Happy New Year everybody. Denise and I have reached the halfway point in our yearlong adventure Down Under. We chose to live and work, not simply travel, in another country in order to really get to know another society. The Letter from Melbourne series has evolved into an examination of the differences between two very […]
Marc Ostwald, Market Strategist for ADM Investor Services, joined Nick Batsford and Zak Mir on the Tip TV Finance Show in order to discuss the breakdown in relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and the effect which low oil prices will have on the Middle East and this strained relationship. Topics Covered: Iran, Saudi Arabia, […]
It’s that time o’ year again. JetBlue has debuted its “BIG Winter Sale,” offering one-way flights as low as $34 to destinations all around the U.S. and beyond. Some of our favorite deals include a $59 flight from San Francisco to Las Vegas, a $99 flight from Boston to Florida, and a $104 flight from […]
Charlie Munger is a college-dropout who served as a meteorologist in the US Army Air Corps before graduating from Harvard Law. And then he met Warren Buffett. The rest is history. As vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Munger is Buffett’s right-hand man. He has an estimated net worth of $1.19 billion. Like Buffett, Munger’s wit […]
Forecast of strong December sales expected to take 2015 U.S. sales to 17.5 million vehicles, breaking 15-year record. read more >>> Source : CNN Money
Google has fixed a new batch of vulnerabilities in Android that could allow hackers to take over devices remotely or through malicious applications. read more >>> Source : PCAdvisor.Co.Uk
Low oil prices could spur further mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across the oil and gas sector in 2016, analysts told CNBC. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Global stocks dropped like a ‘lead balloon’ on Monday — never even looked back from the min the mkts opened……renewed worries over Chinese economic conditions — likely confirming a contraction and the way the mkts reacted it is expecting a ‘global contraction’….and this caused investors to ‘exit’ the Chinese mkt in droves — which then […]
* Police officer says was abducted by air base attackers (Updates toll, defence minister, Sharif-Modi call) read more >>> Source : Reuters
The rupee today recovered from its two-week low to end steady at 66.60 against the American currency, inching up by a paisa on the back of mild dollar selling. read more >>> Source : EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.Com
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday she was not in Nigeria to negotiate a loan and urged Africa’s biggest economy to diversify its revenue to try and get out of an economic crisis fueled by the fall in oil prices. Lagarde was speaking at the presidential villa in the capital Abuja moments […]
Small businesses in 2015 saw their softest year of employment growth since 2011, according to data released Tuesday. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Fewer than 16 percent of applicants were accepted at each of these schools, according to U.S. News data. read more >>> Source : USNews.Com
Automotive giant wants in-car systems and smart home devices to play nicely together. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
Customers complain that VTech toys did not work fully on Christmas Day because the company’s systems were still down after it was hacked in November. read more >>> Source : BBC
(Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co said its Leaf and Infiniti models in Europe will sport Microsoft Corp’s telematics system, which allows drivers to remotely access their cars. read more >>> Source : Reuters
One of the less seen corners of the Caribbean, the British Virgin Islands are this sun-kissed region at its most quirky. Vincent Graff checks in – and soon slows down to the local pace of life. read more >>> Source : DailyMail.Co.UK
LONDON’s top stocks were back in the red today despite desperate efforts by the Chinese government to calm markets. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola says he is leaving the German club to manage in England. read more >>> Source : BBC
PEP GUARDIOLA has confirmed he is quitting Bayern Munich this summer to move to the Premier League. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s says it made an offer for Argos owner Home Retail Group in November, but that the offer was rejected. read more >>> Source : BBC
With an ‘enterprise edition’ of Google on the way and likely to be focused on healthcare, medics are already showing wearables have a future for teaching and more. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
Can you guess what the most dangerous and death-defying jobs in the world are? read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova pull out of warm-up events with injuries ahead of this month’s Australian Open. read more >>> Source : BBC
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Netflix Inc’s global expansion is set to reach movie-mad India, industry executives said, where high-speed Internet connectivity is rapidly spreading among a vast population used to paying pennies for their latest Bollywood fix. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Via Dave Lutz at JonesTrading, here’s a quick guide to what traders are talking about before markets open on Tuesday as stocks in the US look set to open lower for a second straight day. Good Morning, and welcome to “Turnaround Tuesday?” US Futures are starting in the red for now, off 60bp but well […]
Starbucks is adding a new drink to its menu. read more >>> Source : CNN Money
A busy Christmas season has helped pushed Spain’s unemployment rate down further. It fell by 1.34 percent in December, leaving just over four million… read more >>> Source : EuroNews.Com
SCIENTISTS have discovered social isolation can greatly DECREASE life expectancy. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Happy Fat Cat Tuesday! Today is when the pay of a FTSE 100 company’s CEO will overtake the average U.K. worker’s annual earnings. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Much has been written recently (here, here and here) about how diversity on college campuses often starts and stops with admissions. Recent student protests at Yale, Claremont McKenna, the University of Missouri and elsewhere indicate a disconnect between high-level administrators and first-generation students on the ground who often feel unheard, misunderstood or marginalized during their […]
Here’s some advice for keeping Uncle Sam out of your nest egg. read more >>> Source : BankRate.Com
Responding to heightened demand in the Middle East for high-quality, midscale accommodations, Wyndham Hotel Group today announced plans to open four new hotels across Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Bahrain under its growing Ramada Worldwide flag. The hotels include the 161-room Ramada Resort Dead Sea in Jordan; the 165-room Ramada Jeddah Corniche in Saudi Arabia, the […]
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Investors once again flocked to the safety of the yen on Tuesday as a modest pick-up in risk appetite gave way to jitters over Chinese market turbulence and stalling growth… read more >>> Source : Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines said on Tuesday it has temporarily banned checked-in baggage on some flights to Europe because of “unreasonably strong head winds” on the longer routes it is taking for safety reasons. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Members of a small but defiant group are pledging to keep protesting the Site C hydroelectric project in northeastern British Columbia, despite being ordered off the land. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Unbeaten in their last ten home games against Italian sides, Galatasaray face a not inconsiderable task as they look to eliminate Lazio from the UEFA Europa League. read more >>> Source : UEFA.Com
THEY starred in two of the biggest movies of the last 12 months, and today it was revealed that John Boyega and Dakota Johnson are nominated for the prestigious EE Rising Star Award 2016. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Texas tycoon Sam Wyly is set to face off against the Internal Revenue Service at trial on Wednesday over more than $2 billion the agency says he owes for using offshore trusts to engage in one of the largest tax frauds in U.S. history. The trial in federal bankruptcy court […]
Arsenal Ladies sign midfielder Fara Williams, England’s most-capped player of all time, from rivals Liverpool Ladies. read more >>> Source : BBC
The greening of Alberta’s power grid will mean more renewables, such as wind, solar and hydro, but could it also mean more oil? read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
The average apartment price in Manhattan hit a record $1.95 million in 4Q, as high-end real estate defies volatile stock markets. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
* Around 1 million migrants reached Europe in 2015 (Updates for new figures, background) read more >>> Source : Reuters
FROM sunshine breaks to winter wonderlands, our intrepid writers have the world at their feet. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Forex Broker Admiral Markets now offers a web based Meta Trader 4 experience for its traders. More details from the official press release: Admiral Markets, Forex and CFD broker now offers a browser-based version of the world’s most popular trading platform – MetaTrader 4. Designed to provide traders with high flexibility, MT4 WebTrader allows hassle-free […]