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US Evacuates Embassy In Yemen On Fears Of Major Al-Qaida Attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Embassy in Yemen evacuated as a result of the threat by al-Qaida that has triggered temporary shutdowns of 19 American diplomatic...
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Italian Recession Becomes Longest On Record
Italy just released second quarter GDP figures, which showed that the country continued to contract last quarter.GDP fell 0.2% in the second quarter after contracting 0.6% in Q1, beating consensus...
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MORGAN STANLEY: The Fed's Decision To Taper In September Is Now Dependent On...
A weaker-than-expected July jobs report in the U.S. on Friday did a little to temper consensus expectations that the Federal Reserve will begin to taper back the pace of monthly bond purchases it makes...
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Jeff Bezos And Donald Graham Did The Washington Post Deal At Allen & Co.'s...
(Reuters) - Donald Graham, the chairman and CEO of The Washington Post Co, started talking to Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos less than a month before cinching a $250 million deal to sell the flagship...
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3 Killed In Pennsylvania Shooting Linked To Feud Over Ramshackle Property
3 killed in Pa. shooting believed caused by long-running dispute over ramshackle propertyA man feuding with officials in his rural Pennsylvania town over living conditions at his ramshackle,...
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The Top 28 Firms Where The World's Richest Families Put Their Fortunes
Today's new money millionaire is no stodgy railroad tycoon.Bolstered by continued success in tech, the number of millionaires in North America jumped 11% to 3.73 million, making it the region with the...
View ArticleBY THE NUMBERS: A look inside the Washington Post Co businesses
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View ArticleWillingness to sell rallies, given most large players are on holiday
"Today in the U.S., the focus will be on the 3-year note auction and the supply in 10-year and 30-year [notes] on Wednesday and Thursday. I would not be surprised if 10-years are yielding 2.75% by...
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Here Are The Challenges Facing Jeff Bezos As He Takes Over The Washington Post
Many optimistic that Amazon founder Bezos can innovate after buying Washington Post for $250MLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Bezos turned selling books online into a multibillion-dollar business that has...
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Gag Order Bars Two American Children From Talking About Fracking
Under an oil company settlement reached in the US state of Pennsylvania, two children, aged seven and 10, were told that any talk of fracking is a no-no.Under the 2011 settlement, unsealed last week,...
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10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, QQQ)
Good morning! Here's what you need to know.The Nikkei gained 1.00% but was the lone brightspot among Asian markets. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell -1.34%, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was off -0.11%....
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10 Things You Need To Know This Morning In Tech
Good morning. Here's the news.Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post.Everyone is passing around Venture capitalist Mike Moritz's blog post about Bezos's famous shareholder...
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GOLDMAN: Here Are The 40 Most Overpriced Stocks In The Market
The S&P, which crossed the 1700 mark last week, shows no sign of slowing down.Goldman Sachs economist David Kostin predicts a 4% rise through year-end and 7% returns over the next 12 months."We...
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Australia's Anthony Weiner Just Quit His Ethics Post After Lewd Photos Surfaced
A Queensland Member of Parlianment has this morning apologised to his family and stood aside from his position as chair of the state parliament’s Ethics Committee over a sexting affair.The Courier Mail...
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A Generic iPhone Charger Reportedly Shocked A Woman To Death, So Apple Is...
A couple weeks ago, reports surfaced out of China that a woman had been shocked to death while using her iPhone.Reports now suggest that she was using a faulty iPhone charger made by a third-party.So...
View ArticleWhen people tweet a lot about a TV show,
When people tweet a lot about a TV show, that TV show's ratings go up. This is according to a study from Nielsen. It's very good news for Twitter, which is selling sponsored tweets to TV show makers...
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How This Year's Bond Market Sell-Off Compares To The Sell-Offs 1994 And 2003
Great piece here by the NY Fed putting the history of T-Bond sell-offs in perspective. They compare the current environment to 1994 and 2003 when t-bonds lost over 10%. I won’t spoil the good...
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GOLDMAN: Here Are The 40 Cheapest Stocks In The Market
Stocks have reached record highs this year, with the S&P climbing past 1700 for the first time in its history.And Goldman Sachs strategist David Kostin believes the fun isn't about to stop any time...
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Scientists Publish The First Case Of H7N9 Bird Flu Spreading From Father To...
The case of a father and daughter in China who both became infected with H7N9 bird flu provides the strongest evidence yet that the virus can transmit from person to person, experts say.The father, a...
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Men Are Morely Likely To Be Granted Flex-Time Requests Than Women
When it comes to flexible work arrangements, a lot of attention centers on the ask. What do managers react most positively to? Who is most likely to be granted flexible work arrangements?To figure this...
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