERUSALEM -- Parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls are up for sale – in tiny pieces. Nearly 70 years after the discovery of the world's... |
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Obamacare's Golden Opportunity 13 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 2:13 PM
With major players pulling out of California's state insurance exchange, is Wellpoint poised to capitalize in a big way? |
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Medical Tourism: What You Should Know 13 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 2:13 PM
Got questions about going abroad for medical care? We have answers. |
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How Tiffany Keeps Its Stock Shining Bright 13 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 2:13 PM
The jewelry company has done a good job of keeping investors happy despite economic headwinds. |
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3 Stock Tips You Can't Live Without 13 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 2:13 PM
While most tips you get won’t pan out, these three are so good that you’ll never need to lend your ear to another tipster. |
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Will the Chinese Scoop Up Another Taxpayer-Funded Green Company? 13 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 2:13 PM
A new report suggests that failing green-car maker Fisker Auto -- which was funded by a big government loan -- might get scooped up by the same Chinese company that bought its failed American battery-maker last year. |
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You Probably Missed It: Banks Are Back, Baby! 13 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 2:13 PM
We've come a long way since 2008. |
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Gold And The Fiat End-Game 13 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 2:06 PM
Our current fiat currency standard is terminal, nations around the world are dropping the U.S. dollar as a medium of exchange, central banks are buying gold, and Americans are seeing price inflation during an economic downturn. In order to avoid a sy |
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10 Ways Switching to Apple Made My Life Difficult 13 hours ago Entrepreneur - May 25, 2013 2:00 PM
Some parts of the Apple universe are behind the pace when compared to some of its rivals. |
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Obama urges U.S. to honor fallen soldiers 13 hours ago MarketWatch - May 25, 2013 1:55 PM
President Obama urges Americans to commemorate the Memorial Day weekend by honoring U.S. soldiers who have died in the nation’s wars. |
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The 3 Reasons Why Stocks Have Skyrocketed Over the Past Couple of Years 13 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 1:54 PM
Stocks have soared since 2009 because the Fed's quantitative easing has - intentionally - pumped them up. They've also skyrocketed because the Fed and other central banks are directly buying stocks. NBC News reports on a third major reason th |
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Kerry to appoint envoy to Sudan: report 13 hours ago MarketWatch - May 25, 2013 1:54 PM
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry plans to appoint an envoy to Sudan and South Sudan after a oil-revenue squabble between the states brought the countries to the brink of war, according to a report. |
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Here's Proof Obama's Good For Business 13 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 1:52 PM
Despite conservative claims otherwise, the evidence seems to be mounting that the Obama Presidency has been good for business. What's a little less clear is... |
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New fighting in central Sudanese state 13 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 1:45 PM
KHARTOUM, May 25 (Reuters) - New fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and rebels in a central state where insurgents launched a major attack last month, both sides said on Saturday. |
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French Soldier Stabbed In Neck In Paris 13 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 1:43 PM
A soldier patrolling as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance plan was stabbed in the neck this afternoon, Reuters reports. A police source told the news agency that the soldier would survive the attack. Le Parisien is reporting tha |
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The Bullish Case For Alon USA Energy 14 hours ago Seeking Alpha - May 25, 2013 1:38 PM
By Microcap Bargin Hunter:Company overview Ticker (ALJ) Exchange NYSE Country U.S.A. Sector Basic Materials Industry Refining and marketing Price $17.60 Shares outstanding 62.7 million Dividend yield 1.40% Insider ownership 66% 52 week high/low $21.2 |
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Steve Rhode: First Baby On the Way But Student Loans Are Making It Tough 14 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 1:29 PM
Huffington Post Reader Question My wife and I are digital artists. We both currently work and are a two income household. We have to do... |
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Protesters 'March Against Monsanto' In 250 Cities 14 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 1:25 PM
LOS ANGELES -- Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. "March Against Monsanto"... |
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A Surprising Thing About Buffett 14 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 1:24 PM
Warren can manage people as well as money. |
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HP's Strong Q2 Showcases the Growing Irrelevance of PCs 14 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 1:24 PM
Some news outlets and financial analysts continue to worry about weakness in Hewlett-Packard's PC business. However, HP's Q2 results highlight the irrelevance of PC sales to total company profitability. |
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Finally, Some Good News for Windows 8 14 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 1:24 PM
Recent estimates peg touchscreen laptops at 10% of the market in the first quarter, which bodes well for the touch-optimized interface of Windows 8. |
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The Top 3 Stocks on the Dow This Week 14 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 1:24 PM
HP, Home Depot, and American Express were the biggest winners. |
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DISH Kicks "Plan B" Into Action 14 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 1:24 PM
Charlie Ergen wants to run a wireless network, with or without Sprint and Clearwire under his belt. Here's his first baby step toward making that dream come true. |
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What's a Fair Price for Nat Gas? 14 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 1:24 PM
Talking natural gas with value investor Bob Robotti. |
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3 Reasons to Sell Enterprise Products Partners 14 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 1:24 PM
Is it time to let go of EPD? |
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Economix Blog: Untangling What Companies Pay in Taxes 14 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 1:18 PM
Though companies often make their tax situation as opaque as possible, citing complex calculations, much can be gleaned by looking at a standard measure in public reports over several years. |
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Return of the 'Opportunity' Entrepreneur 14 hours ago CNBC - May 25, 2013 1:17 PM
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'The Hangover Theory' 14 hours ago Economist's View - May 25, 2013 1:15 PM
Robert Waldmann's comments on the response to Michael Kinsley remind me of this old article from Paul Krugman (I've posted this before, but it seems like a good time to post it again -- it was written in 1998 and... |
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Blackstone notifies Cohen's SAC it intends to pull money: pension consultant 14 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 1:10 PM
(Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc, the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which is yanking much of its client money, according to a letter r |
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Blackstone notifies Cohen's SAC it intends to pull money -pension consultant 14 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 1:09 PM
May 25 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc , the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which is yanking much of its client money, according to a |
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Blackstone notifies Cohen's SAC it intends to pull money -pension consultant 14 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 1:09 PM
May 25 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc , the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which... |
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Capital Ideas: Who Will Crack the Code? 14 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 1:08 PM
The success of many industries at legally avoiding taxes shows why so many economists and tax experts believe the United States corporate tax code is terribly flawed. |
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2 freight trains collide, injuring 7: report 14 hours ago MarketWatch - May 25, 2013 1:08 PM
Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass and injuring seven, according to a report. |
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Why Miles Nadal Is Wrong To Only Hire People In Their 20's 14 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 1:00 PM
Two weeks ago, I was at the ANA Financial Management Conference in Phoenix. How did I, a former copywriter indifferent to most things financial, end up at a meeting filled with CFOs and accounting types? Well, that’s a story for another t |
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Krugman: There's 'No Room For Independent Thinking' In The Conservative Movement 14 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 12:54 PM
Holding on to the conservative label can be tough, especially if you have your own ideas that counter the mainstream, according to Paul Krugman. The... |
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There is a Word For This Kind of Market: It's Bubble 14 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 12:52 PM
We are now seeing clear signs that the US is moving back towards a recessionary territory. The first quarter US GDP data showed the US economy growing at an annualized rate of just 2.5% (3.0% was expected). The only reason growth |
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Broke Detroit's Pension Fund "Trustees" Use Public Funds To Fund Hawaii Trip 14 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 12:46 PM
"When you have city employees, police, and firefighters have taken pay cuts, it doesn't look good," is the somewhat understated response from Detroit's emergency manager to the city's latest debacle. Amid the deepening financial crisis the crumbling |
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Deadbeat Carriers Compete, aka #MarginCompression!!! 14 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 12:45 PM
Following up on the many emails, but not so many actual site comments from yesterday's post "Deadbeat Carrier Creative Destruction In The Ongoing Mobile Computing Wars" I bring you hard evidence that there's about to be a massive disruption in the te |
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Money Is What Keeps Couples Together –– Not Love 15 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 12:40 PM
Money, not love, is the glue that keeps couples together. This may seem like a very shallow statement. But if you hang in there with me I think you’ll see exactly why money is more important than love . First, let me explain what I mean. I&rsqu |
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Has the Federal Reserve Slaughtered the Gold Bulls? 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 12:35 PM
With gathering evidence that quantitative easing may slow or end in the foreseeable future, is it time for the gold bulls to seek refuge? |
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How This Company Is Using Natural Gas in Fracking 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 12:35 PM
Cabot Oil & Gas is using natural gas via an innovative, cost-effective technology to power its hydraulic fracturing operations in the Marcellus. |
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The Country That Could Become a Huge Importer of US Natural Gas 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 12:35 PM
Because of falling domestic natural gas output and growing demand, Mexico is set to become an even larger importer of U.S. liquefied natural gas. |
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The Most Expensive Place in the World for Oil Companies 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 12:35 PM
Why Australia has the world’s highest labor and operating costs for energy companies, and why its economy looks vulnerable. |
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The Most Important Consequence of the U.S. Shale Oil Boom 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 12:35 PM
How the U.S. shale oil and gas boom could affect the price of crude oil over the next several years. |
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The Surprising Reason Oil Prices Could Fall 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 12:35 PM
Eni’s chief executive highlights an anomaly in the relative pricing of natural gas and oil that suggests oil prices could fall over the next few years. |
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Why GameStop Can Keep Rising 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 12:35 PM
How can shrinking sales and profits end up delivering such strong returns? |
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Will LNG Exports Raise U.S. Natural Gas Prices? 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 12:35 PM
A new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center argues that natural gas prices drive the level of exports, not the other way around. |
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What to Expect From Michael Kors 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 12:35 PM
Everything has been going Michael Kors' way recently, and it doesn't look likely to change soon. |
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Tackling Cancer: Pancreatic Cancer's Biggest Current & Upcoming Players 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 12:35 PM
Cancer research is big business, and it pays to know where research dollars are headed. |
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A Big Mistake With California Obamacare 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 12:35 PM
A big mistake has been made related to Obamacare in California. But who made the mistake? |
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Why The Internet Is A Black Hole For Your Brain 15 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 12:34 PM
"Checking Facebook should only take a minute." Those are the famous last words of countless people every day, right before getting sucked into several hours of watching cat videos, commenting on Instagrammed sushi lunches, and Googling to find out wh |
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CEF Weekly Review: Central Securities Corporation 15 hours ago Seeking Alpha - May 25, 2013 12:33 PM
By Joe Eqcome:Actionable Items: Highest Positive Spread: Aberdeen Chile Fund (CH) Focus Stock: Central Securities Corporation (CET) Last Week's Focus Stock: Aberdeen Indonesia Fund (IF) Federal Reserve Communicate: The equity markets are beginning to |
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Debt Dynamics: Track Global Debt Levels 15 hours ago The Big Picture - May 25, 2013 12:30 PM
Very cool look at recent decades and the fluctuations in public and private debt loads around the globe. Click to see how global economic forces have affected debt-to-GDP ratios Source: Real Time Economics Interactive by Andrew Garcia P |
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Vintage Apple Computer Fetches Huge Sum 15 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 12:28 PM
BERLIN — An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers – a functioning 1976 model – has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).... |
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Fair Game: Shareholders Are Speaking Up, but Who’s Listening? 15 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 12:27 PM
It’s that time of year when shareholders speak their minds at annual meetings. But that doesn’t mean the companies’ boards are always listening. |
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Austrian overcomes fear of heights to aim for slackline record 15 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 12:26 PM
FRANKFURT, May 25 - An Austrian man tip-toed along a linestrung 185 metres (607 feet) off the ground in Frankfurt onSaturday, attempting to set a new world record for "highlining"despite his fear of heights. |
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Thousands Of Bridges At Risk Of Freak Collapse 15 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 12:23 PM
SEATTLE — Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally... |
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Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina 15 hours ago CNBC - May 25, 2013 12:22 PM
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Higher bond yields suggest Abenomics is working (but only a little) 15 hours ago Money Illusion - May 25, 2013 12:21 PM
Tyler Cowen recently linked to a FT piece that contains some great examples what goes wrong when one reasons from a price change: It illustrates the natural tension that occurs when central banks seek to push investors out of government bonds into eq |
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The Best Architecture And Design In New Orleans 15 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 12:14 PM
These days New Orleanians describe their lives using the terms "pre-Katrina" and "post-Katrina." The devastating hurricane and its aftermath are still felt nearly eight years later. But since post-Katrina New Orleans has shed its storm-sacked facades |
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This Video Test Will Give You An Idea Of How Intelligent You Are 15 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 12:10 PM
Superachievers have an incredible way of focusing on their goal and avoiding distractions. But does that mean there's a connection between IQ and a superhuman ability to stay focused? Yes, according to researchers from the University of |
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Vintage Apple Computer Sells For $668,000 15 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 12:09 PM
BERLIN (AP) — An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction house Breker said Saturday an Asian client, who asked not to be named, |
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Letters: Coffee Rituals at the Office 15 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 12:08 PM
Readers respond to “Coffee Rites, and the Stories They Tell” (Workstation, May 19). |
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Niger attacks launched from southern Libya - Niger's president 15 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 12:08 PM
NIAMEY, May 25 (Reuters) - Islamist militants who carriedout simultaneous suicide attacks on an army base and a Frenchuranium mine in northern Niger two days ago came from southernLibya, Niger's president said on Saturday. |
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Niger attacks launched from southern Libya - Niger's president 15 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 12:08 PM
NIAMEY, May 25 (Reuters) - Islamist militants who carried out simultaneous suicide attacks on an army base and a French uranium mine in northern Niger two days ago came from southern Libya, Niger's president said on Saturday. |
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Niger attacks launched from southern Libya - Niger's president 15 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 12:08 PM
NIAMEY, May 25 (Reuters) - Islamist militants who carried out simultaneous suicide attacks on an army base and a French uranium mine in northern Niger two days ago came from southern Libya, Niger's president said on Saturday. |
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UPDATE 3-Two freight trains collide in Missouri, 7 injured 15 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 12:07 PM
May 25 (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in southeastern Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when several rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities said. |
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This Survey Says Tumblr Is a Ghost Town For Brands (YHOO) 15 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 12:06 PM
One issue Yahoo will have now that it plans to build out Tumblr's advertising offerings is persuading advertisers to actually show up on Tumblr. We recently reported that Tumblr's ad products offer only extremely limited targeting abilities and that |
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Corner Office: J.W. Marriott Jr.: Bill Marriott Jr., on Inclusive Decision-Making 15 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 12:00 PM
Bill Marriott Jr. says a 1954 chat with President Eisenhower taught him that when it comes to making decisions, it’s always important to be inclusive of others. |
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NewsWatch: How to know if you have enough to retire 15 hours ago MarketWatch - May 25, 2013 12:00 PM
Crunch the numbers to determine if you have 11 times your final pay set aside for retirement. If not, you’re not alone, but do what you can to get there. |
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Here's What NBA Players Looked Like Before They Had Stylists 15 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 11:58 AM
The NBA fashion wars have escalated dramatically over the last few years. Now, all the big stars have stylists. Dwyane Wade even met with his stylist and planned out his playoff outfits all the way through to the Finals. But once up a time, thes |
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Corporate Share Buybacks: How Timely Are They? 15 hours ago Mish - May 25, 2013 11:52 AM
Factset Buyback Quarterly has an interesting series of charts and facts on corporate share buybacks.Here is my favorite chart in the series.Aggregate Buybacks: Dollar-value share repurchases amounted to $93.8 billion over the fourth quarter and $384. |
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Tanzania says work on China-funded gas pipeline to continue 15 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 11:51 AM
* Tanzania says disputed gas pipeline to be completed next year |
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Tanzania says work on China-funded gas pipeline to continue 15 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 11:51 AM
* Tanzania says disputed gas pipeline to be completed nextyear |
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Technophoria: For Consumers, an ‘Open Data’ Society Is a Misnomer 15 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 11:47 AM
Despite all the hoopla about an “open data” society, many consumers are being kept in the dark. |
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2 Reasons to Hate Instagram 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 11:46 AM
A poorly designed mobile app meets an even worse desktop app. |
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Abercrombie & Fitch Falls Flat on Its Face 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 11:46 AM
The company managed to lose sales, mismanage inventory, and keep operating income in the red. |
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The 4 Dow Stocks With the Fastest-Growing Dividends 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 11:46 AM
Dividend stocks are all the rage, and you can find some great ones in the Dow Jones Industrials. |
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A Better Networking Investment Than the Big Boys? 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 11:46 AM
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Keep 3-D Printing Companies in Your Crosshairs 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 11:46 AM
The advent of plastic guns and ammo could be what allows printer makers to shoot higher. |
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The Country Whose Unemployment Could Hit 30% 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 11:46 AM
Think U.S. unemployment is bad? This country could have quadruple the U.S. unemployment rate by 2015. |
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The Next 3-D Printing Revolution: Human Body Parts? 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 11:46 AM
The future has arrived. 3-D printing of body parts is here -- but what's on the way could really turn medicine upside down. |
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Meet the 4 Newest Members of the S&P 500 15 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 11:46 AM
These small companies rose through the ranks to join the elite ranks of the large-cap benchmark. |
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Blackstone notifies Cohen's SAC it intends to pull money: pension consultant 15 hours ago Fox Business - May 25, 2013 11:45 AM
Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. |
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Blackstone notifies Cohen's SAC it intends to pull money -pension consultant 15 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 11:44 AM
May 25 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc , the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which is yanking much of its client money, according to a |
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Blackstone notifies Cohen's SAC it intends to pull money -pension consultant 15 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 11:44 AM
May 25 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc , the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which... |
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Blackstone Notifies Cohen's SAC It Intends to Pull Funds 15 hours ago CNBC - May 25, 2013 11:44 AM
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Novelties: Estate Planning Is Important for Your Online Assets, Too 15 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 11:41 AM
An assortment of services can help you and your heirs organize the online accounts that you will eventually leave behind. |
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Hagel says sexual assault is scourge on military 15 hours ago FT - May 25, 2013 11:41 AM
Defense Department estimates that reports of unwanted sexual contact in the military rose 37 per cent in 2012, to about 26,000 cases |
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Google To Bring Developing Nations Wi-Fi -- Via Blimp 16 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 11:36 AM
(Reuters) - Google Inc intends to finance, build and help operate wireless networks from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast Asia, hoping to connect a billion or... |
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Economic View: Five Positive Economic Signs Are on the Horizon 16 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 11:36 AM
Although high unemployment and lackluster personal income still plague the nation’s economy, several developments provide reason for longer-term optimism. |
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Tajikistan Blocks YouTube After Video Of Dancing President Goes Viral 16 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 11:32 AM
Tajikistan's government has officially blocked YouTube, Ria Novosti reports. So far all but one internet service provider have complied with the block. While the Tajikistan government hasn't confirmed the reasoning behind the ban, a video upload |
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CORRECTED-Loro Piana rides high through recession in ultra-luxury sector 16 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 11:32 AM
(Corrects paragraph 10 to show Europe is strongest market) |
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How Smartphones Killed The 3 Day Weekend 16 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 11:31 AM
Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer and all it evokes: vacations, slower workweeks, casual dress codes, getting the pool ready and pulling out... |
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Will Obamacare Costs Really Show Up On Your Grocery Bill? 16 hours ago Wall St Cheat Sheet - May 25, 2013 11:31 AM
States like California, Washington, and Vermont have finally revealed what pricing structures will look like under Obamacare's exchanges. |
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Strategies: At Apple and JPMorgan, a Good Week for the C.E.O. 16 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 11:29 AM
It was a good week for leaders of two major American companies. But it brought frowns from some corporate-governance watchers. |
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What The Bulls Must Believe 16 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 11:26 AM
Via Sean Corrigan of Diapason Commodities' Tangible Ideas, Even if the monetary fuel for this whirl of self-reinforcement is not lacking, the market still needs a narrative around which it can cluster psychologically. It needs a canon of shared myth |
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Schedule for Week of May 26th 16 hours ago Calculated Risk - May 25, 2013 11:26 AM
The key reports this week are the second estimate of Q1 GDP on Thursday, the April Personal Income and Outlays report on Friday, and the Case-Shiller house prices for March on Tuesday.The FDIC will probably release the Q1 Quarterly Banking |
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20 Business Insider Staffers Share Their Best Advice For College Grads 16 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 11:23 AM
It's graduation time, and everyone is sharing their best advice for graduates. So we decided to ask our editorial and senior staff here at Business Insider, "What do you wish someone had told you at graduation?" Our colleagues had a lot to say, from |
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The Haggler: Tracking a Child Support Mix-Up In New York 16 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 11:17 AM
A long-running math miscalculation on what a father owes leads the Haggler to the New York City Office of Child Support Enforcement. |
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What's Cooking at Our House: Staff of Life 16 hours ago Charles Hugh Smith - May 25, 2013 11:16 AM
From the oven: home-made whole wheat bread.Bread, "the staff of life" in much of the world, isn't for everyone. Many people find their well-being improves after removing gluten from their diet. Some see the dramatic rise of obesity in the 1980s |
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Preoccupations: Honing the Job You Have Into One You Love 16 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 11:13 AM
A senior scientist for Gallup says that people who love their work also have bosses “who inspire them, get the most out of them and truly care about them.” |
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Anti-Gay Radio Host Advocates Firing Gay Employees 16 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 11:13 AM
Do gay employees deserve to be fired for lowering the "moral standards" of employers? That's the suggestion made by conservative Christian radio host Linda Harvey,... |
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The Boss: Dan Lockwood of Unishippers, From Franchisee to C.E.O. 16 hours ago NY Times - May 25, 2013 11:09 AM
A former dolphin trainer and restaurant group official took a big career turn in 1991, when he started running a shipment logistics franchise. Now he runs the whole company. |
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UK Zookeeper Dies From Tiger Attack Injuries 16 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 11:01 AM
LONDON -- A young zookeeper who was mauled by a Sumatran tiger at an animal park has died, British police said Saturday. The woman, 24-year-old... |
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Why Central Bankers Rule The World 16 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 11:00 AM
What's been amazing of late hasn't been the market swings but the extent to which central bankers have contributed to them. Every press conference, statement and newspaper leak of central banks has been pre-empted, interpreted and re-interpreted - al |
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Bloomberg Businessweek Is Trying To Shame Millennials Into Moving Out Of Their Parents House 16 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 11:00 AM
Bloomberg Businessweek has a new promotional campaign that it hopes will jumpstart the economy: Shaming millennials into moving out of their mom and dad's house. "Not exactly the kind of co-habitating they expected in their 20s." Parents, friends, fa |
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Polanski's Venus seduces on last day of Cannes festival 16 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 10:59 AM
* Twenty films compete for Palme d'Or prize given on Sunday |
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Jordan economy set to grow 3.5 pct in 2013 - central banker 16 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 10:58 AM
DEAD SEA, Jordan, May 25 (Reuters) - Jordan's economy is expected to grow around 3.5 percent this year driven by remittances, higher domestic consumption and some pickup in construction activity, the kingdom's Central Bank governor said on Saturday. |
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Ford Calls It Quits in Australia 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
After almost 90 years of making cars Down Under, Ford says it will close its Australian factories in 2016 -- and end production of its unique-to-Australia models. |
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These 6 States Have the Most Dangerous Bridges 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
The tragedy on Interstate 5 in Washington serves as the latest reminder of the decaying state of our infrastructure. |
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Yahoo!'s Risky but Smart Decision 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
The Tumblr acquisition by Yahoo is a complex and risky move, but it´s still a smart decision. |
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Are You Focused on the Right Tax Scandal? 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
There are many costly tax-related scandals -- take your pick. |
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Warren Buffett's Secret Formula 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
The Motley Fool's senior banking analyst was one of the many who attended Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting. His unique and Foolish perspective of the event is a must for serious investors. |
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The Hundred-Year Dividend 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
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Can Google's Run Continue? 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
Here are five catalysts that could send Google shares higher. |
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Amazon Wants to Bring Out the Writer in You 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
Amazon Publishing just announced Kindle Worlds, the world's first commercial fan-fiction publishing platform. Here's what investors need to know. |
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Investors Shouldn't Fear a Buffett-less Berkshire 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
When Warren Buffett steps down, he'll be leaving behind some colossal shoes to fill. Should that scare Berkshire investors? |
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This Week in Sirius XM Radio 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
Things are always interesting when it comes to satellite radio. |
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3 Horrendous Health-Care Stocks This Week 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
The weekly worst of the worst in the world of health care. |
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This Week in Utilities: Rocking Regulations and Renewables Ramp-Up 16 hours ago The Motley Fool - May 25, 2013 10:57 AM
From the U.S. to the U.K., from solar to wind, utilities are making moves. |
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Stockholm Riots Leave Sweden's Dreams Of Perfect Society Up In Smoke 16 hours ago Business Insider - May 25, 2013 10:53 AM
A week of disturbances in Sweden's capital has tested the Scandinavian nation's reputation for tolerance, reports Colin Freeman LIKE the millions of other ordinary Swedes whom he now sees himself as one of, Mohammed Abbas fears his dream society is |
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Bond Vortex In The Works? 16 hours ago ZeroHedge - May 25, 2013 10:51 AM
I got an email from a friend who runs money for a hedge fund that got my interest: may want to take a look at convexity vortex in mbs market and implications... "Convexity vortex'? What's that about? A bit more from |
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UPDATE 2-Two freight trains collide in Missouri, 7 injured 16 hours ago Reuters - May 25, 2013 10:45 AM
May 25 (Reuters) - Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when several rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, a county sheriff's dispatcher said. |
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States With The Most Americans On Disability 17 hours ago Huffington Post - May 25, 2013 10:40 AM
The number of Americans receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) more-than doubled over the past two decades, from 5.2 million to 11.7 million by the... |