Billionaire Carlos Slim Invests $40 Million In App Developer Shazam
LONDON (Reuters) - Smartphone app developer Shazam has found an unlikely ally in the form of Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, who is investing $40 million to back the development of the...
View ArticleTeresa Heinz Kerry Rushed To Hospital
Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of Secretary of State John Kerry, was rushed to a Nantucket hospital Sunday afternoon, The Boston Globe reports.A source close to the family told the Globe the 74-year-old...
View ArticleChilling Images From Inside The Asiana Plane That Crash Landed In San Francisco
The NTSB has just tweeted out several new images of Asiana Flight 214, which crash-landed in San Francisco on Saturday.Among them are the first pics we've seen that show inside the cabin, a scene which...
View ArticleThere Was No Conductor On Board When The Quebec Train Derailed And Exploded
Blackened buildings and bodies burned into charred debris are all that remain at the heart of the small Quebec town where an oil-laden runaway train derailed and exploded a day ago."All we'll find will...
View ArticleSomeone Bombed One Of The Holiest And Most Peaceful Places On Earth
What Mecca is to Muslims and The Temple Mount is to Jews, the Bodhi tree is to Buddhists.Located in Bodh Gaya, India, it is epicenter of the Buddhist universe – the place where Gautama Buddha (i.e....
View ArticleBlack Box Data Shows Asiana 214 Tried To Abort Landing Moments Before Crashing
Data recovered from the "black boxes" onboard Asiana Flight 214 shows that the pilots of the Boeing 777 jet tried to pull up moments before crash landing.That is based on information from the cockpit...
View ArticleNicaragua Reveals Edward Snowden's Letter Pleading For Asylum
Nicaragua released details of Edward Snowden's asylum request late Saturday, revealing the letter he wrote in full to media outlets, AFP reports."I, Edward Snowden, citizen of the United States, am...
View Article4 Issues Will Dominate The Week Ahead, Including A Big Speech By Bernanke
Last week was super-busy, and it ended in dramatic fashion, with a strong jobs report and a major market rally.This week should be quieter, but there are some big stories coming up.SocGen's Kit Juckes...
View ArticleAsiana Airlines Apologizes 'Most Deeply' After Crash Of Flight 214
Asiana Airlines has issued a statement apologizing for the crash landing of Flight 214 in San Francisco on Saturday morning, which killed two passengers and injured dozens of others."We at Asiana...
View ArticleAsiana Airlines Shares Tumble
From Deirdre Wang Morris, shares of Asiana Airlines are tumbling following yesterday's crsh landing.Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleFormer Governor Eliot Spitzer Is Running For New York City Comptroller
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned from office five years ago amid a prostitution scandal, is planning to run for the Office of the New York City Comptroller, he told The New York Times'...
View ArticleRaul Castro Scolds Cuban People For Corruption And Other 'Bad Behavior'
HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro spent the lion's share of a prominent speech Sunday scolding his countrymen for all kinds of bad behavior, everything from corruption and theft to public urination and the...
View ArticleThe Brand New 'Pain Trade'
In markets, the "pain trade" is when some asset goes in a direction that causes the most pain to the most amount of people.In a note to clients this evening, Mike O'Rourke of JonesTrading dubbed...
View ArticleAsiana Airlines Says Pilot Of Crashed Plane Was On First Training Flight With...
SEOUL (Reuters) - Asiana Airlines Inc said the pilot in charge of landing the Boeing 777 that crash-landed at San Francisco's airport on Saturday was training for the long-range plane and that it was...
View Article'Despicable Me 2' Had One Of The Best Opening Weekends For An Animated Film
Universal's "Despicable Me 2" blew away all analyst expectations this holiday weekend.The return of Steve Carell as the villain with a heart of gold, Gru, and his little yellow henchmen earned a...
View ArticleHere Are A Couple Things To Think About As The Week Begins
Stocks surged, bonds tanked, and gold melted down after the we got the better-than-expected June jobs report on Friday.The economic calendar is much lighter this week.However, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke...
View Article'Big Brother' Airs Racist Remarks Said By Contestants
CBS has decided to air some of the prejudiced remarks made on its summer reality series "Big Brother."Last week, a few videos showing several houseguests making racial comments about other contestants...
View ArticleArmie Hammer Was Cast As Batman In Canned Justice League Movie
We all know that DC are desperate to grab a handful of superhero ensemble cash by delivering the Justice League movie.Marvel’s "The Avengers" made so much money, Joss Whedon could purchase some kind of...
View ArticleCONSUMER REPORTS: These Are The Only Tissue Brands Worth Buying
Caught a cold but don't want to chafe your face? The two best tissues out there are Puffs Ultra Soft & Strong and Kleenex Lotion Aloe & E, according to Consumer Reports. The Puffs & Kleenex...
View ArticleAnother Sign That The Quants Are Taking Over The Investment Industry
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