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Korea's Manufacturing PMI Report Was Not Pretty
On Saturday night, China reported a decent official manufacturing PMI report.But this evening is not so hot for Asian data so far.Korea's Manufacturing PMI for August looks weak.The number rose from...
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Asian Markets Are Up
The Nikkei opened up 0.34% in Monday trading to kick off a big week in markets.Australia's ASX 200 is up 0.46%.Korea saw an ugly PMI report to start its day, but its Kospi index is shrugging it off and...
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Obama Ramps Up His Push For Syrian Intervention To Skeptical Lawmakers
US President Barack Obama has launched an intense lobbying effort to sway skeptical lawmakers as they weigh whether to support military strikes against Syria, an official said Sunday.Obama, as well as...
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Carmen Reinhart: Tapering Now Is A Pretty Bad Idea
Markets are pretty much convinced that the Federal Reserve will begin curbing its bond-buying program this month.In a new interview with Euromoney Magazine's Sid Verma, Harvard econ professor Carmen...
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Here's How They Made Mocha Frappuccinos 350 Years Ago
An English researcher has found a recipe for what was the 1668 equivalent of a mocha Frappuccino® in the journal of the 1st Earl of Sandwich."It's not chocolate ice-cream but more like a very solid and...
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Here Are The Key Economic Events To Watch This Week
This week brings the August jobs report, the last jobs report before the September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.This is important because economists currently expect the Fed to begin...
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HSBC China PMI Rises To 50.1 In Line With Expectations (FXI, EWH)
The HSBC China manufacturing PMI climbed to 50.1 in August in line with expectations.The Flash PMI had jumped to a four-month high of 50.1 in August. This was up from an 11-month low of 47.7 in...
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RETIRED GENERAL: A Limited Military Strike On Syria May Not Be An Effective...
A retired Marine Corps General expressed reservations over a limited military strike against Syria on ABC News' "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday, saying that limited strikes in the past...
View ArticleHere's The Preview For Next Week's 'Breaking Bad' Episode You're Looking For
With only four episodes of "Breaking Bad" remaining, the show is becoming nail-bitingly intense.We're sure you're still soaking in everything that happened from this week's episode, but here's the...
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13 Bands That Have Been Together Since High School
Very few people can say that their entire careers were defined by their friends in high school, but these bands can.See which artists have been working on their craft together since before they were...
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A Sideline Reporter Got A Serious Concussion After Being Hit In The Head With...
NFL sideline reporter Pam Oliver was hit in the head with a stray football at a Colts-Giants preseason game.Oliver remained on the sideline for the game, and appeared to be okay, but according to the...
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A Man In Britain Figured Out A Genius Way To Shut Down Cold Calls
Everyone hates annoying sales calls, but one British man grew so tired of them he came up with a way to actually make money with every ring, according to the BBC.Lee Beaumont paid £10 (about $15) to...
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Why Vegan Diets Are A Terrible Idea
There is no one right way to eat for everyone.We are all different and what works for one person may not work for the next.I personally advocate consumption of both animals and plants and I think there...
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6 Surprising Leadership Lessons From The VMAs
Smart entrepreneurs know that valuable lessons can be picked up in any setting, even a music video awards show.I bet some of you are giving me the side-eye for the title of this article. I ain’t mad at...
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64-Year-Old Diana Nyad Completes 103-Mile Swim From Cuba to Florida
After four unsuccessful attempts, 64-year-old Diana Nyad has completed the 103-mile swim from Cuba to Florida, according to the BBC.This makes Nyad the first person to ever complete the trip without a...
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3 Troubling Things Your Financial Adviser Won't Tell You About Gold
One of my favorite books is "Making Money" by Terry Pratchett.In it, a former con man, Moist von Lipwig, is put in charge of the mint by the city's benevolent dictator. He is opposed by the head clerk...
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World Markets Soar On News Of Strong Manufacturing Output
Stock markets soared on Monday as surveys of manufacturing output around the world gave the strongest indication yet that the richest nations are finally shaking off the after-effects of the financial...
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Get Caught Up On All The Latest Sports News With Sports Select
Jump start your morning with the most important sports news and analysis with Sport Select, an easy-to-read daily email newsletter.What is it? A daily roundup of top headlines, analysis, and video...
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Every Year 20,000 Costumed People Ride Strange Bicycles Through This Quiet...
Take the atmosphere of San Francisco's Bay To Breakers 12K run. Mix in the engineering creativity of the Burning Man festival. Put everyone on a bicycle.Now add beer.And you've got yourself a party,...
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The Most Surprising Things About America, According To An Indian...
Aniruddh Chaturvedi came from Mumbai to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Penn., where he is majoring in computer science. This past summer he interned at a tech company in Silicon...
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