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Retailers spent millions on ads during the holidays, but evidence suggests those costs aren’t likely to change consumer behaviour. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com

It can unsettling to see the stock market go through big bouts of volatility like it did in 2015. With the stock market basically flat for the year, it’s easy to think that now’s an opportunity to cash out of the market and get back in after the next sell-off occurs. Unfortunately, markets are not […]

Britain’s property market is so hot that getting on the property ladder is virtually impossible for large swathes of the population. House costs exceed salaries by more than ever before, and in London, to buy a bog standard home, people need to earn £140,000 a year, more than four times the £30,338 average salary in […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Malaysia is pushing to suspend bauxite mining due to concerns about its impact on the environment, a cabinet source said on Saturday, threatening to interrupt supply of the aluminium-making ingredient to China. read more >>> Source : Reuters

GBPJPY: Having continued to maintain its broader weakness, GBPJPY faces downside pressure on continued bearishness. This view remains valid as long as the cross trades holds below its key resistance zone at 180.22/82. On the downside, support comes in at the 176.00 level where a violation will aim at the 175.00 level. A break below […]

Russia is suing Ukraine for allegedly not paying back $3 billion (£2 billion) worth of debt. Russia’s finance ministry confirmed in a statement on its website that it had “initiated the procedures necessary for a prompt commencement of court hearings with Ukraine” and that it would file a lawsuit in the English courts. The court […]

The giant oil spill from a BP rig off the US coast in 2010 nearly ruined the company, its chief executive tells the BBC. read more >>> Source : BBC

Thought you had an epic Christmas and New Year’s holiday break? Well, think again. Across social media platform Instagram, the world’s wealthiest, most affluent, or downright cool have posted some rather enviable pictures and videos of their time. Some are just plain funny, adorable, and inspirational while others just flaunt the vast wealth they have. […]

The DreamHack Open events across the globe showcase some of the most highly-anticipated professional gaming events in the world. Later this month, DreamHack Open will be premiering its 5th year of the circuit at DreamHack Leipzig, Germany from January 22 to January 24. Want to know what goes on in these events? Well only a […]

The price of rail tickets in England, Scotland and Wales goes up by 1.1%, the lowest rise for six years. read more >>> Source : BBC

Jan 1 (Reuters) – Residents of southern states along the Mississippi River are bracing for the flooding that has swamped communities from the Ohio River Valley to eastern Oklahoma over the last week, causing thousands of evacuations and killing at least 31 people. read more >>> Source : Reuters

How Prince Philip helped save British engineering read more >>> Source : BBC

HOUSE prices will go from strength to strength across the country this year in a further boost to the recovering economy, according to experts. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express

In some neighborhoods, homes are on the market less than 10 days, bidding wars are fierce, and prices are skyrocketing. Find out what… read more >>> Source : Realtor.org

Venezuela’s state oil company is temporarily halting gas exports across the border to Colombia read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com

Intentionally or otherwise, it is a classic commentary on the state of the nation’s finances and our so-called representatives in D.C. who preserve the great distortion. Last year, Liam Vaughan, Gavin Finch, and Bob Ivry of Bloomberg News were the Top Financial Journalists of 2014 for The winner of TSF’s Top Financial Journalist of 2015 […]

EMC plans an unspecified number of layoffs ahead of its acquisition by Dell as the data storage company attempts to cut annual costs by $850 million. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com

Building an online business is easy. I just wish someone had told me that sooner… These last 12 months have proved to be a magnificent period of change, flex, and eventually growth, in my coaching business. But, before I tell you about those 3 most crucial lessons I’ve learned, I’d like to share a little […]

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to change its policies and always tell email customers when it suspects there has been a government hacking attempt after widespread hacking by Chinese authorities was exposed. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca

This article was written by Daniel B. Garrie and David N. Lawrence. The Internet has delivered on its promise of social and economic progress. Unfortunately, it has also delivered unprecedented opportunities for scaling global conflict, terrorism, criminal activity, state and industrial espionage and vandalism. These risks continue to expand. Cybersecurity is a multidimensional problem that […]

DUBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) – A series of Iranian officials vowed on Friday to expand Tehran’s missile capabilities, a challenge to the United States which has threatened to impose new sanctions even as the vast bulk of its measures against Iran are due to be lifted under a nuclear deal. read more >>> Source : […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 35% of Americans are obese. That’s 78.6 million people. We talked to Gary Taubes, an expert on obesity who wrote the best-selling book “Why We Get Fat.” He says the idea that exercising and physical activity can cure obesity is incorrect. Produced by Graham Flanagan. […]

When Warren Buffett started his investing career, he would read 600, 750, or 1,000 pages a day. Even now, he still spends about 80% of his day reading. “Look, my job is essentially just corralling more and more and more facts and information, and occasionally seeing whether that leads to some action,” he once said […]

Never go into a media interview without doing your homework. You should be clear about who the interviewer is and where he or she is coming from. Google the interviewer’s past materials and figure out what his likes and dislikes are. What’s her political bent? What’s his take on business, especially yours? Has she ever […]

BEIRUT, Jan 1 (Reuters) – A snowstorm hit Lebanon on Friday, local media reported, stranding motorists and adding to the woes of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees living in makeshift shelters. read more >>> Source : Reuters

Jan 1 (Reuters) – Overflowing rivers receded in Missouri and Illinois on Friday after flooding swamped communities and forced towns to evacuate, but forecasters warned rain-swollen waterways could menace Southern states downstream. read more >>> Source : Reuters

The Federal Reserve closed 2015 by doing something it hasn’t done since 2006: It hiked interest rates, initiating a phase of tighter monetary policy. Since then, Wall Street analysts have been asking themselves when the next hike is coming and how many hikes there will be before the world gets back to a “normal” monetary […]

With an explosion in growth in the craft beer industry over the last decade, it’s not enough to simply have a passion for brewing and beer when it comes to starting a brewery or working for one as the industry gets more competitive. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca

Wondering how you will fare financially in 2016? Here are what experts think next year will hold for financial matters close to home. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com

Mining magnate and philanthropist Peter Munk has admitted he donated more than the legal limit to the Conservative party three different times. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca

Canadian employment data, US Manufacturing and Non PMI, Trade Balance, FOMC Meeting Minutes, Employment data including ADP Non-Farm Employment Change, Unemployment Claims, Average Hourly Earnings, Non-Farm Employment Change and Unemployment Rate. These are the highlights opening 2016. Join us as we explore these market-movers. Last week U.S. consumer confidence edged up to 96.5 from 92.6 […]

The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting piece yesterday morning showing how the effective tax rate — taxes as a share of income — spiked up significantly in 2013 for the wealthiest taxpayers due to an increase in the tax rate on capital gains. This is important information and the piece appropriately highlights how the […]

Headhunters are not your friends. That is the simple message that one former Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst tells every junior banker he mentors. “They may seem like it — they may try to convince you that they’re your friends — but they’re not,” he said. “They are there to place quality candidates, keep […]

Globally, the US dollar ended higher against its major rivals yesterday amid lacklustre trade due to holiday season. read more >>> Source : EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.Com

South Korea has reopened its borders to Canadian beef after imposing a temporary ban over concerns about mad cow disease. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca

AMSTERDAM, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Dutch police said they arrested a 29-year-old British man at gunpoint at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Friday after he shouted several times that he had a bomb. read more >>> Source : Reuters

Analysts, mutual-fund managers and other forecasters are telling investors to expect lower returns from stocks and bonds in 2016 than in past years. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca

MOSCOW, Jan 1 (Reuters) – About 500 people were evacuated from two railway stations in Moscow on Friday after police were tipped off about bombs being planted, RIA news agency cited an emergency services source as saying. read more >>> Source : Reuters

The average price of a London property jumped 9.2% last year to a huge £481,820, according to the Land Registry. But what’s behind the insane rise in prices? A lot has been made of the influx of foreign money, with David Cameron saying on Tuesday he was worried about London’s housing market becoming a haven […]

BEIJING, Jan 1 (Reuters) – China has created three new military units and will update equipment as well as modernising its command structure, state media said on Friday, as part of a major overhaul of the armed forces announced by President Xi Jinping in November. read more >>> Source : Reuters